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 
1 0 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 
102 
86 
85 
16 
9 
13 
$1,000 
7,618 
3,912 
(D) 
3,706 
(D) 
35 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
26 
26 
26 
- 
- 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30 
23 
23 
7 
5 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23 
22 
22 
1 
1 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
19 
11 
10 
8 
3 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
607 
551 
548 
56 
49 
99 
$1,000 
13,613 
11,821 
1 1 ,590 
1,792 
1,151 
1,234 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
218 
195 
195 
23 
23 
47 
$5,000 to $24,999 
227 
214 
214 
13 
11 
36 
$25,000 to $99,999 
143 
126 
124 
17 
14 
14 
$100,000 or more 
19 
16 
15 
3 
1 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
442 
397 
394 
45 
41 
82 
$1,000 
10,171 
9,259 
(D) 
912 
704 
1,131 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
46 
43 
43 
3 
3 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
101 
87 
87 
14 
14 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
167 
153 
153 
14 
12 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75 
69 
68 
6 
6 
11 
$50,000 or more 
53 
45 
43 
8 
6 
5 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
342 
314 
312 
28 
22 
37 
$1,000 
3,442 
2,562 
(D) 
880 
447 
102 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
83 
78 
76 
5 
5 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
135 
126 
126 
9 
9 
13 
$5,000 to $24,999 
94 
86 
86 
8 
6 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
13 
13 
1 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
16 
11 
11 
5 
2 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,234 
1,100 
1,077 
134 
116 
330 
$1,000 
4,390 
3,806 
3,618 
584 
489 
634 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,076 
963 
950 
113 
102 
309 
$5,000 to $9,999 
84 
75 
71 
9 
5 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
54 
44 
39 
10 
7 
1 
$25,000 or more 
20 
18 
17 
2 
2 
7 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
868 
787 
775 
81 
69 
119 
$1,000 
33,142 
27,381 
26,455 
5,760 
3,790 
675 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
456 
412 
410 
44 
44 
94 
$5,000 to $24,999 
233 
221 
219 
12 
10 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
67 
62 
59 
5 
4 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
50 
45 
45 
5 
2 
1 
$100,000 or more 
62 
47 
42 
15 
9 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
22 
15 
15 
7 
7 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
842 
759 
746 
83 
67 
124 
$1,000 
36,430 
31,780 
30,176 
4,650 
2,691 
2,518 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,316 
1,177 
1,154 
139 
120 
383 
$1,000 
234,610 
174,166 
(D) 
60,444 
(D) 
2,645 
Average per farm 
dollars 
178,275 
147,974 
(D) 
434,850 
(D) 
6,907 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
707 
627 
606 
80 
67 
177 
Average net gain 
dollars 
367,294 
312,176 
299,764 
799,279 
609,210 
69,769 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
30 
25 
23 
5 
5 
28 
$1,000 to $4,999 
77 
61 
59 
16 
16 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
50 
45 
45 
5 
3 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
73 
68 
65 
5 
5 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75 
71 
67 
4 
4 
13 
$50,000 or more 
402 
357 
347 
45 
34 
38 
Farms with net losses 
number 
609 
550 
548 
59 
53 
206 
Average net loss 
dollars 
41,160 
39,215 
(D) 
59,291 
(D) 
47,105 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
32 
32 
32 
- 
- 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
122 
113 
112 
9 
6 
73 
$5,000 to $9,999 
93 
81 
81 
12 
10 
37 
$10,000 to $24,999 
167 
140 
140 
27 
27 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
92 
91 
3 
3 
25 
$50,000 or more 
100 
92 
92 
8 
7 
29 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,316 
1,177 
1,154 
139 
120 
383 
$1,000 
186,222 
126,874 
(D) 
59,348 
(D) 
-475 
Average per farm 
dollars 
141,506 
107,794 
(D) 
426,964 
(D) 
-1,239 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
702 
623 
602 
79 
66 
176 
Average net gain 
dollars 
301,783 
238,938 
223,888 
797,384 
603,176 
52,610 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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