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 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
7,895 
4,382 
1,713 
1,492 
$1,000 
400,054 
85,606 
141,327 
131,997 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,914 
1,467 
216 
174 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,150 
1,407 
381 
325 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,990 
992 
502 
431 
$25,000 to $49,999 
567 
207 
160 
147 
$50,000 or more 
1,274 
309 
454 
415 
Interest expense 
farms 
26,459 
18,559 
4,086 
3,400 
$1,000 
1,217,781 
474,876 
350,942 
306,692 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,135 
6,487 
840 
633 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,048 
8,333 
1,382 
1,107 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,129 
3,007 
1,133 
1,005 
$100,000 or more 
2,147 
732 
731 
655 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
20,307 
14,850 
2,844 
2,379 
$1,000 
941,302 
385,067 
266,687 
233,345 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,166 
997 
79 
58 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,137 
3,513 
320 
245 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,276 
7,230 
1,072 
845 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,690 
1,821 
434 
378 
$50,000 or more 
3,038 
1,289 
939 
853 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
13,273 
8,549 
2,416 
1,998 
$1,000 
276,479 
89,809 
84,255 
73,347 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,988 
2,332 
318 
249 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,701 
3,432 
653 
505 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,514 
2,075 
705 
585 
$25,000 to $49,999 
835 
332 
274 
251 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
378 
466 
408 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
71,398 
55,168 
8,118 
6,568 
$1,000 
827,587 
371,834 
213,301 
188,767 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
45,137 
38,564 
3,226 
2,364 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,923 
9,854 
1,611 
1,290 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,776 
4,625 
1,573 
1,375 
$25,000 or more 
5,562 
2,125 
1,708 
1,539 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
43,111 
29,993 
6,616 
5,527 
$1,000 
3,066,456 
874,682 
1,006,396 
877,673 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,864 
18,978 
2,027 
1,553 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,967 
7,154 
1,890 
1,580 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,928 
1,483 
713 
633 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,313 
1,069 
631 
550 
$100,000 or more 
4,039 
1,309 
1,355 
1,211 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,305 
760 
295 
252 
$1,000 
54,690 
16,941 
16,854 
15,282 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
39,342 
26,660 
6,434 
5,414 
$1,000 
2,256,892 
734,144 
679,860 
616,649 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
77,857 
59,732 
8,984 
7,283 
$1,000 
8,523,285 
2,468,604 
2,784,601 
2,552,156 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,474 
41,328 
309,951 
350,426 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
36,283 
25,778 
5,452 
4,515 
Average net gain 
dollars 
314,056 
141,408 
651,180 
714,100 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,602 
1,454 
85 
63 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,785 
4,227 
277 
197 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
3,084 
256 
206 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,723 
4,662 
524 
368 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,813 
3,721 
597 
469 
$50,000 or more 
15,763 
8,630 
3,713 
3,212 
Farms with net losses 
number 
41,574 
33,954 
3,532 
2,768 
Average net loss 
dollars 
69,072 
34,653 
216,771 
242,777 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,982 
1,781 
105 
68 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,924 
8,000 
416 
299 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,815 
6,914 
438 
299 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,269 
8,843 
709 
540 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,478 
4,368 
521 
391 
$50,000 or more 
7,106 
4,048 
1,343 
1,171 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
77,857 
59,732 
8,984 
7,283 
$1,000 
8,177,199 
2,336,638 
2,690,540 
2,462,911 
Average per farm 
dollars 
105,028 
39,119 
299,481 
338,173 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
36,052 
25,629 
5,407 
4,488 
Average net gain 
dollars 
308,890 
138,273 
640,854 
700,908 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
150 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
