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 
1 0 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 
76 
71 
70 
5 
5 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
76 
76 
302 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
19 
19 
19 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18 
17 
17 
1 
1 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20 
17 
16 
3 
3 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
8 
8 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
10 
10 
10 
- 
- 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
228 
203 
201 
25 
25 
29 
$1,000 
5,545 
4,387 
(D) 
1,158 
1,158 
409 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
94 
82 
82 
12 
12 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
93 
83 
82 
10 
10 
5 
$25,000 to $99,999 
33 
31 
30 
2 
2 
9 
$100,000 or more 
8 
7 
7 
1 
1 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
164 
148 
146 
16 
16 
18 
$1,000 
3,824 
2,754 
(D) 
1,071 
1,071 
276 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15 
14 
14 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
42 
39 
39 
3 
3 
6 
$5,000 to $24,999 
78 
69 
68 
9 
9 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
15 
15 
2 
2 
4 
$50,000 or more 
12 
11 
10 
1 
1 
1 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
146 
128 
127 
18 
18 
14 
$1,000 
1,720 
1,633 
(D) 
87 
87 
133 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
37 
28 
28 
9 
9 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
63 
58 
58 
5 
5 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
37 
33 
32 
4 
4 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
531 
464 
456 
67 
61 
98 
$1,000 
6,021 
5,257 
5,182 
765 
733 
500 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
293 
251 
246 
42 
41 
72 
$5,000 to $9,999 
133 
113 
111 
20 
15 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
67 
64 
64 
3 
3 
5 
$25,000 or more 
38 
36 
35 
2 
2 
5 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
389 
347 
342 
42 
40 
50 
$1,000 
35,712 
18,478 
18,407 
17,235 
(D) 
2,140 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
182 
162 
160 
20 
20 
28 
$5,000 to $24,999 
113 
99 
97 
14 
13 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
32 
32 
5 
4 
6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
24 
24 
23 
- 
- 
- 
$100,000 or more 
33 
30 
30 
3 
3 
6 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
359 
315 
310 
44 
38 
39 
$1,000 
26,516 
19,035 
18,836 
7,481 
7,337 
1,666 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
582 
503 
495 
79 
72 
137 
$1,000 
106,312 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-3,887 
Average per farm 
dollars 
182,666 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-28,372 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
282 
256 
252 
26 
24 
56 
Average net gain 
dollars 
493,983 
475,151 
(D) 
679,411 
(D) 
72,422 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
10 
10 
10 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25 
23 
23 
2 
2 
15 
$5,000 to $9,999 
26 
22 
22 
4 
4 
10 
$10,000 to $24,999 
43 
39 
37 
4 
4 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
34 
34 
4 
3 
5 
$50,000 or more 
140 
128 
126 
12 
11 
12 
Farms with net losses 
number 
300 
247 
243 
53 
48 
81 
Average net loss 
dollars 
109,971 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
98,056 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
9 
9 
9 
- 
- 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
84 
66 
64 
18 
18 
11 
$5,000 to $9,999 
31 
28 
28 
3 
3 
12 
$10,000 to $24,999 
68 
50 
48 
18 
14 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43 
35 
35 
8 
7 
7 
$50,000 or more 
65 
59 
59 
6 
6 
28 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
582 
503 
495 
79 
72 
137 
$1,000 
105,582 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-3,868 
Average per farm 
dollars 
181,412 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-28,232 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
280 
254 
250 
26 
24 
56 
Average net gain 
dollars 
495,561 
476,737 
(D) 
679,457 
(D) 
72,762 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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