Table 65. Summary by 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 
37 
56 
28 
35 
19 
82 
$1,000 
64 
137 
19 
53 
19 
236 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
24 
19 
24 
13 
48 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15 
19 
9 
4 
6 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 
13 
- 
7 
- 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
157 
216 
170 
112 
109 
610 
$1,000 
1,587 
1,240 
1,193 
685 
672 
6,341 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
87 
130 
100 
72 
64 
287 
$5,000 to $24,999 
61 
80 
62 
34 
43 
273 
$25,000 to $99,999 
7 
6 
8 
6 
2 
46 
$100,000 or more 
2 
" 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
113 
144 
103 
84 
73 
490 
$1,000 
1,287 
1,046 
1,068 
584 
585 
5,593 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13 
21 
9 
9 
6 
61 
$1,000 to $4,999 
40 
48 
26 
38 
25 
132 
$5,000 to $24,999 
52 
70 
60 
31 
40 
253 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
5 
8 
6 
2 
28 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
" 
- 
16 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
93 
140 
95 
45 
51 
394 
$1,000 
300 
194 
125 
101 
87 
749 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
38 
80 
50 
20 
23 
165 
$1,000 to $4,999 
34 
52 
44 
22 
24 
217 
$5,000 to $24,999 
21 
8 
1 
3 
4 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
440 
776 
701 
676 
796 
2,551 
$1,000 
2,058 
3,387 
2,925 
2,511 
3,271 
14,400 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
283 
538 
546 
495 
575 
1,624 
$5,000 to $9,999 
112 
169 
112 
133 
162 
678 
$10,000 to $24,999 
40 
59 
34 
47 
53 
197 
$25,000 or more 
5 
10 
9 
1 
6 
52 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
279 
465 
437 
364 
351 
1,313 
$1,000 
3,256 
2,278 
1,343 
1,502 
900 
7,998 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
172 
346 
353 
281 
305 
935 
$5,000 to $24,999 
84 
103 
81 
69 
42 
284 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
12 
2 
14 
4 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
4 
1 
- 
- 
43 
$100,000 or more 
8 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
14 
1 
1 
4 
12 
8 
$1,000 
39 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
7 
5 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
265 
356 
331 
187 
194 
795 
$1,000 
2,284 
2,610 
2,512 
893 
958 
8,183 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
486 
861 
828 
727 
908 
2,755 
$1,000 
-6,294 
-2,902 
-6,464 
-5,795 
-9,315 
-50,679 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-12,951 
-3,370 
-7,806 
-7,972 
-10,259 
-18,395 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
303 
478 
323 
178 
127 
262 
Average net gain 
dollars 
26,050 
18,675 
10,563 
15,029 
2,875 
35,238 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1 
18 
25 
33 
75 
84 
$1,000 to $4,999 
26 
109 
155 
99 
34 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
41 
140 
98 
14 
11 
39 
$10,000 to $24,999 
132 
170 
28 
18 
6 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
79 
31 
- 
3 
- 
20 
$50,000 or more 
24 
10 
17 
11 
1 
69 
Farms with net losses 
number 
183 
383 
505 
549 
781 
2,493 
Average net loss 
dollars 
77,526 
30,884 
19,555 
15,429 
12,395 
24,032 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3 
12 
34 
41 
78 
152 
$1,000 to $4,999 
28 
74 
161 
156 
267 
582 
$5,000 to $9,999 
19 
47 
91 
147 
201 
564 
$10,000 to $24,999 
33 
117 
122 
128 
164 
649 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
52 
51 
38 
40 
271 
$50,000 or more 
62 
81 
46 
39 
31 
275 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
486 
861 
828 
727 
908 
2,755 
$1,000 
-6,274 
-2,913 
-6,477 
-5,798 
-9,311 
-50,675 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-12,910 
-3,383 
-7,822 
-7,975 
-10,254 
-18,394 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
303 
478 
323 
178 
127 
262 
Average net gain 
dollars 
26,108 
18,663 
10,526 
15,005 
2,883 
35,238 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1 
18 
26 
33 
75 
84 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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