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 
1 0 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 
38 
37 
36 
1 
1 
6 
$1,000 
1,021 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
83 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10 
10 
9 
- 
- 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12 
11 
11 
1 
1 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
167 
159 
158 
8 
8 
17 
$1,000 
4,840 
4,679 
(D) 
161 
161 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
43 
42 
41 
1 
1 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
61 
61 
5 
5 
11 
$25,000 to $99,999 
47 
45 
45 
2 
2 
4 
$100,000 or more 
11 
11 
11 
- 
- 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
132 
125 
125 
7 
7 
14 
$1,000 
3,623 
3,522 
3,522 
101 
101 
344 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12 
12 
12 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
20 
15 
15 
5 
5 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
50 
50 
50 
- 
- 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
18 
18 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
31 
30 
30 
1 
1 
4 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
100 
93 
92 
7 
7 
9 
$1,000 
1,217 
1,157 
(D) 
60 
60 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16 
16 
16 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
27 
26 
25 
1 
1 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
43 
38 
38 
5 
5 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
5 
5 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
8 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
288 
268 
262 
20 
18 
45 
$1,000 
1,188 
1,141 
1,103 
47 
(D) 
128 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
206 
191 
188 
15 
13 
36 
$5,000 to $9,999 
57 
52 
52 
5 
5 
8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
22 
22 
19 
- 
- 
1 
$25,000 or more 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
272 
258 
254 
14 
14 
31 
$1,000 
36,210 
35,807 
(D) 
403 
403 
182 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
96 
91 
91 
5 
5 
18 
$5,000 to $24,999 
102 
95 
93 
7 
7 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
25 
25 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
25 
25 
25 
- 
- 
- 
$100,000 or more 
23 
22 
20 
1 
1 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
9 
8 
8 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
253 
243 
238 
10 
10 
29 
$1,000 
22,944 
22,498 
18,846 
447 
447 
1,232 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
317 
295 
289 
22 
20 
56 
$1,000 
120,523 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,606 
Average per farm 
dollars 
380,200 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
28,685 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
248 
232 
226 
16 
16 
38 
Average net gain 
dollars 
538,019 
568,770 
(D) 
92,131 
92,131 
93,945 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12 
12 
12 
- 
- 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10 
9 
9 
1 
1 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
15 
15 
5 
5 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
15 
14 
3 
3 
10 
$50,000 or more 
185 
178 
173 
7 
7 
19 
Farms with net losses 
number 
69 
63 
63 
6 
4 
18 
Average net loss 
dollars 
187,034 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
109,086 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2 
1 
1 
1 
- 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6 
6 
6 
- 
- 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12 
12 
12 
- 
- 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10 
9 
9 
1 
1 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
10 
10 
3 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
26 
25 
25 
1 
1 
8 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
317 
295 
289 
22 
20 
56 
$1,000 
100,738 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
204 
Average per farm 
dollars 
317,784 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,650 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
235 
219 
213 
16 
16 
38 
Average net gain 
dollars 
484,722 
515,992 
(D) 
56,716 
56,716 
57,052 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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