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 
15 
11 
4 
13 
10 
7 
- 
$1,000 
90 
41 
9 
59 
189 
374 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2 
4 
- 
5 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3 
4 
4 
3 
1 
1 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10 
3 
- 
5 
4 
1 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
75 
84 
49 
120 
47 
15 
1 
$1,000 
1,177 
(D) 
(D) 
2,393 
1,146 
557 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28 
27 
18 
53 
9 
3 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
35 
37 
19 
43 
22 
8 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
12 
19 
12 
19 
14 
2 
1 
$100,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
5 
2 
2 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
67 
61 
37 
85 
37 
12 
1 
$1,000 
1,075 
(D) 
(□) 
2,102 
856 
466 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4 
4 
2 
7 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
22 
13 
7 
22 
2 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
30 
31 
19 
33 
21 
9 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
12 
2 
12 
11 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
8 
1 
7 
11 
1 
2 
1 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
43 
45 
35 
84 
31 
10 
_ 
$1,000 
102 
315 
187 
291 
290 
91 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16 
6 
16 
36 
7 
3 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
22 
23 
8 
35 
13 
3 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5 
10 
9 
11 
7 
4 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
6 
2 
2 
3 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
" 
- 
1 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
235 
188 
106 
258 
75 
23 
7 
$1,000 
2,305 
1,908 
888 
2,347 
1,062 
658 
430 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
116 
80 
57 
126 
23 
6 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
74 
57 
28 
54 
20 
4 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
27 
32 
12 
60 
20 
5 
3 
$25,000 or more 
18 
19 
9 
18 
12 
8 
3 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
155 
140 
61 
187 
64 
24 
5 
$1,000 
2,690 
1,909 
2,707 
3,869 
4,810 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
82 
78 
26 
71 
18 
5 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
53 
47 
16 
74 
17 
5 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
10 
7 
17 
9 
2 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
2 
4 
17 
7 
1 
- 
$100,000 or more 
3 
3 
8 
8 
13 
11 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1 
3 
2 
1 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(Z) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
118 
129 
68 
175 
67 
23 
6 
$1,000 
2,554 
4,305 
(D) 
3,573 
2,999 
2,142 
(D) 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
241 
197 
108 
269 
81 
25 
7 
$1,000 
4,237 
(D) 
5,950 
11,540 
5,421 
8,178 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
17,583 
(D) 
55,091 
42,901 
66,930 
327,132 
(D) 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
88 
111 
63 
142 
50 
16 
4 
Average net gain 
dollars 
113,248 
(D) 
131,268 
138,318 
272,175 
804,883 
(D) 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
8 
3 
1 
7 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13 
6 
9 
12 
3 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5 
12 
6 
20 
3 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
18 
23 
7 
15 
3 
1 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
23 
6 
22 
6 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
34 
44 
34 
66 
35 
15 
1 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
153 
86 
45 
127 
31 
9 
3 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,440 
42,900 
51,557 
63,786 
264,111 
522,204 
90,646 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
13 
2 
4 
8 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
28 
16 
7 
11 
2 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
26 
13 
5 
26 
3 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
36 
18 
9 
43 
13 
3 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
17 
8 
9 
2 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
32 
20 
12 
30 
11 
4 
2 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
241 
197 
108 
269 
81 
25 
7 
$1,000 
4,144 
(D) 
5,942 
1 1 ,022 
5,581 
8,090 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
17,194 
(D) 
55,021 
40,974 
68,907 
323,587 
(D) 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
88 
111 
63 
141 
50 
16 
4 
Average net gain 
dollars 
112,108 
(D) 
131,149 
135,932 
275,378 
799,349 
(D) 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
8 
4 
1 
7 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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