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 
273 
237 
231 
36 
28 
47 
$1,000 
10,022 
8,777 
8,040 
1,245 
906 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
43 
40 
40 
3 
2 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
73 
62 
61 
11 
8 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
71 
70 
11 
11 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
21 
20 
3 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
51 
43 
40 
8 
5 
6 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,139 
1,036 
1,021 
103 
93 
278 
$1,000 
35,967 
32,591 
31,795 
3,376 
2,016 
6,636 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
346 
317 
313 
29 
27 
120 
$5,000 to $24,999 
466 
416 
411 
50 
47 
109 
$25,000 to $99,999 
270 
253 
250 
17 
14 
38 
$100,000 or more 
57 
50 
47 
7 
5 
11 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
789 
712 
707 
77 
69 
213 
$1,000 
22,990 
21,149 
20,858 
1,842 
(D) 
3,479 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
46 
41 
41 
5 
5 
28 
$1,000 to $4,999 
150 
137 
136 
13 
13 
48 
$5,000 to $24,999 
374 
331 
329 
43 
40 
106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
135 
124 
124 
11 
9 
18 
$50,000 or more 
84 
79 
77 
5 
2 
13 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
727 
672 
659 
55 
49 
152 
$1,000 
12,977 
11,442 
10,937 
1,535 
(D) 
3,157 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
125 
112 
112 
13 
11 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
267 
249 
245 
18 
15 
56 
$5,000 to $24,999 
220 
207 
200 
13 
13 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
64 
61 
61 
3 
3 
6 
$50,000 or more 
51 
43 
41 
8 
7 
8 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,348 
2,089 
2,044 
259 
230 
943 
$1,000 
16,571 
13,817 
13,300 
2,755 
1,736 
2,825 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,640 
1,444 
1,414 
196 
182 
830 
$5,000 to $9,999 
324 
301 
299 
23 
21 
65 
$10,000 to $24,999 
265 
242 
236 
23 
18 
29 
$25,000 or more 
119 
102 
95 
17 
9 
19 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,744 
1,570 
1,542 
174 
155 
463 
$1,000 
91,745 
70,081 
68,427 
21,664 
12,184 
7,517 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
735 
657 
650 
78 
72 
311 
$5,000 to $24,999 
535 
493 
487 
42 
39 
102 
$25,000 to $49,999 
179 
168 
159 
11 
10 
28 
$50,000 to $99,999 
132 
121 
118 
11 
10 
9 
$100,000 or more 
163 
131 
128 
32 
24 
13 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
162 
147 
146 
15 
15 
21 
$1,000 
7,107 
6,485 
(D) 
623 
623 
106 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,528 
1,372 
1,343 
156 
139 
356 
$1,000 
103,473 
81,516 
74,467 
21,957 
1 1 ,423 
10,664 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,522 
2,240 
2,194 
282 
253 
1,063 
$1,000 
509,398 
257,061 
251,289 
252,337 
79,483 
66,668 
Average per farm 
dollars 
201,982 
114,759 
114,535 
894,812 
314,161 
62,717 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,337 
1,203 
1,173 
134 
122 
514 
Average net gain 
dollars 
471,647 
304,357 
305,608 
1,973,510 
702,840 
164,584 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
38 
32 
31 
6 
6 
29 
$1,000 to $4,999 
108 
85 
82 
23 
21 
93 
$5,000 to $9,999 
97 
84 
83 
13 
13 
79 
$10,000 to $24,999 
187 
169 
163 
18 
15 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
185 
173 
171 
12 
12 
88 
$50,000 or more 
722 
660 
643 
62 
55 
136 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,185 
1,037 
1,021 
148 
131 
549 
Average net loss 
dollars 
102,274 
105,189 
104,985 
81,848 
47,815 
32,655 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
33 
27 
25 
6 
5 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
175 
150 
145 
25 
23 
112 
$5,000 to $9,999 
212 
187 
183 
25 
24 
120 
$10,000 to $24,999 
308 
271 
270 
37 
35 
122 
$25,000 to $49,999 
176 
157 
157 
19 
15 
77 
$50,000 or more 
281 
245 
241 
36 
29 
81 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,522 
2,240 
2,194 
282 
253 
1,063 
$1,000 
347,666 
213,119 
207,992 
134,547 
70,992 
65,543 
Average per farm 
dollars 
137,853 
95,143 
94,800 
477,116 
280,601 
61,658 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,325 
1,189 
1,159 
136 
124 
507 
Average net gain 
dollars 
357,747 
275,326 
276,397 
1,078,322 
622,963 
165,095 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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