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 
4,685 
3,973 
417 
357 
$1,000 
28,417 
14,706 
5,112 
4,838 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,070 
1,862 
127 
102 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,787 
1,531 
147 
126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
682 
504 
107 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
43 
17 
16 
$50,000 or more 
72 
33 
19 
18 
Interest expense 
farms 
21,981 
19,059 
1,695 
1,351 
$1,000 
257,009 
191,946 
36,655 
33,199 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,624 
9,450 
695 
524 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,126 
7,954 
681 
538 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,018 
1,566 
252 
224 
$100,000 or more 
213 
89 
67 
65 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
16,632 
14,546 
1,201 
940 
$1,000 
198,016 
148,411 
28,697 
26,030 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,124 
1,900 
110 
78 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,330 
4,811 
304 
213 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,530 
6,631 
545 
433 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,047 
804 
127 
106 
$50,000 or more 
601 
400 
115 
110 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
12,836 
11,044 
1,089 
896 
$1,000 
58,993 
43,535 
7,958 
7,169 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,047 
3,649 
243 
188 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,741 
4,989 
471 
378 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,744 
2,222 
307 
265 
$25,000 to $49,999 
205 
140 
37 
35 
$50,000 or more 
99 
44 
31 
30 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
55,523 
49,191 
3,569 
2,741 
$1,000 
229,885 
185,608 
23,914 
19,985 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,547 
37,841 
2,003 
1,454 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,038 
8,495 
966 
758 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,420 
2,583 
474 
415 
$25,000 or more 
518 
272 
126 
114 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
33,424 
28,800 
2,681 
2,113 
$1,000 
430,573 
216,198 
103,562 
98,082 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,853 
20,636 
1,282 
930 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,105 
6,603 
905 
733 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,342 
969 
218 
190 
$50,000 to $99,999 
670 
409 
149 
141 
$100,000 or more 
454 
183 
127 
119 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
469 
386 
44 
34 
$1,000 
3,814 
3,311 
288 
245 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
28,723 
24,570 
2,428 
1,944 
$1,000 
515,339 
361,989 
86,528 
76,248 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
59,309 
52,390 
3,808 
2,944 
$1,000 
1,755,111 
1,128,622 
329,283 
297,074 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,593 
21,543 
86,471 
100,908 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
28,758 
24,988 
2,286 
1,803 
Average net gain 
dollars 
79,121 
60,858 
165,731 
188,179 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,063 
1,910 
68 
43 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,135 
4,734 
215 
149 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,618 
3,251 
221 
154 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,989 
4,441 
310 
235 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,817 
3,380 
288 
222 
$50,000 or more 
9,136 
7,272 
1,184 
1,000 
Farms with net losses 
number 
30,551 
27,402 
1,522 
1,141 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,029 
14,309 
32,574 
36,996 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,416 
2,234 
100 
58 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,390 
8,755 
336 
253 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,164 
6,598 
270 
194 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,920 
6,152 
402 
295 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,715 
2,283 
179 
139 
$50,000 or more 
1,946 
1,380 
235 
202 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
59,309 
52,390 
3,808 
2,944 
$1,000 
1,534,971 
934,815 
306,704 
276,933 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,881 
17,843 
80,542 
94,067 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
28,664 
24,893 
2,286 
1,800 
Average net gain 
dollars 
71,883 
53,572 
155,721 
177,179 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
140 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
