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 ^ - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
614 
568 
560 
46 
39 
75 
$1,000 
15,669 
13,934 
12,828 
1,735 
1,264 
932 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132 
123 
122 
9 
8 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
170 
156 
155 
14 
12 
28 
$5,000 to $24,999 
186 
177 
174 
9 
8 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
47 
46 
5 
5 
8 
$50,000 or more 
74 
65 
63 
9 
6 
5 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,897 
1,777 
1,755 
120 
116 
301 
$1,000 
84,059 
79,078 
73,619 
4,981 
(D) 
6,666 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
561 
526 
523 
35 
34 
129 
$5,000 to $24,999 
675 
627 
625 
48 
46 
130 
$25,000 to $99,999 
441 
418 
413 
23 
23 
32 
$100,000 or more 
220 
206 
194 
14 
13 
10 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,474 
1,379 
1,360 
95 
93 
240 
$1,000 
59,998 
55,832 
52,975 
4,166 
(D) 
5,749 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
87 
80 
79 
7 
7 
19 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
294 
279 
277 
15 
14 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
596 
552 
550 
44 
44 
124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
207 
197 
191 
10 
10 
16 
$50,000 or more 
290 
271 
263 
19 
18 
19 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,103 
1,039 
1,022 
64 
61 
143 
$1,000 
24,061 
23,245 
20,644 
816 
779 
918 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
176 
160 
159 
16 
16 
41 
$1,000 to $4,999 
347 
326 
321 
21 
21 
64 
$5,000 to $24,999 
347 
327 
325 
20 
17 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
129 
125 
124 
4 
4 
3 
$50,000 or more 
104 
101 
93 
3 
3 
4 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
3,185 
2,930 
2,895 
255 
241 
1,044 
$1,000 
39,520 
37,047 
36,088 
2,473 
2,265 
5,162 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,428 
1,273 
1,262 
155 
147 
746 
$5,000 to $9,999 
796 
738 
734 
58 
55 
213 
$10,000 to $24,999 
665 
641 
633 
24 
23 
64 
$25,000 or more 
296 
278 
266 
18 
16 
21 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,565 
2,394 
2,370 
171 
161 
573 
$1,000 
236,036 
219,484 
199,012 
16,553 
16,232 
24,208 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
808 
745 
744 
63 
59 
396 
$5,000 to $24,999 
813 
763 
757 
50 
47 
114 
$25,000 to $49,999 
327 
312 
309 
15 
14 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
234 
218 
215 
16 
15 
9 
$100,000 or more 
383 
356 
345 
27 
26 
22 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
138 
132 
131 
6 
6 
20 
$1,000 
2,559 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
237 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,425 
2,268 
2,237 
157 
147 
487 
$1,000 
181,283 
167,427 
163,485 
13,856 
13,391 
12,629 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
3,334 
3,065 
3,030 
269 
255 
1,136 
$1,000 
700,260 
644,151 
615,380 
56,109 
(D) 
44,801 
Average per farm 
dollars 
210,036 
210,164 
203,096 
208,584 
(D) 
39,438 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
2,198 
2,035 
2,014 
163 
155 
535 
Average net gain 
dollars 
355,922 
352,113 
339,743 
403,476 
396,409 
113,181 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
51 
38 
38 
13 
13 
46 
$1,000 to $4,999 
133 
113 
113 
20 
18 
128 
$5,000 to $9,999 
145 
133 
131 
12 
11 
57 
$10,000 to $24,999 
206 
182 
182 
24 
24 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
216 
200 
198 
16 
16 
62 
$50,000 or more 
1,447 
1,369 
1,352 
78 
73 
123 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,136 
1,030 
1,016 
106 
100 
601 
Average net loss 
dollars 
72,232 
70,290 
67,779 
91,107 
(D) 
26,207 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
59 
57 
56 
2 
2 
58 
$1,000 to $4,999 
205 
184 
181 
21 
17 
164 
$5,000 to $9,999 
179 
162 
162 
17 
17 
124 
$10,000 to $24,999 
237 
217 
216 
20 
20 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
169 
152 
151 
17 
16 
61 
$50,000 or more 
287 
258 
250 
29 
28 
60 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
3,334 
3,065 
3,030 
269 
255 
1,136 
$1,000 
639,170 
584,775 
557,422 
54,395 
(D) 
42,172 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,713 
190,791 
183,968 
202,213 
(D) 
37,123 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
2,185 
2,022 
2,002 
163 
156 
535 
Average net gain 
dollars 
335,283 
330,147 
317,861 
398,995 
(D) 
108,511 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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