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 
369 
343 
337 
26 
22 
22 
$1,000 
9,820 
8,501 
7,779 
1,319 
1,270 
208 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
72 
67 
67 
5 
5 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
93 
88 
87 
5 
3 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
119 
112 
110 
7 
6 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
31 
31 
4 
3 
2 
$50,000 or more 
50 
45 
42 
5 
5 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,451 
1,325 
1,302 
126 
117 
102 
$1,000 
50,446 
46,564 
44,869 
3,882 
(D) 
871 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
488 
439 
431 
49 
44 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
537 
489 
486 
48 
46 
28 
$25,000 to $99,999 
324 
303 
297 
21 
20 
6 
$100,000 or more 
102 
94 
88 
8 
7 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,052 
956 
938 
96 
89 
62 
$1,000 
38,740 
35,825 
34,326 
2,915 
(D) 
673 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
80 
76 
75 
4 
4 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
246 
220 
214 
26 
23 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
416 
373 
373 
43 
41 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
143 
132 
130 
11 
10 
4 
$50,000 or more 
167 
155 
146 
12 
11 
2 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
842 
779 
767 
63 
58 
62 
$1,000 
11,706 
10,739 
10,543 
967 
930 
198 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
141 
135 
131 
6 
5 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
319 
288 
284 
31 
29 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
270 
249 
246 
21 
19 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
64 
62 
62 
2 
2 
2 
$50,000 or more 
48 
45 
44 
3 
3 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,916 
2,612 
2,566 
304 
279 
342 
$1,000 
25,853 
22,889 
21,167 
2,964 
2,223 
751 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,924 
1,708 
1,685 
216 
206 
315 
$5,000 to $9,999 
461 
429 
423 
32 
32 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
348 
319 
312 
29 
20 
10 
$25,000 or more 
183 
156 
146 
27 
21 
1 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,209 
1,999 
1,968 
210 
191 
210 
$1,000 
155,566 
136,588 
121,075 
18,977 
16,461 
2,693 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
789 
693 
690 
96 
89 
154 
$5,000 to $24,999 
683 
640 
634 
43 
41 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
282 
254 
243 
28 
27 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
199 
183 
183 
16 
14 
6 
$100,000 or more 
256 
229 
218 
27 
20 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
134 
117 
117 
17 
16 
2 
$1,000 
4,600 
4,302 
4,302 
298 
(D) 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,048 
1,871 
1,838 
177 
158 
146 
$1,000 
161,359 
146,759 
133,143 
14,600 
11,659 
2,564 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
3,035 
2,715 
2,669 
320 
293 
488 
$1,000 
835,803 
771,393 
716,513 
64,410 
59,270 
3,265 
Average per farm 
dollars 
275,388 
284,123 
268,457 
201,281 
202,285 
6,690 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,799 
1 ,656 
1,622 
143 
129 
181 
Average net gain 
dollars 
511,623 
510,757 
487,417 
521,653 
530,019 
83,419 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
58 
52 
51 
6 
4 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
148 
132 
126 
16 
14 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
94 
82 
79 
12 
12 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
185 
170 
168 
15 
14 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
181 
169 
166 
12 
12 
18 
$50,000 or more 
1,133 
1,051 
1,032 
82 
73 
26 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,236 
1,059 
1,047 
177 
164 
307 
Average net loss 
dollars 
68,452 
70,275 
70,753 
57,550 
55,505 
38,548 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
60 
53 
53 
7 
7 
23 
$1,000 to $4,999 
233 
208 
207 
25 
24 
111 
$5,000 to $9,999 
232 
191 
186 
41 
38 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
249 
208 
205 
41 
39 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
184 
142 
140 
42 
36 
30 
$50,000 or more 
278 
257 
256 
21 
20 
44 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
3,035 
2,715 
2,669 
320 
293 
488 
$1,000 
585,426 
539,884 
489,786 
45,542 
40,401 
-1,898 
Average per farm 
dollars 
192,892 
198,852 
183,509 
142,317 
137,887 
-3,889 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,764 
1,625 
1,591 
139 
125 
181 
Average net gain 
dollars 
378,579 
376,740 
353,088 
400,072 
395,086 
57,297 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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