Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
7,273 
(X) 
5,560 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
47,027 
(X) 
29,291 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,412 
1,201 
3,285 
1,062 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,044 
4,746 
1,388 
3,018 
$5,000 to $9,999 
713 
5,042 
394 
2,689 
$10,000 to $24,999 
731 
11,037 
297 
4,632 
$25,000 to $49,999 
248 
8,264 
118 
3,973 
$50,000 or more 
125 
16,737 
78 
13,918 
$50,000 to $99,999 
85 
5,583 
44 
3,210 
$100,000 or more 
40 
11,154 
34 
10,708 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
1 1 ,352 
(X) 
9,457 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
123,416 
(X) 
88,021 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.5 
(X) 
3.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,950 
522 
1,789 
458 
$500 to $999 
1,634 
1,110 
1,519 
1,040 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,410 
10,000 
3,562 
8,015 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,185 
8,289 
926 
6,375 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,126 
17,079 
844 
12,792 
$25,000 to $49,999 
518 
18,260 
444 
15,503 
$50,000 or more 
529 
68,155 
373 
43,838 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
1,975 
(X) 
1,592 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
11,605 
(X) 
9,579 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.3 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
618 
125 
583 
126 
$500 to $999 
307 
206 
234 
149 
$1,000 to $4,999 
665 
1,418 
439 
1,028 
$5,000 to $9,999 
182 
1,180 
167 
1,139 
$10,000 to $24,999 
134 
1,992 
105 
1,576 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
977 
30 
1,072 
$50,000 or more 
41 
5,705 
34 
4,489 
Interest expense farms 
14,016 
(X) 
11,897 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
128,243 
(X) 
123,286 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.7 
(X) 
4.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,561 
1,173 
1,958 
927 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,149 
13,296 
4,125 
10,824 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,726 
19,422 
2,323 
16,672 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,478 
37,870 
2,337 
36,108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
775 
26,055 
805 
27,399 
$50,000 to $99,999 
242 
16,306 
249 
16,551 
$100,000 or more 
85 
14,120 
100 
14,806 
Secured by real estate farms 
10,211 
(X) 
9,064 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
98,994 
(X) 
94,658 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.8 
(X) 
3.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,348 
630 
1,240 
581 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,704 
9,961 
3,093 
8,387 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,261 
15,828 
2,011 
14,222 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,086 
31,632 
1,860 
28,219 
$25,000 to $49,999 
577 
19,335 
595 
20,064 
$50,000 to $99,999 
179 
12,159 
195 
12,777 
$100,000 or more 
56 
9,450 
70 
10,409 
Not secured by real estate farms 
7,925 
(X) 
7,186 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
29,248 
(X) 
28,628 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,135 
1,400 
2,864 
1,304 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,421 
7,337 
2,915 
6,572 
$5,000 to $9,999 
687 
4,692 
741 
5,054 
$10,000 to $24,999 
515 
7,668 
501 
7,762 
$25,000 to $49,999 
120 
3,969 
119 
3,947 
$50,000 to $99,999 
37 
2,240 
35 
2,367 
$100,000 or more 
10 
1,941 
11 
1,621 
Property taxes paid farms 
44,088 
(X) 
43,406 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
110,161 
(X) 
96,068 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.2 
(X) 
3.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
7,653 
1,956 
9,293 
2,304 
$500 to $999 
8,164 
5,978 
8,826 
6,421 
$1,000 to $4,999 
23,691 
51,894 
21,440 
46,095 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,048 
20,073 
2,676 
17,889 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,281 
18,096 
993 
14,091 
$25,000 or more 
251 
12,164 
178 
9,268 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
25,123 
(X) 
23,600 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
200,870 
(X) 
199,637 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.7 
(X) 
7.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,724 
4,419 
10,806 
4,330 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,086 
20,115 
7,756 
17,160 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,215 
15,255 
1,844 
12,563 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,800 
27,647 
1,676 
25,585 
$25,000 to $49,999 
689 
23,365 
671 
23,408 
$50,000 to $99,999 
382 
25,805 
507 
35,238 
$100,000 or more 
227 
84,265 
340 
81,354 
$100,000 to $249,999 
152 
23,119 
254 
37,435 
$250,000 or more 
75 
61,145 
86 
43,919 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Virginia 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
