Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
276 
242 
222 
672 
602 
441 
429 
$1,000 
1,291 
528 
606 
2,066 
5,948 
8,792 
17,234 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
154 
147 
130 
361 
200 
91 
46 
$1,000 to $4,999 
92 
67 
58 
219 
183 
107 
72 
$5,000 to $24,999 
29 
27 
33 
78 
178 
154 
160 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
1 
- 
9 
16 
38 
71 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
5 
25 
51 
80 
Interest expense 
farms 
3,339 
2,505 
1,908 
6,370 
4,723 
2,689 
1,637 
$1,000 
21,262 
16,602 
13,235 
55,947 
60,785 
64,945 
95,033 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,890 
1,388 
994 
3,052 
1,696 
550 
166 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,354 
1,057 
842 
2,899 
2,376 
1,298 
540 
$25,000 to $99,999 
91 
56 
71 
405 
625 
770 
695 
$100,000 or more 
4 
4 
1 
14 
26 
71 
236 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
2,680 
1,985 
1,475 
4,931 
3,575 
2,009 
1,243 
$1,000 
17,561 
13,801 
10,471 
43,818 
44,234 
40,741 
60,459 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
347 
210 
139 
456 
230 
68 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,127 
824 
573 
1,719 
981 
375 
128 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,132 
902 
713 
2,448 
1,921 
1,061 
470 
$25,000 to $49,999 
56 
38 
47 
255 
346 
327 
258 
$50,000 or more 
18 
11 
3 
53 
97 
178 
368 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,836 
1,351 
1,120 
3,933 
3,131 
1,935 
1,261 
$1,000 
3,701 
2,800 
2,764 
12,129 
16,550 
24,204 
34,574 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
815 
534 
391 
1,284 
625 
160 
63 
$1,000 to $4,999 
841 
696 
598 
1,984 
1,432 
599 
209 
$5,000 to $24,999 
178 
121 
128 
641 
1,009 
996 
628 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
2 
15 
42 
127 
210 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
9 
23 
53 
151 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
7,834 
5,615 
4,461 
12,794 
7,683 
3,651 
1,962 
$1,000 
10,565 
8,295 
7,231 
26,453 
25,885 
23,634 
34,809 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,680 
5,485 
4,326 
12,109 
6,385 
2,016 
470 
$5,000 to $9,999 
122 
108 
119 
544 
1,016 
1,048 
551 
$10,000 to $24,999 
27 
16 
15 
118 
249 
482 
616 
$25,000 or more 
5 
6 
1 
23 
33 
105 
325 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,398 
3,443 
2,767 
8,681 
6,301 
3,488 
1,975 
$1,000 
16,480 
8,714 
9,682 
44,667 
63,250 
76,570 
127,391 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,990 
3,101 
2,382 
6,872 
3,567 
1,100 
267 
$5,000 to $24,999 
367 
307 
339 
1,633 
2,236 
1,510 
750 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
18 
27 
118 
339 
552 
349 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
15 
12 
33 
116 
252 
336 
$100,000 or more 
6 
2 
7 
25 
43 
74 
273 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
163 
139 
141 
621 
914 
988 
708 
$1,000 
700 
751 
762 
5,723 
18,174 
35,745 
48,548 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,597 
2,888 
2,261 
7,472 
5,786 
3,377 
1,967 
$1,000 
27,921 
24,156 
21,193 
92,900 
131,952 
152,381 
210,681 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
8,065 
5,738 
4,523 
13,040 
7,819 
3,757 
2,031 
$1,000 
33,814 
43,099 
42,099 
192,206 
337,757 
484,810 
781,757 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,193 
7,511 
9,308 
14,740 
43,197 
129,042 
384,912 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
4,158 
3,072 
2,634 
8,005 
5,377 
2,809 
1,545 
Average net gain 
dollars 
21,254 
26,940 
28,110 
40,955 
84,691 
205,039 
569,648 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
270 
193 
145 
293 
57 
10 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,090 
655 
476 
976 
310 
41 
10 
$5,000 to $9,999 
898 
601 
477 
1,104 
332 
69 
10 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,094 
921 
804 
2,295 
910 
230 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
515 
430 
434 
1,698 
1,175 
320 
90 
$50,000 or more 
291 
272 
298 
1,639 
2,593 
2,139 
1,392 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
3,907 
2,666 
1,889 
5,035 
2,442 
948 
486 
Average net loss 
dollars 
13,965 
14,876 
16,910 
26,939 
48,168 
96,145 
202,366 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
347 
199 
151 
282 
53 
18 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
992 
707 
453 
920 
258 
37 
19 
$5,000 to $9,999 
954 
606 
365 
842 
335 
62 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,026 
750 
574 
1,488 
593 
167 
44 
$25,000 to $49,999 
453 
282 
233 
864 
524 
158 
47 
$50,000 or more 
135 
122 
113 
639 
679 
506 
354 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
8,065 
5,738 
4,523 
13,040 
7,819 
3,757 
2,031 
$1,000 
17,875 
20,570 
24,934 
131,336 
265,675 
381,470 
651,117 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,216 
3,585 
5,513 
10,072 
33,978 
101,536 
320,589 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
4,107 
3,048 
2,600 
7,904 
5,240 
2,740 
1,488 
Average net gain 
dollars 
18,035 
19,975 
22,475 
34,304 
74,822 
176,298 
516,708 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
275 
191 
141 
297 
57 
11 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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