Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
147 
118 
111 
29 
23 
19 
$1,000 
5,274 
4,190 
(D) 
1,084 
1,073 
153 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16 
13 
9 
3 
2 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
35 
21 
20 
14 
9 
10 
$5,000 to $24,999 
46 
41 
40 
5 
5 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
19 
19 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
30 
24 
23 
6 
6 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
659 
563 
550 
96 
87 
109 
$1,000 
12,248 
9,154 
8,901 
3,094 
2,208 
1,566 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
274 
236 
230 
38 
34 
60 
$5,000 to $24,999 
268 
239 
236 
29 
27 
33 
$25,000 to $99,999 
105 
80 
76 
25 
23 
11 
$100,000 or more 
12 
8 
8 
4 
3 
5 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
431 
375 
367 
56 
53 
86 
$1,000 
8,684 
6,598 
6,454 
2,086 
(D) 
1,301 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
32 
24 
23 
8 
8 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
127 
111 
109 
16 
15 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
194 
177 
174 
17 
17 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
39 
38 
8 
8 
6 
$50,000 or more 
31 
24 
23 
7 
5 
7 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
394 
336 
330 
58 
52 
56 
$1,000 
3,564 
2,556 
2,447 
1,008 
(D) 
265 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
101 
93 
92 
8 
8 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
145 
124 
121 
21 
18 
21 
$5,000 to $24,999 
109 
95 
95 
14 
12 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
11 
10 
7 
7 
2 
$50,000 or more 
21 
13 
12 
8 
7 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,351 
1,143 
1,115 
208 
180 
395 
$1,000 
6,630 
5,213 
(D) 
1,416 
823 
1,225 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,041 
881 
865 
160 
143 
341 
$5,000 to $9,999 
171 
149 
147 
22 
20 
29 
$10,000 to $24,999 
101 
87 
80 
14 
10 
20 
$25,000 or more 
38 
26 
23 
12 
7 
5 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
857 
740 
724 
117 
97 
129 
$1,000 
28,650 
23,869 
23,609 
4,781 
3,670 
2,845 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
401 
350 
339 
51 
43 
92 
$5,000 to $24,999 
256 
228 
225 
28 
24 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
91 
73 
72 
18 
15 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
61 
50 
50 
11 
9 
1 
$100,000 or more 
48 
39 
38 
9 
6 
7 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
31 
27 
26 
4 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
193 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
858 
723 
708 
135 
115 
158 
$1,000 
30,607 
22,641 
22,165 
7,965 
4,411 
2,503 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,463 
1,223 
1,195 
240 
211 
426 
$1,000 
193,560 
163,322 
155,953 
30,238 
15,131 
5,197 
Average per farm 
dollars 
132,303 
133,542 
130,505 
125,993 
71,710 
12,200 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
808 
679 
661 
129 
109 
188 
Average net gain 
dollars 
277,156 
272,666 
268,723 
300,790 
187,928 
64,504 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
29 
13 
13 
16 
15 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
79 
59 
59 
20 
19 
56 
$5,000 to $9,999 
62 
53 
52 
9 
8 
29 
$10,000 to $24,999 
125 
103 
99 
22 
17 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
55 
54 
16 
11 
16 
$50,000 or more 
442 
396 
384 
46 
39 
35 
Farms with net losses 
number 
655 
544 
534 
111 
102 
238 
Average net loss 
dollars 
46,385 
40,107 
40,586 
77,150 
52,484 
29,116 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
31 
18 
18 
13 
13 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
150 
133 
132 
17 
17 
59 
$5,000 to $9,999 
106 
90 
84 
16 
16 
47 
$10,000 to $24,999 
157 
124 
123 
33 
33 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
65 
64 
6 
6 
19 
$50,000 or more 
140 
114 
113 
26 
17 
23 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,463 
1,223 
1,195 
240 
211 
426 
$1,000 
136,977 
111,313 
104,415 
25,665 
10,550 
4,146 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,628 
91,016 
87,376 
106,937 
49,999 
9,732 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
790 
665 
647 
125 
105 
188 
Average net gain 
dollars 
212,754 
201,019 
195,725 
275,185 
153,075 
60,144 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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