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 ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
5,639 
1,203 
3,445 
991 
3,343 
2,296 
$1,000 
119,908 
10,958 
80,638 
28,313 
54,127 
65,782 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,277 
650 
476 
151 
754 
523 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,496 
302 
913 
281 
948 
548 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,918 
198 
1,345 
375 
1,156 
762 
$25,000 to $49,999 
463 
26 
360 
77 
246 
217 
$50,000 or more 
485 
27 
351 
107 
239 
246 
Interest expense 
farms 
34,206 
14,925 
16,202 
3,079 
21,405 
12,801 
$1,000 
565,142 
134,841 
396,040 
34,261 
300,284 
264,859 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,543 
8,129 
4,683 
1,731 
9,353 
5,190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,101 
5,832 
7,169 
1,100 
9,000 
5,101 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,788 
848 
3,729 
211 
2,737 
2,051 
$100,000 or more 
774 
116 
621 
37 
315 
459 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,736 
12,750 
12,986 
_ 
15,965 
9,771 
$1,000 
377,420 
1 1 1 ,853 
265,568 
- 
204,805 
172,616 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,257 
1,560 
697 
- 
1,428 
829 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,656 
5,317 
3,339 
- 
5,508 
3,148 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,132 
5,055 
6,077 
- 
7,031 
4,101 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,218 
541 
1,677 
- 
1,297 
921 
$50,000 or more 
1,473 
277 
1,196 
- 
701 
772 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
20,531 
6,532 
10,920 
3,079 
12,876 
7,655 
$1,000 
187,722 
22,988 
130,472 
34,261 
95,479 
92,243 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,080 
2,876 
1,607 
597 
3,345 
1,735 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,604 
2,606 
3,864 
1,134 
4,787 
2,817 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,270 
930 
4,240 
1,100 
3,973 
2,297 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,028 
88 
776 
164 
556 
472 
$50,000 or more 
549 
32 
433 
84 
215 
334 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
69,056 
43,767 
23,776 
1,513 
43,813 
25,243 
$1,000 
321,273 
133,066 
173,833 
14,374 
183,533 
137,740 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
51,482 
36,729 
13,663 
1,090 
33,500 
1 7,982 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,500 
4,819 
5,419 
262 
6,511 
3,989 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,558 
1,836 
3,600 
122 
3,142 
2,416 
$25,000 or more 
1,516 
383 
1,094 
39 
660 
856 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
42,633 
17,968 
19,954 
4,711 
26,038 
16,595 
$1,000 
808,097 
1 72,202 
543,492 
92,403 
376,714 
431 ,383 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,805 
14,163 
6,576 
2,066 
13,953 
8,852 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,859 
2,995 
8,122 
1,742 
8,341 
4,518 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,542 
427 
2,629 
486 
2,114 
1,428 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,132 
201 
1,673 
258 
1,117 
1,015 
$100,000 or more 
1,295 
182 
954 
159 
513 
782 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
10,054 
182 
7,948 
1,924 
6,571 
3,483 
$1,000 
466,988 
1,140 
384,065 
81,784 
276,136 
190,852 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
41,378 
17,400 
19,685 
4,293 
25,982 
15,396 
$1,000 
1,405,671 
220,445 
1,028,056 
157,169 
763,827 
641,843 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
75,087 
44,057 
23,849 
7,181 
47,889 
27,198 
$1,000 
5,949,076 
1,045,871 
4,153,214 
749,991 
3,331,163 
2,617,913 
Average per farm 
dollars 
79,229 
23,739 
174,146 
104,441 
69,560 
96,254 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
48,574 
25,355 
17,962 
5,257 
32,005 
16,569 
Average net gain 
dollars 
139,004 
51,748 
255,631 
161,363 
118,133 
179,320 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,538 
2,215 
210 
113 
1,686 
852 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,850 
5,828 
646 
376 
4,585 
2,265 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,615 
3,641 
618 
356 
3,075 
1,540 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,987 
4,931 
1,389 
667 
4,787 
2,200 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,082 
3,518 
1,838 
726 
4,147 
1,935 
$50,000 or more 
21,502 
5,222 
13,261 
3,019 
13,725 
7,777 
Farms with net losses 
number 
26,513 
18,702 
5,887 
1,924 
15,884 
10,629 
Average net loss 
dollars 
30,284 
14,234 
74,473 
51,089 
28,310 
33,234 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,474 
2,146 
220 
108 
1,616 
858 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,418 
6,256 
790 
372 
4,600 
2,818 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,216 
4,147 
735 
334 
3,083 
2,133 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
5,697 
3,957 
1,291 
449 
3,279 
2,418 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,579 
1,371 
949 
259 
1,445 
1,134 
$50,000 or more 
3,129 
825 
1,902 
402 
1,861 
1,268 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
75,087 
44,057 
23,849 
7,181 
47,889 
27,198 
$1,000 
4,949,987 
1,011,360 
3,361,284 
577,343 
2,762,288 
2,187,698 
Average per farm 
dollars 
65,923 
22,956 
140,940 
80,399 
57,681 
80,436 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
47,788 
25,343 
17,340 
5,105 
31,493 
16,295 
Average net gain 
dollars 
122,044 
50,448 
223,140 
134,083 
103,286 
158,298 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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