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 
121 
108 
103 
13 
12 
9 
$1,000 
3,609 
3,423 
(D) 
186 
(D) 
366 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16 
15 
14 
1 
1 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
33 
28 
27 
5 
5 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
41 
36 
34 
5 
4 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
14 
14 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
16 
15 
14 
1 
1 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
440 
386 
374 
54 
51 
47 
$1,000 
14,520 
13,185 
12,476 
1,335 
1,125 
819 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
108 
92 
89 
16 
16 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
200 
174 
170 
26 
26 
23 
$25,000 to $99,999 
101 
92 
90 
9 
7 
6 
$100,000 or more 
31 
28 
25 
3 
2 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
303 
263 
255 
40 
37 
35 
$1,000 
11,304 
10,379 
9,878 
926 
716 
558 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12 
11 
11 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
46 
39 
38 
7 
7 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
140 
118 
116 
22 
22 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
43 
41 
6 
5 
- 
$50,000 or more 
56 
52 
49 
4 
2 
2 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
258 
233 
224 
25 
25 
31 
$1,000 
3,216 
2,807 
2,598 
409 
409 
261 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
33 
30 
30 
3 
3 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
97 
86 
81 
11 
11 
18 
$5,000 to $24,999 
100 
93 
91 
7 
7 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
12 
11 
3 
3 
1 
$50,000 or more 
13 
12 
11 
1 
1 
2 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
879 
771 
744 
108 
102 
164 
$1,000 
6,929 
5,973 
5,697 
956 
851 
797 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
487 
423 
412 
64 
62 
106 
$5,000 to $9,999 
226 
207 
199 
19 
19 
39 
$10,000 to $24,999 
123 
104 
99 
19 
17 
17 
$25,000 or more 
43 
37 
34 
6 
4 
2 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
732 
650 
628 
82 
76 
110 
$1,000 
53,106 
46,983 
39,501 
6,123 
(D) 
1,407 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
253 
225 
217 
28 
26 
72 
$5,000 to $24,999 
246 
222 
219 
24 
23 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
73 
70 
16 
14 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
78 
70 
70 
8 
8 
6 
$100,000 or more 
66 
60 
52 
6 
5 
3 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
35 
35 
34 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,125 
1,125 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
664 
589 
568 
75 
69 
76 
$1,000 
38,841 
34,447 
32,639 
4,394 
2,450 
1,596 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
975 
848 
820 
127 
120 
218 
$1,000 
161,302 
148,396 
133,544 
12,907 
(D) 
3,974 
Average per farm 
dollars 
165,438 
174,995 
162,858 
101,626 
(D) 
18,230 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
589 
530 
514 
59 
54 
90 
Average net gain 
dollars 
320,909 
322,836 
302,617 
303,602 
(D) 
97,025 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
10 
7 
7 
3 
2 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
43 
40 
38 
3 
3 
15 
$5,000 to $9,999 
53 
48 
47 
5 
5 
25 
$10,000 to $24,999 
63 
50 
48 
13 
12 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
45 
44 
7 
7 
9 
$50,000 or more 
368 
340 
330 
28 
25 
15 
Farms with net losses 
number 
386 
318 
306 
68 
66 
128 
Average net loss 
dollars 
71,797 
71,407 
71,901 
73,618 
(D) 
37,172 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
12 
7 
6 
5 
5 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
41 
32 
32 
9 
9 
23 
$5,000 to $9,999 
61 
55 
53 
6 
6 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
85 
70 
68 
15 
15 
34 
$25,000 to $49,999 
60 
55 
53 
5 
4 
19 
$50,000 or more 
127 
99 
94 
28 
27 
26 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
975 
848 
820 
127 
120 
218 
$1,000 
148,524 
135,850 
121,931 
12,673 
(D) 
3,992 
Average per farm 
dollars 
152,332 
160,201 
148,697 
99,790 
(D) 
18,311 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
586 
528 
512 
58 
53 
90 
Average net gain 
dollars 
301,590 
301,209 
282,157 
305,062 
(D) 
97,025 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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