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 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
620 
585 
580 
35 
30 
82 
$1,000 
19,322 
18,682 
(D) 
640 
(D) 
1,803 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
91 
84 
83 
7 
6 
35 
$1,000 to $4,999 
143 
133 
133 
10 
9 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
203 
192 
192 
11 
9 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
81 
80 
77 
1 
1 
4 
$50,000 or more 
102 
96 
95 
6 
5 
7 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,018 
1,903 
1,889 
115 
98 
382 
$1,000 
68,090 
64,385 
63,468 
3,705 
3,123 
4,500 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
542 
508 
503 
34 
34 
182 
$5,000 to $24,999 
780 
736 
734 
44 
33 
164 
$25,000 to $99,999 
560 
531 
527 
29 
25 
33 
$100,000 or more 
136 
128 
125 
8 
6 
3 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,331 
1,247 
1,238 
84 
68 
300 
$1,000 
41,028 
38,524 
37,876 
2,504 
2,136 
2,832 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
86 
71 
71 
15 
9 
41 
$1,000 to $4,999 
264 
252 
251 
12 
11 
108 
$5,000 to $24,999 
573 
542 
539 
31 
27 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
226 
211 
209 
15 
12 
11 
$50,000 or more 
182 
171 
168 
11 
9 
6 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,465 
1,394 
1,382 
71 
59 
191 
$1,000 
27,062 
25,862 
25,592 
1,201 
987 
1,668 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
214 
196 
192 
18 
17 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
356 
341 
339 
15 
15 
71 
$5,000 to $24,999 
570 
546 
545 
24 
16 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
180 
173 
169 
7 
5 
9 
$50,000 or more 
145 
138 
137 
7 
6 
11 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,790 
2,545 
2,507 
245 
211 
1,051 
$1,000 
29,813 
27,761 
27,466 
2,052 
(D) 
5,260 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,433 
1,272 
1,245 
161 
147 
825 
$5,000 to $9,999 
543 
495 
493 
48 
36 
131 
$10,000 to $24,999 
534 
515 
510 
19 
16 
70 
$25,000 or more 
280 
263 
259 
17 
12 
25 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,536 
2,380 
2,361 
156 
134 
470 
$1,000 
189,042 
168,070 
165,545 
20,972 
12,874 
9,112 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
617 
559 
551 
58 
57 
308 
$5,000 to $24,999 
765 
726 
723 
39 
36 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
394 
383 
381 
11 
9 
29 
$50,000 to $99,999 
379 
358 
357 
21 
14 
23 
$100,000 or more 
381 
354 
349 
27 
18 
11 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
177 
167 
166 
10 
9 
10 
$1,000 
6,940 
6,607 
(D) 
333 
(D) 
182 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,529 
2,378 
2,361 
151 
127 
485 
$1,000 
210,679 
197,822 
195,265 
12,857 
8,297 
12,840 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
3,215 
2,948 
2,909 
267 
232 
1,129 
$1,000 
959,050 
931,602 
(D) 
27,448 
27,827 
64,602 
Average per farm 
dollars 
298,305 
316,011 
(D) 
102,802 
119,945 
57,220 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,433 
2,281 
2,255 
152 
129 
747 
Average net gain 
dollars 
437,976 
447,263 
449,577 
298,608 
303,945 
105,023 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
40 
35 
33 
5 
5 
49 
$1,000 to $4,999 
152 
132 
125 
20 
16 
117 
$5,000 to $9,999 
83 
63 
63 
20 
13 
86 
$10,000 to $24,999 
174 
147 
147 
27 
24 
157 
$25,000 to $49,999 
179 
167 
162 
12 
11 
96 
$50,000 or more 
1,805 
1,737 
1,725 
68 
60 
242 
Farms with net losses 
number 
782 
667 
654 
115 
103 
382 
Average net loss 
dollars 
136,247 
132,841 
(D) 
156,002 
110,502 
36,259 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
32 
25 
24 
7 
5 
45 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
92 
86 
20 
19 
112 
$5,000 to $9,999 
109 
84 
82 
25 
24 
92 
$10,000 to $24,999 
117 
95 
94 
22 
21 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
100 
85 
85 
15 
14 
31 
$50,000 or more 
312 
286 
283 
26 
20 
31 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
3,215 
2,948 
2,909 
267 
232 
1,129 
$1,000 
853,317 
827,589 
(D) 
25,727 
27,334 
61,969 
Average per farm 
dollars 
265,417 
280,729 
(D) 
96,357 
117,820 
54,888 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,404 
2,251 
2,225 
153 
130 
745 
Average net gain 
dollars 
405,027 
414,248 
416,671 
269,357 
278,847 
102,035 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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