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 
4,685 
1,693 
2,061 
931 
2,301 
2,384 
$1,000 
28,417 
11,197 
12,900 
4,320 
9,033 
19,384 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,070 
907 
789 
374 
1,072 
998 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,787 
564 
786 
437 
862 
925 
$5,000 to $24,999 
682 
184 
393 
105 
317 
365 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
19 
51 
4 
33 
41 
$50,000 or more 
72 
19 
42 
11 
17 
55 
Interest expense 
farms 
21,981 
12,555 
7,762 
1,664 
11,167 
10,814 
$1,000 
257,009 
117,956 
129,523 
9,530 
110,373 
146,636 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,624 
6,507 
3,010 
1,107 
5,759 
4,865 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,126 
5,211 
3,417 
498 
4,530 
4,596 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,018 
786 
1,178 
54 
814 
1,204 
$100,000 or more 
213 
51 
157 
5 
64 
149 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
16,632 
10,328 
6,304 
_ 
8,361 
8,271 
$1,000 
198,016 
97,568 
100,448 
- 
84,236 
113,780 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,124 
1,546 
578 
- 
1,187 
937 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,330 
3,573 
1,757 
- 
2,843 
2,487 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,530 
4,552 
2,978 
- 
3,698 
3,832 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,047 
425 
622 
- 
405 
642 
$50,000 or more 
601 
232 
369 
- 
228 
373 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
12,836 
6,333 
4,839 
1,664 
6,540 
6,296 
$1,000 
58,993 
20,388 
29,075 
9,530 
26,137 
32,856 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,047 
2,419 
1,262 
366 
2,188 
1,859 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,741 
2,910 
2,090 
741 
2,901 
2,840 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,744 
937 
1,309 
498 
1,337 
1,407 
$25,000 to $49,999 
205 
47 
111 
47 
84 
121 
$50,000 or more 
99 
20 
67 
12 
30 
69 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
55,523 
40,556 
14,296 
671 
30,462 
25,061 
$1,000 
229,885 
142,327 
84,429 
3,129 
114,984 
114,901 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,547 
32,413 
8,621 
513 
23,530 
18,017 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,038 
6,273 
3,681 
84 
5,218 
4,820 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,420 
1,677 
1,685 
58 
1,534 
1,886 
$25,000 or more 
518 
193 
309 
16 
180 
338 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
33,424 
19,845 
10,859 
2,720 
16,607 
16,817 
$1,000 
430,573 
147,448 
230,881 
52,243 
185,998 
244,575 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,853 
15,617 
5,714 
1,522 
1 1 ,895 
10,958 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,105 
3,516 
3,649 
940 
3,793 
4,312 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,342 
428 
754 
160 
555 
787 
$50,000 to $99,999 
670 
170 
451 
49 
238 
432 
$1 00,000 or more 
454 
114 
291 
49 
126 
328 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
469 
110 
237 
122 
224 
245 
$1,000 
3,814 
1,614 
1,473 
727 
964 
2,850 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
28,723 
16,622 
9,941 
2,160 
15,168 
13,555 
$1,000 
515,339 
184,351 
287,796 
43,193 
230,050 
285,289 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
59,309 
40,788 
14,335 
4,186 
32,632 
26,677 
$1,000 
1,755,111 
416,102 
1,145,335 
193,674 
735,047 
1,020,064 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,593 
10,202 
79,898 
46,267 
22,525 
38,238 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
28,758 
16,178 
9,668 
2,912 
16,278 
12,480 
Average net gain 
dollars 
79,121 
46,996 
132,072 
81,793 
60,118 
103,907 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,063 
1,709 
265 
89 
1,293 
770 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,135 
4,045 
768 
322 
3,302 
1,833 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,618 
2,586 
746 
286 
2,161 
1,457 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,989 
3,003 
1,496 
490 
2,941 
2,048 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,817 
1,793 
1,444 
580 
2,170 
1,647 
$50,000 or more 
9,136 
3,042 
4,949 
1,145 
4,411 
4,725 
Farms with net losses 
number 
30,551 
24,610 
4,667 
1,274 
16,354 
14,197 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,029 
13,986 
28,185 
34,934 
14,893 
19,489 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,416 
2,060 
272 
84 
1,499 
917 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,390 
8,056 
1,037 
297 
5,490 
3,900 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,164 
5,976 
910 
278 
3,813 
3,351 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
6,920 
5,402 
1,284 
234 
3,383 
3,537 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,715 
1,960 
575 
180 
1,351 
1,364 
$50,000 or more 
1,946 
1,156 
589 
201 
818 
1,128 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
59,309 
40,788 
14,335 
4,186 
32,632 
26,677 
$1,000 
1,534,971 
323,647 
1,023,470 
187,854 
629,472 
905,499 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,881 
7,935 
71,397 
44,877 
19,290 
33,943 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
28,664 
16,152 
9,610 
2,902 
16,217 
12,447 
Average net gain 
dollars 
71,883 
41,473 
120,634 
79,702 
54,166 
94,966 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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