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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
3,034 
2,568 
301 
177 
$1,000 
21,866 
11,922 
5,476 
3,142 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,585 
1,419 
114 
46 
$1,000 to $4,999 
781 
664 
73 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
501 
390 
65 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
86 
49 
25 
15 
$50,000 or more 
81 
46 
24 
17 
Interest expense farms 
30,514 
27,570 
1,951 
1,156 
$1,000 
248,538 
195,027 
35,423 
26,954 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,631 
16,215 
1,009 
563 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,078 
10,025 
635 
367 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,651 
1,257 
254 
179 
$100,000 or more 
154 
73 
53 
47 
Secured by real estate farms 
25,135 
22,813 
1,508 
895 
$1,000 
197,099 
155,988 
26,413 
19,858 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,699 
3,454 
168 
100 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,643 
9,827 
568 
305 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,434 
8,537 
536 
314 
$25,000 to $49,999 
924 
730 
120 
88 
$50,000 or more 
435 
265 
116 
88 
Not secured by real estate farms 
15,151 
13,570 
1,086 
631 
$1,000 
51,438 
39,039 
9,011 
7,095 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,281 
5,801 
327 
177 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,560 
5,908 
461 
256 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,002 
1,661 
219 
136 
$25,000 to $49,999 
237 
170 
50 
36 
$50,000 or more 
71 
30 
29 
26 
Property taxes paid farms 
74,278 
67,681 
4,426 
2,590 
$1,000 
113,653 
93,199 
12,183 
8,366 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
71,333 
65,628 
3,909 
2,201 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,072 
1,540 
306 
226 
$10,000 to $24,999 
692 
421 
153 
119 
$25,000 or more 
181 
92 
58 
44 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
38,352 
34,261 
2,761 
1,667 
$1,000 
302,219 
161,744 
76,180 
62,034 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,870 
29,298 
1,857 
1,037 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,823 
3,888 
556 
368 
$25,000 to $49,999 
914 
673 
136 
98 
$50,000 to $99,999 
439 
262 
110 
79 
$100,000 or more 
306 
140 
102 
85 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
1,323 
1,096 
172 
99 
$1,000 
16,660 
10,034 
5,386 
3,109 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
34,475 
30,794 
2,478 
1,526 
$1,000 
478,771 
355,874 
77,224 
56,210 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
77,064 
70,093 
4,666 
2,702 
$1,000 
882,585 
535,301 
248,823 
173,863 
Average per farm dollars 
11,453 
7,637 
53,327 
64,346 
Farms with net gains 2 number 
33,824 
30,273 
2,469 
1,409 
Average net gain dollars 
47,608 
36,423 
133,159 
167,608 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,859 
3,634 
147 
85 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,252 
8,621 
435 
226 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,553 
5,088 
347 
179 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,670 
6,002 
484 
258 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,372 
2,903 
324 
190 
$50,000 or more 
5,118 
4,025 
732 
471 
Farms with net losses number 
43,240 
39,820 
2,197 
1,293 
Average net loss dollars 
16,829 
14,247 
36,389 
48,180 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,535 
4,257 
191 
106 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,099 
13,251 
607 
325 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,334 
8,753 
384 
203 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,306 
8,577 
463 
282 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,748 
3,323 
255 
151 
$50,000 or more 
2,218 
1,659 
297 
226 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
77,064 
70,093 
4,666 
2,702 
$1,000 
639,066 
363,843 
204,739 
142,561 
Average per farm dollars 
8,293 
5,191 
43,879 
52,761 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 
33,576 
30,056 
2,445 
1,402 
Average net gain dollars 
41,178 
31,395 
117,664 
147,243 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
