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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
321 
272 
25 
24 
191 
130 
$1,000 to $4,999 
892 
684 
127 
81 
551 
341 
$5,000 to $9,999 
601 
446 
119 
36 
373 
228 
$10,000 to $24,999 
898 
598 
221 
79 
532 
366 
$25,000 to $49,999 
710 
437 
187 
86 
401 
309 
$50,000 or more 
1,894 
747 
902 
245 
915 
979 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
6,940 
5,392 
1,090 
458 
3,600 
3,340 
Average net loss 
dollars 
25,861 
21,706 
40,856 
39,086 
21,532 
30,526 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
386 
311 
29 
46 
229 
157 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,678 
1,325 
228 
125 
965 
713 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,468 
1,203 
174 
91 
748 
720 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,912 
1,523 
316 
73 
924 
988 
$25,000 to $49,999 
801 
623 
148 
30 
411 
390 
$50,000 or more 
695 
407 
195 
93 
323 
372 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
49 
7 
37 
5 
19 
30 
$1,000 
5,313 
19 
4,583 
710 
1,937 
3,376 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
5,152 
3,340 
1,372 
440 
2,733 
2,419 
$1,000 
109,857 
54,007 
40,862 
14,989 
43,533 
66,324 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
745 
208 
419 
118 
396 
349 
$1,000 
14,688 
1,892 
9,029 
3,767 
5,102 
9,587 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
1,835 
1,623 
172 
40 
1,033 
802 
$1,000 
16,073 
14,229 
1,561 
283 
10,417 
5,656 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
268 
183 
76 
9 
150 
118 
$1,000 
2,417 
1,518 
892 
7 
1,244 
1,173 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
307 
211 
71 
25 
129 
178 
$1,000 
7,257 
3,434 
2,232 
1,591 
1,260 
5,997 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,664 
820 
674 
170 
833 
831 
$1,000 
4,320 
1,508 
2,545 
267 
1,418 
2,903 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
545 
135 
320 
90 
311 
234 
$1,000 
21,120 
2,289 
15,422 
3,409 
9,503 
11,617 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
817 
305 
398 
114 
437 
380 
$1,000 
9,244 
2,399 
5,832 
1,013 
3,821 
5,423 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
961 
708 
167 
86 
401 
560 
$1,000 
34,739 
26,739 
3,349 
4,651 
10,769 
23,969 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
9,278 
5,962 
2,466 
850 
5,166 
4,112 
acres 
1,396,144 
330,153 
878,517 
187,474 
674,766 
721,378 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
7,530 
4,337 
2,390 
803 
4,098 
3,432 
acres 
1,280,965 
247,756 
850,969 
182,240 
606,506 
674,459 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
4,292 
3,316 
640 
336 
2,325 
1,967 
50 to 99 acres 
968 
503 
349 
116 
575 
393 
100 to 199 acres 
855 
300 
425 
130 
460 
395 
200 to 499 acres 
743 
153 
476 
114 
423 
320 
500 to 999 acres 
390 
36 
288 
66 
202 
188 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
198 
20 
147 
31 
83 
115 
2,000 acres or more 
84 
9 
65 
10 
30 
54 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
766 
558 
160 
48 
355 
411 
acres 
15,176 
9,339 
5,100 
737 
6,945 
8,231 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
457 
269 
133 
55 
267 
190 
acres 
8,611 
3,990 
3,686 
935 
5,405 
3,206 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
2,672 
2,157 
417 
98 
1,550 
1,122 
acres 
85,770 
65,248 
17,194 
3,328 
51,932 
33,838 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
275 
185 
75 
15 
152 
123 
acres 
5,622 
3,820 
1,568 
234 
3,978 
1,644 
Total woodland 
farms 
6,946 
5,233 
1,481 
232 
3,576 
3,370 
acres 
348,482 
238,351 
101,460 
8,671 
179,031 
169,451 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,459 
1,039 
339 
81 
727 
732 
acres 
24,830 
13,908 
9,768 
1,154 
11,894 
12,936 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
6,229 
4,727 
1,329 
173 
3,193 
3,036 
acres 
323,652 
224,443 
91,692 
7,517 
167,137 
156,515 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
