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. 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
41 
36 
34 
5 
5 
48 
$1,000 to $4,999 
151 
131 
124 
20 
16 
117 
$5,000 to $9,999 
84 
64 
64 
20 
13 
86 
$10,000 to $24,999 
175 
148 
148 
27 
24 
158 
$25,000 to $49,999 
187 
175 
170 
12 
11 
97 
$50,000 or more 
1,766 
1,697 
1,685 
69 
61 
239 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
811 
697 
684 
114 
102 
384 
Average net loss 
dollars 
148,420 
150,479 
(D) 
135,826 
87,410 
36,582 
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 
111 
86 
84 
25 
24 
93 
$10,000 to $24,999 
122 
100 
99 
22 
21 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
99 
85 
85 
14 
14 
31 
$50,000 or more 
335 
309 
306 
26 
19 
31 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
107 
107 
107 
- 
- 
10 
$1,000 
20,420 
20,420 
20,420 
- 
- 
1,925 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,040 
1,917 
1,897 
123 
Ill 
646 
$1,000 
88,118 
84,172 
83,637 
3,946 
3,689 
19,353 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
410 
402 
398 
8 
7 
36 
$1,000 
11,438 
(D) 
11,146 
(D) 
(D) 
456 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
565 
501 
489 
64 
59 
444 
$1,000 
20,759 
19,119 
18,820 
1,640 
(□) 
15,695 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
16 
15 
15 
1 
1 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
167 
167 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
60 
52 
51 
8 
6 
12 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
4,233 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,420 
1,367 
1,355 
53 
44 
226 
$1,000 
15,076 
(D) 
14,726 
(D) 
235 
562 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
467 
455 
454 
12 
11 
25 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
20,215 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
29 
27 
27 
2 
2 
13 
$1,000 
(D) 
180 
180 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
236 
223 
223 
13 
11 
41 
$1,000 
14,546 
14,149 
14,149 
397 
(D) 
900 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
2,872 
2,664 
2,629 
208 
190 
998 
acres 
2,238,800 
2,172,061 
2,158,263 
66,739 
61,622 
226,063 
Plarvested cropland 
farms 
2,495 
2,368 
2,347 
127 
117 
434 
acres 
2,154,344 
2,098,592 
2,086,809 
55,752 
51,879 
168,527 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
565 
489 
480 
76 
71 
152 
50 to 99 acres 
100 
91 
88 
9 
9 
79 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
177 
173 
172 
4 
3 
66 
200 to 499 acres 
379 
368 
365 
11 
10 
60 
500 to 999 acres 
430 
422 
419 
8 
7 
40 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
528 
516 
516 
12 
10 
21 
2,000 acres or more 
316 
309 
307 
7 
7 
16 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
139 
129 
125 
10 
9 
57 
acres 
7,859 
7,564 
7,335 
295 
(D) 
3,312 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
90 
85 
85 
5 
4 
20 
acres 
(D) 
5,699 
5,699 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
943 
830 
808 
113 
102 
673 
acres 
67,733 
57,461 
55,675 
10,272 
(□) 
52,486 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
65 
63 
63 
2 
2 
27 
acres 
(D) 
2,745 
2,745 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Total woodland 
farms 
865 
762 
748 
103 
96 
432 
acres 
71,827 
65,426 
63,162 
6,401 
5,890 
38,071 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
206 
197 
197 
9 
8 
99 
acres 
13,174 
12,700 
12,700 
474 
(D) 
4,466 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
763 
665 
651 
98 
91 
381 
acres 
58,653 
52,726 
50,462 
5,927 
(D) 
33,605 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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