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 
100 
83 
81 
17 
15 
12 
$1,000 
(D) 
4,087 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
24 
22 
22 
2 
2 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
26 
22 
22 
4 
3 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20 
14 
13 
6 
6 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
10 
9 
1 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
19 
15 
15 
4 
4 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
405 
354 
346 
51 
47 
42 
$1,000 
10,691 
9,064 
9,017 
1,627 
1,595 
816 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
133 
117 
112 
16 
15 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
168 
146 
143 
22 
19 
19 
$25,000 to $99,999 
81 
70 
70 
11 
11 
- 
$100,000 or more 
23 
21 
21 
2 
2 
3 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
283 
255 
251 
28 
27 
24 
$1,000 
7,424 
6,799 
6,773 
626 
(D) 
535 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
28 
26 
26 
2 
2 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
58 
52 
50 
6 
6 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
126 
111 
109 
15 
14 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
33 
33 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
37 
33 
33 
4 
4 
2 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
228 
191 
184 
37 
34 
31 
$1,000 
3,267 
2,265 
2,244 
1,001 
(D) 
281 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
46 
41 
37 
5 
5 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
81 
66 
64 
15 
14 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
68 
58 
57 
10 
8 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
16 
16 
2 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
15 
10 
10 
5 
5 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,056 
929 
905 
127 
117 
252 
$1,000 
5,714 
4,467 
4,094 
1,247 
797 
833 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
824 
743 
727 
81 
77 
223 
$5,000 to $9,999 
113 
92 
90 
21 
21 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
66 
56 
55 
10 
9 
11 
$25,000 or more 
53 
38 
33 
15 
10 
4 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
640 
546 
533 
94 
85 
99 
$1,000 
56,479 
44,448 
43,470 
12,030 
9,499 
1,133 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
276 
246 
242 
30 
29 
63 
$5,000 to $24,999 
193 
165 
159 
28 
27 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
78 
61 
60 
17 
13 
6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
25 
23 
22 
2 
2 
- 
$100,000 or more 
68 
51 
50 
17 
14 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
23 
20 
20 
3 
3 
- 
$1,000 
498 
484 
484 
14 
14 
- 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
567 
494 
482 
73 
64 
86 
$1,000 
39,210 
33,299 
31,806 
5,911 
4,579 
1,634 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,108 
968 
943 
140 
130 
283 
$1,000 
108,826 
75,401 
52,050 
33,426 
(D) 
1,952 
Average per farm 
dollars 
98,219 
77,893 
55,196 
238,755 
(D) 
6,898 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
533 
471 
457 
62 
55 
122 
Average net gain 
dollars 
403,499 
369,475 
327,471 
661,973 
724,123 
65,450 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
38 
33 
32 
5 
5 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
77 
62 
57 
15 
15 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
43 
34 
34 
9 
9 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
68 
65 
63 
3 
3 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
58 
54 
54 
4 
- 
16 
$50,000 or more 
249 
223 
217 
26 
23 
34 
Farms with net losses 
number 
575 
497 
486 
78 
75 
161 
Average net loss 
dollars 
184,762 
198,434 
200,832 
97,649 
(D) 
37,471 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
39 
36 
36 
3 
3 
21 
$1,000 to $4,999 
122 
115 
110 
7 
6 
60 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
84 
82 
8 
8 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
117 
102 
102 
15 
15 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
60 
60 
13 
13 
18 
$50,000 or more 
132 
100 
96 
32 
30 
23 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,108 
968 
943 
140 
130 
283 
$1,000 
69,103 
38,401 
15,075 
30,702 
(D) 
-12 
Average per farm 
dollars 
62,367 
39,670 
15,986 
219,300 
(D) 
-43 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
521 
459 
446 
62 
55 
122 
Average net gain 
dollars 
339,580 
301,863 
256,078 
618,803 
678,005 
49,353 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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