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 
802 
322 
346 
134 
333 
469 
$1,000 
10,777 
2,576 
6,535 
1,666 
2,541 
8,236 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
303 
147 
111 
45 
136 
167 
$1,000 to $4,999 
269 
104 
118 
47 
120 
149 
$5,000 to $24,999 
157 
56 
68 
33 
54 
103 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
7 
28 
3 
12 
26 
$50,000 or more 
35 
8 
21 
6 
11 
24 
Interest expense 
farms 
4,268 
2,627 
1,327 
314 
2,122 
2,146 
$1,000 
76,066 
44,185 
28,602 
3,279 
33,720 
42,346 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,573 
1,010 
409 
154 
821 
752 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,890 
1,177 
583 
130 
944 
946 
$25,000 to $99,999 
710 
386 
296 
28 
321 
389 
$100,000 or more 
95 
54 
39 
2 
36 
59 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
3,177 
2,153 
1,024 
_ 
1,538 
1,639 
$1,000 
60,126 
37,574 
22,552 
- 
26,399 
33,727 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
317 
240 
77 
- 
166 
151 
$1,000 to $4,999 
683 
504 
179 
- 
339 
344 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,532 
1,030 
502 
- 
755 
777 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
231 
155 
- 
177 
209 
$50,000 or more 
259 
148 
111 
- 
101 
158 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,359 
1,275 
770 
314 
1,176 
1,183 
$1,000 
15,940 
6,612 
6,050 
3,279 
7,321 
8,619 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
589 
387 
141 
61 
317 
272 
$1,000 to $4,999 
992 
580 
319 
93 
488 
504 
$5,000 to $24,999 
651 
267 
254 
130 
313 
338 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
32 
42 
23 
48 
49 
$50,000 or more 
30 
9 
14 
7 
10 
20 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
11,348 
8,515 
2,661 
172 
6,022 
5,326 
$1,000 
48,380 
32,944 
14,911 
526 
23,107 
25,273 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,438 
6,541 
1,757 
140 
4,673 
3,765 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,105 
1,507 
574 
24 
1,002 
1,103 
$10,000 to $24,999 
681 
401 
272 
8 
305 
376 
$25,000 or more 
124 
66 
58 
- 
42 
82 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,955 
4,415 
1,970 
570 
3,334 
3,621 
$1,000 
128,776 
70,461 
45,094 
13,221 
49,227 
79,549 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,236 
3,113 
903 
220 
2,153 
2,083 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,913 
1,019 
666 
228 
862 
1,051 
$25,000 to $49,999 
378 
117 
194 
67 
169 
209 
$50,000 to $99,999 
264 
108 
125 
31 
101 
163 
$100,000 or more 
164 
58 
82 
24 
49 
115 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
211 
10 
133 
68 
121 
90 
$1,000 
6,431 
20 
3,925 
2,486 
3,362 
3,068 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
5,768 
3,430 
1,827 
511 
2,934 
2,834 
$1,000 
155,566 
67,317 
71,680 
16,568 
67,592 
87,974 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
12,256 
8,576 
2,671 
1,009 
6,563 
5,693 
$1,000 
477,002 
143,978 
270,758 
62,266 
213,340 
263,662 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,920 
16,788 
101,369 
61,711 
32,506 
46,313 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
5,354 
3,190 
1,599 
565 
2,982 
2,372 
Average net gain 
dollars 
121,750 
81,094 
195,863 
141,550 
97,322 
152,460 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
323 
270 
25 
28 
188 
135 
$1,000 to $4,999 
884 
680 
128 
76 
551 
333 
$5,000 to $9,999 
597 
435 
118 
44 
368 
229 
$10,000 to $24,999 
859 
575 
204 
80 
512 
347 
$25,000 to $49,999 
664 
386 
190 
88 
394 
270 
$50,000 or more 
2,027 
844 
934 
249 
969 
1,058 
Farms with net losses 
number 
6,902 
5,386 
1,072 
444 
3,581 
3,321 
Average net loss 
dollars 
25,333 
21,298 
39,577 
39,886 
21,467 
29,501 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
381 
311 
31 
39 
226 
155 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,669 
1,326 
223 
120 
960 
709 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,463 
1,200 
172 
91 
753 
710 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,904 
1,521 
310 
73 
920 
984 
$25,000 to $49,999 
797 
618 
149 
30 
403 
394 
$50,000 or more 
688 
410 
187 
91 
319 
369 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
12,256 
8,576 
2,671 
1,009 
6,563 
5,693 
$1,000 
394,498 
94,757 
242,529 
57,213 
177,113 
217,385 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,188 
11,049 
90,801 
56,703 
26,987 
38,185 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
5,316 
3,184 
1,581 
551 
2,963 
2,353 
Average net gain 
dollars 
107,971 
66,519 
181,570 
136,323 
85,936 
135,717 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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