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 
2,131 
914 
928 
289 
1,272 
859 
$1,000 
41,086 
10,194 
24,114 
6,778 
21,963 
19,123 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
703 
430 
214 
59 
401 
302 
$1,000 to $4,999 
643 
307 
265 
71 
382 
261 
$5,000 to $24,999 
467 
114 
258 
95 
299 
168 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
22 
80 
36 
96 
42 
$50,000 or more 
180 
41 
111 
28 
94 
86 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,507 
8,770 
4,110 
627 
7,996 
5,511 
$1,000 
228,123 
117,451 
103,538 
7,134 
128,679 
99,444 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,784 
4,026 
1,369 
389 
3,486 
2,298 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,405 
3,593 
1,639 
173 
3,178 
2,227 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,999 
1,035 
909 
55 
1,160 
839 
$100,000 or more 
319 
116 
193 
10 
172 
147 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,810 
7,472 
3,338 
_ 
6,280 
4,530 
$1,000 
180,110 
103,134 
76,977 
- 
100,200 
79,910 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
984 
708 
276 
- 
609 
375 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,297 
2,489 
808 
- 
1,941 
1,356 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,663 
3,246 
1,417 
- 
2,673 
1,990 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,112 
663 
449 
- 
647 
465 
$50,000 or more 
754 
366 
388 
- 
410 
344 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
6,844 
3,849 
2,368 
627 
4,203 
2,641 
$1,000 
48,013 
14,317 
26,562 
7,134 
28,479 
19,534 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,117 
1,494 
491 
132 
1,323 
794 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,803 
1,649 
897 
257 
1,695 
1,108 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,534 
631 
730 
173 
967 
567 
$25,000 to $49,999 
230 
53 
142 
35 
134 
96 
$50,000 or more 
160 
22 
108 
30 
84 
76 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
40,365 
31,273 
8,594 
498 
24,756 
15,609 
$1,000 
131,712 
87,414 
42,693 
1,605 
78,149 
53,563 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,643 
27,715 
6,493 
435 
21,378 
13,265 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
2,430 
1,142 
25 
2,113 
1,484 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,649 
898 
719 
32 
998 
651 
$25,000 or more 
476 
230 
240 
6 
267 
209 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
21,095 
13,973 
6,108 
1,014 
12,072 
9,023 
$1,000 
311,466 
132,619 
152,825 
26,022 
158,295 
153,172 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,565 
10,843 
3,185 
537 
8,173 
6,392 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,542 
2,469 
1,779 
294 
2,739 
1,803 
$25,000 to $49,999 
889 
347 
464 
78 
526 
363 
$50,000 to $99,999 
555 
156 
344 
55 
337 
218 
$100,000 or more 
544 
158 
336 
50 
297 
247 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
788 
64 
662 
62 
530 
258 
$1,000 
6,359 
107 
5,594 
658 
3,796 
2,563 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
18,534 
12,146 
5,457 
931 
1 1 ,092 
7,442 
$1,000 
475,999 
195,868 
246,415 
33,716 
269,433 
206,567 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
42,257 
31,544 
8,660 
2,053 
26,061 
16,196 
$1,000 
2,128,848 
845,121 
1,136,998 
146,729 
1,192,764 
936,084 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,379 
26,792 
131,293 
71,471 
45,768 
57,797 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
16,743 
11,073 
4,631 
1,039 
10,759 
5,984 
Average net gain 
dollars 
157,622 
104,895 
280,437 
172,140 
138,117 
192,690 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,582 
1,314 
200 
68 
1,038 
544 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,269 
2,674 
456 
139 
2,199 
1,070 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,775 
1,374 
305 
96 
1,167 
608 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,524 
1,804 
560 
160 
1,640 
884 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,456 
960 
379 
117 
980 
476 
$50,000 or more 
6,137 
2,947 
2,731 
459 
3,735 
2,402 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,514 
20,471 
4,029 
1,014 
15,302 
10,212 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,997 
15,455 
40,136 
31,680 
19,163 
21,247 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,082 
1,792 
222 
68 
1,434 
648 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,718 
6,619 
862 
237 
4,897 
2,821 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,583 
4,636 
710 
237 
3,142 
2,441 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,900 
4,629 
1,069 
202 
3,282 
2,618 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,601 
1,869 
607 
125 
1,587 
1,014 
$50,000 or more 
1,630 
926 
559 
145 
960 
670 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
42,257 
31,544 
8,660 
2,053 
26,061 
16,196 
$1,000 
1,498,097 
426,525 
939,517 
132,055 
867,224 
630,873 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,452 
13,522 
108,489 
64,323 
33,277 
38,952 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
16,603 
11,035 
4,549 
1,019 
10,668 
5,935 
Average net gain 
dollars 
121,876 
67,740 
244,127 
162,375 
110,029 
143,170 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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