Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
33 
57 
23 
40 
19 
77 
$1,000 
64 
132 
18 
53 
19 
235 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16 
29 
14 
29 
13 
43 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16 
15 
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 
212 
171 
116 
128 
573 
$1,000 
1,532 
1,246 
1,167 
715 
732 
6,168 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
90 
126 
104 
74 
79 
261 
$5,000 to $24,999 
58 
80 
59 
36 
47 
262 
$25,000 to $99,999 
7 
6 
8 
6 
2 
46 
$100,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
110 
147 
98 
88 
86 
467 
$1,000 
1,235 
1,061 
1,042 
608 
620 
5,457 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13 
21 
9 
9 
11 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
42 
49 
24 
40 
33 
121 
$5,000 to $24,999 
47 
72 
57 
33 
40 
246 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
5 
8 
6 
2 
28 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
" 
- 
“ 
16 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
97 
133 
100 
47 
61 
369 
$1,000 
297 
185 
125 
107 
112 
711 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
43 
75 
55 
19 
23 
154 
$1,000 to $4,999 
32 
51 
44 
25 
34 
203 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22 
7 
1 
3 
4 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
443 
799 
720 
697 
821 
2,425 
$1,000 
2,026 
3,400 
2,932 
2,598 
3,375 
14,043 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
292 
567 
566 
507 
597 
1,515 
$5,000 to $9,999 
105 
164 
111 
141 
166 
661 
$10,000 to $24,999 
41 
58 
34 
48 
52 
197 
$25,000 or more 
5 
10 
9 
1 
6 
52 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
266 
489 
430 
377 
349 
1,265 
$1,000 
3,117 
2,324 
1,339 
1,539 
905 
7,806 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
168 
370 
345 
292 
304 
900 
$5,000 to $24,999 
75 
103 
82 
71 
41 
271 
$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 
256 
350 
339 
187 
203 
762 
$1,000 
2,018 
2,520 
2,504 
899 
1,029 
7,833 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
493 
890 
835 
748 
933 
2,629 
$1,000 
-6,489 
-2,944 
-6,497 
-5,968 
-9,612 
-50,690 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-13,163 
-3,308 
-7,781 
-7,979 
-10,302 
-19,281 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
305 
488 
335 
180 
121 
214 
Average net gain 
dollars 
25,599 
17,931 
10,055 
14,773 
3,598 
39,622 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1 
18 
26 
33 
74 
84 
$1,000 to $4,999 
27 
110 
167 
105 
28 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
38 
156 
106 
11 
11 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
133 
172 
19 
17 
6 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
85 
22 
- 
3 
- 
20 
$50,000 or more 
21 
10 
17 
11 
2 
63 
Farms with net losses 
number 
188 
402 
500 
568 
812 
2,415 
Average net loss 
dollars 
76,047 
29,090 
19,732 
15,189 
12,374 
24,501 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4 
11 
41 
43 
85 
136 
$1,000 to $4,999 
29 
83 
154 
156 
276 
570 
$5,000 to $9,999 
19 
62 
86 
156 
205 
541 
$10,000 to $24,999 
36 
119 
121 
137 
170 
627 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
50 
51 
38 
45 
266 
$50,000 or more 
66 
77 
47 
38 
31 
275 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
493 
890 
835 
748 
933 
2,629 
$1,000 
-6,464 
-2,955 
-6,511 
-5,970 
-9,608 
-50,686 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-13,111 
-3,320 
-7,797 
-7,981 
-10,297 
-19,280 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
305 
488 
335 
180 
121 
214 
Average net gain 
dollars 
25,675 
17,918 
10,019 
14,751 
3,607 
39,622 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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