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 
4,878 
1,175 
2,777 
926 
2,570 
2,308 
$1,000 
92,524 
14,807 
58,201 
19,516 
34,788 
57,736 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,208 
523 
518 
167 
615 
593 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,342 
326 
739 
277 
771 
571 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,484 
209 
942 
333 
826 
658 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
79 
340 
68 
228 
259 
$50,000 or more 
357 
38 
238 
81 
130 
227 
Interest expense 
farms 
28,292 
11,215 
14,032 
3,045 
15,782 
12,510 
$1,000 
587,466 
180,811 
374,633 
32,023 
290,596 
296,870 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,883 
5,622 
3,494 
1,767 
6,264 
4,619 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,623 
4,252 
6,371 
1,000 
6,606 
5,017 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,876 
1,089 
3,552 
235 
2,549 
2,327 
$100,000 or more 
910 
252 
615 
43 
363 
547 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
21,027 
9,347 
11,680 
_ 
11,566 
9,461 
$1,000 
376,736 
120,985 
255,752 
- 
186,527 
190,210 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,084 
1,435 
649 
- 
1,156 
928 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,877 
3,296 
2,581 
- 
3,323 
2,554 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,323 
3,633 
5,690 
- 
5,214 
4,109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,201 
571 
1,630 
- 
1,164 
1,037 
$50,000 or more 
1,542 
412 
1,130 
709 
833 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
18,087 
5,992 
9,050 
3,045 
10,154 
7,933 
$1,000 
210,730 
59,826 
118,881 
32,023 
104,070 
106,661 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,876 
2,049 
1,239 
588 
2,244 
1,632 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,623 
2,464 
2,980 
1,179 
3,844 
2,779 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,785 
1,143 
3,642 
1,000 
3,236 
2,549 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,065 
161 
739 
165 
537 
528 
$50,000 or more 
738 
175 
450 
113 
293 
445 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
45,969 
24,713 
18,802 
2,454 
25,933 
20,036 
$1,000 
478,972 
181,658 
282,095 
15,218 
242,010 
236,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,020 
16,088 
6,112 
1,820 
13,666 
10,354 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,786 
4,230 
4,246 
310 
5,212 
3,574 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,614 
3,058 
5,355 
201 
4,955 
3,659 
$25,000 or more 
4,549 
1,337 
3,089 
123 
2,100 
2,449 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
36,025 
14,637 
16,912 
4,476 
19,998 
16,027 
$1,000 
916,308 
289,331 
539,948 
87,029 
422,142 
494,167 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,988 
10,176 
5,506 
2,306 
10,131 
7,857 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,093 
3,184 
6,505 
1,404 
6,433 
4,660 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,487 
611 
2,462 
414 
1,895 
1,592 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,963 
336 
1,426 
201 
940 
1,023 
$100,000 or more 
1,494 
330 
1,013 
151 
599 
895 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
6,327 
175 
4,815 
1,337 
3,652 
2,675 
$1,000 
195,527 
1,323 
154,387 
39,817 
97,391 
98,135 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
31,280 
11,783 
15,840 
3,657 
17,709 
13,571 
$1,000 
1,260,049 
286,887 
837,689 
135,473 
616,138 
643,910 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
49,969 
24,898 
18,836 
6,235 
28,505 
21,464 
$1,000 
5,426,292 
1,107,236 
3,662,480 
656,575 
2,708,301 
2,717,991 
Average per farm 
dollars 
108,593 
44,471 
194,440 
105,305 
95,011 
126,630 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
31,783 
13,385 
14,245 
4,153 
18,764 
13,019 
Average net gain 
dollars 
192,064 
100,839 
281,920 
177,864 
163,210 
233,650 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
909 
679 
137 
93 
557 
352 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,689 
1,964 
403 
322 
1,552 
1,137 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,202 
1,556 
390 
256 
1,335 
867 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,372 
2,692 
1,113 
567 
2,698 
1,674 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,070 
2,015 
1,457 
598 
2,520 
1,550 
$50,000 or more 
17,541 
4,479 
10,745 
2,317 
10,102 
7,439 
Farms with net losses 
number 
18,186 
11,513 
4,591 
2,082 
9,741 
8,445 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,285 
21,063 
76,993 
39,430 
36,359 
38,354 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
934 
723 
121 
90 
574 
360 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,002 
3,085 
511 
406 
2,209 
1,793 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,441 
2,521 
524 
396 
1,748 
1,693 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,597 
3,108 
1,002 
487 
2,315 
2,282 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,400 
1,238 
849 
313 
1,305 
1,095 
$50,000 or more 
2,812 
838 
1,584 
390 
1,590 
1,222 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
49,969 
24,898 
18,836 
6,235 
28,505 
21,464 
$1,000 
4,805,265 
1,062,666 
3,217,995 
524,604 
2,395,668 
2,409,597 
Average per farm 
dollars 
96,165 
42,681 
170,843 
84,139 
84,044 
112,262 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
31,290 
13,345 
13,900 
4,045 
18,505 
12,785 
Average net gain 
dollars 
176,989 
98,170 
259,667 
152,909 
150,061 
215,963 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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