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 
2,282 
1,393 
598 
291 
1,045 
1,237 
$1,000 
62,131 
29,204 
23,580 
9,347 
23,484 
38,647 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
753 
579 
122 
52 
364 
389 
$1,000 to $4,999 
825 
504 
205 
116 
396 
429 
$5,000 to $24,999 
497 
235 
180 
82 
197 
300 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
20 
40 
8 
30 
38 
$50,000 or more 
139 
55 
51 
33 
58 
81 
Interest expense 
farms 
11,709 
9,181 
2,124 
404 
5,861 
5,848 
$1,000 
225,460 
156,235 
64,248 
4,976 
94,347 
131,113 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,503 
4,382 
841 
280 
2,915 
2,588 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,688 
3,711 
892 
85 
2,278 
2,410 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,187 
874 
285 
28 
533 
654 
$100,000 or more 
331 
214 
106 
11 
135 
196 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
9,001 
7,420 
1,581 
_ 
4,415 
4,586 
$1,000 
188,363 
138,453 
49,909 
- 
77,890 
110,473 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
985 
836 
149 
- 
545 
440 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,803 
2,382 
421 
- 
1,407 
1,396 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,957 
3,247 
710 
- 
1,917 
2,040 
$25,000 to $49,999 
690 
553 
137 
- 
305 
385 
$50,000 or more 
566 
402 
164 
- 
241 
325 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
5,924 
4,264 
1,256 
404 
3,075 
2,849 
$1,000 
37,097 
17,782 
14,339 
4,976 
16,457 
20,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,157 
1,765 
284 
108 
1,206 
951 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,396 
1,701 
523 
172 
1,232 
1,164 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,145 
714 
346 
85 
533 
612 
$25,000 to $49,999 
133 
50 
65 
18 
70 
63 
$50,000 or more 
93 
34 
38 
21 
34 
59 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
45,663 
38,774 
6,484 
405 
24,530 
21,133 
$1,000 
189,340 
146,016 
41,066 
2,258 
86,377 
102,963 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,910 
34,215 
5,376 
319 
21,782 
18,128 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,359 
2,777 
536 
46 
1,662 
1,697 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,671 
1,312 
336 
23 
749 
922 
$25,000 or more 
723 
470 
236 
17 
337 
386 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
21,812 
16,709 
4,026 
1,077 
10,635 
11,177 
$1,000 
584,387 
356,520 
157,311 
70,556 
221,006 
363,381 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,620 
12,525 
2,499 
596 
7,832 
7,788 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,910 
2,766 
885 
259 
1,805 
2,105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
971 
595 
298 
78 
445 
526 
$50,000 to $99,999 
578 
366 
148 
64 
252 
326 
$100,000 or more 
733 
457 
196 
80 
301 
432 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
548 
96 
387 
65 
312 
236 
$1,000 
6,565 
167 
5,206 
1,192 
2,406 
4,159 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
15,760 
11,917 
3,031 
812 
7,980 
7,780 
$1,000 
437,976 
264,841 
141,069 
32,066 
169,549 
268,427 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
47,740 
39,172 
6,537 
2,031 
25,758 
21,982 
$1,000 
1,498,196 
820,157 
513,199 
164,840 
600,391 
897,805 
Average per farm 
dollars 
31,382 
20,937 
78,507 
81,162 
23,309 
40,843 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
16,177 
12,879 
2,345 
953 
9,297 
6,880 
Average net gain 
dollars 
142,170 
107,100 
294,261 
241,876 
105,625 
191,553 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,620 
1,362 
190 
68 
1,012 
608 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,389 
2,915 
352 
122 
2,020 
1,369 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,114 
1,747 
231 
136 
1,219 
895 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,990 
2,538 
298 
154 
1,777 
1,213 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,981 
1,597 
280 
104 
1,139 
842 
$50,000 or more 
4,083 
2,720 
994 
369 
2,130 
1,953 
Farms with net losses 
number 
31,563 
26,293 
4,192 
1,078 
16,461 
15,102 
Average net loss 
dollars 
25,400 
21,267 
42,186 
60,917 
23,183 
27,816 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,499 
2,172 
247 
80 
1,530 
969 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,691 
8,437 
982 
272 
5,426 
4,265 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,745 
5,732 
829 
184 
3,465 
3,280 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,783 
5,539 
1,018 
226 
3,370 
3,413 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,114 
2,451 
547 
116 
1,444 
1,670 
$50,000 or more 
2,731 
1,962 
569 
200 
1,226 
1,505 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
47,740 
39,172 
6,537 
2,031 
25,758 
21,982 
$1,000 
1,429,865 
789,244 
475,944 
164,677 
592,365 
837,500 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,951 
20,148 
72,808 
81,082 
22,997 
38,099 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
16,146 
12,882 
2,313 
951 
9,281 
6,865 
Average net gain 
dollars 
138,679 
103,954 
289,659 
241,837 
104,175 
185,324 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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