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 ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
11,255 
9,066 
1,342 
1,046 
$1,000 
109,047 
48,060 
35,353 
28,675 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,894 
4,349 
367 
276 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,713 
3,057 
397 
282 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,858 
1,297 
332 
289 
$25,000 to $49,999 
383 
225 
78 
64 
$50,000 or more 
407 
138 
168 
135 
Interest expense farms 
65,779 
56,888 
5,678 
4,163 
$1,000 
734,330 
497,011 
152,580 
125,262 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,820 
33,184 
2,391 
1,638 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,048 
19,774 
1,983 
1,460 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,107 
3,563 
998 
800 
$100,000 or more 
804 
367 
306 
265 
Secured by real estate farms 
45,951 
40,315 
3,570 
2,556 
$1,000 
508,885 
362,031 
93,166 
75,547 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,730 
6,113 
409 
260 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
17,454 
15,980 
951 
621 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,788 
15,525 
1,375 
984 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,453 
1,796 
419 
340 
$50,000 or more 
1,526 
901 
416 
351 
Not secured by real estate farms 
37,625 
31,836 
3,732 
2,742 
$1,000 
225,445 
134,980 
59,414 
49,716 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,315 
1 1 ,972 
907 
610 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
15,446 
13,469 
1,247 
879 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,113 
5,457 
1,030 
797 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,056 
647 
266 
223 
$50,000 or more 
695 
291 
282 
233 
Property taxes paid farms 
235,242 
211,248 
15,332 
10,767 
$1,000 
553,870 
419,422 
82,850 
68,508 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
212,278 
194,170 
1 1 ,638 
7,693 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15,283 
12,256 
1,857 
1,517 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,945 
3,949 
1,287 
1,087 
$25,000 or more 
1,736 
873 
550 
470 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
112,929 
98,142 
9,460 
6,863 
$1,000 
1,186,370 
527,704 
313,318 
272,480 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
91,694 
82,940 
5,790 
3,886 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,698 
1 1 ,342 
2,031 
1,611 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,124 
2,092 
612 
514 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,846 
1,099 
467 
390 
$100,000 or more 
1,567 
669 
560 
462 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
5,317 
4,124 
781 
601 
$1,000 
103,612 
62,475 
31,964 
25,066 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
94,120 
80,727 
8,534 
6,431 
$1,000 
1,540,070 
981 ,833 
341,013 
277,238 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
248,809 
222,580 
16,660 
1 1 ,736 
$1,000 
1,965,736 
557,993 
810,765 
667,199 
Average per farm dollars 
7,901 
2,507 
48,665 
56,851 
Farms with net gains ^ number 
78,713 
67,847 
6,956 
4,940 
Average net gain dollars 
66,629 
43,195 
189,560 
221 ,750 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
10,647 
9,974 
439 
253 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,640 
19,839 
1,210 
751 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,976 
10,720 
804 
552 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,212 
11,447 
1,177 
816 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,467 
6,149 
801 
589 
$50,000 or more 
13,771 
9,718 
2,525 
1,979 
Farms with net losses number 
170,096 
154,733 
9,704 
6,796 
Average net loss dollars 
19,276 
15,334 
52,331 
63,014 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
14,895 
14,003 
611 
392 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
53,748 
50,378 
2,245 
1,400 
$5,000 to $9,999 
39,020 
36,324 
1,732 
1,136 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38,534 
35,018 
2,246 
1,525 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,735 
11,817 
1,124 
885 
$50,000 or more 
10,164 
7,193 
1,746 
1,458 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
248,809 
222,580 
16,660 
1 1 ,736 
$1,000 
1 ,272,223 
98,185 
699,941 
579,331 
Average per farm dollars 
5,113 
441 
42,013 
49,364 
Operators reporting net gains ^ farms 
78,047 
67,336 
6,875 
4,885 
Average net gain dollars 
59,196 
37,273 
177,453 
208,007 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
144 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
