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 
4,294 
3,577 
392 
281 
$1,000 
40,871 
22,086 
10,105 
9,226 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,065 
1,855 
121 
77 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,186 
987 
107 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
729 
564 
95 
74 
$25,000 to $49,999 
141 
87 
24 
22 
$50,000 or more 
173 
84 
45 
41 
Interest expense 
farms 
42,264 
37,475 
2,593 
1,694 
$1,000 
423,275 
327,962 
49,800 
40,179 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,011 
20,074 
1,079 
625 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,923 
14,926 
1,067 
702 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,964 
2,262 
366 
297 
$100,000 or more 
366 
213 
81 
70 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
33,635 
30,028 
1,929 
1,234 
$1,000 
309,650 
246,835 
32,777 
25,896 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,931 
3,589 
176 
99 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,288 
12,228 
620 
359 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,168 
12,521 
852 
548 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,489 
1,180 
167 
133 
$50,000 or more 
759 
510 
114 
95 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
23,958 
21,058 
1,605 
1,086 
$1,000 
113,625 
81,127 
17,022 
14,283 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,477 
7,724 
431 
258 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,471 
9,414 
570 
350 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,350 
3,491 
471 
360 
$25,000 to $49,999 
412 
295 
63 
57 
$50,000 or more 
248 
134 
70 
61 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
96,504 
86,468 
5,199 
3,219 
$1,000 
193,377 
153,194 
18,532 
13,937 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
90,303 
81,952 
4,428 
2,635 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,067 
3,120 
431 
309 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,630 
1,097 
251 
196 
$25,000 or more 
504 
299 
89 
79 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
55,970 
49,592 
3,345 
2,159 
$1,000 
408,299 
240,926 
62,327 
52,378 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,574 
40,781 
2,072 
1,185 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,519 
6,915 
822 
594 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,593 
1,131 
203 
165 
$50,000 to $99,999 
808 
532 
135 
110 
$100,000 or more 
476 
233 
113 
105 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
4,041 
3,266 
426 
294 
$1,000 
111,403 
76,386 
19,476 
15,472 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
46,386 
40,536 
3,008 
1,994 
$1,000 
783,039 
563,218 
96,737 
79,441 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
99,171 
88,713 
5,421 
3,367 
$1,000 
1,988,702 
1,222,984 
386,024 
318,069 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,053 
13,786 
71,209 
94,467 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
47,381 
41,212 
3,115 
1,952 
Average net gain 
dollars 
60,725 
47,049 
149,935 
195,609 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,305 
3,965 
169 
92 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,717 
9,847 
443 
251 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,113 
6,388 
419 
224 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,805 
8,655 
597 
350 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,857 
5,034 
409 
260 
$50,000 or more 
9,584 
7,323 
1,078 
775 
Farms with net losses 
number 
51,790 
47,501 
2,306 
1,415 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,156 
15,073 
35,136 
45,060 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,926 
4,605 
164 
95 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,101 
15,114 
550 
289 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,313 
10,520 
425 
237 
$10,000 to $24,999 
11,956 
10,937 
564 
372 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,378 
3,916 
258 
153 
$50,000 or more 
3,116 
2,409 
345 
269 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
99,171 
88,713 
5,421 
3,367 
$1,000 
1,442,188 
856,636 
309,622 
254,291 
Average per farm 
dollars 
14,542 
9,656 
57,115 
75,525 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
46,799 
40,735 
3,059 
1,912 
Average net gain 
dollars 
50,924 
39,439 
130,406 
170,114 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
142 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
