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 
462 
251 
158 
53 
203 
259 
$1,000 
8,484 
3,316 
4,601 
567 
2,966 
5,518 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
137 
100 
18 
19 
64 
73 
$1,000 to $4,999 
133 
73 
38 
22 
70 
63 
$5,000 to $24,999 
121 
51 
61 
9 
50 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
10 
29 
1 
10 
30 
$50,000 or more 
31 
17 
12 
2 
9 
22 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,991 
1,349 
513 
129 
948 
1,043 
$1,000 
30,982 
19,967 
10,210 
804 
15,452 
15,530 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
899 
625 
196 
78 
437 
462 
$5,000 to $24,999 
814 
541 
227 
46 
384 
430 
$25,000 to $99,999 
227 
150 
72 
5 
100 
127 
$100,000 or more 
51 
33 
18 
- 
27 
24 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,398 
1,031 
367 
_ 
634 
764 
$1,000 
25,466 
17,305 
8,161 
- 
12,983 
12,484 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
164 
127 
37 
- 
67 
97 
$1,000 to $4,999 
379 
285 
94 
- 
166 
213 
$5,000 to $24,999 
629 
460 
169 
- 
289 
340 
$25,000 to $49,999 
130 
89 
41 
- 
64 
66 
$50,000 or more 
96 
70 
26 
- 
48 
48 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,055 
632 
294 
129 
511 
544 
$1,000 
5,516 
2,662 
2,049 
804 
2,470 
3,046 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
302 
224 
55 
23 
158 
144 
$1,000 to $4,999 
458 
284 
119 
55 
226 
232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
262 
113 
103 
46 
116 
146 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
7 
14 
4 
6 
19 
$50,000 or more 
8 
4 
3 
1 
5 
3 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
8,522 
7,111 
1,348 
63 
4,380 
4,142 
$1,000 
55,277 
41,844 
13,014 
419 
26,133 
29,144 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,721 
4,123 
561 
37 
2,566 
2,155 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,067 
1,706 
346 
15 
1,005 
1,062 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,414 
1,068 
338 
8 
664 
750 
$25,000 or more 
320 
214 
103 
3 
145 
175 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,341 
3,116 
934 
291 
2,011 
2,330 
$1,000 
94,600 
45,718 
42,931 
5,951 
33,698 
60,902 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,794 
2,276 
381 
137 
1,341 
1,453 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,044 
598 
338 
108 
455 
589 
$25,000 to $49,999 
248 
135 
89 
24 
107 
141 
$50,000 to $99,999 
121 
54 
54 
13 
53 
68 
$100,000 or more 
134 
53 
72 
9 
55 
79 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
92 
27 
57 
8 
53 
39 
$1,000 
321 
35 
211 
75 
181 
140 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,429 
2,351 
848 
230 
1,660 
1,769 
$1,000 
69,905 
32,215 
33,376 
4,314 
27,507 
42,398 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
9,071 
7,201 
1,363 
507 
4,726 
4,345 
$1,000 
177,242 
50,037 
116,555 
10,650 
71,162 
106,080 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,539 
6,949 
85,514 
21,006 
15,058 
24,414 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
3,417 
2,387 
735 
295 
1,871 
1,546 
Average net gain 
dollars 
96,373 
67,419 
203,368 
64,077 
72,544 
125,212 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
433 
385 
24 
24 
254 
179 
$1,000 to $4,999 
705 
574 
85 
46 
422 
283 
$5,000 to $9,999 
340 
276 
38 
26 
200 
140 
$10,000 to $24,999 
561 
391 
106 
64 
326 
235 
$25,000 to $49,999 
497 
335 
112 
50 
265 
232 
$50,000 or more 
881 
426 
370 
85 
404 
477 
Farms with net losses 
number 
5,654 
4,814 
628 
212 
2,855 
2,799 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,895 
23,035 
52,421 
38,928 
22,615 
31,260 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
558 
504 
42 
12 
326 
232 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,185 
1,024 
115 
46 
620 
565 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,155 
1,038 
81 
36 
588 
567 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,562 
1,339 
177 
46 
753 
809 
$25,000 to $49,999 
589 
477 
85 
27 
284 
305 
$50,000 or more 
605 
432 
128 
45 
284 
321 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
9,071 
7,201 
1,363 
507 
4,726 
4,345 
$1,000 
174,816 
50,073 
114,639 
10,105 
71,052 
103,764 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,272 
6,954 
84,107 
19,931 
15,034 
23,881 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
3,417 
2,389 
733 
295 
1,872 
1,545 
Average net gain 
dollars 
95,736 
67,372 
201,403 
62,880 
72,438 
123,965 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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