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 ^ - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
436 
396 
262 
199 
185 
242 
$1,000 
885 
477 
273 
171 
107 
189 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
253 
277 
200 
158 
160 
173 
$1,000 to $4,999 
147 
99 
48 
31 
21 
65 
$5,000 to $24,999 
32 
20 
14 
10 
4 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,535 
3,025 
2,252 
1,927 
2,084 
3,309 
$1,000 
15,148 
17,537 
11,661 
10,320 
10,820 
18,824 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,445 
1,776 
1,315 
1,134 
1,285 
1,859 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,023 
1,185 
914 
770 
770 
1,392 
$25,000 to $99,999 
67 
61 
23 
23 
29 
57 
$100,000 or more 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,977 
2,473 
1,900 
1,691 
1,835 
2,789 
$1,000 
12,314 
14,763 
9,871 
9,193 
9,485 
15,820 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
243 
317 
228 
256 
299 
387 
$1,000 to $4,999 
819 
1,069 
835 
711 
807 
1,155 
$5,000 to $24,999 
868 
1,033 
827 
705 
705 
1,204 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43 
44 
10 
19 
21 
37 
$50,000 or more 
4 
10 
- 
- 
3 
6 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,440 
1,538 
977 
719 
784 
1,324 
$1,000 
2,833 
2,774 
1,790 
1,127 
1,335 
3,005 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
675 
731 
472 
371 
412 
531 
$1,000 to $4,999 
647 
684 
459 
317 
315 
648 
$5,000 to $24,999 
111 
120 
40 
31 
57 
145 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
3 
6 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
5,407 
7,393 
6,567 
6,339 
7,490 
11,051 
$1,000 
19,517 
25,027 
19,241 
17,792 
20,371 
31,881 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,312 
6,096 
5,665 
5,483 
6,477 
9,514 
$5,000 to $9,999 
959 
1,098 
810 
755 
916 
1,360 
$10,000 to $24,999 
124 
186 
84 
97 
96 
160 
$25,000 or more 
12 
13 
8 
4 
1 
17 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,702 
4,422 
3,104 
2,587 
2,651 
4,658 
$1,000 
11,255 
9,615 
6,004 
3,805 
3,772 
9,568 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,201 
4,033 
2,890 
2,454 
2,510 
4,179 
$5,000 to $24,999 
459 
362 
193 
124 
130 
438 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
19 
15 
9 
11 
37 
$50,000 to $99,999 
13 
7 
1 
- 
- 
3 
$100,000 or more 
1 
1 
5 
- 
- 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
85 
66 
39 
16 
31 
18 
$1,000 
463 
149 
38 
20 
30 
38 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,287 
3,738 
2,736 
2,252 
2,266 
2,885 
$1,000 
26,101 
21,532 
1 1 ,579 
8,492 
8,367 
13,748 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
5,745 
7,779 
6,826 
6,579 
7,665 
1 1 ,324 
$1,000 
26,106 
-13,843 
-27,227 
-28,146 
-34,683 
-99,272 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,544 
-1,780 
-3,989 
-4,278 
-4,525 
-8,766 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
4,069 
4,282 
2,895 
2,116 
1,985 
1,177 
Average net gain 
dollars 
16,847 
9,394 
5,942 
5,261 
4,898 
7,818 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
113 
273 
402 
518 
683 
405 
$1,000 to $4,999 
448 
1,211 
1,482 
1,207 
834 
377 
$5,000 to $9,999 
710 
1,382 
695 
182 
227 
195 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,004 
1,240 
237 
136 
177 
125 
$25,000 to $49,999 
724 
130 
49 
36 
49 
48 
$50,000 or more 
70 
46 
30 
37 
15 
27 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,676 
3,497 
3,931 
4,463 
5,680 
10,147 
Average net loss 
dollars 
25,325 
15,461 
1 1 ,302 
8,801 
7,818 
10,690 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
80 
246 
379 
472 
665 
678 
$1,000 to $4,999 
352 
826 
1,246 
1,703 
2,275 
3,287 
$5,000 to $9,999 
267 
799 
961 
1,106 
1,414 
2,913 
$10,000 to $24,999 
494 
1,051 
985 
895 
1,059 
2,489 
$25,000 to $49,999 
266 
427 
284 
239 
219 
592 
$50,000 or more 
217 
148 
76 
48 
48 
188 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
5,745 
7,779 
6,826 
6,579 
7,665 
1 1 ,324 
$1,000 
25,924 
-13,907 
-27,312 
-28,159 
-34,660 
-99,235 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,512 
-1 .788 
-4,001 
-4,280 
-4,522 
-8,763 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
4,062 
4,281 
2,900 
2,117 
1,985 
1,177 
Average net gain 
dollars 
16,801 
9,392 
5,932 
5,256 
4,898 
7,818 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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