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 
160 
132 
128 
28 
27 
12 
$1,000 
3,715 
2,067 
1,984 
1,647 
(D) 
129 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
45 
37 
37 
8 
8 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
43 
37 
36 
6 
5 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
50 
41 
39 
9 
9 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
8 
8 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
14 
9 
8 
5 
5 
Interest expense 
farms 
591 
511 
493 
80 
77 
59 
$1,000 
8,941 
8,236 
7,910 
705 
542 
442 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
281 
225 
221 
56 
56 
32 
$5,000 to $24,999 
203 
187 
179 
16 
14 
23 
$25,000 to $99,999 
95 
88 
82 
7 
7 
4 
$100,000 or more 
12 
11 
11 
1 
- 
" 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
342 
306 
297 
36 
33 
28 
$1,000 
4,923 
4,585 
4,365 
338 
(D) 
203 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
37 
34 
34 
3 
3 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
114 
97 
96 
17 
17 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
134 
120 
117 
14 
12 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
39 
34 
1 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
17 
16 
16 
1 
“ 
" 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
390 
332 
315 
58 
57 
41 
$1,000 
4,018 
3,651 
3,544 
368 
(D) 
239 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
102 
87 
84 
15 
15 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
142 
111 
102 
31 
31 
27 
$5,000 to $24,999 
99 
92 
88 
7 
7 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
28 
27 
4 
3 
1 
$50,000 or more 
15 
14 
14 
1 
1 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,366 
1,210 
1,157 
156 
145 
173 
$1,000 
4,831 
3,529 
2,944 
1,302 
908 
226 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,208 
1,072 
1,036 
136 
134 
166 
$5,000 to $9,999 
82 
74 
70 
8 
6 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
46 
42 
33 
4 
3 
2 
$25,000 or more 
30 
22 
18 
8 
2 
1 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
982 
860 
816 
122 
107 
113 
$1,000 
65,535 
55,799 
49,750 
9,736 
5,477 
791 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
479 
417 
396 
62 
62 
86 
$5,000 to $24,999 
267 
244 
234 
23 
23 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
79 
74 
10 
7 
1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
69 
60 
55 
9 
7 
7 
$100,000 or more 
78 
60 
57 
18 
8 
" 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
33 
25 
24 
8 
6 
- 
$1,000 
2,601 
2,471 
(D) 
130 
(D) 
- 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
872 
763 
723 
109 
94 
83 
$1,000 
48,939 
41,711 
37,686 
7,228 
4,283 
1,183 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,552 
1,359 
1,300 
193 
178 
228 
$1,000 
240,640 
201,158 
189,332 
39,481 
9,792 
7,250 
Average per farm 
dollars 
155,051 
148,019 
145,640 
204,567 
55,010 
31,798 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
772 
689 
653 
83 
71 
107 
Average net gain 
dollars 
386,410 
364,365 
359,250 
569,411 
225,051 
109,342 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
33 
29 
29 
4 
4 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
96 
84 
79 
12 
12 
23 
$5,000 to $9,999 
74 
67 
65 
7 
7 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
95 
86 
84 
9 
9 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
86 
77 
72 
9 
9 
14 
$50,000 or more 
388 
346 
324 
42 
30 
25 
Farms with net losses 
number 
780 
670 
647 
110 
107 
121 
Average net loss 
dollars 
73,934 
74,461 
69,950 
70,724 
57,820 
36,774 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
58 
54 
54 
4 
4 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
160 
138 
137 
22 
22 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
136 
116 
113 
20 
20 
12 
$10,000 to $24,999 
182 
145 
140 
37 
37 
29 
$25,000 to $49,999 
100 
86 
81 
14 
14 
10 
$50,000 or more 
144 
131 
122 
13 
10 
22 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,552 
1,359 
1,300 
193 
178 
228 
$1,000 
184,397 
150,205 
141,364 
34,192 
5,954 
6,850 
Average per farm 
dollars 
118,812 
110,526 
108,741 
177,160 
33,451 
30,044 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
763 
681 
645 
82 
70 
107 
Average net gain 
dollars 
325,686 
301,970 
296,291 
522,640 
186,086 
105,604 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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