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 
56 
50 
49 
6 
4 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
160 
144 
137 
16 
14 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
103 
89 
86 
14 
14 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
202 
189 
187 
13 
12 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
218 
207 
204 
11 
11 
16 
$50,000 or more 
1,025 
946 
928 
79 
70 
26 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
1,271 
1,090 
1,078 
181 
168 
307 
Average net loss 
dollars 
64,821 
66,347 
66,768 
55,627 
53,481 
39,962 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
59 
52 
52 
7 
7 
23 
$1,000 to $4,999 
231 
203 
202 
28 
27 
111 
$5,000 to $9,999 
236 
196 
191 
40 
37 
45 
$10,000 to $24,999 
270 
226 
223 
44 
42 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
192 
152 
150 
40 
34 
30 
$50,000 or more 
283 
261 
260 
22 
21 
45 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
40 
39 
38 
1 
1 
_ 
$1,000 
4,885 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,322 
1,195 
1,170 
127 
120 
179 
$1,000 
46,503 
43,974 
42,061 
2,529 
(D) 
3,460 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
215 
203 
201 
12 
10 
16 
$1,000 
6,909 
6,759 
(D) 
149 
(D) 
145 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
423 
378 
366 
45 
45 
78 
$1,000 
4,906 
4,552 
(D) 
354 
354 
376 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
125 
119 
115 
6 
6 
24 
$1,000 
4,450 
4,355 
4,301 
95 
95 
409 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
155 
133 
131 
22 
19 
31 
$1,000 
6,541 
5,769 
(D) 
772 
(D) 
1,260 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
408 
373 
371 
35 
33 
20 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
1,394 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
137 
130 
128 
7 
6 
8 
$1,000 
9,242 
8,825 
(D) 
417 
(D) 
180 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
46 
45 
44 
1 
1 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
233 
205 
198 
28 
27 
39 
$1,000 
12,128 
11,766 
(D) 
361 
(D) 
986 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
2,394 
2,164 
2,127 
230 
215 
348 
acres 
930,054 
859,049 
843,403 
71,005 
55,238 
24,467 
Plarvested cropland 
farms 
2,208 
2,003 
1,971 
205 
193 
254 
acres 
887,591 
821,067 
810,000 
66,524 
52,304 
19,864 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
1,087 
965 
948 
122 
118 
201 
50 to 99 acres 
250 
228 
224 
22 
20 
18 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
187 
171 
170 
16 
16 
10 
200 to 499 acres 
221 
211 
210 
10 
10 
18 
500 to 999 acres 
177 
163 
159 
14 
13 
4 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
176 
162 
158 
14 
11 
1 
2,000 acres or more 
110 
103 
102 
7 
5 
2 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
165 
144 
141 
21 
18 
38 
acres 
15,680 
13,852 
(D) 
1,828 
1,817 
715 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
80 
70 
69 
10 
8 
20 
acres 
2,470 
2,020 
(D) 
450 
(D) 
407 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
408 
378 
371 
30 
24 
95 
acres 
19,855 
17,990 
(D) 
1,865 
(D) 
3,074 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
90 
82 
81 
8 
7 
19 
acres 
4,458 
4,120 
(D) 
338 
(D) 
407 
Total woodland 
farms 
1,762 
1,605 
1,574 
157 
149 
311 
acres 
308,744 
263,085 
252,062 
45,659 
23,148 
32,626 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
525 
479 
469 
46 
44 
108 
acres 
18,639 
18,067 
17,786 
572 
(D) 
3,277 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
1,518 
1,381 
1,355 
137 
129 
263 
acres 
290,105 
245,018 
234,276 
45,087 
(D) 
29,349 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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