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 
3,177 
758 
2,035 
384 
1,752 
1,425 
$1,000 
50,236 
7,591 
33,555 
9,091 
21,338 
28,898 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
944 
378 
468 
98 
548 
396 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
939 
162 
662 
115 
527 
412 
$5,000 to $24,999 
821 
143 
568 
110 
465 
356 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
53 
167 
22 
124 
118 
$50,000 or more 
231 
22 
170 
39 
88 
143 
Interest expense 
farms 
18,383 
7,363 
9,703 
1,317 
10,287 
8,096 
$1,000 
392,136 
105,365 
275,034 
1 1 ,737 
185,856 
206,280 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,663 
3,546 
2,342 
775 
3,885 
2,778 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,855 
2,986 
4,417 
452 
4,487 
3,368 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,197 
659 
2,459 
79 
1,639 
1,558 
$100,000 or more 
668 
172 
485 
11 
276 
392 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
13,991 
6,066 
7,925 
_ 
7,733 
6,258 
$1,000 
258,250 
77,820 
180,430 
- 
122,389 
135,860 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,236 
776 
460 
- 
695 
541 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,012 
2,199 
1,813 
- 
2,287 
1,725 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,255 
2,492 
3,763 
- 
3,517 
2,738 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,446 
332 
1,114 
- 
757 
689 
$50,000 or more 
1,042 
267 
775 
- 
477 
565 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
11,806 
3,925 
6,564 
1,317 
6,588 
5,218 
$1,000 
133,887 
27,546 
94,604 
1 1 ,737 
63,467 
70,420 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,048 
1,059 
751 
238 
1,179 
869 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,423 
1,773 
2,113 
537 
2,582 
1,841 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,101 
861 
2,788 
452 
2,308 
1,793 
$25,000 to $49,999 
699 
134 
511 
54 
317 
382 
$50,000 or more 
535 
98 
401 
36 
202 
333 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
29,318 
16,104 
12,582 
632 
16,894 
12,424 
$1,000 
197,123 
76,376 
117,649 
3,098 
99,956 
97,167 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,722 
12,376 
5,861 
485 
11,041 
7,681 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,486 
2,219 
3,193 
74 
3,305 
2,181 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,912 
1,129 
2,730 
53 
2,047 
1,865 
$25,000 or more 
1,198 
380 
798 
20 
501 
697 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
22,538 
9,030 
1 1 ,550 
1,958 
12,518 
10,020 
$1,000 
501,598 
111,612 
361,123 
28,864 
208,139 
293,460 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,342 
6,506 
3,789 
1,047 
6,494 
4,848 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,041 
1,799 
4,616 
626 
4,031 
3,010 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,144 
364 
1,650 
130 
1,121 
1,023 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,264 
225 
933 
106 
615 
649 
$100,000 or more 
747 
136 
562 
49 
257 
490 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
2,067 
34 
1,773 
260 
1,186 
881 
$1,000 
37,197 
223 
31,926 
5,049 
17,798 
19,399 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
20,210 
7,721 
10,873 
1,616 
11,536 
8,674 
$1,000 
875,143 
176,565 
643,696 
54,882 
417,661 
457,482 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
31,989 
16,413 
12,802 
2,774 
18,540 
13,449 
$1,000 
3,289,165 
740,515 
2,352,973 
195,678 
1,579,632 
1,709,533 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,822 
45,118 
183,797 
70,540 
85,201 
127,112 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
20,835 
9,695 
9,475 
1 ,665 
12,245 
8,590 
Average net gain 
dollars 
180,188 
92,223 
276,113 
146,518 
149,946 
223,299 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
616 
491 
79 
46 
363 
253 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,806 
1,425 
261 
120 
1,099 
707 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,470 
1,072 
274 
124 
871 
599 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,079 
2,153 
676 
250 
1,980 
1,099 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,796 
1,554 
975 
267 
1,747 
1,049 
$50,000 or more 
11,068 
3,000 
7,210 
858 
6,185 
4,883 
Farms with net losses 
number 
11,154 
6,718 
3,327 
1,109 
6,295 
4,859 
Average net loss 
dollars 
41,694 
22,862 
79,110 
43,530 
40,740 
42,931 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
639 
501 
83 
55 
380 
259 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,321 
1,781 
348 
192 
1,273 
1,048 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
1,322 
355 
180 
1,019 
838 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,750 
1,839 
659 
252 
1,517 
1,233 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,587 
781 
601 
205 
903 
684 
$50,000 or more 
2,000 
494 
1,281 
225 
1,203 
797 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
31,989 
16,413 
12,802 
2,774 
18,540 
13,449 
$1,000 
3,134,896 
740,574 
2,217,923 
176,399 
1,504,662 
1,630,235 
Average per farm 
dollars 
97,999 
45,121 
173,248 
63,590 
81,158 
121,216 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
20,702 
9,691 
9,368 
1,643 
12,179 
8,523 
Average net gain 
dollars 
174,911 
92,606 
266,616 
137,493 
145,519 
216,911 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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