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 
133,029 
50,754 
64,042 
18,233 
67,268 
65,761 
$1,000 
2,331,934 
515,487 
1,275,971 
540,476 
907,657 
1 ,424,277 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
47,128 
25,774 
17,269 
4,085 
23,942 
23,186 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
39,782 
15,496 
18,840 
5,446 
20,834 
18,948 
$5,000 to $24,999 
29,803 
6,786 
17,874 
5,143 
15,324 
14,479 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,521 
1,174 
4,936 
1,411 
3,675 
3,846 
$50,000 or more 
8,795 
1,524 
5,123 
2,148 
3,493 
5,302 
Interest expense 
farms 
783,952 
444,784 
292,450 
46,718 
422,679 
361,273 
$1 ,000 
12,123,573 
5,130,849 
6,452,690 
540,034 
5,684,381 
6,439,193 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
366,791 
233,637 
105,145 
28,009 
206,099 
160,692 
$5,000 to $24,999 
312,651 
175,442 
123,149 
14,060 
166,434 
146,217 
$25,000 to $99,999 
88,575 
30,565 
54,085 
3,925 
43,833 
44,742 
$100,000 or more 
15,935 
5,140 
10,071 
724 
6,313 
9,622 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
597,717 
366,455 
231,252 
10 
317,214 
280,503 
$1,000 
8,599,312 
4,146,031 
4,453,159 
122 
4,040,903 
4,558,409 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
66,705 
47,749 
18,952 
4 
37,668 
29,037 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
201,800 
136,519 
65,281 
- 
110,308 
91,492 
$5,000 to $24,999 
257,218 
153,318 
103,894 
6 
135,143 
122,075 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43,128 
17,963 
25,165 
- 
21,472 
21,656 
$50,000 or more 
28,866 
10,906 
17,960 
- 
12,623 
16,243 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
450,469 
214,293 
189,458 
46,718 
245,886 
204,583 
$1,000 
3,524,261 
984,818 
1,999,531 
539,912 
1 ,643,478 
1 ,880,783 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
134,383 
85,200 
39,295 
9,888 
74,749 
59,634 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
183,091 
93,713 
71,251 
18,127 
102,003 
81,088 
$5,000 to $24,999 
104,600 
29,902 
60,644 
14,054 
48,056 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17,169 
3,231 
1 1 ,284 
2,654 
8,138 
9,031 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,226 
2,247 
6,984 
1,995 
4,452 
6,774 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1 ,979,951 
1,415,888 
527,741 
36,322 
1,101,908 
878,043 
$1,000 
7,428,926 
4,161,427 
3,098,681 
168,819 
3,706,547 
3,722,379 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,646,933 
1,241,006 
375,997 
29,930 
929,390 
717,543 
$5,000 to $9,999 
199,938 
116,915 
79,860 
3,163 
108,261 
91,677 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99,293 
44,478 
52,637 
2,178 
49,856 
49,437 
$25,000 or more 
33,787 
13,489 
19,247 
1,051 
14,401 
19,386 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,135,496 
655,537 
397,163 
82,796 
592,566 
542,930 
$1,000 
20,501,084 
7,595,992 
10,509,591 
2,395,502 
8,671,702 
1 1 ,829,382 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
775,761 
525,873 
203,040 
46,848 
409,398 
366,363 
$5,000 to $24,999 
238,546 
97,536 
118,762 
22,248 
127,283 
1 1 1 ,263 
$25,000 to $49,999 
57,768 
15,642 
35,973 
6,153 
29,112 
28,656 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34,386 
8,218 
22,285 
3,883 
15,767 
18,619 
$100,000 or more 
29,035 
8,268 
17,103 
3,664 
1 1 ,006 
18,029 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
73,508 
4,258 
55,882 
13,368 
42,578 
30,930 
$1,000 
2,014,080 
15,389 
1 ,588,068 
410,622 
1 ,029,045 
985,035 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
981,230 
555,296 
359,008 
66,926 
532,153 
449,077 
$1,000 
26,216,631 
8,546,440 
15,171,376 
2,498,815 
12,275,029 
13,941,603 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,109,303 
1,428,351 
533,070 
147,882 
1,181,152 
928,151 
$1,000 
92,281,080 
24,932,770 
57,142,564 
10,205,745 
44,335,666 
47,945,414 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,750 
17,456 
107,195 
69,013 
37,536 
51,657 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
972,445 
573,131 
317,932 
81,382 
576,018 
396,427 
Average net gain 
dollars 
122,072 
67,790 
210,567 
158,628 
99,415 
154,993 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
79,271 
64,957 
9,885 
4,429 
48,986 
30,285 
$1,000 to $4,999 
183,471 
144,529 
28,012 
10,930 
112,936 
70,535 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114,605 
83,881 
22,754 
7,970 
69,912 
44,693 
$10,000 to $24,999 
159,498 
106,778 
40,138 
12,582 
97,399 
62,099 
$25,000 to $49,999 
113,922 
64,923 
38,234 
10,765 
69,124 
44,798 
$50,000 or more 
321 ,678 
108,063 
178,909 
34,706 
177,661 
144,017 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,136,858 
855,220 
215,138 
66,500 
605,134 
531,724 
Average net loss 
dollars 
23,245 
16,276 
45,568 
40,657 
21,365 
25,385 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
97,294 
80,588 
1 1 ,283 
5,423 
58,900 
38,394 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
345,438 
280,844 
45,654 
18,940 
192,866 
152,572 
$5,000 to $9,999 
249,577 
195,690 
40,398 
13,489 
129,177 
120,400 
$10,000 to $24,999 
259,724 
191,683 
54,452 
13,589 
130,066 
129,658 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101,271 
66,507 
28,244 
6,520 
51,731 
49,540 
$50,000 or more 
83,554 
39,908 
35,107 
8,539 
42,394 
41,160 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,109,303 
1,428,351 
533,070 
147,882 
1,181,152 
928,151 
$1,000 
78,553,368 
20,085,083 
49,577,706 
8,890,580 
37,746,803 
40,806,565 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,241 
14,062 
93,004 
60,119 
31,958 
43,965 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
964,046 
572,141 
312,318 
79,587 
571,323 
392,723 
Average net gain 
dollars 
109,872 
59,662 
192,189 
147,797 
89,453 
139,577 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
234 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
