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 
1,802 
882 
758 
162 
990 
812 
$1,000 
22,504 
8,056 
10,082 
4,366 
9,379 
13,125 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
864 
506 
314 
44 
456 
408 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
529 
263 
208 
58 
309 
220 
$5,000 to $24,999 
283 
87 
154 
42 
162 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
4 
37 
6 
25 
22 
$50,000 or more 
79 
22 
45 
12 
38 
41 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,750 
9,049 
4,197 
504 
7,743 
6,007 
$1,000 
145,257 
83,859 
57,241 
4,157 
73,656 
71,600 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,303 
4,814 
2,151 
338 
4,217 
3,086 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,925 
3,377 
1,427 
121 
2,788 
2,137 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,429 
828 
557 
44 
706 
723 
$100,000 or more 
93 
30 
62 
1 
32 
61 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,635 
7,489 
3,146 
_ 
5,891 
4,744 
$1,000 
116,675 
73,532 
43,143 
- 
58,685 
57,990 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,392 
978 
414 
- 
777 
615 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
2,708 
1,123 
- 
2,199 
1,632 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,166 
3,032 
1,134 
- 
2,324 
1,842 
$25,000 to $49,999 
840 
560 
280 
- 
400 
440 
$50,000 or more 
406 
211 
195 
- 
191 
215 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,310 
4,273 
2,533 
504 
4,235 
3,075 
$1,000 
28,582 
10,328 
14,098 
4,157 
14,972 
13,610 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,934 
2,024 
780 
130 
1,698 
1,236 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,170 
1,811 
1,151 
208 
1,902 
1,268 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,015 
396 
498 
121 
545 
470 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
33 
70 
24 
65 
62 
$50,000 or more 
64 
9 
34 
21 
25 
39 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
41,152 
30,635 
10,081 
436 
24,398 
1 6,754 
$1,000 
47,636 
33,451 
13,828 
358 
27,317 
20,319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,957 
29,893 
9,634 
430 
23,730 
16,227 
$5,000 to $9,999 
827 
539 
283 
5 
480 
347 
$10,000 to $24,999 
296 
154 
141 
1 
147 
149 
$25,000 or more 
72 
49 
23 
- 
41 
31 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,161 
13,015 
6,234 
912 
1 1 ,049 
9,112 
$1,000 
136,014 
60,368 
60,782 
14,864 
66,695 
69,319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,076 
10,928 
4,474 
674 
8,857 
7,219 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,155 
1,725 
1,267 
163 
1,726 
1,429 
$25,000 to $49,999 
504 
226 
243 
35 
270 
234 
$50,000 to $99,999 
256 
73 
158 
25 
111 
145 
$100,000 or more 
170 
63 
92 
15 
85 
85 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
448 
121 
286 
41 
243 
205 
$1,000 
7,522 
182 
6,565 
776 
3,598 
3,924 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
18,808 
12,380 
5,604 
824 
10,769 
8,039 
$1,000 
298,061 
146,188 
133,269 
18,605 
156,700 
141,361 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
43,223 
30,909 
10,180 
2,134 
25,712 
17,511 
$1,000 
1,066,431 
542,494 
464,969 
58,968 
529,187 
537,244 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,673 
17,551 
45,675 
27,633 
20,581 
30,680 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
17,488 
11,899 
4,662 
927 
10,885 
6,603 
Average net gain 
dollars 
83,120 
64,320 
130,111 
88,115 
68,010 
108,028 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,267 
1,865 
300 
102 
1,494 
773 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,584 
3,565 
820 
199 
2,928 
1,656 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,416 
1,655 
621 
140 
1,625 
791 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,721 
1,743 
798 
180 
1,716 
1,005 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,356 
833 
440 
83 
841 
515 
$50,000 or more 
4,144 
2,238 
1,683 
223 
2,281 
1,863 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,735 
19,010 
5,518 
1,207 
14,827 
10,908 
Average net loss 
dollars 
15,044 
1 1 ,722 
25,663 
18,818 
14,237 
16,141 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,508 
2,043 
349 
116 
1,588 
920 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,607 
6,884 
1,366 
357 
5,048 
3,559 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,660 
4,252 
1,144 
264 
3,197 
2,463 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
5,681 
3,962 
1,443 
276 
3,108 
2,573 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,129 
1,326 
678 
125 
1,263 
866 
$50,000 or more 
1,150 
543 
538 
69 
623 
527 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
43,223 
30,909 
10,180 
2,134 
25,712 
17,511 
$1,000 
541,570 
212,845 
276,946 
51,779 
259,455 
282,114 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,530 
6,886 
27,205 
24,264 
10,091 
16,111 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
17,362 
11,862 
4,581 
919 
10,801 
6,561 
Average net gain 
dollars 
54,200 
37,168 
92,770 
81,775 
44,308 
70,484 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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