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 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
181 
171 
170 
10 
10 
28 
$1,000 
15,552 
13,059 
(D) 
2,492 
2,492 
952 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8 
8 
8 
- 
- 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
22 
21 
21 
1 
1 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
64 
59 
58 
5 
5 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
33 
33 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
54 
50 
50 
4 
4 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
478 
452 
446 
26 
24 
158 
$1,000 
18,657 
15,348 
(D) 
3,309 
(D) 
2,984 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
131 
118 
114 
13 
12 
79 
$5,000 to $24,999 
177 
171 
171 
6 
5 
57 
$25,000 to $99,999 
128 
125 
124 
3 
3 
19 
$100,000 or more 
42 
38 
37 
4 
4 
3 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
295 
277 
275 
18 
17 
125 
$1,000 
9,326 
6,535 
(D) 
2,791 
(D) 
2,395 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
32 
28 
28 
4 
4 
16 
$1,000 to $4,999 
52 
49 
49 
3 
3 
44 
$5,000 to $24,999 
121 
117 
116 
4 
3 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
52 
52 
3 
3 
10 
$50,000 or more 
35 
31 
30 
4 
4 
6 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
355 
340 
334 
15 
13 
89 
$1,000 
9,331 
8,813 
(D) 
518 
(D) 
589 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
55 
48 
44 
7 
6 
35 
$1,000 to $4,999 
78 
77 
77 
1 
1 
37 
$5,000 to $24,999 
128 
123 
123 
5 
4 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
49 
48 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
45 
43 
42 
2 
2 
4 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
612 
572 
562 
40 
37 
497 
$1,000 
6,476 
5,283 
5,245 
1,193 
(D) 
1,730 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
286 
263 
255 
23 
23 
408 
$5,000 to $9,999 
152 
141 
141 
11 
9 
54 
$10,000 to $24,999 
127 
125 
123 
2 
2 
29 
$25,000 or more 
47 
43 
43 
4 
3 
6 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
603 
577 
572 
26 
24 
184 
$1,000 
35,429 
34,152 
33,921 
1,277 
(D) 
3,413 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
121 
115 
115 
6 
6 
124 
$5,000 to $24,999 
168 
162 
161 
6 
5 
34 
$25,000 to $49,999 
107 
104 
104 
3 
3 
11 
$50,000 to $99,999 
115 
107 
103 
8 
7 
11 
$100,000 or more 
92 
89 
89 
3 
3 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
40 
39 
39 
1 
- 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,270 
1,270 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
598 
570 
561 
28 
25 
190 
$1,000 
60,296 
56,177 
55,590 
4,119 
(D) 
7,142 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
707 
662 
652 
45 
42 
552 
$1,000 
284,644 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
38,294 
Average per farm 
dollars 
402,608 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
69,373 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
601 
562 
552 
39 
36 
408 
Average net gain 
dollars 
495,598 
502,575 
502,731 
395,052 
(D) 
105,105 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
26 
19 
19 
7 
6 
92 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14 
11 
11 
3 
3 
61 
$10,000 to $24,999 
28 
21 
21 
7 
7 
93 
$25,000 to $49,999 
27 
24 
24 
3 
3 
66 
$50,000 or more 
501 
482 
472 
19 
17 
93 
Farms with net losses 
number 
106 
100 
100 
6 
6 
144 
Average net loss 
dollars 
124,627 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
31,868 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
21 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16 
13 
13 
3 
3 
41 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6 
5 
5 
1 
1 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
24 
24 
24 
- 
- 
44 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
20 
20 
- 
- 
8 
$50,000 or more 
38 
36 
36 
2 
2 
14 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
707 
662 
652 
45 
42 
552 
$1,000 
273,756 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
37,593 
Average per farm 
dollars 
387,208 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
68,103 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
599 
560 
550 
39 
36 
408 
Average net gain 
dollars 
480,783 
486,701 
486,568 
395,806 
(D) 
103,542 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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