Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, 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 ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
416 
389 
240 
151 
119 
426 
$1,000 
771 
542 
194 
112 
86 
424 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
236 
282 
181 
121 
104 
309 
$1,000 to $4,999 
145 
87 
49 
26 
11 
101 
$5,000 to $24,999 
33 
18 
10 
4 
4 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,533 
2,867 
1,983 
1,531 
1,409 
4,958 
$1,000 
15,311 
16,353 
10,274 
7,927 
6,856 
28,676 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,453 
1,707 
1,142 
912 
900 
2,787 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,010 
1,106 
826 
605 
497 
2,068 
$25,000 to $99,999 
69 
51 
15 
14 
12 
102 
$100,000 or more 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,964 
2,323 
1,689 
1,311 
1,243 
4,253 
$1,000 
12,473 
13,691 
8,779 
6,978 
6,098 
24,334 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
242 
295 
205 
220 
218 
559 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
807 
1,031 
732 
540 
566 
1,776 
$5,000 to $24,999 
864 
952 
743 
539 
447 
1,846 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46 
37 
7 
12 
11 
64 
$50,000 or more 
5 
8 
2 
- 
1 
8 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,428 
1,511 
856 
640 
549 
1,880 
$1,000 
2,838 
2,662 
1,495 
949 
758 
4,342 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
661 
730 
406 
350 
311 
779 
$1,000 to $4,999 
648 
661 
411 
262 
211 
905 
$5,000 to $24,999 
112 
119 
36 
28 
27 
191 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
1 
3 
- 
- 
5 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
5,358 
6,876 
5,618 
4,636 
4,596 
1 7,450 
$1,000 
19,293 
22,903 
15,946 
12,934 
12,267 
51 ,745 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,275 
5,717 
4,927 
4,030 
4,080 
14,730 
$5,000 to $9,999 
953 
995 
629 
559 
472 
2,351 
$10,000 to $24,999 
119 
153 
55 
44 
43 
345 
$25,000 or more 
11 
11 
7 
3 
1 
24 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,717 
4,241 
2,833 
2,183 
1,996 
6,370 
$1,000 
11,416 
9,777 
4,838 
3,415 
3,015 
12,597 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,199 
3,851 
2,642 
2,065 
1,881 
5,799 
$5,000 to $24,999 
477 
361 
179 
108 
104 
521 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
20 
11 
9 
10 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
7 
- 
1 
1 
3 
$100,000 or more 
1 
2 
1 
- 
- 
5 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
93 
63 
40 
15 
32 
23 
$1,000 
464 
179 
44 
17 
33 
44 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,298 
3,534 
2,355 
1,760 
1,401 
5,025 
$1,000 
27,121 
20,658 
10,179 
7,150 
5,737 
21,419 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
5,705 
7,246 
5,888 
4,859 
4,745 
1 7,786 
$1,000 
27,108 
-13,926 
-25,570 
-26,522 
-28,823 
-105,032 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,752 
-1,922 
-4,343 
-5,458 
-6,074 
-5,905 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
4,076 
3,929 
2,341 
1,353 
913 
4,155 
Average net gain 
dollars 
17,172 
9,565 
5,399 
4,891 
4,403 
7,752 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
114 
250 
331 
349 
337 
1,016 
$1,000 to $4,999 
448 
1,110 
1,170 
755 
395 
1,707 
$5,000 to $9,999 
681 
1,243 
597 
115 
98 
673 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,992 
1,159 
199 
88 
64 
506 
$25,000 to $49,999 
761 
124 
31 
29 
7 
160 
$50,000 or more 
80 
43 
13 
17 
12 
93 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,629 
3,317 
3,547 
3,506 
3,832 
13,631 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,326 
15,528 
10,772 
9,452 
8,571 
10,068 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
78 
224 
320 
324 
369 
1,208 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
339 
781 
1,091 
1,276 
1,446 
4,770 
$5,000 to $9,999 
254 
749 
879 
887 
1,025 
3,671 
$10,000 to $24,999 
475 
1,015 
923 
757 
771 
3,053 
$25,000 to $49,999 
262 
402 
269 
220 
182 
703 
$50,000 or more 
221 
146 
65 
42 
39 
226 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
5,705 
7,246 
5,888 
4,859 
4,745 
17,786 
$1,000 
26,913 
-13,962 
-25,650 
-26,538 
-28,797 
-104,990 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,717 
-1,927 
-4,356 
-5,462 
-6,069 
-5,903 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
4,071 
3,928 
2,346 
1,354 
913 
4,155 
Average net gain 
dollars 
17,120 
9,561 
5,389 
4,884 
4,404 
7,752 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
116 
248 
333 
351 
338 
1,016 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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