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 
71 
52 
52 
19 
17 
19 
$1,000 
4,084 
762 
762 
3,322 
(D) 
166 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23 
17 
17 
6 
6 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
21 
19 
19 
2 
2 
6 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11 
10 
10 
1 
1 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
1 
1 
4 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
11 
5 
5 
6 
4 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
338 
297 
294 
41 
36 
103 
$1,000 
7,172 
5,170 
(D) 
2,003 
(D) 
936 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
159 
141 
139 
18 
18 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
110 
98 
98 
12 
9 
31 
$25,000 to $99,999 
57 
50 
49 
7 
7 
9 
$100,000 or more 
12 
8 
8 
4 
2 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
253 
224 
223 
29 
27 
85 
$1,000 
5,450 
4,140 
(D) 
1,310 
691 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18 
14 
14 
4 
4 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
85 
77 
76 
8 
8 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
94 
86 
86 
8 
7 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
28 
28 
3 
3 
8 
$50,000 or more 
25 
19 
19 
6 
5 
1 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
185 
160 
158 
25 
21 
37 
$1,000 
1,722 
1,030 
(D) 
693 
(D) 
245 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
50 
44 
44 
6 
6 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
78 
70 
69 
8 
7 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
44 
36 
36 
8 
6 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
9 
8 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
919 
804 
788 
115 
106 
432 
$1,000 
2,900 
2,331 
2,241 
569 
418 
734 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
798 
702 
689 
96 
89 
408 
$5,000 to $9,999 
63 
56 
56 
7 
7 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
48 
40 
38 
8 
7 
8 
$25,000 or more 
10 
6 
5 
4 
3 
- 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
535 
468 
460 
67 
62 
207 
$1,000 
10,314 
8,535 
8,412 
1,779 
1,166 
1,180 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
345 
307 
302 
38 
37 
169 
$5,000 to $24,999 
121 
107 
106 
14 
13 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
27 
18 
17 
9 
8 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
23 
21 
20 
2 
1 
1 
$100,000 or more 
19 
15 
15 
4 
3 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
20 
18 
17 
2 
- 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
150 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
481 
421 
417 
60 
55 
160 
$1,000 
18,837 
12,685 
12,248 
6,152 
(D) 
2,655 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
963 
841 
824 
122 
112 
493 
$1,000 
65,167 
42,853 
(D) 
22,314 
(D) 
4,409 
Average per farm 
dollars 
67,671 
50,955 
(D) 
182,902 
(D) 
8,943 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
413 
362 
357 
51 
45 
178 
Average net gain 
dollars 
181,809 
141,236 
(D) 
469,797 
(D) 
50,464 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
24 
21 
20 
3 
3 
31 
$1,000 to $4,999 
67 
60 
60 
7 
7 
63 
$5,000 to $9,999 
44 
40 
39 
4 
4 
25 
$10,000 to $24,999 
67 
61 
60 
6 
4 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
42 
42 
7 
7 
12 
$50,000 or more 
162 
138 
136 
24 
20 
23 
Farms with net losses 
number 
550 
479 
467 
71 
67 
315 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,037 
17,275 
17,589 
23,178 
(D) 
14,520 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
33 
30 
24 
3 
3 
29 
$1,000 to $4,999 
158 
135 
133 
23 
20 
116 
$5,000 to $9,999 
108 
93 
92 
15 
15 
68 
$10,000 to $24,999 
138 
125 
122 
13 
13 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
58 
58 
8 
8 
26 
$50,000 or more 
47 
38 
38 
9 
8 
16 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
963 
841 
824 
122 
112 
493 
$1,000 
61,027 
38,958 
(D) 
22,069 
(D) 
5,075 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,371 
46,323 
(D) 
180,893 
(D) 
10,294 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
408 
357 
352 
51 
45 
178 
Average net gain 
dollars 
174,303 
132,756 
(D) 
465,131 
(D) 
54,223 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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