Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, 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 
282 
260 
250 
22 
19 
40 
$1,000 
8,064 
6,817 
(D) 
1,247 
1,106 
1,386 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
50 
50 
48 
- 
- 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
66 
63 
61 
3 
3 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
87 
79 
76 
8 
7 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
36 
33 
3 
2 
5 
$50,000 or more 
40 
32 
32 
8 
7 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,115 
1,043 
1,025 
72 
66 
227 
$1,000 
49,416 
45,347 
42,639 
4,069 
3,777 
9,262 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
223 
201 
199 
22 
22 
86 
$5,000 to $24,999 
462 
431 
427 
31 
26 
97 
$25,000 to $99,999 
320 
311 
307 
9 
9 
22 
$100,000 or more 
110 
100 
92 
10 
9 
22 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
823 
772 
756 
51 
47 
166 
$1,000 
32,375 
29,607 
27,161 
2,768 
(D) 
7,673 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
39 
36 
36 
3 
3 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
151 
137 
136 
14 
14 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
362 
341 
337 
21 
18 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
114 
112 
1 
1 
9 
$50,000 or more 
156 
144 
135 
12 
11 
24 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
756 
709 
699 
47 
42 
131 
$1,000 
17,041 
15,739 
15,479 
1,301 
(D) 
1,589 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
61 
52 
52 
9 
9 
21 
$1,000 to $4,999 
168 
161 
160 
7 
6 
53 
$5,000 to $24,999 
343 
322 
316 
21 
18 
46 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101 
96 
95 
5 
5 
5 
$50,000 or more 
83 
78 
76 
5 
4 
6 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,505 
1,406 
1,382 
99 
91 
481 
$1,000 
23,243 
21,622 
20,598 
1,620 
1,455 
6,931 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
550 
497 
492 
53 
49 
313 
$5,000 to $9,999 
285 
266 
263 
19 
18 
78 
$10,000 to $24,999 
436 
425 
421 
11 
11 
53 
$25,000 or more 
234 
218 
206 
16 
13 
37 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,368 
1,286 
1,264 
82 
74 
376 
$1,000 
98,159 
88,308 
77,837 
9,851 
6,068 
23,293 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
338 
312 
311 
26 
25 
243 
$5,000 to $24,999 
441 
418 
412 
23 
23 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
234 
230 
228 
4 
3 
24 
$50,000 to $99,999 
180 
171 
171 
9 
8 
13 
$100,000 or more 
175 
155 
142 
20 
15 
33 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
136 
133 
133 
3 
3 
18 
$1,000 
4,021 
3,958 
3,958 
63 
63 
920 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,308 
1,233 
1,212 
75 
67 
296 
$1,000 
134,342 
120,536 
107,739 
13,806 
9,053 
22,645 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,644 
1,534 
1,509 
110 
102 
651 
$1,000 
516,242 
465,037 
436,148 
51,205 
(D) 
116,866 
Average per farm 
dollars 
314,016 
303,153 
289,031 
465,497 
(D) 
179,517 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,221 
1,139 
1,120 
82 
75 
400 
Average net gain 
dollars 
459,662 
446,551 
427,819 
641 ,775 
519,685 
311,630 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
5 
3 
3 
2 
2 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
36 
32 
32 
4 
4 
31 
$5,000 to $9,999 
40 
30 
29 
10 
10 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
101 
89 
88 
12 
12 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
107 
107 
9 
9 
60 
$50,000 or more 
923 
878 
861 
45 
38 
174 
Farms with net losses 
number 
423 
395 
389 
28 
27 
251 
Average net loss 
dollars 
106,396 
110,340 
110,563 
50,747 
(D) 
31,022 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
13 
11 
11 
2 
2 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
46 
44 
43 
2 
1 
73 
$5,000 to $9,999 
50 
42 
42 
8 
8 
42 
$10,000 to $24,999 
83 
78 
77 
5 
5 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
60 
58 
3 
3 
24 
$50,000 or more 
168 
160 
158 
8 
8 
28 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,644 
1,534 
1,509 
110 
102 
651 
$1,000 
483,505 
439,989 
411,099 
43,517 
(D) 
110,275 
Average per farm 
dollars 
294,103 
286,825 
272,431 
395,606 
(D) 
169,394 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,207 
1,126 
1,107 
81 
74 
398 
Average net gain 
dollars 
442,376 
432,015 
412,813 
586,412 
457,435 
297,208 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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