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 
160 
86 
86 
256 
238 
151 
68 
$1,000 
697 
205 
241 
1,244 
1,435 
1,637 
4,378 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
72 
38 
40 
109 
92 
27 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
59 
38 
31 
86 
73 
57 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
25 
10 
15 
52 
65 
52 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
- 
5 
5 
7 
6 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
4 
3 
8 
22 
Interest expense 
farms 
893 
737 
557 
1,617 
1,067 
646 
251 
$1,000 
7,157 
5,943 
4,334 
15,822 
13,016 
13,545 
10,921 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
547 
420 
326 
905 
467 
193 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
298 
268 
195 
562 
450 
283 
91 
$25,000 to $99,999 
43 
47 
32 
142 
144 
148 
85 
$100,000 or more 
5 
2 
4 
8 
6 
22 
32 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
615 
549 
367 
1,063 
699 
414 
164 
$1,000 
5,965 
4,870 
3,384 
11,870 
8,659 
9,136 
6,634 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
86 
88 
44 
130 
59 
17 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
233 
197 
144 
385 
225 
92 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
258 
224 
155 
435 
319 
198 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
29 
17 
82 
74 
67 
37 
$50,000 or more 
15 
11 
7 
31 
22 
40 
42 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
539 
445 
338 
1,071 
691 
460 
181 
$1,000 
1,192 
1,072 
950 
3,952 
4,357 
4,409 
4,287 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
249 
152 
119 
359 
148 
61 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
237 
242 
176 
515 
296 
145 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
51 
49 
40 
177 
216 
215 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
1 
3 
15 
22 
29 
31 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
5 
9 
10 
18 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,783 
2,117 
1,415 
4,037 
2,105 
973 
352 
$1,000 
6,282 
4,671 
3,885 
13,206 
10,991 
8,852 
6,651 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,567 
1,947 
1,251 
3,472 
1,401 
456 
90 
$5,000 to $9,999 
139 
122 
126 
413 
489 
250 
64 
$10,000 to $24,999 
68 
45 
32 
117 
174 
219 
121 
$25,000 or more 
9 
3 
6 
35 
41 
48 
77 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,654 
1,330 
947 
2,956 
1,780 
920 
349 
$1,000 
15,398 
5,925 
5,977 
25,157 
27,117 
29,298 
33,581 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,447 
1,102 
735 
2,136 
875 
303 
65 
$5,000 to $24,999 
173 
173 
163 
655 
666 
339 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
31 
25 
98 
139 
136 
50 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10 
21 
19 
44 
69 
91 
65 
$100,000 or more 
6 
3 
5 
23 
31 
51 
60 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
32 
31 
20 
80 
87 
73 
41 
$1,000 
43 
65 
58 
599 
994 
1,483 
1,240 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,446 
1,094 
836 
2,583 
1,639 
876 
335 
$1,000 
19,254 
10,809 
8,862 
39,704 
41,046 
38,140 
34,995 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,905 
2,207 
1,481 
4,176 
2,173 
1,009 
366 
$1,000 
9,587 
19,407 
14,569 
74,136 
109,354 
152,949 
147,655 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,300 
8,794 
9,837 
17,753 
50,324 
151,584 
403,428 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,260 
997 
771 
2,288 
1,389 
741 
282 
Average net gain 
dollars 
31,383 
41,758 
39,536 
58,532 
108,558 
240,007 
585,094 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
114 
63 
49 
96 
13 
7 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
296 
194 
134 
321 
93 
15 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
250 
190 
167 
318 
100 
24 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
339 
275 
200 
569 
238 
70 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
111 
86 
388 
260 
92 
9 
$50,000 or more 
137 
164 
135 
596 
685 
533 
251 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,645 
1,210 
710 
1,888 
784 
268 
84 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,210 
18,368 
22,413 
31,666 
52,848 
92,897 
206,448 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
129 
77 
51 
88 
20 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
372 
306 
152 
337 
71 
11 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
334 
203 
126 
322 
119 
15 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
480 
363 
225 
558 
201 
55 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
237 
184 
89 
307 
159 
44 
13 
$50,000 or more 
93 
77 
67 
276 
214 
143 
54 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,905 
2,207 
1,481 
4,176 
2,173 
1,009 
366 
$1,000 
40 
9,302 
8,986 
49,619 
94,182 
145,796 
142,487 
Average per farm 
dollars 
14 
4,215 
6,068 
11,882 
43,342 
144,495 
389,310 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,247 
988 
767 
2,265 
1,369 
738 
278 
Average net gain 
dollars 
25,254 
32,195 
32,690 
49,575 
100,278 
233,139 
578,826 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
105 
64 
49 
88 
13 
8 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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