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 
57 
39 
9 
9 
23 
34 
$1,000 
269 
163 
50 
56 
79 
190 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16 
13 
- 
3 
12 
4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21 
13 
7 
1 
8 
13 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19 
13 
1 
5 
3 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
312 
225 
70 
17 
132 
180 
$1,000 
2,649 
1,614 
919 
116 
838 
1,811 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
188 
143 
32 
13 
92 
96 
$5,000 to $24,999 
97 
67 
28 
2 
36 
61 
$25,000 to $99,999 
24 
13 
9 
2 
3 
21 
$100,000 or more 
3 
2 
1 
- 
1 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
205 
154 
51 
_ 
74 
131 
$1,000 
1,933 
1,199 
734 
- 
583 
1,350 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
31 
23 
8 
- 
12 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
85 
69 
16 
- 
36 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
69 
50 
19 
- 
24 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
10 
5 
- 
- 
15 
$50,000 or more 
5 
2 
3 
- 
2 
3 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
169 
114 
38 
17 
80 
89 
$1,000 
716 
415 
185 
116 
256 
460 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
46 
24 
13 
9 
22 
24 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
90 
75 
11 
4 
43 
47 
$5,000 to $24,999 
31 
15 
14 
2 
15 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,135 
921 
199 
15 
530 
605 
$1,000 
7,365 
5,710 
1,616 
39 
3,094 
4,271 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
649 
516 
120 
13 
329 
320 
$5,000 to $9,999 
306 
259 
45 
2 
131 
175 
$10,000 to $24,999 
149 
126 
23 
- 
56 
93 
$25,000 or more 
31 
20 
11 
- 
14 
17 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
727 
522 
134 
71 
299 
428 
$1,000 
5,250 
2,758 
1,831 
660 
1,994 
3,256 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
497 
385 
65 
47 
196 
301 
$5,000 to $24,999 
174 
106 
49 
19 
79 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
44 
28 
14 
2 
22 
22 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
1 
3 
2 
1 
5 
$100,000 or more 
6 
2 
3 
1 
1 
5 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
16 
4 
8 
4 
2 
14 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
10 
(D) 
28 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
425 
300 
89 
36 
172 
253 
$1,000 
6,851 
2,763 
3,298 
790 
1,686 
5,165 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,243 
929 
202 
112 
581 
662 
$1,000 
-1,009 
-4,226 
2,533 
684 
-2,704 
1,695 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-812 
-4,549 
12,539 
6,110 
-4,654 
2,561 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
400 
266 
77 
57 
200 
200 
Average net gain 
dollars 
54,316 
38,105 
115,233 
47,676 
34,811 
73,820 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
38 
31 
1 
6 
15 
23 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
80 
57 
13 
10 
44 
36 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64 
52 
10 
2 
29 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
95 
70 
16 
9 
53 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
19 
16 
17 
32 
20 
$50,000 or more 
71 
37 
21 
13 
27 
44 
Farms with net losses 
number 
843 
663 
125 
55 
381 
462 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,969 
21,662 
50,720 
36,968 
25,371 
28,288 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
42 
39 
1 
2 
17 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
148 
115 
24 
9 
74 
74 
$5,000 to $9,999 
182 
145 
23 
14 
80 
102 
$10,000 to $24,999 
280 
239 
35 
6 
128 
152 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
62 
12 
15 
37 
52 
$50,000 or more 
102 
63 
30 
9 
45 
57 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,243 
929 
202 
112 
581 
662 
$1,000 
-999 
-4,221 
2,528 
694 
-2,716 
1,717 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-804 
-4,544 
12,516 
6,197 
-4,675 
2,594 
Operators reporting net gains ® 
farms 
400 
266 
77 
57 
200 
200 
Average net gain 
dollars 
54,299 
38,105 
115,082 
47,761 
34,730 
73,868 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Rhode Island 201 
