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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
802 
563 
109 
102 
$1,000 
10,777 
3,268 
3,533 
3,502 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
303 
249 
34 
31 
$1,000 to $4,999 
269 
196 
38 
36 
$5,000 to $24,999 
157 
93 
22 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
17 
6 
6 
$50,000 or more 
35 
8 
9 
9 
Interest expense farms 
4,268 
3,373 
408 
326 
$1,000 
76,066 
49,973 
10,754 
9,727 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,573 
1,326 
123 
93 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,890 
1,495 
172 
131 
$25,000 to $99,999 
710 
514 
89 
79 
$100,000 or more 
95 
38 
24 
23 
Secured by real estate farms 
3,177 
2,544 
295 
230 
$1,000 
60,126 
39,649 
8,615 
7,790 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
317 
286 
18 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
683 
582 
48 
34 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,532 
1,233 
134 
102 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
292 
45 
36 
$50,000 or more 
259 
151 
50 
49 
Not secured by real estate farms 
2,359 
1,821 
249 
203 
$1,000 
15,940 
10,324 
2,139 
1,937 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
589 
507 
44 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
992 
775 
102 
78 
$5,000 to $24,999 
651 
464 
82 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
65 
16 
15 
$50,000 or more 
30 
10 
5 
5 
Property taxes paid farms 
11,348 
9,449 
856 
688 
$1,000 
48,380 
35,832 
4,823 
4,176 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,438 
7,306 
539 
409 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,105 
1,644 
196 
174 
$10,000 to $24,999 
681 
441 
100 
84 
$25,000 or more 
124 
58 
21 
21 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
6,955 
5,475 
638 
515 
$1,000 
128,776 
56,044 
18,219 
16,150 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,236 
3,631 
280 
201 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,913 
1,421 
221 
197 
$25,000 to $49,999 
378 
228 
57 
50 
$50,000 to $99,999 
264 
131 
49 
39 
$100,000 or more 
164 
64 
31 
28 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
211 
154 
21 
18 
$1,000 
6,431 
3,718 
(D) 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
5,768 
4,470 
558 
465 
$1,000 
155,566 
92,797 
22,331 
20,276 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
12,256 
10,132 
931 
752 
$1,000 
477,002 
244,941 
66,784 
58,807 
Average per farm dollars 
38,920 
24,175 
71,734 
78,201 
Farms with net gains 2 number 
5,354 
4,151 
524 
420 
Average net gain dollars 
121,750 
87,746 
171,500 
187,987 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
323 
292 
15 
15 
$1,000 to $4,999 
884 
771 
55 
40 
$5,000 to $9,999 
597 
472 
47 
36 
$10,000 to $24,999 
859 
707 
69 
55 
$25,000 to $49,999 
664 
531 
72 
54 
$50,000 or more 
2,027 
1,378 
266 
220 
Farms with net losses number 
6,902 
5,981 
407 
332 
Average net loss dollars 
25,333 
19,945 
56,712 
60,685 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
381 
354 
12 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,669 
1,526 
79 
65 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,463 
1,332 
47 
39 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,904 
1,680 
105 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
797 
649 
69 
55 
$50,000 or more 
688 
440 
95 
83 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
12,256 
10,132 
931 
752 
$1,000 
394,498 
180,450 
61,532 
54,568 
Average per farm dollars 
32,188 
17,810 
66,093 
72,564 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 
5,316 
4,113 
527 
424 
Average net gain dollars 
107,971 
73,508 
163,513 
178,259 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
