Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,565 
891 
1,097 
577 
1,180 
1,385 
$1,000 
83,442 
8,587 
30,823 
44,033 
26,814 
56,628 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
818 
406 
345 
67 
385 
433 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
658 
266 
304 
88 
308 
350 
$5,000 to $24,999 
539 
156 
236 
147 
261 
278 
$25,000 to $49,999 
201 
24 
78 
99 
104 
97 
$50,000 or more 
349 
39 
134 
176 
122 
227 
Interest expense 
farms 
17,809 
10,761 
5,758 
1,290 
8,803 
9,006 
$1,000 
245,943 
111,856 
107,010 
27,078 
104,235 
141,708 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,478 
5,546 
2,417 
515 
4,440 
4,038 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,838 
4,202 
2,196 
440 
3,334 
3,504 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,196 
922 
976 
298 
934 
1,262 
$100,000 or more 
297 
91 
169 
37 
95 
202 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
13,297 
8,938 
4,359 
_ 
6,416 
6,881 
$1,000 
162,544 
93,582 
68,962 
- 
70,192 
92,353 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,524 
1,102 
422 
- 
840 
684 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,673 
3,315 
1,358 
- 
2,299 
2,374 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,520 
3,657 
1,863 
- 
2,617 
2,903 
$25,000 to $49,999 
939 
526 
413 
- 
411 
528 
$50,000 or more 
641 
338 
303 
- 
249 
392 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
10,390 
5,325 
3,775 
1,290 
5,223 
5,167 
$1,000 
83,399 
18,273 
38,047 
27,078 
34,044 
49,355 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,177 
2,012 
976 
189 
1,657 
1,520 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,285 
2,530 
1,429 
326 
2,199 
2,086 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,071 
677 
954 
440 
1,059 
1,012 
$25,000 to $49,999 
528 
74 
257 
197 
195 
333 
$50,000 or more 
329 
32 
159 
138 
113 
216 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
43,088 
30,584 
11,196 
1,308 
22,855 
20,233 
$1,000 
86,682 
48,021 
33,367 
5,293 
43,113 
43,569 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,844 
29,128 
9,673 
1,043 
21,307 
18,537 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,936 
985 
832 
119 
951 
985 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,025 
378 
534 
113 
465 
560 
$25,000 or more 
283 
93 
157 
33 
132 
151 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
25,082 
15,119 
7,952 
2,011 
12,287 
12,795 
$1,000 
286,334 
91,126 
133,613 
61,595 
118,280 
168,054 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,337 
12,339 
5,156 
842 
9,247 
9,090 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,236 
2,160 
1,547 
529 
1,966 
2,270 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,182 
344 
562 
276 
532 
650 
$50,000 to $99,999 
787 
183 
396 
208 
339 
448 
$100,000 or more 
540 
93 
291 
156 
203 
337 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
1,523 
59 
1,059 
405 
715 
808 
$1,000 
59,535 
87 
37,288 
22,160 
22,843 
36,692 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
22,009 
13,310 
6,882 
1,817 
11,045 
10,964 
$1,000 
492,983 
187,238 
217,635 
88,110 
209,970 
283,013 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
45,071 
30,753 
1 1 ,259 
3,059 
24,077 
20,994 
$1,000 
2,544,441 
705,882 
1,183,922 
654,637 
1,087,367 
1,457,075 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,454 
22,953 
105,153 
214,004 
45,162 
69,404 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
19,608 
11,835 
5,775 
1,998 
10,986 
8,622 
Average net gain 
dollars 
156,003 
82,118 
238,383 
355,546 
121,545 
199,909 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,732 
1,384 
275 
73 
1,032 
700 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,318 
3,259 
848 
211 
2,643 
1,675 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,595 
1,813 
622 
160 
1,519 
1,076 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,046 
1,896 
950 
200 
1,759 
1,287 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,667 
933 
622 
112 
977 
690 
$50,000 or more 
6,250 
2,550 
2,458 
1,242 
3,056 
3,194 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,463 
18,918 
5,484 
1,061 
13,091 
12,372 
Average net loss 
dollars 
20,204 
14,060 
35,146 
52,538 
18,939 
21,544 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,189 
1,798 
298 
93 
1,305 
884 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,804 
6,311 
1,207 
286 
4,183 
3,621 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,850 
4,456 
1,183 
211 
2,989 
2,861 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,992 
4,254 
1,505 
233 
2,806 
3,186 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,204 
1,415 
693 
96 
1,139 
1,065 
$50,000 or more 
1,424 
684 
598 
142 
669 
755 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
45,071 
30,753 
1 1 ,259 
3,059 
24,077 
20,994 
$1,000 
1,656,731 
340,401 
829,628 
486,703 
730,882 
925,849 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,758 
11,069 
73,686 
159,105 
30,356 
44,101 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
19,286 
11,810 
5,595 
1,881 
10,847 
8,439 
Average net gain 
dollars 
112,702 
50,010 
182,840 
297,692 
89,993 
141,890 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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