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 
648 
619 
609 
29 
27 
58 
$1,000 
22,606 
21,325 
(D) 
1,281 
(D) 
625 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
88 
78 
77 
10 
9 
29 
$1,000 to $4,999 
139 
135 
133 
4 
4 
13 
$5,000 to $24,999 
230 
225 
220 
5 
5 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
117 
110 
110 
7 
6 
5 
$50,000 or more 
74 
71 
69 
3 
3 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,585 
2,472 
2,432 
113 
107 
214 
$1,000 
102,887 
92,525 
88,038 
10,362 
9,523 
3,358 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
661 
619 
603 
42 
41 
87 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,011 
982 
970 
29 
27 
97 
$25,000 to $99,999 
716 
687 
682 
29 
28 
23 
$100,000 or more 
197 
184 
177 
13 
11 
7 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,734 
1,666 
1,641 
68 
64 
160 
$1,000 
54,968 
49,295 
47,900 
5,672 
(D) 
2,435 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
99 
90 
90 
9 
8 
21 
$1,000 to $4,999 
326 
313 
306 
13 
13 
42 
$5,000 to $24,999 
736 
715 
705 
21 
20 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
296 
282 
279 
14 
14 
9 
$50,000 or more 
277 
266 
261 
11 
9 
13 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,801 
1,732 
1,703 
69 
65 
128 
$1,000 
47,919 
43,230 
40,138 
4,689 
(D) 
923 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
198 
192 
185 
6 
5 
40 
$1,000 to $4,999 
492 
469 
457 
23 
23 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
720 
699 
697 
21 
20 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
198 
191 
189 
7 
7 
8 
$50,000 or more 
193 
181 
175 
12 
10 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
3,547 
3,380 
3,322 
167 
155 
581 
$1,000 
84,319 
78,304 
74,419 
6,015 
4,848 
5,292 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
994 
932 
915 
62 
60 
336 
$5,000 to $9,999 
577 
545 
534 
32 
30 
108 
$10,000 to $24,999 
931 
899 
890 
32 
31 
94 
$25,000 or more 
1,045 
1,004 
983 
41 
34 
43 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,276 
3,127 
3,075 
149 
139 
371 
$1,000 
240,350 
220,267 
204,010 
20,083 
17,074 
7,968 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
804 
766 
752 
38 
37 
214 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,051 
1,011 
994 
40 
40 
101 
$25,000 to $49,999 
536 
515 
510 
21 
21 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
459 
449 
442 
10 
9 
14 
$100,000 or more 
426 
386 
377 
40 
32 
19 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
749 
716 
713 
33 
32 
32 
$1,000 
37,331 
35,923 
35,881 
1,408 
(D) 
885 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,186 
3,042 
2,991 
144 
133 
286 
$1,000 
259,294 
238,682 
231,662 
20,612 
15,479 
10,314 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
3,784 
3,580 
3,516 
204 
191 
668 
$1,000 
1,157,244 
1,098,793 
1,077,474 
58,451 
51,734 
56,871 
Average per farm 
dollars 
305,826 
306,925 
306,449 
286,525 
270,861 
85,136 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,923 
2,791 
2,735 
132 
122 
478 
Average net gain 
dollars 
426,440 
422,047 
421,440 
519,327 
501,128 
143,873 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
16 
15 
15 
1 
1 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
93 
88 
79 
5 
4 
58 
$5,000 to $9,999 
63 
59 
58 
4 
3 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
209 
187 
185 
22 
22 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
202 
191 
184 
11 
10 
65 
$50,000 or more 
2,340 
2,251 
2,214 
89 
82 
208 
Farms with net losses 
number 
861 
789 
781 
72 
69 
190 
Average net loss 
dollars 
103,646 
100,303 
96,242 
140,277 
136,277 
62,633 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
15 
13 
13 
2 
2 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
93 
89 
86 
4 
4 
50 
$5,000 to $9,999 
107 
91 
91 
16 
16 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
176 
166 
164 
10 
10 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
121 
116 
116 
5 
5 
24 
$50,000 or more 
349 
314 
311 
35 
32 
29 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
3,784 
3,580 
3,516 
204 
191 
668 
$1,000 
987,429 
942,118 
923,914 
45,311 
(D) 
48,567 
Average per farm 
dollars 
260,948 
263,161 
262,774 
222,114 
(D) 
72,706 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,849 
2,719 
2,666 
130 
119 
476 
Average net gain 
dollars 
384,692 
382,342 
380,891 
433,833 
413,346 
129,616 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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