Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,565 
1,738 
587 
505 
$1,000 
83,442 
19,444 
55,514 
52,072 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
818 
735 
46 
28 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
658 
520 
76 
54 
$5,000 to $24,999 
539 
308 
159 
141 
$25,000 to $49,999 
201 
88 
83 
74 
$50,000 or more 
349 
87 
223 
208 
Interest expense 
farms 
17,809 
14,714 
1,924 
1,541 
$1,000 
245,943 
153,270 
67,911 
60,074 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,478 
7,635 
445 
278 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,838 
5,650 
686 
549 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,196 
1,314 
656 
591 
$100,000 or more 
297 
115 
137 
123 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
13,297 
11,416 
1,040 
806 
$1,000 
162,544 
115,652 
29,188 
24,725 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,524 
1,366 
85 
57 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,673 
4,294 
190 
117 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,520 
4,700 
434 
342 
$25,000 to $49,999 
939 
681 
174 
154 
$50,000 or more 
641 
375 
157 
136 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
10,390 
8,306 
1,402 
1,159 
$1,000 
83,399 
37,618 
38,723 
35,349 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,177 
2,893 
136 
85 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,285 
3,750 
280 
190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,071 
1,395 
469 
408 
$25,000 to $49,999 
528 
190 
288 
265 
$50,000 or more 
329 
78 
229 
211 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
43,088 
37,871 
2,994 
2,183 
$1,000 
86,682 
59,404 
17,892 
15,404 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,844 
35,978 
2,081 
1,364 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,936 
1,288 
408 
358 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,025 
507 
374 
343 
$25,000 or more 
283 
98 
131 
118 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
25,082 
20,955 
2,519 
1,983 
$1,000 
286,334 
133,548 
103,881 
94,175 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,337 
16,690 
861 
529 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,236 
3,130 
635 
529 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,182 
610 
418 
367 
$50,000 to $99,999 
787 
345 
329 
308 
$100,000 or more 
540 
180 
276 
250 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
1,523 
920 
488 
444 
$1,000 
59,535 
19,787 
36,153 
33,945 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
22,009 
18,071 
2,437 
1,950 
$1,000 
492,983 
288,212 
149,085 
133,289 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
45,071 
39,351 
3,344 
2,469 
$1,000 
2,544,441 
1,105,512 
1,135,952 
1 
,036,910 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,454 
28,094 
339,699 
419,972 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
19,608 
15,987 
2,264 
1,795 
Average net gain 
dollars 
156,003 
93,828 
525,177 
601,125 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,732 
1,627 
59 
32 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,318 
4,011 
164 
81 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,595 
2,344 
148 
95 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,046 
2,730 
166 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,667 
1,425 
115 
78 
$50,000 or more 
6,250 
3,850 
1,612 
1,410 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,463 
23,364 
1,080 
674 
Average net loss 
dollars 
20,204 
16,886 
49,119 
62,476 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,189 
2,067 
67 
37 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,804 
7,360 
231 
125 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,850 
5,480 
194 
105 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,992 
5,516 
269 
169 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,204 
1,909 
135 
87 
$50,000 or more 
1,424 
1,032 
184 
151 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
45,071 
39,351 
3,344 
2,469 
$1,000 
1,656,731 
568,210 
890,993 
815,032 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,758 
14,440 
266,445 
330,106 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
19,286 
15,772 
2,179 
1,723 
Average net gain 
dollars 
112,702 
60,048 
441,372 
507,560 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
138 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
