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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
1,570 
1,280 
1,196 
290 
225 
230 
$1,000 
154,765 
111,825 
95,209 
42,940 
27,148 
18,357 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
176 
131 
127 
45 
42 
55 
$1,000 to $4,999 
309 
261 
247 
48 
41 
53 
$5,000 to $24,999 
439 
381 
356 
58 
52 
57 
$25,000 to $49,999 
178 
140 
134 
38 
29 
22 
$50,000 or more 
468 
367 
332 
101 
61 
43 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,998 
2,559 
2,445 
439 
383 
816 
$1,000 
329,862 
269,924 
236,714 
59,937 
44,924 
62,102 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
565 
473 
457 
92 
77 
243 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,002 
864 
839 
138 
131 
331 
$25,000 to $99,999 
842 
736 
703 
106 
100 
147 
$100,000 or more 
589 
486 
446 
103 
75 
95 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,980 
1,732 
1,665 
248 
214 
633 
$1,000 
234,504 
189,285 
167,147 
45,219 
33,512 
55,045 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
49 
47 
46 
2 
2 
41 
$1,000 to $4,999 
195 
178 
174 
17 
15 
109 
$5,000 to $24,999 
693 
610 
589 
83 
76 
281 
$25,000 to $49,999 
358 
309 
302 
49 
46 
77 
$50,000 or more 
685 
588 
554 
97 
75 
125 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,895 
1,593 
1,513 
302 
261 
413 
$1,000 
95,358 
80,639 
69,567 
14,719 
11,413 
7,056 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
242 
212 
204 
30 
27 
96 
$1,000 to $4,999 
463 
379 
361 
84 
71 
153 
$5,000 to $24,999 
632 
541 
526 
91 
84 
102 
$25,000 to $49,999 
203 
177 
168 
26 
23 
26 
$50,000 or more 
355 
284 
254 
71 
56 
36 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
5,680 
4,824 
4,581 
856 
705 
2,432 
$1,000 
213,192 
157,099 
140,654 
56,093 
29,494 
29,260 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,937 
1,614 
1,558 
323 
289 
1,410 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,007 
883 
854 
124 
110 
451 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,235 
1,086 
1,043 
149 
123 
343 
$25,000 or more 
1,501 
1,241 
1,126 
260 
183 
228 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,952 
4,162 
3,948 
790 
647 
1,550 
$1,000 
1,067,547 
826,265 
700,320 
241,282 
147,587 
117,832 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,064 
867 
833 
197 
170 
795 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,497 
1,284 
1,243 
213 
190 
426 
$25,000 to $49,999 
615 
531 
501 
84 
72 
117 
$50,000 to $99,999 
520 
451 
431 
69 
55 
93 
$100,000 or more 
1,256 
1,029 
940 
227 
160 
119 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
207 
174 
167 
33 
24 
43 
$1,000 
15,587 
14,104 
13,474 
1,483 
946 
5,308 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
4,827 
4,090 
3,877 
737 
601 
1,421 
$1,000 
765,819 
586,150 
517,335 
179,669 
101,443 
77,069 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
6,361 
5,345 
5,081 
1,016 
845 
2,780 
$1,000 
2,992,736 
2,207,545 
1,874,498 
785,191 
429,497 
277,344 
Average per farm 
dollars 
470,482 
413,011 
368,923 
772,826 
508,281 
99,764 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
3,756 
3,192 
3,015 
564 
465 
1,297 
Average net gain 
dollars 
1,016,582 
894,233 
814,041 
1,709,026 
1 ,244,543 
293,892 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
20 
20 
20 
- 
- 
43 
$1,000 to $4,999 
115 
96 
93 
19 
16 
166 
$5,000 to $9,999 
149 
133 
123 
16 
16 
108 
$10,000 to $24,999 
338 
277 
269 
61 
56 
199 
$25,000 to $49,999 
310 
271 
254 
39 
39 
185 
$50,000 or more 
2,824 
2,395 
2,256 
429 
338 
596 
Farms with net losses 
number 
2,605 
2,153 
2,066 
452 
380 
1,483 
Average net loss 
dollars 
316,908 
300,439 
280,656 
395,354 
392,673 
70,016 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
40 
34 
34 
6 
4 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
210 
169 
164 
41 
35 
298 
$5,000 to $9,999 
197 
166 
153 
31 
31 
266 
$10,000 to $24,999 
399 
326 
318 
73 
60 
318 
$25,000 to $49,999 
395 
339 
338 
56 
48 
194 
$50,000 or more 
1,364 
1,119 
1,059 
245 
202 
351 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
6,361 
5,345 
5,081 
1,016 
845 
2,780 
$1,000 
2,880,311 
2,108,068 
1,774,261 
772,243 
416,265 
269,710 
Average per farm 
dollars 
452,808 
394,400 
349,195 
760,082 
492,621 
97,018 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
3,721 
3,165 
2,988 
556 
457 
1,295 
Average net gain 
dollars 
1,008,749 
884,666 
802,968 
1,715,087 
1,243,314 
288,533 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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