Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
47 
84 
77 
64 
78 
182 
$1,000 
111 
204 
118 
80 
76 
259 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
32 
56 
40 
42 
42 
103 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10 
19 
31 
19 
36 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4 
7 
6 
3 
- 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
371 
603 
592 
601 
642 
1,770 
$1,000 
2,662 
6,805 
3,276 
3,622 
3,718 
11,895 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
226 
394 
371 
380 
398 
998 
$5,000 to $24,999 
126 
170 
199 
193 
229 
734 
$25,000 to $99,999 
17 
35 
22 
28 
15 
36 
$100,000 or more 
2 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
252 
429 
407 
480 
485 
1,412 
$1,000 
2,118 
6,138 
2,863 
3,395 
3,262 
10,356 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
50 
86 
85 
72 
83 
177 
$1,000 to $4,999 
88 
163 
116 
202 
173 
531 
$5,000 to $24,999 
100 
145 
186 
180 
214 
674 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
29 
20 
23 
13 
23 
$50,000 or more 
6 
6 
- 
3 
2 
7 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
243 
336 
308 
239 
321 
824 
$1,000 
544 
667 
414 
227 
456 
1,540 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
104 
209 
174 
169 
212 
384 
$1,000 to $4,999 
111 
108 
123 
65 
92 
343 
$5,000 to $24,999 
28 
14 
11 
5 
17 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,205 
2,620 
2,910 
3,078 
3,462 
8,062 
$1,000 
2,619 
4,060 
3,273 
3,119 
3,555 
8,986 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,104 
2,495 
2,830 
3,021 
3,370 
7,819 
$5,000 to $9,999 
63 
86 
58 
44 
61 
177 
$10,000 to $24,999 
30 
32 
16 
3 
23 
50 
$25,000 or more 
8 
7 
6 
10 
8 
16 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
689 
1,233 
981 
1,000 
1,091 
3,132 
$1,000 
2,954 
2,362 
1,592 
1,479 
1,296 
5,673 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
552 
1,133 
916 
957 
1,054 
2,907 
$5,000 to $24,999 
122 
93 
59 
32 
33 
206 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
7 
6 
11 
4 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
$100,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
20 
12 
12 
12 
4 
21 
$1,000 
47 
15 
17 
10 
2 
22 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
574 
1,057 
862 
854 
882 
1,982 
$1,000 
5,419 
6,561 
4,118 
3,523 
3,574 
11,276 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,285 
2,750 
3,040 
3,183 
3,577 
8,358 
$1,000 
1,033 
-3,074 
-6,549 
-10,974 
-14,388 
-65,622 
Average per farm 
dollars 
804 
-1,118 
-2,154 
-3,448 
-4,022 
-7,851 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
874 
1,649 
1,584 
1,255 
1,051 
654 
Average net gain 
dollars 
21,853 
12,556 
7,185 
5,494 
6,531 
12,928 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
21 
63 
202 
312 
445 
217 
$1,000 to $4,999 
94 
365 
798 
763 
379 
176 
$5,000 to $9,999 
112 
519 
440 
51 
65 
69 
$10,000 to $24,999 
372 
601 
86 
74 
93 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
244 
53 
24 
32 
38 
53 
$50,000 or more 
31 
48 
34 
23 
31 
40 
Farms with net losses 
number 
411 
1,101 
1,456 
1,928 
2,526 
7,704 
Average net loss 
dollars 
43,958 
21,598 
12,314 
9,268 
8,413 
9,615 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
20 
71 
175 
288 
431 
753 
$1,000 to $4,999 
60 
255 
467 
684 
1,010 
2,858 
$5,000 to $9,999 
54 
235 
343 
435 
528 
1,931 
$10,000 to $24,999 
95 
284 
284 
357 
378 
1,565 
$25,000 to $49,999 
84 
163 
143 
127 
130 
454 
$50,000 or more 
98 
93 
44 
37 
49 
143 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,285 
2,750 
3,040 
3,183 
3,577 
8,358 
$1,000 
849 
-3,183 
-6,625 
-11,000 
-14,390 
-65,601 
Average per farm 
dollars 
661 
-1,157 
-2,179 
-3,456 
-4,023 
-7,849 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
871 
1,651 
1,578 
1,248 
1,051 
654 
Average net gain 
dollars 
21,850 
12,492 
7,204 
5,522 
6,531 
12,928 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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