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 
11,255 
5,888 
4,036 
1,331 
5,946 
5,309 
$1,000 
109,047 
39,226 
44,481 
25,339 
44,569 
64,477 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,894 
3,026 
1,559 
309 
2,503 
2,391 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,713 
2,105 
1,219 
389 
2,059 
1,654 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,858 
577 
905 
376 
1,016 
842 
$25,000 to $49,999 
383 
64 
186 
133 
215 
168 
$50,000 or more 
407 
116 
167 
124 
153 
254 
Interest expense 
farms 
65,779 
42,705 
19,358 
3,716 
36,090 
29,689 
$1,000 
734,330 
424,052 
273,643 
36,635 
359,703 
374,628 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,820 
24,828 
9,698 
2,294 
21,129 
15,691 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,048 
14,929 
7,025 
1,094 
12,034 
11,014 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,107 
2,530 
2,295 
282 
2,591 
2,516 
$100,000 or more 
804 
418 
340 
46 
336 
468 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
45,951 
32,992 
12,959 
_ 
24,515 
21,436 
$1,000 
508,885 
337,186 
171,699 
- 
251,782 
257,103 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,730 
5,052 
1,678 
- 
3,884 
2,846 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,454 
12,741 
4,713 
- 
9,728 
7,726 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,788 
12,788 
5,000 
- 
8,909 
8,879 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,453 
1,491 
962 
- 
1,242 
1,211 
$50,000 or more 
1,526 
920 
606 
- 
752 
774 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
37,625 
20,859 
13,050 
3,716 
21,082 
1 6,543 
$1,000 
225,445 
86,867 
101,944 
36,635 
107,921 
117,525 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,315 
8,978 
3,519 
818 
7,366 
5,949 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
15,446 
8,826 
5,144 
1,476 
8,892 
6,554 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,113 
2,587 
3,432 
1,094 
4,040 
3,073 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,056 
250 
590 
216 
509 
547 
$50,000 or more 
695 
218 
365 
112 
275 
420 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
235,242 
178,338 
53,763 
3,141 
132,565 
102,677 
$1,000 
553,870 
384,908 
159,541 
9,422 
286,413 
267,457 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
212,278 
163,162 
46,377 
2,739 
120,783 
91,495 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15,283 
10,512 
4,550 
221 
7,994 
7,289 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,945 
3,612 
2,199 
134 
2,990 
2,955 
$25,000 or more 
1,736 
1,052 
637 
47 
798 
938 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
112,929 
71,882 
33,505 
7,542 
59,727 
53,202 
$1,000 
1,186,370 
581,967 
450,764 
153,639 
525,719 
660,651 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
91,694 
62,312 
24,401 
4,981 
48,532 
43,162 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,698 
7,377 
5,841 
1,480 
7,916 
6,782 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,124 
1,058 
1,527 
539 
1,691 
1,433 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,846 
581 
939 
326 
936 
910 
$100,000 or more 
1,567 
554 
797 
216 
652 
915 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
5,317 
519 
3,500 
1,298 
3,203 
2,114 
$1,000 
103,612 
1,513 
69,855 
32,244 
50,624 
52,988 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
94,120 
60,498 
27,745 
5,877 
51,254 
42,866 
$1,000 
1,540,070 
719,017 
661,200 
159,852 
756,681 
783,389 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
248,809 
1 79,783 
54,297 
14,729 
141,340 
107,469 
$1,000 
1 ,965,736 
340,993 
1,232,405 
392,337 
962,713 
1,003,023 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,901 
1,897 
22,697 
26,637 
6,811 
9,333 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
78,713 
51,089 
21,414 
6,210 
48,693 
30,020 
Average net gain 
dollars 
66,629 
44,356 
106,975 
110,743 
54,130 
86,902 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
10,647 
8,482 
1,624 
541 
6,651 
3,996 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,640 
16,360 
3,995 
1,285 
13,541 
8,099 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,976 
8,231 
2,956 
789 
7,692 
4,284 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,212 
8,501 
3,744 
967 
8,288 
4,924 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,467 
4,159 
2,668 
640 
4,604 
2,863 
$50,000 or more 
13,771 
5,356 
6,427 
1,988 
7,917 
5,854 
Farms with net losses 
number 
170,096 
128,694 
32,883 
8,519 
92,647 
77,449 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,276 
14,959 
32,185 
34,673 
18,058 
20,733 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
14,895 
12,249 
1,949 
697 
9,266 
5,629 
$1,000 to $4,999 
53,748 
43,428 
7,837 
2,483 
30,725 
23,023 
$5,000 to $9,999 
39,020 
30,517 
6,798 
1,705 
20,505 
18,515 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38,534 
28,170 
8,519 
1,845 
19,763 
18,771 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,735 
9,081 
3,878 
776 
7,037 
6,698 
$50,000 or more 
10,164 
5,249 
3,902 
1,013 
5,351 
4,813 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
248,809 
1 79,783 
54,297 
14,729 
141,340 
107,469 
$1,000 
1 ,272,223 
59,129 
911,810 
301,284 
659,319 
612,903 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,113 
329 
16,793 
20,455 
4,665 
5,703 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
78,047 
51,024 
21,023 
6,000 
48,303 
29,744 
Average net gain 
dollars 
59,196 
38,980 
95,870 
102,619 
48,696 
76,248 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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