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 
2,356 
928 
1,188 
240 
1,342 
1,014 
$1,000 
33,183 
8,547 
21,673 
2,963 
18,019 
15,164 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
855 
481 
335 
39 
498 
357 
$1,000 to $4,999 
692 
260 
337 
95 
393 
299 
$5,000 to $24,999 
540 
127 
343 
70 
308 
232 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
30 
71 
23 
67 
57 
$50,000 or more 
145 
30 
102 
13 
76 
69 
Interest expense 
farms 
14,368 
8,061 
5,569 
738 
8,334 
6,034 
$1,000 
207,217 
92,610 
107,597 
7,010 
105,164 
102,052 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,147 
4,254 
2,410 
483 
4,371 
2,776 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,257 
3,023 
2,045 
189 
2,956 
2,301 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,702 
679 
964 
59 
877 
825 
$100,000 or more 
262 
105 
150 
7 
130 
132 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,683 
6,412 
4,271 
_ 
6,056 
4,627 
$1,000 
156,900 
79,335 
77,566 
- 
78,119 
78,782 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,299 
819 
480 
- 
804 
495 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,572 
2,264 
1,308 
- 
2,134 
1,438 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,349 
2,650 
1,699 
- 
2,384 
1,965 
$25,000 to $49,999 
861 
409 
452 
- 
452 
409 
$50,000 or more 
602 
270 
332 
- 
282 
320 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,916 
3,899 
3,279 
738 
4,695 
3,221 
$1,000 
50,316 
13,276 
30,031 
7,010 
27,046 
23,271 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,439 
1,500 
763 
176 
1,489 
950 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,436 
1,809 
1,320 
307 
2,038 
1,398 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,630 
529 
912 
189 
963 
667 
$25,000 to $49,999 
269 
49 
179 
41 
134 
135 
$50,000 or more 
142 
12 
105 
25 
71 
71 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
47,883 
32,634 
14,087 
1,162 
29,109 
18,774 
$1,000 
142,392 
75,129 
64,236 
3,027 
79,978 
62,415 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
42,518 
30,146 
11,348 
1,024 
26,045 
16,473 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,294 
1,710 
1,505 
79 
1,944 
1,350 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,528 
593 
891 
44 
870 
658 
$25,000 or more 
543 
185 
343 
15 
250 
293 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
24,030 
13,899 
8,692 
1,439 
13,426 
10,604 
$1,000 
445,561 
179,713 
239,486 
26,361 
229,344 
216,217 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,722 
10,902 
4,932 
888 
9,287 
7,435 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,547 
2,102 
2,117 
328 
2,656 
1,891 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,198 
406 
670 
122 
685 
513 
$50,000 to $99,999 
789 
236 
500 
53 
413 
376 
$100,000 or more 
774 
253 
473 
48 
385 
389 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,289 
77 
1,090 
122 
861 
428 
$1,000 
19,202 
135 
16,653 
2,414 
10,214 
8,988 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
21,337 
12,175 
7,969 
1,193 
12,647 
8,690 
$1,000 
587,362 
226,870 
325,013 
35,479 
315,375 
271,987 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
50,218 
32,936 
14,221 
3,061 
30,657 
19,561 
$1,000 
2,864,522 
1,152,121 
1,558,306 
154,096 
1,514,553 
1,349,969 
Average per farm 
dollars 
57,042 
34,981 
109,578 
50,342 
49,403 
69,013 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
21,700 
12,684 
7,384 
1,632 
13,934 
7,766 
Average net gain 
dollars 
156,912 
1 1 1 ,747 
242,481 
120,778 
130,621 
204,084 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,330 
1,798 
395 
137 
1,618 
712 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,850 
3,535 
1,027 
288 
3,210 
1,640 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,673 
1,736 
758 
179 
1,773 
900 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,050 
1,814 
943 
293 
1,993 
1,057 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,088 
1,090 
794 
204 
1,387 
701 
$50,000 or more 
6,709 
2,711 
3,467 
531 
3,953 
2,756 
Farms with net losses 
number 
28,518 
20,252 
6,837 
1,429 
16,723 
11,795 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,952 
13,099 
33,959 
30,100 
18,269 
19,919 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,972 
2,360 
473 
139 
1,945 
1,027 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,834 
7,502 
1,903 
429 
6,056 
3,778 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,294 
4,505 
1,490 
299 
3,579 
2,715 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,589 
3,763 
1,544 
282 
2,990 
2,599 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,230 
1,401 
690 
139 
1,305 
925 
$50,000 or more 
1,599 
721 
737 
141 
848 
751 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
50,218 
32,936 
14,221 
3,061 
30,657 
19,561 
$1,000 
1,935,698 
445,541 
1,025,757 
464,399 
1,148,765 
786,932 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,546 
13,527 
72,130 
151,715 
37,472 
40,230 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
21,493 
12,569 
7,308 
1,616 
13,785 
7,708 
Average net gain 
dollars 
117,253 
58,232 
175,235 
314,103 
107,111 
135,392 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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