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 
4,109 
768 
2,814 
527 
2,366 
1,743 
$1,000 
102,962 
13,303 
77,907 
1 1 ,753 
49,591 
53,371 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
845 
318 
438 
89 
526 
319 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,137 
220 
780 
137 
645 
492 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,256 
145 
921 
190 
735 
521 
$25,000 to $49,999 
428 
36 
334 
58 
254 
174 
$50,000 or more 
443 
49 
341 
53 
206 
237 
Interest expense 
farms 
17,125 
6,620 
9,084 
1,421 
10,327 
6,798 
$1,000 
334,271 
69,434 
252,110 
12,727 
168,817 
165,454 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,913 
3,926 
2,177 
810 
4,335 
2,578 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,857 
2,217 
4,134 
506 
4,244 
2,613 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,817 
396 
2,328 
93 
1,502 
1,315 
$100,000 or more 
538 
81 
445 
12 
246 
292 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
12,292 
5,181 
7,111 
_ 
7,466 
4,826 
$1,000 
189,874 
47,996 
141,878 
- 
97,150 
92,725 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,419 
1,031 
388 
- 
952 
467 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
2,049 
1,782 
- 
2,403 
1,428 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,226 
1,785 
3,441 
- 
3,165 
2,061 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,102 
194 
908 
- 
616 
486 
$50,000 or more 
714 
122 
592 
- 
330 
384 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
12,006 
3,944 
6,641 
1,421 
7,088 
4,918 
$1,000 
144,397 
21,438 
110,232 
12,727 
71,667 
72,730 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,512 
1,602 
616 
294 
1,608 
904 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,186 
1,698 
1,972 
516 
2,494 
1,692 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,910 
494 
2,910 
506 
2,304 
1,606 
$25,000 to $49,999 
851 
96 
691 
64 
437 
414 
$50,000 or more 
547 
54 
452 
41 
245 
302 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
28,617 
15,841 
12,100 
676 
17,976 
10,641 
$1,000 
129,909 
47,601 
79,962 
2,346 
73,513 
56,396 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,521 
13,606 
7,356 
559 
13,822 
7,699 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,293 
1,547 
2,666 
80 
2,672 
1,621 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,230 
564 
1,639 
27 
1,225 
1,005 
$25,000 or more 
573 
124 
439 
10 
257 
316 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,415 
7,346 
11,081 
1,988 
12,078 
8,337 
$1,000 
526,330 
73,882 
409,624 
42,825 
267,777 
258,553 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,594 
5,403 
3,241 
950 
5,829 
3,765 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,730 
1,430 
3,693 
607 
3,436 
2,294 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,358 
262 
1,883 
213 
1,420 
938 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,573 
156 
1,280 
137 
890 
683 
$100,000 or more 
1,160 
95 
984 
81 
503 
657 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
901 
25 
766 
110 
508 
393 
$1,000 
20,856 
232 
18,068 
2,556 
9,636 
11,221 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
19,422 
7,003 
10,620 
1,799 
1 1 ,795 
7,627 
$1,000 
944,912 
129,505 
739,820 
75,587 
489,312 
455,600 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
30,961 
15,967 
12,173 
2,821 
19,494 
11,467 
$1,000 
4,555,217 
701,862 
3,496,220 
357,135 
2,395,654 
2,159,564 
Average per farm 
dollars 
147,128 
43,957 
287,211 
126,599 
122,892 
188,329 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
22,882 
10,636 
10,134 
2,112 
14,586 
8,296 
Average net gain 
dollars 
210,616 
74,096 
360,013 
181,276 
175,065 
273,120 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
578 
71 
38 
471 
216 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,432 
2,083 
225 
124 
1,595 
837 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,916 
1,549 
237 
130 
1,303 
613 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,487 
2,563 
639 
285 
2,316 
1,171 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,554 
1,523 
753 
278 
1,691 
863 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,806 
2,340 
8,209 
1,257 
7,210 
4,596 
Farms with net losses 
number 
8,079 
5,331 
2,039 
709 
4,908 
3,171 
Average net loss 
dollars 
32,689 
16,174 
74,618 
36,276 
32,162 
33,504 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
593 
63 
31 
469 
218 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,921 
1,532 
258 
131 
1,189 
732 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,624 
1,221 
274 
129 
976 
648 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
1,427 
483 
208 
1,262 
856 
$25,000 to $49,999 
714 
315 
287 
112 
419 
295 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
243 
674 
98 
593 
422 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
30,961 
15,967 
12,173 
2,821 
19,494 
11,467 
$1,000 
4,418,583 
689,869 
3,391,810 
336,905 
2,325,913 
2,092,670 
Average per farm 
dollars 
142,714 
43,206 
278,634 
119,427 
119,314 
182,495 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
22,786 
10,634 
10,076 
2,076 
14,525 
8,261 
Average net gain 
dollars 
205,934 
73,073 
352,457 
175,332 
171,342 
266,755 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
