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 
173 
69 
78 
26 
89 
84 
$1,000 
2,839 
888 
1,494 
456 
1,171 
1,668 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
39 
20 
17 
2 
28 
11 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
53 
18 
26 
9 
20 
33 
$5,000 to $24,999 
54 
20 
23 
11 
32 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
7 
4 
3 
5 
9 
$50,000 or more 
13 
4 
8 
1 
4 
9 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,033 
655 
324 
54 
510 
523 
$1,000 
18,464 
10,650 
7,124 
690 
6,956 
1 1 ,508 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
327 
203 
95 
29 
197 
130 
$5,000 to $24,999 
497 
338 
141 
18 
234 
263 
$25,000 to $99,999 
188 
108 
74 
6 
76 
112 
$100,000 or more 
21 
6 
14 
1 
3 
18 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
754 
534 
220 
_ 
349 
405 
$1,000 
14,186 
9,249 
4,937 
- 
4,973 
9,213 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
41 
32 
9 
- 
15 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
149 
106 
43 
- 
93 
56 
$5,000 to $24,999 
396 
293 
103 
- 
181 
215 
$25,000 to $49,999 
84 
51 
33 
- 
36 
48 
$50,000 or more 
84 
52 
32 
- 
24 
60 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
644 
376 
214 
54 
331 
313 
$1 ,000 
4,277 
1,401 
2,186 
690 
1,982 
2,295 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
97 
68 
20 
9 
53 
44 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
311 
213 
78 
20 
170 
141 
$5,000 to $24,999 
199 
89 
92 
18 
93 
106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
6 
14 
2 
10 
12 
$50,000 or more 
15 
- 
10 
5 
5 
10 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,261 
1,645 
587 
29 
1,211 
1,050 
$1,000 
6,223 
3,965 
2,096 
163 
3,039 
3,184 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,920 
1,449 
449 
22 
1,040 
880 
$5,000 to $9,999 
268 
168 
96 
4 
145 
123 
$10,000 to $24,999 
64 
24 
38 
2 
24 
40 
$25,000 or more 
9 
4 
4 
1 
2 
7 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,685 
1,103 
451 
131 
870 
815 
$1,000 
56,347 
33,437 
17,650 
5,260 
24,640 
31,707 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
902 
681 
166 
55 
492 
410 
$5,000 to $24,999 
599 
366 
176 
57 
318 
281 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
23 
45 
5 
31 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
57 
16 
36 
5 
15 
42 
$100,000 or more 
54 
17 
28 
9 
14 
40 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
59 
2 
42 
15 
40 
19 
$1,000 
1,452 
(D) 
834 
(D) 
636 
816 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,434 
837 
491 
106 
759 
675 
$1,000 
71,884 
35,445 
30,137 
6,302 
31,979 
39,905 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,451 
1,666 
589 
196 
1,346 
1,105 
$1,000 
320,693 
126,989 
159,327 
34,377 
150,745 
169,948 
Average per farm 
dollars 
130,842 
76,224 
270,504 
175,394 
1 1 1 ,995 
153,799 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,563 
941 
489 
133 
897 
666 
Average net gain 
dollars 
232,823 
164,164 
351,605 
281,870 
182,277 
300,900 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
65 
52 
6 
7 
39 
26 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
128 
108 
15 
5 
91 
37 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114 
83 
22 
9 
71 
43 
$10,000 to $24,999 
193 
116 
63 
14 
109 
84 
$25,000 to $49,999 
160 
103 
34 
23 
111 
49 
$50,000 or more 
903 
479 
349 
75 
476 
427 
Farms with net losses 
number 
888 
725 
100 
63 
449 
439 
Average net loss 
dollars 
48,659 
37,916 
126,080 
49,389 
28,413 
69,366 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
67 
50 
10 
7 
51 
16 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
168 
141 
15 
12 
102 
66 
$5,000 to $9,999 
186 
167 
19 
- 
68 
118 
$10,000 to $24,999 
194 
169 
16 
9 
119 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
153 
112 
13 
28 
66 
87 
$50,000 or more 
120 
86 
27 
7 
43 
77 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,451 
1,666 
589 
196 
1,346 
1,105 
$1,000 
224,751 
59,940 
133,525 
31,286 
104,894 
119,857 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,698 
35,979 
226,697 
159,623 
77,930 
108,468 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,473 
864 
477 
132 
874 
599 
Average net gain 
dollars 
184,855 
105,212 
308,188 
260,477 
136,677 
255,153 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
