Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
15,016 
13,381 
12,946 
1,635 
1,390 
1,898 
$1,000 
625,534 
500,409 
450,467 
125,126 
86,735 
48,575 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,467 
2,179 
2,136 
288 
261 
697 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,961 
3,543 
3,458 
418 
367 
547 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,673 
4,236 
4,100 
437 
387 
395 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,571 
1,432 
1,392 
139 
118 
114 
$50,000 or more 
2,344 
1,991 
1,860 
353 
257 
145 
Interest expense 
farms 
53,441 
48,681 
47,673 
4,760 
4,364 
9,623 
$1,000 
1,941,167 
1,695,202 
1,595,258 
245,965 
184,464 
203,126 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,460 
14,835 
14,557 
1,625 
1,534 
4,574 
$5,000 to $24,999 
21,143 
19,379 
19,077 
1,764 
1,637 
3,793 
$25,000 to $99,999 
12,197 
1 1 ,274 
1 1 ,023 
923 
844 
963 
$100,000 or more 
3,641 
3,193 
3,016 
448 
349 
293 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
37,183 
33,945 
33,217 
3,238 
2,968 
7,381 
$1,000 
1 ,309,092 
1,139,018 
1,074,551 
170,074 
121,556 
162,359 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,376 
2,115 
2,054 
261 
241 
990 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,969 
7,279 
7,167 
690 
646 
2,283 
$5,000 to $24,999 
15,971 
14,634 
14,383 
1,337 
1,257 
3,170 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,418 
5,017 
4,916 
401 
376 
495 
$50,000 or more 
5,449 
4,900 
4,697 
549 
448 
443 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
34,077 
31,150 
30,527 
2,927 
2,683 
4,979 
$1,000 
632,075 
556,184 
520,707 
75,891 
62,909 
40,767 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,882 
5,272 
5,160 
610 
587 
1,568 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
11,095 
10,096 
9,913 
999 
934 
2,085 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,692 
10,875 
10,718 
817 
741 
1,018 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,941 
2,727 
2,660 
214 
188 
165 
$50,000 or more 
2,467 
2,180 
2,076 
287 
233 
143 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
98,662 
88,370 
86,189 
10,292 
9,247 
30,760 
$1,000 
1,111,669 
943,309 
879,485 
168,360 
104,522 
140,364 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
57,050 
50,389 
49,324 
6,661 
6,183 
24,706 
$5,000 to $9,999 
17,539 
16,022 
15,761 
1,517 
1,393 
3,458 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
15,415 
14,286 
13,922 
1,129 
970 
1,852 
$25,000 or more 
8,658 
7,673 
7,182 
985 
701 
744 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
77,548 
70,067 
68,463 
7,481 
6,711 
16,788 
$1,000 
6,207,945 
5,097,219 
4,548,946 
1,110,727 
696,948 
425,683 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27,553 
24,468 
23,997 
3,085 
2,893 
1 1 ,257 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,650 
22,663 
22,304 
1,987 
1,852 
3,690 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,661 
8,915 
8,738 
746 
673 
812 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,315 
6,777 
6,610 
538 
462 
453 
$100,000 or more 
8,369 
7,244 
6,814 
1,125 
831 
576 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
7,370 
6,911 
6,830 
459 
428 
648 
$1,000 
313,851 
293,921 
290,470 
19,930 
17,512 
19,605 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
73,008 
66,116 
64,507 
6,892 
6,109 
13,982 
$1,000 
5,286,847 
4,520,290 
4,207,345 
766,557 
494,435 
393,438 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
106,716 
95,142 
92,834 
1 1 ,574 
10,438 
35,654 
$1,000 
21,152,594 
18,019,855 
16,645,739 
3,132,739 
1 ,970,492 
1,161,407 
Average per farm 
dollars 
198,214 
189,400 
1 79,306 
270,670 
188,781 
32,574 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
64,154 
58,230 
56,777 
5,924 
5,269 
18,144 
Average net gain 
dollars 
398,083 
371,766 
353,183 
656,773 
480,002 
107,954 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,583 
1,333 
1,299 
250 
238 
1,268 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,420 
3,811 
3,684 
609 
555 
3,425 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,618 
3,155 
3,078 
463 
429 
2,348 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
6,962 
6,143 
6,015 
819 
755 
3,534 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,594 
5,954 
5,820 
640 
593 
2,583 
$50,000 or more 
40,977 
37,834 
36,881 
3,143 
2,699 
4,986 
Farms with net losses 
number 
42,562 
36,912 
36,057 
5,650 
5,169 
17,510 
Average net loss 
dollars 
103,051 
98,289 
94,488 
134,157 
108,075 
45,534 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,660 
1,431 
1,388 
229 
204 
1,459 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,499 
5,620 
5,499 
879 
803 
4,575 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,985 
5,154 
5,009 
831 
805 
3,284 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,109 
7,900 
7,757 
1,209 
1,132 
3,750 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,468 
5,734 
5,669 
734 
681 
1,886 
$50,000 or more 
12,841 
11,073 
10,735 
1,768 
1,544 
2,556 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
106,716 
95,142 
92,834 
11,574 
10,438 
35,654 
$1,000 
18,427,506 
15,686,658 
14,349,474 
2,740,848 
1,762,174 
1,061,808 
Average per farm 
dollars 
172,678 
164,876 
154,571 
236,81 1 
168,823 
29,781 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
63,197 
57,341 
55,902 
5,856 
5,204 
18,071 
Average net gain 
dollars 
364,548 
340,414 
321,221 
600,864 
447,399 
103,346 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
United States 153 
