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 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
49 
38 
38 
11 
11 
46 
$1,000 to $4,999 
136 
114 
114 
22 
20 
128 
$5,000 to $9,999 
148 
135 
133 
13 
12 
58 
$10,000 to $24,999 
211 
187 
187 
24 
24 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
205 
203 
16 
16 
58 
$50,000 or more 
1,420 
1,343 
1,327 
77 
73 
126 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
1,149 
1,043 
1,028 
106 
99 
601 
Average net loss 
dollars 
81,308 
79,369 
76,786 
100,387 
(D) 
26,426 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
60 
58 
57 
2 
2 
58 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
210 
189 
186 
21 
17 
165 
$5,000 to $9,999 
175 
158 
158 
17 
17 
123 
$10,000 to $24,999 
237 
218 
217 
19 
19 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
170 
153 
152 
17 
16 
60 
$50,000 or more 
297 
267 
258 
30 
28 
60 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
58 
54 
54 
4 
4 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,473 
6,473 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,157 
2,016 
1,996 
141 
135 
620 
$1,000 
82,003 
76,212 
73,358 
5,791 
5,444 
9,327 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
424 
409 
406 
15 
13 
48 
$1,000 
13,343 
12,030 
(D) 
1,313 
(D) 
1,062 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
653 
605 
597 
48 
44 
374 
$1,000 
14,392 
13,406 
12,686 
985 
779 
3,839 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
128 
109 
108 
19 
19 
30 
$1,000 
2,138 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
255 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
83 
71 
71 
12 
12 
19 
$1,000 
4,982 
4,489 
4,489 
492 
492 
148 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,362 
1,296 
1,283 
66 
62 
235 
$1,000 
10,096 
9,793 
9,431 
304 
(D) 
787 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
396 
384 
379 
12 
11 
47 
$1,000 
24,973 
24,650 
23,209 
323 
(D) 
1,960 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
50 
49 
49 
1 
1 
19 
$1,000 
377 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
25 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
296 
272 
268 
24 
22 
34 
$1,000 
11,645 
9,564 
(D) 
2,081 
(D) 
1,232 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
3,008 
2,788 
2,754 
220 
207 
967 
acres 
1 ,467,836 
1,395,078 
1,368,424 
72,758 
53,596 
118,404 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,720 
2,535 
2,508 
185 
178 
624 
acres 
1,411,820 
1 ,346,288 
1,321,240 
65,532 
48,761 
93,459 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
789 
696 
696 
93 
93 
368 
50 to 99 acres 
231 
215 
210 
16 
16 
83 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
293 
269 
263 
24 
24 
67 
200 to 499 acres 
587 
565 
563 
22 
20 
63 
500 to 999 acres 
415 
401 
395 
14 
13 
23 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
256 
248 
244 
8 
8 
14 
2,000 acres or more 
149 
141 
137 
8 
4 
6 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
269 
255 
253 
14 
13 
78 
acres 
10,298 
9,564 
(D) 
734 
(D) 
2,261 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
154 
138 
136 
16 
15 
39 
acres 
8,717 
7,878 
(D) 
839 
(D) 
455 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
670 
606 
595 
64 
56 
457 
acres 
36,388 
30,774 
30,003 
5,614 
(D) 
22,079 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
53 
49 
49 
4 
3 
19 
acres 
613 
574 
574 
39 
(D) 
150 
Total woodland 
farms 
1,874 
1,749 
1,724 
125 
120 
724 
acres 
(D) 
209,944 
204,904 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
430 
408 
406 
22 
22 
121 
acres 
(D) 
27,033 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
1,707 
1,590 
1,567 
117 
112 
666 
acres 
196,528 
182,911 
(D) 
13,617 
(D) 
49,683 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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