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 
50 
41 
40 
9 
8 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15 
15 
15 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
20 
14 
13 
6 
6 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12 
9 
9 
3 
2 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
217 
201 
197 
16 
15 
20 
$1,000 
5,583 
5,397 
5,300 
186 
(D) 
198 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
73 
65 
63 
8 
8 
9 
$5,000 to $24,999 
90 
83 
83 
7 
7 
9 
$25,000 to $99,999 
41 
41 
39 
- 
- 
2 
$100,000 or more 
13 
12 
12 
1 
- 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
154 
147 
145 
7 
7 
13 
$1,000 
4,312 
4,274 
(D) 
38 
38 
155 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7 
6 
6 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30 
28 
27 
2 
2 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
75 
71 
71 
4 
4 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
24 
24 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
18 
18 
17 
- 
- 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
127 
116 
112 
11 
10 
15 
$1,000 
1,270 
1,122 
(D) 
148 
(D) 
43 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
36 
35 
34 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
44 
38 
37 
6 
6 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
32 
29 
28 
3 
3 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
10 
9 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
4 
4 
1 
" 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
458 
388 
379 
70 
65 
83 
$1,000 
3,584 
3,072 
2,994 
513 
493 
550 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
249 
203 
197 
46 
42 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
96 
86 
85 
10 
9 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
95 
84 
83 
11 
11 
17 
$25,000 or more 
18 
15 
14 
3 
3 
4 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
367 
318 
313 
49 
46 
56 
$1,000 
15,177 
14,228 
14,089 
948 
(D) 
597 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
166 
142 
140 
24 
23 
33 
$5,000 to $24,999 
104 
84 
83 
20 
19 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
37 
36 
- 
- 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
23 
22 
22 
1 
1 
2 
$100,000 or more 
37 
33 
32 
4 
3 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
12 
12 
11 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
79 
79 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
317 
274 
270 
43 
40 
35 
$1,000 
12,909 
12,050 
11,762 
859 
765 
664 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
486 
410 
400 
76 
71 
114 
$1,000 
35,424 
35,916 
(D) 
-492 
(D) 
-1,415 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,888 
87,599 
(D) 
-6,473 
(D) 
-12,414 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
216 
195 
186 
21 
19 
31 
Average net gain 
dollars 
217,780 
231,210 
233,672 
93,073 
(D) 
93,233 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
9 
8 
8 
1 
1 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
20 
20 
19 
- 
- 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
31 
28 
24 
3 
3 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
26 
20 
20 
6 
5 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
21 
21 
4 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
105 
98 
94 
7 
6 
11 
Farms with net losses 
number 
270 
215 
214 
55 
52 
83 
Average net loss 
dollars 
43,025 
42,652 
(D) 
44,481 
(D) 
51,872 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
28 
15 
14 
13 
11 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
58 
39 
39 
19 
19 
19 
$10,000 to $24,999 
68 
62 
62 
6 
6 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
26 
26 
2 
2 
17 
$50,000 or more 
85 
71 
71 
14 
13 
16 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
486 
410 
400 
76 
71 
114 
$1,000 
35,355 
35,853 
(D) 
-498 
(D) 
-1,415 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,747 
87,447 
(D) 
-6,552 
(D) 
-12,414 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
216 
195 
186 
21 
19 
31 
Average net gain 
dollars 
217,557 
230,993 
233,382 
92,787 
(D) 
93,233 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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