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 
18 
24 
83 
59 
30 
14 
$1,000 
87 
48 
145 
588 
413 
692 
331 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4 
13 
9 
21 
16 
5 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7 
3 
7 
31 
18 
6 
6 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3 
1 
7 
22 
21 
11 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
1 
- 
8 
4 
6 
3 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
131 
139 
117 
449 
241 
86 
35 
$1,000 
879 
1,085 
828 
4,687 
6,215 
4,395 
3,954 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
77 
68 
61 
174 
58 
7 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
46 
60 
53 
238 
108 
20 
6 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8 
11 
3 
36 
64 
46 
14 
$100,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
11 
13 
14 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
93 
105 
84 
336 
197 
71 
29 
$1,000 
658 
889 
634 
3,436 
4,721 
3,104 
3,070 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7 
5 
3 
25 
3 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
43 
36 
34 
95 
35 
2 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
35 
53 
45 
191 
101 
25 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
10 
2 
20 
35 
21 
4 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
5 
23 
23 
19 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
78 
83 
71 
284 
158 
65 
21 
$1,000 
221 
196 
194 
1,251 
1,494 
1,291 
884 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
32 
26 
22 
71 
23 
3 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
37 
46 
40 
132 
63 
20 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9 
11 
9 
78 
56 
27 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
2 
13 
9 
5 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
6 
6 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
387 
404 
297 
754 
370 
114 
39 
$1,000 
1,873 
1,995 
1,461 
4,657 
3,812 
1,848 
1,182 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
242 
255 
194 
360 
108 
17 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
106 
113 
84 
291 
131 
21 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
37 
30 
18 
93 
118 
60 
10 
$25,000 or more 
2 
6 
1 
10 
13 
16 
20 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
228 
257 
204 
616 
330 
101 
37 
$1,000 
2,532 
2,089 
1,858 
10,033 
14,987 
12,476 
10,148 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
139 
152 
131 
242 
72 
5 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
67 
82 
57 
262 
128 
24 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
16 
13 
69 
50 
13 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
7 
1 
29 
38 
23 
3 
$100,000 or more 
5 
- 
2 
14 
42 
36 
22 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
4 
3 
5 
13 
10 
5 
3 
$1,000 
13 
(D) 
44 
40 
97 
74 
19 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
202 
219 
176 
596 
325 
103 
37 
$1,000 
2,582 
2,224 
2,581 
11,378 
13,015 
8,618 
9,554 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
405 
416 
308 
789 
383 
115 
39 
$1,000 
1,109 
4,602 
5,441 
31,600 
51,625 
43,421 
23,522 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,737 
11,062 
17,665 
40,051 
134,792 
377,575 
603,127 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
173 
232 
173 
497 
288 
82 
29 
Average net gain 
dollars 
38,057 
35,551 
48,342 
81,650 
206,573 
567,189 
862,325 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
15 
9 
6 
5 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
21 
35 
26 
41 
10 
1 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15 
38 
19 
36 
9 
1 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
45 
64 
43 
79 
17 
3 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
22 
37 
86 
29 
3 
1 
$50,000 or more 
39 
64 
42 
250 
223 
73 
26 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
232 
184 
135 
292 
95 
33 
10 
Average net loss 
dollars 
23,600 
19,815 
21,647 
30,753 
82,819 
93,586 
148,547 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
19 
13 
6 
13 
3 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
64 
29 
45 
52 
10 
6 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
38 
48 
31 
42 
10 
- 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
52 
65 
27 
79 
19 
2 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
12 
15 
48 
12 
7 
1 
$50,000 or more 
36 
17 
11 
58 
41 
18 
7 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
405 
416 
308 
789 
383 
115 
39 
$1,000 
-27 
4,559 
5,346 
30,736 
50,268 
43,241 
23,541 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-66 
10,958 
17,357 
38,956 
131,247 
376,008 
603,623 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
168 
231 
173 
494 
288 
82 
29 
Average net gain 
dollars 
33,236 
35,617 
48,118 
80,606 
201,796 
567,483 
862,992 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
16 
9 
6 
4 
2 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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