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 
599 
567 
547 
32 
24 
39 
$1,000 
9,150 
8,653 
8,403 
497 
347 
495 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
69 
66 
65 
3 
2 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
173 
164 
155 
9 
9 
17 
$5,000 to $24,999 
254 
239 
233 
15 
10 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
62 
59 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
40 
36 
35 
4 
3 
4 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,066 
1,959 
1,894 
107 
86 
165 
$1,000 
50,430 
47,402 
43,638 
3,027 
1,793 
7,221 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
613 
575 
565 
38 
28 
68 
$5,000 to $24,999 
896 
858 
834 
38 
37 
71 
$25,000 to $99,999 
465 
441 
420 
24 
18 
20 
$100,000 or more 
92 
85 
75 
7 
3 
6 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,435 
1,360 
1,313 
75 
58 
119 
$1,000 
34,230 
31,879 
28,907 
2,351 
1,392 
6,373 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
85 
77 
76 
8 
2 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
286 
272 
266 
14 
12 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
671 
643 
628 
28 
27 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
232 
220 
213 
12 
11 
10 
$50,000 or more 
161 
148 
130 
13 
6 
12 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,389 
1,326 
1,291 
63 
51 
96 
$1,000 
16,200 
15,524 
14,731 
676 
401 
847 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
204 
195 
193 
9 
7 
22 
$1,000 to $4,999 
495 
465 
460 
30 
25 
59 
$5,000 to $24,999 
528 
512 
497 
16 
14 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
109 
104 
95 
5 
4 
3 
$50,000 or more 
53 
50 
46 
3 
1 
3 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
3,357 
3,145 
3,043 
212 
177 
495 
$1,000 
37,893 
33,713 
29,936 
4,180 
2,199 
2,330 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,356 
1,224 
1,207 
132 
118 
381 
$5,000 to $9,999 
831 
812 
801 
19 
19 
63 
$10,000 to $24,999 
890 
866 
839 
24 
20 
35 
$25,000 or more 
280 
243 
196 
37 
20 
16 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,854 
2,695 
2,603 
159 
132 
314 
$1,000 
99,913 
92,423 
84,227 
7,490 
4,563 
9,988 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
772 
707 
697 
65 
57 
212 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,032 
998 
969 
34 
28 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
477 
453 
443 
24 
22 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
377 
364 
345 
13 
11 
11 
$100,000 or more 
196 
173 
149 
23 
14 
7 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
209 
198 
195 
11 
10 
8 
$1,000 
3,411 
3,253 
3,208 
158 
(D) 
45 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,713 
2,561 
2,472 
152 
126 
236 
$1,000 
130,676 
120,641 
112,132 
10,036 
5,890 
6,542 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
3,509 
3,279 
3,177 
230 
193 
615 
$1,000 
452,967 
413,362 
371,022 
39,605 
22,609 
14,790 
Average per farm 
dollars 
129,087 
126,063 
116,784 
172,198 
117,147 
24,049 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,496 
2,381 
2,305 
115 
99 
307 
Average net gain 
dollars 
226,244 
214,827 
199,790 
462,625 
312,794 
123,127 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
22 
21 
21 
1 
1 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
98 
94 
92 
4 
4 
46 
$5,000 to $9,999 
111 
98 
92 
13 
10 
40 
$10,000 to $24,999 
252 
238 
238 
14 
14 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
268 
256 
251 
12 
12 
40 
$50,000 or more 
1,745 
1,674 
1,611 
71 
58 
106 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,013 
898 
872 
115 
94 
308 
Average net loss 
dollars 
110,303 
109,287 
102,630 
118,230 
88,906 
74,708 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
22 
16 
14 
6 
4 
30 
$1,000 to $4,999 
135 
114 
112 
21 
20 
56 
$5,000 to $9,999 
120 
106 
106 
14 
11 
54 
$10,000 to $24,999 
222 
199 
199 
23 
19 
78 
$25,000 to $49,999 
155 
142 
142 
13 
11 
44 
$50,000 or more 
359 
321 
299 
38 
29 
46 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
3,509 
3,279 
3,177 
230 
193 
615 
$1,000 
397,145 
356,174 
318,151 
40,971 
24,406 
14,677 
Average per farm 
dollars 
113,179 
108,623 
100,142 
178,135 
126,455 
23,865 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,441 
2,328 
2,253 
113 
97 
306 
Average net gain 
dollars 
211,581 
198,129 
183,907 
488,716 
340,862 
123,225 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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