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 
714 
638 
602 
76 
66 
43 
$1,000 
25,154 
20,004 
18,456 
5,150 
4,428 
1,042 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
115 
98 
94 
17 
14 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
203 
179 
168 
24 
22 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
215 
198 
187 
17 
17 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
77 
73 
71 
4 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
104 
90 
82 
14 
11 
6 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,641 
1,516 
1,483 
125 
108 
212 
$1,000 
71,911 
66,225 
62,356 
5,686 
4,514 
5,938 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
506 
469 
465 
37 
36 
103 
$5,000 to $24,999 
675 
625 
616 
50 
42 
85 
$25,000 to $99,999 
340 
312 
299 
28 
22 
22 
$100,000 or more 
120 
110 
103 
10 
8 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
971 
896 
871 
75 
69 
154 
$1,000 
48,940 
45,155 
41,739 
3,784 
2,856 
4,901 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
57 
51 
50 
6 
6 
17 
$1,000 to $4,999 
172 
161 
161 
11 
11 
59 
$5,000 to $24,999 
452 
414 
407 
38 
37 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
134 
128 
121 
6 
5 
11 
$50,000 or more 
156 
142 
132 
14 
10 
4 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,139 
1,055 
1,040 
84 
72 
99 
$1,000 
22,972 
21,070 
20,616 
1,902 
1,658 
1,037 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
168 
151 
151 
17 
16 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
390 
365 
361 
25 
24 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
389 
364 
358 
25 
18 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
87 
84 
8 
6 
4 
$50,000 or more 
97 
88 
86 
9 
8 
5 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
3,159 
2,886 
2,798 
273 
243 
706 
$1,000 
41,476 
35,160 
32,553 
6,317 
5,404 
3,418 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,645 
1,488 
1,444 
157 
147 
557 
$5,000 to $9,999 
630 
584 
575 
46 
41 
98 
$10,000 to $24,999 
577 
545 
524 
32 
29 
33 
$25,000 or more 
307 
269 
255 
38 
26 
18 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,580 
2,370 
2,293 
210 
181 
465 
$1,000 
502,715 
426,318 
365,078 
76,396 
52,986 
16,795 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
726 
653 
633 
73 
70 
309 
$5,000 to $24,999 
730 
680 
667 
50 
42 
77 
$25,000 to $49,999 
365 
351 
339 
14 
13 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
313 
289 
280 
24 
21 
14 
$100,000 or more 
446 
397 
374 
49 
35 
23 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
527 
502 
494 
25 
24 
18 
$1,000 
18,924 
17,822 
17,466 
1,103 
(D) 
679 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,550 
2,338 
2,267 
212 
180 
291 
$1,000 
223,929 
186,056 
167,982 
37,873 
31,240 
6,629 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
3,463 
3,157 
3,063 
306 
273 
934 
$1,000 
798,080 
686,753 
612,171 
1 1 1 ,327 
(D) 
24,297 
Average per farm 
dollars 
230,459 
217,534 
199,860 
363,813 
(D) 
26,014 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,210 
2,019 
1,958 
191 
164 
347 
Average net gain 
dollars 
447,676 
421,749 
389,499 
721,736 
661,830 
163,201 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
42 
40 
40 
2 
2 
28 
$1,000 to $4,999 
127 
111 
108 
16 
16 
59 
$5,000 to $9,999 
113 
104 
101 
9 
9 
43 
$10,000 to $24,999 
210 
194 
192 
16 
16 
55 
$25,000 to $49,999 
222 
186 
179 
36 
33 
45 
$50,000 or more 
1,496 
1,384 
1,338 
112 
88 
117 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,253 
1,138 
1,105 
115 
109 
587 
Average net loss 
dollars 
152,660 
144,779 
136,169 
230,651 
(D) 
55,083 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
46 
39 
37 
7 
7 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
161 
142 
140 
19 
19 
116 
$5,000 to $9,999 
182 
173 
165 
9 
9 
115 
$10,000 to $24,999 
249 
232 
230 
17 
15 
138 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
159 
158 
18 
16 
70 
$50,000 or more 
438 
393 
375 
45 
43 
124 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
3,463 
3,157 
3,063 
306 
273 
934 
$1,000 
732,801 
622,099 
546,596 
110,701 
(D) 
22,707 
Average per farm 
dollars 
211,609 
197,054 
178,451 
361,770 
(D) 
24,312 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,164 
1,975 
1,913 
189 
162 
346 
Average net gain 
dollars 
428,874 
400,324 
366,207 
727,213 
667,549 
159,227 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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