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 
234 
192 
184 
42 
36 
17 
$1,000 
9,614 
8,708 
8,188 
905 
(D) 
519 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
42 
34 
34 
8 
8 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
51 
40 
38 
11 
8 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
80 
67 
65 
13 
11 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
27 
23 
21 
4 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
34 
28 
26 
6 
5 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,138 
1,033 
1,016 
105 
98 
73 
$1,000 
32,634 
29,934 
29,543 
2,700 
2,211 
686 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
326 
286 
280 
40 
40 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
450 
415 
410 
35 
34 
25 
$25,000 to $99,999 
307 
286 
280 
21 
18 
4 
$100,000 or more 
55 
46 
46 
9 
6 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
911 
835 
824 
76 
70 
58 
$1,000 
26,202 
24,235 
23,912 
1,967 
1,598 
602 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
28 
24 
24 
4 
4 
15 
$1,000 to $4,999 
196 
179 
179 
17 
17 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
389 
358 
353 
31 
29 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
175 
164 
161 
11 
10 
3 
$50,000 or more 
123 
110 
107 
13 
10 
2 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
603 
542 
529 
61 
55 
27 
$1,000 
6,432 
5,699 
5,631 
733 
613 
84 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
143 
127 
118 
16 
16 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
223 
205 
203 
18 
18 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
175 
155 
155 
20 
16 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46 
43 
41 
3 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
16 
12 
12 
4 
3 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,287 
2,044 
1,993 
243 
223 
339 
$1,000 
16,393 
14,710 
13,770 
1,683 
1,310 
1,432 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,504 
1,340 
1,313 
164 
160 
267 
$5,000 to $9,999 
406 
370 
361 
36 
33 
33 
$10,000 to $24,999 
269 
241 
233 
28 
23 
28 
$25,000 or more 
108 
93 
86 
15 
7 
11 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,685 
1,511 
1,480 
174 
155 
168 
$1,000 
78,923 
65,907 
59,428 
13,015 
6,273 
3,028 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
671 
597 
581 
74 
73 
107 
$5,000 to $24,999 
640 
588 
581 
52 
49 
40 
$25,000 to $49,999 
149 
132 
130 
17 
16 
8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
99 
89 
88 
10 
6 
5 
$100,000 or more 
126 
105 
100 
21 
11 
8 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
77 
74 
74 
3 
3 
- 
$1,000 
475 
474 
474 
1 
1 
" 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,567 
1,408 
1,372 
159 
138 
134 
$1,000 
80,797 
72,839 
68,920 
7,958 
5,045 
3,670 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,410 
2,152 
2,098 
258 
237 
449 
$1,000 
450,951 
379,838 
364,014 
71,114 
43,650 
-6,231 
Average per farm 
dollars 
187,117 
176,505 
173,505 
275,634 
184,179 
-13,878 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,344 
1,206 
1,171 
138 
125 
200 
Average net gain 
dollars 
393,537 
368,825 
362,943 
609,492 
410,961 
91,862 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
36 
35 
33 
1 
1 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
103 
89 
84 
14 
14 
52 
$5,000 to $9,999 
74 
68 
66 
6 
6 
31 
$10,000 to $24,999 
146 
121 
121 
25 
25 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
76 
69 
21 
21 
18 
$50,000 or more 
888 
817 
798 
71 
58 
47 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,066 
946 
927 
120 
112 
249 
Average net loss 
dollars 
73,135 
68,674 
65,795 
108,303 
68,926 
98,809 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
54 
47 
44 
7 
7 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
163 
147 
144 
16 
16 
66 
$5,000 to $9,999 
141 
123 
122 
18 
18 
41 
$10,000 to $24,999 
252 
221 
216 
31 
29 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
211 
192 
192 
19 
19 
28 
$50,000 or more 
245 
216 
209 
29 
23 
50 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,410 
2,152 
2,098 
258 
237 
449 
$1,000 
360,563 
294,111 
280,843 
66,452 
38,989 
-8,073 
Average per farm 
dollars 
149,611 
136,669 
133,862 
257,565 
164,509 
-17,981 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,308 
1,174 
1,139 
134 
121 
197 
Average net gain 
dollars 
335,132 
306,282 
300,558 
587,892 
380,477 
84,083 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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