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 
4,878 
3,677 
495 
347 
$1,000 
92,524 
47,947 
21,346 
17,440 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,208 
988 
103 
66 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,342 
1,097 
93 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,484 
1,096 
150 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
296 
69 
49 
$50,000 or more 
357 
200 
80 
66 
Interest expense 
farms 
28,292 
23,632 
1,861 
1,322 
$1,000 
587,466 
394,552 
86,670 
69,769 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,883 
9,581 
554 
337 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,623 
9,868 
647 
475 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,876 
3,700 
437 
330 
$100,000 or more 
910 
483 
223 
180 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
21,027 
17,787 
1,346 
961 
$1,000 
376,736 
265,920 
53,414 
43,317 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,084 
1,848 
116 
69 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,877 
5,223 
286 
184 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,323 
8,007 
505 
366 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,201 
1,718 
178 
136 
$50,000 or more 
1,542 
991 
261 
206 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
18,087 
14,908 
1,250 
887 
$1,000 
210,730 
128,631 
33,256 
26,453 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,876 
3,428 
210 
127 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,623 
5,765 
317 
206 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,785 
4,622 
413 
312 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,065 
723 
136 
105 
$50,000 or more 
738 
370 
174 
137 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
45,969 
39,125 
2,716 
1,896 
$1,000 
478,972 
338,385 
50,976 
38,482 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,020 
21,626 
1,064 
658 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,786 
7,615 
486 
368 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,614 
7,029 
560 
411 
$25,000 or more 
4,549 
2,855 
606 
459 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
36,025 
30,073 
2,305 
1,635 
$1,000 
916,308 
489,387 
178,604 
148,056 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,988 
16,185 
785 
482 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,093 
9,280 
661 
481 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,487 
2,626 
302 
232 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,963 
1,233 
257 
195 
$100,000 or more 
1,494 
749 
300 
245 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
6,327 
5,088 
458 
326 
$1,000 
195,527 
136,288 
21,023 
17,123 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
31,280 
25,674 
2,134 
1,545 
$1,000 
1,260,049 
824,675 
165,765 
137,330 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
49,969 
42,543 
2,974 
2,045 
$1,000 
5,426,292 
3,468,668 
743,509 
588,338 
Average per farm 
dollars 
108,593 
81,533 
250,003 
287,696 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
31,783 
26,251 
2,131 
1,538 
Average net gain 
dollars 
192,064 
151,455 
381,638 
420,624 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
909 
859 
28 
16 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,689 
2,409 
129 
78 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,202 
1,975 
118 
82 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,372 
3,804 
264 
167 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,070 
3,635 
168 
116 
$50,000 or more 
17,541 
13,569 
1,424 
1,079 
Farms with net losses 
number 
18,186 
16,292 
843 
507 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,285 
31,130 
82,755 
115,545 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
934 
862 
46 
31 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,002 
3,725 
134 
77 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,441 
3,190 
118 
70 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,597 
4,169 
202 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,400 
2,115 
140 
76 
$50,000 or more 
2,812 
2,231 
203 
154 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
49,969 
42,543 
2,974 
2,045 
$1,000 
4,805,265 
3,067,638 
701,630 
558,782 
Average per farm 
dollars 
96,165 
72,107 
235,921 
273,243 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
31,290 
25,856 
2,109 
1,517 
Average net gain 
dollars 
176,989 
139,540 
366,217 
407,433 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
