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 
4,195 
1,197 
2,374 
624 
2,204 
1,991 
$1,000 
64,997 
7,538 
39,911 
17,547 
25,255 
39,741 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,366 
652 
570 
144 
719 
647 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,172 
322 
681 
169 
651 
521 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,096 
153 
748 
195 
580 
516 
$25,000 to $49,999 
312 
46 
233 
33 
155 
157 
$50,000 or more 
249 
24 
142 
83 
99 
150 
Interest expense 
farms 
29,657 
13,000 
14,618 
2,039 
16,863 
12,794 
$1,000 
428,576 
139,812 
267,975 
20,788 
224,943 
203,633 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,566 
7,150 
5,137 
1,279 
7,995 
5,571 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,980 
4,910 
6,484 
586 
6,700 
5,280 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,583 
778 
2,662 
143 
1,940 
1,643 
$100,000 or more 
528 
162 
335 
31 
228 
300 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
22,715 
10,892 
1 1 ,823 
_ 
12,816 
9,899 
$1,000 
267,921 
100,138 
167,783 
- 
143,951 
123,970 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,562 
1,589 
973 
- 
1,525 
1,037 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,194 
4,553 
3,641 
- 
4,706 
3,488 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,621 
4,102 
5,519 
- 
5,325 
4,296 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,544 
426 
1,118 
- 
858 
686 
$50,000 or more 
794 
222 
572 
- 
402 
392 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
18,075 
6,306 
9,730 
2,039 
10,354 
7,721 
$1,000 
160,655 
39,675 
100,192 
20,788 
80,992 
79,663 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,631 
2,330 
1,824 
477 
2,707 
1,924 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,164 
2,747 
3,615 
802 
4,211 
2,953 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,856 
932 
3,338 
586 
2,746 
2,110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
878 
166 
610 
102 
436 
442 
$50,000 or more 
546 
131 
343 
72 
254 
292 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
58,526 
35,284 
21,510 
1,732 
33,772 
24,754 
$1,000 
227,644 
98,148 
123,369 
6,127 
121,994 
105,650 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
47,516 
31,489 
14,514 
1,513 
27,640 
19,876 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,503 
2,477 
3,918 
108 
3,797 
2,706 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,505 
970 
2,461 
74 
1,891 
1,614 
$25,000 or more 
1,002 
348 
617 
37 
444 
558 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
37,242 
16,467 
17,752 
3,023 
20,765 
16,477 
$1,000 
668,553 
230,469 
364,333 
73,751 
322,968 
345,585 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,435 
13,317 
8,359 
1,759 
13,133 
10,302 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,086 
2,317 
5,978 
791 
5,291 
3,795 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,375 
383 
1,782 
210 
1,293 
1,082 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,345 
234 
988 
123 
641 
704 
$100,000 or more 
1,001 
216 
645 
140 
407 
594 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
8,314 
235 
6,700 
1,379 
5,031 
3,283 
$1,000 
200,694 
1,474 
164,832 
34,388 
104,246 
96,448 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
32,086 
13,682 
15,957 
2,447 
18,511 
13,575 
$1,000 
941,626 
241,262 
610,382 
89,982 
476,949 
464,677 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
61,773 
35,465 
21,564 
4,744 
35,864 
25,909 
$1,000 
3,144,419 
616,672 
2,169,455 
358,292 
1,660,782 
1,483,637 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,903 
17,388 
100,605 
75,525 
46,308 
57,263 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
36,233 
18,571 
14,565 
3,097 
22,052 
14,181 
Average net gain 
dollars 
110,609 
50,371 
180,302 
144,064 
96,268 
132,912 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,076 
1,685 
290 
101 
1,262 
814 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,971 
4,768 
875 
328 
3,664 
2,307 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,392 
3,229 
849 
314 
2,752 
1,640 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,430 
4,097 
1,809 
524 
3,967 
2,463 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,562 
2,099 
1,983 
480 
2,883 
1,679 
$50,000 or more 
12,802 
2,693 
8,759 
1,350 
7,524 
5,278 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,540 
16,894 
6,999 
1,647 
13,812 
1 1 ,728 
Average net loss 
dollars 
33,802 
18,869 
65,245 
53,355 
33,457 
34,207 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,994 
1,614 
284 
96 
1,175 
819 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,976 
5,492 
1,128 
356 
3,888 
3,088 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,044 
3,730 
1,031 
283 
2,512 
2,532 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,957 
3,926 
1,650 
381 
3,104 
2,853 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,609 
1,298 
1,074 
237 
1,487 
1,122 
$50,000 or more 
2,960 
834 
1,832 
294 
1,646 
1,314 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
61,773 
35,465 
21,564 
4,744 
35,864 
25,909 
$1,000 
2,452,201 
509,370 
1,704,527 
238,304 
1,277,647 
1,174,554 
Average per farm 
dollars 
39,697 
14,363 
79,045 
50,233 
35,625 
45,334 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
35,534 
18,559 
14,043 
2,932 
21,613 
13,921 
Average net gain 
dollars 
96,262 
45,456 
159,329 
115,786 
83,648 
115,844 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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