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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
692 
578 
72 
42 
476 
216 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,434 
2,083 
236 
115 
1,599 
835 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,912 
1,549 
234 
129 
1,296 
616 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,508 
2,563 
649 
296 
2,317 
1,191 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,535 
1,522 
739 
274 
1,681 
854 
$50,000 or more 
11,705 
2,339 
8,146 
1,220 
7,156 
4,549 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
8,175 
5,333 
2,097 
745 
4,969 
3,206 
Average net loss 
dollars 
33,495 
16,349 
76,085 
36,354 
32,768 
34,621 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
691 
593 
67 
31 
470 
221 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,934 
1,534 
266 
134 
1,200 
734 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,633 
1,220 
270 
143 
987 
646 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
2,129 
1,426 
487 
216 
1,272 
857 
$25,000 to $49,999 
730 
315 
301 
114 
427 
303 
$50,000 or more 
1,058 
245 
706 
107 
613 
445 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
272 
17 
217 
38 
171 
101 
$1,000 
32,954 
717 
23,261 
8,976 
14,776 
18,179 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,393 
9,533 
9,139 
1,721 
12,898 
7,495 
$1,000 
518,967 
184,780 
290,806 
43,381 
299,723 
219,244 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,152 
298 
1,535 
319 
1,191 
961 
$1,000 
52,342 
4,122 
39,689 
8,531 
24,924 
27,418 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
10,608 
7,302 
2,934 
372 
7,025 
3,583 
$1,000 
211,202 
145,928 
53,017 
12,257 
144,345 
66,857 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
22 
13 
6 
3 
16 
6 
$1,000 
114 
98 
15 
(Z) 
98 
15 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
167 
103 
56 
8 
113 
54 
$1,000 
1,110 
544 
(D) 
(D) 
587 
523 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
11,938 
3,356 
7,292 
1,290 
7,156 
4,782 
$1,000 
66,853 
5,050 
56,360 
5,443 
34,760 
32,094 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
4,268 
579 
3,242 
447 
2,478 
1,790 
$1,000 
151,617 
9,224 
127,050 
15,343 
75,937 
75,680 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
427 
213 
192 
22 
262 
165 
$1,000 
3,242 
1,051 
(D) 
(D) 
1,983 
1,260 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,775 
621 
1,025 
129 
1,031 
744 
$1,000 
32,486 
18,762 
12,128 
1,595 
17,089 
15,397 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
27,440 
13,408 
1 1 ,645 
2,387 
17,580 
9,860 
acres 
27,147,240 
4,921,430 
20,166,254 
2,059,556 
14,761,959 
12,385,281 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
19,391 
5,751 
1 1 ,373 
2,267 
11,718 
7,673 
acres 
23,469,816 
2,799,923 
18,705,873 
1,964,020 
12,448,495 
11,021,321 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
2,481 
1,846 
434 
201 
1,470 
1,011 
50 to 99 acres 
1,410 
843 
405 
162 
870 
540 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,991 
918 
725 
348 
1,247 
744 
200 to 499 acres 
3,072 
996 
1,532 
544 
1,958 
1,114 
500 to 999 acres 
2,942 
488 
2,022 
432 
1,887 
1,055 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
3,451 
282 
2,850 
319 
2,213 
1,238 
2,000 acres or more 
4,044 
378 
3,405 
261 
2,073 
1,971 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,549 
686 
790 
73 
860 
689 
acres 
321,936 
102,561 
208,349 
11,026 
162,296 
159,640 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,823 
521 
1,145 
157 
1,054 
769 
acres 
377,660 
79,999 
278,020 
19,641 
189,984 
187,676 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
13,494 
9,423 
3,700 
371 
9,034 
4,460 
acres 
2,665,385 
1,818,784 
789,047 
57,554 
1 ,772,450 
892,935 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,603 
564 
942 
97 
1,020 
583 
acres 
312,443 
120,163 
184,965 
7,315 
188,734 
123,709 
Total woodland 
farms 
2,851 
1,662 
1,066 
123 
1,667 
1,184 
acres 
271 ,799 
119,134 
130,948 
21,717 
173,017 
98,782 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,088 
546 
470 
72 
578 
510 
acres 
125,002 
30,968 
79,453 
14,581 
76,370 
48,632 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
2,017 
1,247 
709 
61 
1,207 
810 
acres 
146,797 
88,166 
51,495 
7,136 
96,647 
50,150 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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