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. 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
32 
28 
28 
4 
4 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
99 
87 
82 
12 
12 
23 
$5,000 to $9,999 
75 
68 
66 
7 
7 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99 
90 
88 
9 
9 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
87 
77 
71 
10 
10 
14 
$50,000 or more 
371 
331 
310 
40 
28 
25 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
789 
678 
655 
111 
108 
121 
Average net loss 
dollars 
81,244 
81,765 
75,945 
78,060 
65,480 
36,774 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
59 
55 
55 
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 
186 
149 
144 
37 
37 
29 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101 
87 
82 
14 
14 
10 
$50,000 or more 
147 
133 
124 
14 
11 
22 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
9 
5 
5 
4 
2 
_ 
$1,000 
420 
304 
304 
116 
(D) 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
511 
451 
419 
60 
53 
73 
$1,000 
23,565 
13,114 
10,258 
10,451 
3,544 
2,369 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
49 
46 
46 
3 
3 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
793 
793 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
194 
168 
145 
26 
22 
40 
$1,000 
10,792 
7,596 
5,492 
3,196 
(□) 
1,733 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
36 
34 
29 
2 
2 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,350 
883 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
51 
41 
34 
10 
6 
8 
$1,000 
6,035 
852 
599 
5,183 
(D) 
178 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
143 
131 
127 
12 
11 
8 
$1,000 
590 
511 
481 
79 
(D) 
45 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
29 
23 
23 
6 
2 
9 
$1,000 
602 
516 
516 
86 
(□) 
14 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
9 
5 
5 
4 
4 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
60 
60 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
80 
66 
66 
14 
10 
4 
$1,000 
2,933 
1,435 
1,435 
1,498 
55 
33 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,101 
960 
914 
141 
128 
144 
acres 
522,626 
420,537 
375,553 
102,089 
56,768 
33,884 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
878 
774 
735 
104 
91 
100 
acres 
387,941 
333,435 
298,688 
54,506 
(D) 
20,942 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
359 
310 
307 
49 
49 
56 
50 to 99 acres 
114 
104 
93 
10 
10 
11 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
83 
73 
71 
10 
10 
12 
200 to 499 acres 
116 
100 
95 
16 
10 
13 
500 to 999 acres 
67 
61 
57 
6 
4 
3 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
99 
93 
83 
6 
4 
3 
2,000 acres or more 
40 
33 
29 
7 
4 
2 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
102 
88 
86 
14 
10 
9 
acres 
31,329 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
2,662 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
27 
23 
23 
4 
4 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
261 
220 
210 
41 
40 
57 
acres 
51,482 
35,592 
(D) 
15,890 
(D) 
9,431 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
128 
107 
97 
21 
17 
6 
acres 
(D) 
37,527 
33,834 
(D) 
9,302 
(D) 
Total woodland 
farms 
555 
487 
448 
68 
61 
73 
acres 
271,398 
246,687 
136,745 
24,711 
13,500 
30,277 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
182 
159 
146 
23 
19 
17 
acres 
19,472 
12,990 
10,825 
6,482 
482 
2,563 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
435 
382 
349 
53 
46 
67 
acres 
251,926 
233,697 
125,920 
18,229 
13,018 
27,714 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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