Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
173 
101 
28 
19 
$1,000 
2,839 
1,222 
513 
389 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
39 
31 
1 
1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
53 
25 
15 
9 
$5,000 to $24,999 
54 
37 
5 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
3 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
13 
5 
3 
3 
Interest expense farms 
1,033 
767 
82 
72 
$1,000 
18,464 
11,149 
(D) 
1,906 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
327 
261 
21 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
497 
385 
35 
27 
$25,000 to $99,999 
188 
115 
22 
21 
$100,000 or more 
21 
6 
4 
4 
Secured by real estate farms 
754 
562 
46 
39 
$1,000 
14,186 
8,796 
1,423 
1,286 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
41 
28 
1 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
149 
122 
2 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
396 
315 
26 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
84 
59 
6 
6 
$50,000 or more 
84 
38 
11 
10 
Not secured by real estate farms 
644 
473 
62 
55 
$1,000 
4,277 
2,352 
(D) 
620 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
97 
78 
3 
2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
311 
256 
24 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
199 
124 
27 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
11 
5 
5 
$50,000 or more 
15 
4 
3 
3 
Property taxes paid farms 
2,261 
1,781 
147 
116 
$1,000 
6,223 
4,356 
552 
436 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,920 
1,560 
118 
91 
$5,000 to $9,999 
268 
185 
18 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
64 
32 
9 
8 
$25,000 or more 
9 
4 
2 
1 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
1,685 
1,255 
127 
102 
$1,000 
56,347 
15,128 
4,826 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
902 
744 
44 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
599 
436 
48 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
35 
12 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
57 
22 
10 
9 
$100,000 or more 
54 
18 
13 
11 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
59 
45 
5 
5 
$1,000 
1,452 
933 
(D) 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
1,434 
1,023 
129 
100 
$1,000 
71,884 
39,821 
7,887 
6,349 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
2,451 
1,917 
161 
128 
$1,000 
320,693 
154,083 
44,480 
37,623 
Average per farm dollars 
130,842 
80,377 
276,273 
293,929 
Farms with net gains ^ number 
1,563 
1,168 
109 
93 
Average net gain dollars 
232,823 
151,712 
455,991 
445,610 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
65 
58 
3 
2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
128 
110 
4 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114 
100 
3 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
193 
161 
7 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
160 
124 
8 
7 
$50,000 or more 
903 
615 
84 
71 
Farms with net losses number 
888 
749 
52 
35 
Average net loss dollars 
48,659 
30,864 
100,444 
109,110 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
67 
62 
1 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
168 
154 
6 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
186 
165 
7 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
194 
170 
13 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
153 
125 
12 
12 
$50,000 or more 
120 
73 
13 
6 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
2,451 
1,917 
161 
128 
$1,000 
224,751 
87,906 
35,903 
30,848 
Average per farm dollars 
91,698 
45,856 
222,999 
241,001 
Operators reporting net gains ^ farms 
1,473 
1,092 
108 
92 
Average net gain dollars 
184,855 
105,148 
383,267 
377,343 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
136 Delaware 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
