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 
3,758 
1,250 
2,205 
303 
1,883 
1,875 
$1,000 
53,824 
8,480 
37,462 
7,882 
18,813 
35,011 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,269 
674 
513 
82 
687 
582 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,155 
351 
716 
88 
600 
555 
$5,000 to $24,999 
836 
151 
615 
70 
405 
431 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
39 
196 
24 
109 
150 
$50,000 or more 
239 
35 
165 
39 
82 
157 
Interest expense 
farms 
20,346 
11,290 
8,421 
635 
10,829 
9,517 
$1,000 
293,485 
92,643 
191,520 
9,322 
127,975 
165,510 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,834 
6,229 
3,193 
412 
5,492 
4,342 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,178 
4,549 
3,470 
159 
4,270 
3,908 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,913 
457 
1,409 
47 
926 
987 
$100,000 or more 
421 
55 
349 
17 
141 
280 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
16,443 
9,624 
6,819 
_ 
8,694 
7,749 
$1,000 
208,958 
73,468 
135,490 
- 
93,421 
115,537 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,698 
1,156 
542 
- 
950 
748 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,101 
4,039 
2,062 
- 
3,330 
2,771 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,008 
4,052 
2,956 
- 
3,688 
3,320 
$25,000 to $49,999 
929 
257 
672 
- 
471 
458 
$50,000 or more 
707 
120 
587 
- 
255 
452 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
11,124 
5,040 
5,449 
635 
5,925 
5,199 
$1,000 
84,527 
19,174 
56,030 
9,322 
34,554 
49,973 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,455 
2,007 
1,279 
169 
1,931 
1,524 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,539 
2,231 
2,065 
243 
2,452 
2,087 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,477 
718 
1,600 
159 
1,295 
1,182 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
51 
307 
28 
154 
232 
$50,000 or more 
267 
33 
198 
36 
93 
174 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
50,155 
34,973 
14,819 
363 
27,638 
22,517 
$1,000 
217,503 
108,685 
106,837 
1,982 
106,541 
110,963 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,053 
30,272 
9,497 
284 
22,481 
17,572 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,257 
3,495 
2,729 
33 
3,441 
2,816 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,885 
1,012 
1,846 
27 
1,357 
1,528 
$25,000 or more 
960 
194 
747 
19 
359 
601 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
27,265 
15,490 
10,615 
1,160 
13,619 
13,646 
$1,000 
588,760 
150,698 
372,144 
65,918 
195,782 
392,978 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,588 
12,529 
5,375 
684 
9,449 
9,139 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,639 
2,227 
3,126 
286 
2,937 
2,702 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,436 
373 
999 
64 
667 
769 
$50,000 to $99,999 
839 
190 
589 
60 
332 
507 
$100,000 or more 
763 
171 
526 
66 
234 
529 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
610 
55 
514 
41 
317 
293 
$1,000 
10,653 
106 
9,860 
688 
3,956 
6,697 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
25,205 
13,845 
10,352 
1,008 
13,529 
11,676 
$1,000 
697,008 
163,299 
485,097 
48,612 
289,824 
407,184 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
52,194 
35,234 
14,861 
2,099 
28,911 
23,283 
$1,000 
2,230,681 
372,054 
1,728,132 
130,495 
949,529 
1,281,152 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,738 
10,560 
116,286 
62,170 
32,843 
55,025 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
24,112 
13,095 
9,720 
1,297 
14,268 
9,844 
Average net gain 
dollars 
113,705 
50,736 
196,670 
127,703 
82,310 
159,208 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,852 
1,528 
237 
87 
1,167 
685 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,406 
3,465 
786 
155 
2,797 
1,609 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,888 
2,004 
720 
164 
1,797 
1,091 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,038 
2,502 
1,335 
201 
2,526 
1,512 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,037 
1,527 
1,300 
210 
1,843 
1,194 
$50,000 or more 
7,891 
2,069 
5,342 
480 
4,138 
3,753 
Farms with net losses 
number 
28,082 
22,139 
5,141 
802 
14,643 
13,439 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,196 
13,204 
35,693 
43,811 
15,357 
21,288 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,263 
1,929 
279 
55 
1,399 
864 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,018 
7,729 
1,051 
238 
4,980 
4,038 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,513 
5,223 
1,133 
157 
3,378 
3,135 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,493 
4,940 
1,394 
159 
3,086 
3,407 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,094 
1,394 
624 
76 
1,005 
1,089 
$50,000 or more 
1,701 
924 
660 
117 
795 
906 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
52,194 
35,234 
14,861 
2,099 
28,911 
23,283 
$1,000 
2,108,164 
344,747 
1,641,893 
121,524 
889,534 
1,218,629 
Average per farm 
dollars 
40,391 
9,784 
110,483 
57,896 
30,768 
52,340 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
24,006 
13,091 
9,638 
1,277 
14,203 
9,803 
Average net gain 
dollars 
109,474 
48,716 
190,159 
123,369 
78,675 
154,097 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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