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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
7,895 
4,182 
2,050 
1,663 
3,578 
4,317 
$1,000 
400,054 
141,179 
165,172 
93,702 
137,092 
262,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,914 
1,393 
268 
253 
928 
986 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,150 
1,316 
398 
436 
1,074 
1,076 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,990 
880 
649 
461 
843 
1,147 
$25,000 to $49,999 
567 
198 
207 
162 
250 
317 
$50,000 or more 
1,274 
395 
528 
351 
483 
791 
Interest expense 
farms 
26,459 
19,318 
4,914 
2,227 
12,597 
13,862 
$1,000 
1,217,781 
727,680 
430,948 
59,153 
506,577 
711,204 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,135 
6,106 
1,073 
956 
4,164 
3,971 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,048 
8,616 
1,667 
765 
5,256 
5,792 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,129 
3,430 
1,318 
381 
2,309 
2,820 
$100,000 or more 
2,147 
1,166 
856 
125 
868 
1,279 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
20,307 
16,361 
3,946 
_ 
9,455 
10,852 
$1,000 
941,302 
614,559 
326,743 
- 
388,250 
553,052 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,166 
990 
176 
- 
567 
599 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,137 
3,493 
644 
- 
1,966 
2,171 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,276 
7,850 
1,426 
- 
4,384 
4,892 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,690 
2,067 
623 
- 
1,264 
1,426 
$50,000 or more 
3,038 
1,961 
1,077 
- 
1,274 
1,764 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
13,273 
8,221 
2,825 
2,227 
6,350 
6,923 
$1,000 
276,479 
113,121 
104,205 
59,153 
118,327 
158,152 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,988 
2,325 
382 
281 
1,546 
1,442 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,701 
3,280 
746 
675 
2,383 
2,318 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,514 
1,806 
943 
765 
1,588 
1,926 
$25,000 to $49,999 
835 
360 
268 
207 
350 
485 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
450 
486 
299 
483 
752 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
71,398 
59,940 
9,429 
2,029 
36,602 
34,796 
$1,000 
827,587 
547,596 
248,513 
31,478 
359,623 
467,964 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
45,137 
39,602 
4,312 
1,223 
23,864 
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$5,000 to $9,999 
12,923 
10,947 
1,690 
286 
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$10,000 to $24,999 
7,776 
5,925 
1,577 
274 
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$25,000 or more 
5,562 
3,466 
1,850 
246 
3,161 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
43,111 
30,385 
7,691 
5,035 
20,618 
22,493 
$1,000 
3,066,456 
1,348,597 
1,101,422 
616,436 
1,182,081 
1,884,375 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,864 
18,408 
2,454 
2,002 
11,091 
11,773 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,967 
7,446 
2,157 
1,364 
5,480 
5,487 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,928 
1,562 
894 
472 
1,376 
1,552 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,313 
1,175 
732 
406 
1,063 
1,250 
$100,000 or more 
4,039 
1,794 
1,454 
791 
1,608 
2,431 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,305 
185 
761 
359 
620 
685 
$1,000 
54,690 
916 
36,359 
17,416 
14,601 
40,089 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
39,342 
28,214 
6,928 
4,200 
19,280 
20,062 
$1,000 
2,256,892 
1,126,031 
805,358 
325,503 
888,502 
1,368,390 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
77,857 
60,492 
9,490 
7,875 
40,197 
37,660 
$1,000 
8,523,285 
4,033,447 
2,984,684 
1,505,153 
3,645,163 
4,878,122 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,474 
66,677 
314,508 
191,131 
90,682 
129,531 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
36,283 
26,417 
5,302 
4,564 
19,809 
16,474 
Average net gain 
dollars 
314,056 
206,804 
737,135 
443,354 
245,187 
396,867 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,602 
1,338 
88 
176 
1,015 
587 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,785 
4,100 
240 
445 
2,659 
2,126 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
3,007 
214 
376 
2,055 
1,542 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,723 
4,656 
469 
598 
3,284 
2,439 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,813 
3,732 
517 
564 
2,790 
2,023 
$50,000 or more 
15,763 
9,584 
3,774 
2,405 
8,006 
7,757 
Farms with net losses 
number 
41,574 
34,075 
4,188 
3,311 
20,388 
21,186 
Average net loss 
dollars 
69,072 
41,957 
220,536 
156,543 
59,434 
78,347 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,982 
1,711 
108 
163 
1,125 
857 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,924 
7,902 
479 
543 
4,727 
4,197 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,815 
6,710 
588 
517 
3,719 
4,096 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,269 
8,597 
963 
709 
4,991 
5,278 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,478 
4,513 
535 
430 
2,538 
2,940 
$50,000 or more 
7,106 
4,642 
1,515 
949 
3,288 
3,818 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
77,857 
60,492 
9,490 
7,875 
40,197 
37,660 
$1,000 
8,177,199 
3,973,744 
2,817,426 
1,386,029 
3,506,319 
4,670,881 
Average per farm 
dollars 
105,028 
65,690 
296,884 
176,004 
87,228 
124,028 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
36,052 
26,412 
5,182 
4,458 
19,685 
16,367 
Average net gain 
dollars 
308,890 
205,362 
730,656 
431,992 
240,956 
390,595 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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