Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
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 
133,029 
100,146 
15,969 
12,809 
$1,000 
2,331,934 
942,768 
715,057 
641,448 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
47,128 
40,634 
3,330 
2,429 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
39,782 
31,201 
4,073 
3,148 
$5,000 to $24,999 
29,803 
20,348 
4,387 
3,623 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,521 
4,367 
1,469 
1,231 
$50,000 or more 
8,795 
3,596 
2,710 
2,378 
Interest expense 
farms 
783,952 
658,155 
62,733 
46,721 
$1,000 
12,123,573 
7,810,977 
2,168,303 
1 ,837,277 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
366,791 
323,680 
22,077 
14,913 
$5,000 to $24,999 
312,651 
264,471 
23,244 
17,243 
$25,000 to $99,999 
88,575 
62,510 
12,905 
10,653 
$100,000 or more 
15,935 
7,494 
4,507 
3,912 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
597,717 
508,953 
44,200 
32,606 
$1,000 
8,599,312 
5,709,716 
1,418,145 
1,195,593 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
66,705 
59,666 
3,673 
2,364 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
201,800 
180,689 
10,859 
7,210 
$5,000 to $24,999 
257,218 
220,024 
18,053 
13,308 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43,128 
31,733 
5,482 
4,462 
$50,000 or more 
28,866 
16,841 
6,133 
5,262 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
450,469 
371,155 
40,258 
30,185 
$1,000 
3,524,261 
2,101,261 
750,159 
641,685 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
134,383 
118,737 
8,196 
5,613 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
183,091 
156,780 
13,131 
9,203 
$5,000 to $24,999 
104,600 
79,919 
11,971 
9,417 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17,169 
10,581 
3,482 
2,941 
$50,000 or more 
11,226 
5,138 
3,478 
3,011 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,979,951 
1,722,689 
127,840 
91,473 
$1,000 
7,428,926 
5,142,395 
1 ,034,499 
852,975 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,646,933 
1,478,488 
86,689 
58,262 
$5,000 to $9,999 
199,938 
159,975 
18,966 
14,786 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99,293 
67,630 
14,396 
1 1 ,808 
$25,000 or more 
33,787 
16,596 
7,789 
6,617 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,135,496 
950,634 
90,526 
67,292 
$1,000 
20,501,084 
9,060,744 
4,806,712 
4,216,282 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
775,761 
693,849 
43,102 
28,944 
$5,000 to $24,999 
238,546 
185,940 
24,266 
18,830 
$25,000 to $49,999 
57,768 
38,797 
8,498 
6,984 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34,386 
20,008 
6,610 
5,513 
$100,000 or more 
29,035 
12,040 
8,050 
7,021 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
73,508 
57,847 
7,643 
5,750 
$1,000 
2,014,080 
1 ,348,929 
331,694 
270,606 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
981,230 
810,856 
83,384 
62,969 
$1,000 
26,216,631 
15,773,233 
4,763,113 
4,047,507 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,109,303 
1,828,946 
137,987 
98,911 
$1,000 
92,281,080 
50,195,232 
19,771,847 
16,653,201 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,750 
27,445 
143,288 
168,366 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
972,445 
810,188 
79,959 
58,389 
Average net gain 
dollars 
122,072 
83,758 
292,032 
337,038 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
79,271 
73,194 
3,226 
2,010 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
183,471 
166,831 
8,795 
5,579 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114,605 
101,898 
6,741 
4,446 
$10,000 to $24,999 
159,498 
138,117 
10,885 
7,368 
$25,000 to $49,999 
113,922 
95,785 
8,960 
6,297 
$50,000 or more 
321,678 
234,363 
41,352 
32,689 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,136,858 
1,018,758 
58,028 
40,522 
Average net loss 
dollars 
23,245 
17,339 
61,673 
74,678 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
97,294 
90,474 
3,701 
2,278 
$1,000 to $4,999 
345,438 
321,632 
12,732 
7,970 
$5,000 to $9,999 
249,577 
230,270 
10,038 
6,527 
$10,000 to $24,999 
259,724 
233,398 
13,467 
9,323 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101,271 
85,725 
7,192 
5,341 
$50,000 or more 
83,554 
57,259 
10,898 
9,083 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,109,303 
1,828,946 
137,987 
98,911 
$1,000 
78,553,368 
41,293,016 
17,771,038 
14,976,599 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,241 
22,577 
128,788 
151,415 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
964,046 
803,688 
79,090 
57,762 
Average net gain 
dollars 
109,872 
74,009 
272,287 
314,273 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
152 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
