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 
1,602 
601 
619 
382 
838 
764 
$1,000 
43,404 
1,940 
17,097 
24,366 
15,454 
27,949 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
551 
347 
143 
61 
282 
269 
$1,000 to $4,999 
402 
185 
164 
53 
232 
170 
$5,000 to $24,999 
344 
60 
175 
109 
192 
152 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
2 
55 
66 
62 
61 
$50,000 or more 
182 
7 
82 
93 
70 
112 
Interest expense 
farms 
7,300 
4,235 
2,196 
869 
4,170 
3,130 
$1,000 
81,570 
31,801 
35,963 
13,807 
42,604 
38,966 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,955 
2,579 
971 
405 
2,367 
1,588 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,539 
1,405 
818 
316 
1,382 
1,157 
$25,000 to $99,999 
730 
234 
362 
134 
387 
343 
$100,000 or more 
76 
17 
45 
14 
34 
42 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,722 
3,203 
1,519 
_ 
2,655 
2,067 
$1,000 
45,832 
24,807 
21,025 
- 
25,194 
20,637 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
741 
563 
178 
- 
460 
281 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,750 
1,264 
486 
- 
979 
771 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,803 
1,182 
621 
- 
981 
822 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
143 
150 
- 
166 
127 
$50,000 or more 
135 
51 
84 
- 
69 
66 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
4,515 
2,208 
1,438 
869 
2,640 
1,875 
$1,000 
35,739 
6,994 
14,938 
13,807 
17,410 
18,329 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,289 
795 
358 
136 
750 
539 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,898 
1,128 
501 
269 
1,164 
734 
$5,000 to $24,999 
974 
232 
426 
316 
552 
422 
$25,000 to $49,999 
230 
38 
95 
97 
114 
116 
$50,000 or more 
124 
15 
58 
51 
60 
64 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
25,479 
18,500 
6,485 
494 
15,232 
10,247 
$1,000 
32,101 
20,070 
9,935 
2,096 
18,095 
14,005 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,515 
17,982 
6,098 
435 
14,718 
9,797 
$5,000 to $9,999 
587 
335 
232 
20 
332 
255 
$10,000 to $24,999 
268 
118 
129 
21 
143 
125 
$25,000 or more 
109 
65 
26 
18 
39 
70 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
13,849 
7,977 
4,262 
1,610 
7,770 
6,079 
$1,000 
207,424 
48,105 
82,398 
76,922 
93,797 
113,627 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,284 
6,767 
2,721 
796 
5,886 
4,398 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,316 
970 
955 
391 
1,275 
1,041 
$25,000 to $49,999 
596 
117 
274 
205 
296 
300 
$50,000 to $99,999 
358 
61 
196 
101 
196 
162 
$100,000 or more 
295 
62 
116 
117 
117 
178 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
423 
39 
283 
101 
244 
179 
$1,000 
14,138 
80 
8,375 
5,683 
5,168 
8,970 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
11,323 
6,450 
3,569 
1,304 
6,355 
4,968 
$1,000 
257,777 
71,476 
114,509 
71,791 
123,027 
134,750 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
28,093 
18,840 
6,621 
2,632 
16,820 
11,273 
$1,000 
1,260,779 
224,886 
622,507 
413,386 
589,127 
671,652 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,879 
11,937 
94,020 
157,061 
35,025 
59,581 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
11,214 
6,770 
3,023 
1,421 
7,185 
4,029 
Average net gain 
dollars 
141,235 
58,696 
236,283 
332,267 
106,140 
203,821 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,092 
860 
153 
79 
749 
343 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,830 
2,144 
476 
210 
1,847 
983 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,539 
1,136 
299 
104 
999 
540 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,785 
1,201 
466 
118 
1,193 
592 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,021 
544 
337 
140 
691 
330 
$50,000 or more 
2,947 
885 
1,292 
770 
1,706 
1,241 
Farms with net losses 
number 
16,879 
12,070 
3,598 
1,211 
9,635 
7,244 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,138 
14,290 
25,508 
48,527 
18,006 
20,644 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,417 
1,109 
231 
77 
909 
508 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,062 
3,903 
847 
312 
3,095 
1,967 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,966 
2,909 
796 
261 
2,243 
1,723 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,909 
2,658 
973 
278 
2,003 
1,906 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,540 
981 
424 
135 
859 
681 
$50,000 or more 
985 
510 
327 
148 
526 
459 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
28,093 
18,840 
6,621 
2,632 
16,820 
1 1 ,273 
$1,000 
984,024 
137,454 
508,127 
338,443 
458,735 
525,289 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,027 
7,296 
76,745 
128,588 
27,273 
46,597 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
11,113 
6,770 
2,960 
1,383 
7,131 
3,982 
Average net gain 
dollars 
119,568 
45,814 
206,322 
294,927 
90,338 
171,913 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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