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 
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 
79,409 
65,064 
9,909 
4,436 
49,084 
30,325 
$1,000 to $4,999 
184,122 
144,895 
28,111 
11,116 
113,390 
70,732 
$5,000 to $9,999 
115,319 
84,287 
22,947 
8,085 
70,333 
44,986 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
161,555 
108,017 
40,773 
12,765 
98,581 
62,974 
$25,000 to $49,999 
117,399 
67,050 
39,447 
10,902 
70,928 
46,471 
$50,000 or more 
306,242 
102,828 
171,131 
32,283 
169,007 
137,235 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
1,145,257 
856,210 
220,752 
68,295 
609,829 
535,428 
Average net loss 
dollars 
23,897 
16,409 
47,321 
42,055 
21,907 
26,163 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
97,521 
80,709 
11,321 
5,491 
59,023 
38,498 
$1,000 to $4,999 
346,165 
280,781 
46,075 
19,309 
193,256 
152,909 
$5,000 to $9,999 
250,531 
195,805 
41,037 
13,689 
129,704 
120,827 
$10,000 to $24,999 
261,427 
191,919 
55,639 
13,869 
131,072 
130,355 
$25,000 to $49,999 
102,545 
66,637 
29,130 
6,778 
52,472 
50,073 
$50,000 or more 
87,068 
40,359 
37,550 
9,159 
44,302 
42,766 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
12,539 
2,092 
8,637 
1,810 
6,939 
5,600 
$1,000 
1,595,189 
134,400 
1,193,229 
267,560 
642,297 
952,892 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
810,955 
481 ,763 
272,664 
56,528 
461,343 
349,612 
$1,000 
18,522,606 
7,073,673 
9,507,544 
1 ,941 ,389 
9,281,381 
9,241,225 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
121,756 
38,765 
69,133 
13,858 
67,656 
54,100 
$1,000 
2,301,667 
473,026 
1,458,524 
370,116 
1,100,660 
1,201,007 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
291,522 
230,286 
52,112 
9,124 
170,863 
120,659 
$1,000 
4,558,131 
3,338,872 
975,491 
243,769 
2,680,127 
1 ,878,004 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
51,931 
38,252 
12,659 
1,020 
28,015 
23,916 
$1,000 
687,084 
502,373 
176,691 
8,019 
356,907 
330,177 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
33,161 
22,565 
8,470 
2,126 
16,416 
1 6,745 
$1,000 
704,038 
418,722 
206,592 
78,724 
247,002 
457,036 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
332,054 
141,613 
161,461 
28,980 
186,999 
145,055 
$1,000 
1,160,550 
299,550 
728,498 
132,502 
526,289 
634,261 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
129,670 
33,988 
79,593 
16,089 
74,994 
54,676 
$1,000 
6,905,787 
748,112 
5,288,278 
869,397 
3,483,370 
3,422,417 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
28,100 
15,221 
11,179 
1,700 
14,859 
13,241 
$1,000 
150,233 
57,500 
80,348 
12,386 
73,794 
76,439 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
103,308 
66,721 
29,694 
6,893 
51,464 
51,844 
$1,000 
2,054,008 
1,235,414 
592,203 
226,391 
812,841 
1,241,167 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,551,654 
981,107 
463,254 
107,293 
889,001 
662,653 
acres 
389,690,414 
95,458,144 
251,233,355 
42,998,915 
198,128,696 
191,561,718 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1 ,288,875 
748,629 
442,056 
98,190 
727,521 
561,354 
acres 
314,964,600 
59,969,782 
218,232,978 
36,761,840 
158,030,448 
156,934,152 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
683,338 
540,732 
107,383 
35,223 
379,243 
304,095 
50 to 99 acres 
172,123 
96,737 
61,846 
13,540 
100,635 
71 ,488 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
136,341 
57,300 
64,856 
14,185 
80,917 
55,424 
200 to 499 acres 
136,252 
35,183 
85,095 
15,974 
81,026 
55,226 
500 to 999 acres 
78,343 
10,469 
58,528 
9,346 
45,972 
32,371 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
52,320 
4,741 
41,405 
6,174 
27,578 
24,742 
2,000 acres or more 
30,158 
3,467 
22,943 
3,748 
12,150 
18,008 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
141,537 
89,920 
44,468 
7,149 
72,042 
69,495 
acres 
12,802,847 
5,444,899 
6,437,816 
920,132 
6,652,300 
6,150,547 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
97,248 
54,377 
35,251 
7,620 
52,689 
44,559 
acres 
11,395,368 
3,238,279 
6,743,462 
1,413,627 
5,847,988 
5,547,380 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
381,453 
287,021 
81,435 
12,997 
227,757 
153,696 
acres 
36,382,032 
23,650,794 
10,774,218 
1,957,020 
21,054,849 
15,327,183 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
61,442 
29,956 
26,131 
5,355 
34,910 
26,532 
acres 
14,145,567 
3,154,390 
9,044,881 
1 ,946,296 
6,543,111 
7,602,456 
Total woodland 
farms 
840,399 
611,308 
208,382 
20,709 
453,125 
387,274 
acres 
77,012,907 
49,807,831 
24,523,521 
2,681,555 
43,003,205 
34,009,702 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
350,761 
235,577 
103,319 
1 1 ,865 
183,169 
167,592 
acres 
27,999,006 
14,903,835 
11,426,176 
1 ,668,995 
15,625,249 
12,373,757 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
606,279 
453,214 
141,827 
1 1 ,238 
329,160 
277,119 
acres 
49,013,901 
34,903,996 
13,097,345 
1,012,560 
27,377,956 
21,635,945 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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