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 
2,057 
898 
860 
299 
832 
1,225 
$1,000 
39,084 
15,268 
16,667 
7,149 
12,270 
26,813 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
664 
427 
196 
41 
275 
389 
$1,000 to $4,999 
635 
265 
282 
88 
274 
361 
$5,000 to $24,999 
491 
119 
253 
119 
195 
296 
$25,000 to $49,999 
91 
26 
51 
14 
33 
58 
$50,000 or more 
176 
61 
78 
37 
55 
121 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,421 
8,198 
4,398 
825 
5,987 
7,434 
$1,000 
228,119 
118,264 
100,351 
9,504 
87,676 
140,443 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,409 
3,556 
1,368 
485 
2,573 
2,836 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,973 
3,707 
2,001 
265 
2,621 
3,352 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,757 
819 
874 
64 
685 
1,072 
$100,000 or more 
282 
116 
155 
11 
108 
174 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,287 
6,790 
3,497 
_ 
4,448 
5,839 
$1,000 
161,271 
89,884 
71,387 
- 
62,297 
98,973 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
599 
221 
- 
378 
442 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,849 
1,993 
856 
- 
1,285 
1,564 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,155 
3,454 
1,701 
- 
2,235 
2,920 
$25,000 to $49,999 
930 
496 
434 
- 
342 
588 
$50,000 or more 
533 
248 
285 
208 
325 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,529 
3,917 
2,787 
825 
3,466 
4,063 
$1,000 
66,848 
28,380 
28,964 
9,504 
25,379 
41,469 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,109 
1,397 
571 
141 
1,003 
1,106 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,111 
1,741 
1,026 
344 
1,453 
1,658 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,802 
602 
935 
265 
803 
999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
89 
149 
46 
115 
169 
$50,000 or more 
223 
88 
106 
29 
92 
131 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
34,219 
25,921 
7,797 
501 
15,978 
18,241 
$1,000 
96,212 
60,093 
33,875 
2,244 
41,142 
55,070 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,534 
23,818 
6,302 
414 
14,394 
16,140 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,138 
1,297 
804 
37 
964 
1,174 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,109 
591 
490 
28 
450 
659 
$25,000 or more 
438 
215 
201 
22 
170 
268 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
19,105 
11,914 
5,814 
1,377 
8,183 
10,922 
$1,000 
324,658 
154,895 
134,659 
35,104 
111,754 
212,904 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,808 
9,088 
2,936 
784 
5,586 
7,222 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,308 
2,096 
1,854 
358 
1,832 
2,476 
$25,000 to $49,999 
931 
374 
453 
104 
380 
551 
$50,000 to $99,999 
539 
171 
299 
69 
211 
328 
$100,000 or more 
519 
185 
272 
62 
174 
345 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,369 
142 
911 
316 
644 
725 
$1,000 
33,396 
662 
22,545 
10,189 
14,025 
19,371 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
15,235 
9,150 
4,976 
1,109 
6,810 
8,425 
$1,000 
419,702 
180,462 
199,895 
39,345 
161,025 
258,676 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
36,180 
26,105 
7,839 
2,236 
17,076 
19,104 
$1,000 
1,348,471 
542,488 
621,471 
184,512 
593,028 
755,443 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,271 
20,781 
79,279 
82,519 
34,729 
39,544 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
14,776 
9,274 
4,317 
1,185 
7,648 
7,128 
Average net gain 
dollars 
129,166 
96,055 
183,679 
189,710 
111,665 
147,945 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,312 
1,080 
155 
77 
714 
598 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,673 
2,179 
362 
132 
1,494 
1,179 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,746 
1,380 
256 
110 
914 
832 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,437 
1,723 
556 
158 
1,293 
1,144 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,979 
1,213 
614 
152 
1,090 
889 
$50,000 or more 
4,629 
1,699 
2,374 
556 
2,143 
2,486 
Farms with net losses 
number 
21,404 
16,831 
3,522 
1,051 
9,428 
11,976 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,168 
20,696 
48,686 
38,340 
27,682 
24,975 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,688 
1,508 
138 
42 
865 
823 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,790 
4,890 
684 
216 
2,749 
3,041 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,287 
3,523 
556 
208 
1,886 
2,401 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,408 
4,175 
945 
288 
2,192 
3,216 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,429 
1,707 
574 
148 
1,007 
1,422 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
1,028 
625 
149 
729 
1,073 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
36,180 
26,105 
7,839 
2,236 
17,076 
19,104 
$1,000 
1,080,953 
422,633 
525,062 
133,258 
439,460 
641,493 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,877 
16,190 
66,981 
59,597 
25,736 
33,579 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
14,630 
9,276 
4,216 
1,138 
7,571 
7,059 
Average net gain 
dollars 
112,842 
82,903 
167,181 
155,572 
92,652 
134,497 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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