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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
7,490 
2,050 
4,539 
901 
4,123 
3,367 
$1,000 
127,745 
18,322 
88,911 
20,512 
55,187 
72,558 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,194 
1,017 
998 
179 
1,215 
979 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,208 
580 
1,349 
279 
1,254 
954 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,034 
328 
1,418 
288 
1,151 
883 
$25,000 to $49,999 
552 
65 
413 
74 
299 
253 
$50,000 or more 
502 
60 
361 
81 
204 
298 
Interest expense 
farms 
37,420 
17,582 
17,332 
2,506 
21,793 
15,627 
$1,000 
655,486 
186,252 
444,523 
24,711 
335,061 
320,425 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,915 
8,720 
4,703 
1,492 
9,180 
5,735 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,075 
7,479 
7,807 
789 
9,208 
6,867 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,542 
1,228 
4,111 
203 
3,022 
2,520 
$100,000 or more 
888 
155 
711 
22 
383 
505 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
28,875 
14,726 
14,149 
_ 
16,633 
12,242 
$1,000 
438,508 
145,712 
292,796 
- 
226,560 
211,948 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,600 
1,817 
783 
- 
1,581 
1,019 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,715 
5,415 
3,300 
- 
5,166 
3,549 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,442 
6,486 
6,956 
- 
7,720 
5,722 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,617 
702 
1,915 
- 
1,461 
1,156 
$50,000 or more 
1,501 
306 
1,195 
- 
705 
796 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
23,479 
8,874 
12,099 
2,506 
13,761 
9,718 
$1,000 
216,978 
40,540 
151,727 
24,711 
108,501 
108,477 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,847 
3,427 
1,929 
491 
3,482 
2,365 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,622 
3,639 
3,982 
1,001 
5,320 
3,302 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,886 
1,497 
4,600 
789 
3,943 
2,943 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,372 
219 
1,025 
128 
695 
677 
$50,000 or more 
752 
92 
563 
97 
321 
431 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
70,138 
44,279 
24,578 
1,281 
41,629 
28,509 
$1,000 
340,686 
153,484 
181,976 
5,226 
182,600 
158,087 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
53,579 
37,424 
15,127 
1,028 
32,317 
21,262 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,770 
4,784 
4,847 
139 
5,824 
3,946 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,064 
1,609 
3,376 
79 
2,729 
2,335 
$25,000 or more 
1,725 
462 
1,228 
35 
759 
966 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
45,648 
21,440 
20,803 
3,405 
26,021 
19,627 
$1,000 
943,011 
251,802 
608,418 
82,791 
421,118 
521,893 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,000 
15,926 
7,552 
1,522 
14,692 
10,308 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,243 
4,161 
7,877 
1,205 
7,821 
5,422 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,524 
667 
2,563 
294 
1,857 
1,667 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,224 
384 
1,620 
220 
1,026 
1,198 
$100,000 or more 
1,657 
302 
1,191 
164 
625 
1,032 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,943 
76 
1,610 
257 
1,119 
824 
$1,000 
36,108 
158 
26,838 
9,112 
18,415 
17,692 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
44,590 
20,882 
20,437 
3,271 
26,087 
18,503 
$1,000 
1,541,585 
319,712 
1,097,843 
124,030 
762,556 
779,029 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
74,542 
44,400 
24,620 
5,522 
44,502 
30,040 
$1,000 
7,032,647 
1,555,048 
4,947,830 
529,769 
3,536,839 
3,495,808 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,345 
35,024 
200,968 
95,938 
79,476 
116,372 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
49,501 
25,653 
19,604 
4,244 
30,561 
18,940 
Average net gain 
dollars 
157,181 
73,320 
269,513 
145,187 
129,149 
202,411 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,255 
1,971 
203 
81 
1,429 
826 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,000 
4,939 
732 
329 
pill 
2,221 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,093 
3,071 
713 
309 
1,468 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,447 
5,075 
1,733 
639 
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2,571 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,803 
3,845 
2,201 
757 
4,470 
2,333 
$50,000 or more 
22,903 
6,752 
14,022 
2,129 
13,382 
9,521 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,041 
18,747 
5,016 
1,278 
13,941 
11,100 
Average net loss 
dollars 
29,869 
17,381 
66,928 
67,609 
29,417 
30,437 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,328 
2,031 
222 
75 
1,393 
935 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,329 
6,259 
805 
265 
4,197 
3,132 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,201 
4,224 
758 
219 
2,796 
2,405 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,552 
4,052 
1,270 
230 
2,917 
2,635 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,138 
1,291 
680 
167 
1,256 
882 
$50,000 or more 
2,493 
890 
1,281 
322 
1,382 
1,111 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
74,542 
44,400 
24,620 
5,522 
44,502 
30,040 
$1,000 
6,501,640 
1,374,820 
4,641,525 
485,295 
3,279,272 
3,222,368 
Average per farm 
dollars 
87,221 
30,964 
188,527 
87,884 
73,688 
107,269 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
49,221 
25,550 
19,478 
4,193 
30,416 
18,805 
Average net gain 
dollars 
148,031 
67,196 
256,353 
137,399 
121,683 
190,647 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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