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 
7,599 
2,057 
4,245 
1,297 
4,281 
3,318 
$1,000 
130,029 
14,702 
84,761 
30,566 
63,385 
66,644 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,883 
799 
868 
216 
1,050 
833 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,384 
831 
1,172 
381 
1,375 
1,009 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,123 
297 
1,400 
426 
1,203 
920 
$25,000 to $49,999 
624 
76 
411 
137 
346 
278 
$50,000 or more 
585 
54 
394 
137 
307 
278 
Interest expense 
farms 
48,464 
21,387 
22,741 
4,336 
28,586 
19,878 
$1,000 
928,806 
259,930 
624,888 
43,988 
491,891 
436,915 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,852 
10,195 
5,253 
2,404 
10,806 
7,046 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,536 
9,080 
9,956 
1,500 
12,327 
8,209 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,766 
1,823 
6,548 
395 
4,851 
3,915 
$100,000 or more 
1,310 
289 
984 
37 
602 
708 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
37,667 
18,570 
19,097 
_ 
22,181 
15,486 
$1,000 
629,337 
206,205 
423,132 
- 
336,445 
292,892 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,410 
2,468 
942 
- 
2,082 
1,328 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,475 
6,385 
4,090 
- 
6,295 
4,180 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,116 
8,096 
9,020 
- 
10,214 
6,902 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,012 
996 
3,016 
- 
2,274 
1,738 
$50,000 or more 
2,654 
625 
2,029 
- 
1,316 
1,338 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
29,547 
10,153 
15,058 
4,336 
17,403 
12,144 
$1,000 
299,469 
53,725 
201,756 
43,988 
155,446 
144,023 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,120 
3,363 
1,955 
802 
3,590 
2,530 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,797 
4,591 
4,604 
1,602 
6,627 
4,170 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,781 
1,878 
6,403 
1,500 
5,782 
3,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,872 
218 
1,363 
291 
967 
905 
$50,000 or more 
977 
103 
733 
141 
437 
540 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
81,527 
49,282 
29,973 
2,272 
48,653 
32,874 
$1,000 
437,312 
191,737 
235,966 
9,609 
241,855 
195,457 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
55,961 
38,795 
15,365 
1,801 
33,933 
22,028 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14,614 
6,752 
7,614 
248 
8,986 
5,628 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,887 
3,116 
5,597 
174 
4,806 
4,081 
$25,000 or more 
2,065 
619 
1,397 
49 
928 
1,137 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
59,161 
25,525 
27,103 
6,533 
34,341 
24,820 
$1,000 
1,161,488 
383,030 
677,163 
101,295 
583,342 
578,146 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,125 
18,525 
8,403 
3,197 
17,683 
12,442 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19,373 
5,493 
11,468 
2,412 
11,692 
7,681 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,439 
783 
4,120 
536 
3,028 
2,411 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,750 
410 
2,101 
239 
1,283 
1,467 
$100,000 or more 
1,474 
314 
1,011 
149 
655 
819 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
6,266 
95 
4,822 
1,349 
3,777 
2,489 
$1,000 
226,086 
256 
177,783 
48,047 
128,287 
97,799 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
55,052 
23,395 
26,041 
5,616 
32,430 
22,622 
$1,000 
2,098,284 
454,876 
1,439,162 
204,247 
1,100,434 
997,850 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
88,637 
49,525 
30,025 
9,087 
53,202 
35,435 
$1,000 
9,779,193 
2,397,011 
6,463,411 
918,771 
5,230,878 
4,548,315 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,329 
48,400 
215,268 
101,108 
98,321 
128,357 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
62,780 
31,821 
24,233 
6,726 
38,679 
24,101 
Average net gain 
dollars 
171,276 
86,141 
287,403 
155,658 
149,569 
206,112 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,090 
1,807 
167 
116 
1,267 
823 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,941 
4,969 
535 
437 
3,704 
2,237 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,541 
3,529 
617 
395 
2,779 
1,762 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,742 
6,308 
1,496 
938 
5,587 
3,155 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,325 
5,364 
2,078 
883 
5,398 
2,927 
$50,000 or more 
33,141 
9,844 
19,340 
3,957 
19,944 
13,197 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,857 
17,704 
5,792 
2,361 
14,523 
1 1 ,334 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,649 
19,435 
86,537 
54,293 
38,167 
36,986 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,094 
1,830 
143 
121 
1,200 
894 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,783 
5,613 
722 
448 
3,815 
2,968 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,995 
3,917 
707 
371 
2,646 
2,349 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,805 
3,989 
1,260 
556 
3,237 
2,568 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,672 
1,400 
928 
344 
1,577 
1,095 
$50,000 or more 
3,508 
955 
2,032 
521 
2,048 
1,460 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
88,637 
49,525 
30,025 
9,087 
53,202 
35,435 
$1,000 
8,279,386 
2,095,067 
5,451,998 
732,321 
4,452,388 
3,826,998 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,408 
42,303 
181,582 
80,590 
83,688 
108,001 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
62,158 
31,680 
23,843 
6,635 
38,354 
23,804 
Average net gain 
dollars 
149,834 
77,331 
251,350 
131,215 
131,315 
179,673 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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