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 
31 
26 
23 
14 
23 
20 
$1,000 
95 
162 
9 
21 
18 
35 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16 
8 
22 
11 
19 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13 
15 
1 
- 
3 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
192 
287 
239 
186 
141 
359 
$1,000 
1,547 
1,687 
991 
1,068 
640 
2,613 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
97 
186 
165 
125 
91 
209 
$5,000 to $24,999 
81 
89 
71 
57 
50 
136 
$25,000 to $99,999 
14 
12 
3 
4 
- 
14 
$100,000 or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
133 
206 
144 
134 
104 
276 
$1,000 
1,331 
1,453 
700 
743 
452 
2,041 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9 
27 
32 
14 
15 
48 
$1,000 to $4,999 
39 
88 
49 
79 
57 
87 
$5,000 to $24,999 
73 
79 
62 
37 
32 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
8 
1 
2 
- 
12 
$50,000 or more 
2 
4 
- 
2 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
116 
139 
160 
109 
83 
227 
$1,000 
216 
234 
291 
325 
189 
572 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
46 
76 
101 
59 
42 
99 
$1,000 to $4,999 
63 
53 
49 
29 
31 
111 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7 
10 
8 
21 
10 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
521 
859 
912 
787 
842 
1,537 
$1,000 
3,040 
3,889 
3,661 
3,013 
2,895 
6,595 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
318 
591 
686 
576 
666 
1,114 
$5,000 to $9,999 
132 
199 
170 
162 
145 
315 
$10,000 to $24,999 
60 
58 
51 
43 
31 
95 
$25,000 or more 
11 
11 
5 
6 
“ 
13 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
396 
525 
496 
382 
395 
806 
$1,000 
3,143 
1,875 
1,201 
720 
772 
2,644 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
258 
438 
425 
353 
361 
632 
$5,000 to $24,999 
105 
76 
66 
28 
33 
168 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
11 
5 
- 
1 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
$100,000 or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
13 
3 
13 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
27 
7 
79 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
354 
471 
412 
292 
294 
428 
$1,000 
3,275 
3,281 
2,434 
1,745 
1,432 
3,087 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
564 
915 
993 
824 
879 
1,624 
$1,000 
-1,893 
-2,292 
-4,637 
-5,666 
-5,519 
-20,601 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,356 
-2,505 
-4,669 
-6,876 
-6,279 
-12,685 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
367 
501 
422 
214 
140 
136 
Average net gain 
dollars 
19,421 
13,616 
5,344 
5,694 
3,517 
9,062 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
7 
28 
54 
58 
68 
47 
$1,000 to $4,999 
58 
104 
225 
115 
42 
34 
$5,000 to $9,999 
45 
150 
115 
25 
18 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
148 
177 
16 
4 
7 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
93 
26 
7 
8 
5 
3 
$50,000 or more 
16 
16 
5 
4 
7 
Farms with net losses 
number 
197 
414 
571 
610 
739 
1,488 
Average net loss 
dollars 
45,788 
22,013 
12,070 
11,286 
8,135 
14,673 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
12 
38 
65 
58 
53 
49 
$1,000 to $4,999 
22 
100 
149 
210 
253 
388 
$5,000 to $9,999 
20 
90 
160 
152 
241 
434 
$10,000 to $24,999 
60 
89 
133 
145 
158 
390 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
47 
45 
26 
28 
126 
$50,000 or more 
64 
50 
19 
19 
6 
101 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
564 
915 
993 
824 
879 
1,624 
$1,000 
-1,930 
-2,352 
-4,579 
-5,667 
-5,520 
-20,602 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,422 
-2,571 
-4,611 
-6,877 
-6,280 
-12,686 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
367 
502 
423 
214 
140 
136 
Average net gain 
dollars 
19,325 
13,529 
5,351 
5,694 
3,510 
9,060 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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