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 
896 
442 
377 
77 
463 
433 
$1,000 
14,409 
3,338 
9,111 
1,960 
4,045 
10,364 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
360 
211 
128 
21 
183 
177 
$1,000 to $4,999 
299 
169 
103 
27 
173 
126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
47 
75 
19 
68 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
11 
24 
4 
18 
21 
$50,000 or more 
57 
4 
47 
6 
21 
36 
Interest expense 
farms 
6,330 
4,346 
1,749 
235 
3,716 
2,614 
$1,000 
78,517 
45,597 
30,653 
2,267 
40,776 
37,741 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,270 
2,314 
794 
162 
2,024 
1,246 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,396 
1,682 
660 
54 
1,337 
1,059 
$25,000 to $99,999 
581 
321 
245 
15 
314 
267 
$100,000 or more 
83 
29 
50 
4 
41 
42 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,713 
3,430 
1,283 
_ 
2,701 
2,012 
$1,000 
58,493 
38,403 
20,090 
- 
31,282 
27,211 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
645 
460 
185 
- 
393 
252 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,532 
1,144 
388 
- 
906 
626 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,054 
1,540 
514 
- 
1,146 
908 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
180 
104 
- 
156 
128 
$50,000 or more 
198 
106 
92 
100 
98 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,389 
2,069 
1,085 
235 
2,046 
1,343 
$1,000 
20,024 
7,194 
10,563 
2,267 
9,494 
10,530 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,365 
997 
279 
89 
876 
489 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,277 
778 
426 
73 
770 
507 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
238 
270 
54 
308 
254 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
51 
66 
7 
70 
54 
$50,000 or more 
61 
5 
44 
12 
22 
39 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
24,271 
18,974 
4,998 
299 
14,827 
9,444 
$1,000 
43,314 
28,902 
13,965 
448 
24,620 
18,694 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,646 
17,955 
4,410 
281 
13,896 
8,750 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,015 
691 
311 
13 
602 
413 
$10,000 to $24,999 
445 
235 
208 
2 
249 
196 
$25,000 or more 
165 
93 
69 
3 
80 
85 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
10,663 
7,384 
2,833 
446 
5,892 
4,771 
$1,000 
141,529 
51,562 
82,864 
7,103 
59,417 
82,112 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,336 
6,264 
1,775 
297 
4,695 
3,641 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
823 
609 
97 
784 
745 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
167 
194 
20 
217 
164 
$50,000 to $99,999 
203 
46 
138 
19 
99 
104 
$100,000 or more 
214 
84 
117 
13 
97 
117 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
220 
44 
158 
18 
126 
94 
$1,000 
3,634 
63 
2,924 
647 
1,673 
1,962 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
8,627 
5,777 
2,481 
369 
5,131 
3,496 
$1,000 
178,090 
70,615 
98,015 
9,460 
89,390 
88,700 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
25,266 
19,169 
5,055 
1,042 
15,502 
9,764 
$1,000 
627,325 
263,552 
338,222 
25,550 
293,440 
333,884 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,829 
13,749 
66,908 
24,520 
18,929 
34,195 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
9,516 
6,632 
2,415 
469 
6,097 
3,419 
Average net gain 
dollars 
101,777 
66,339 
201,822 
87,743 
75,367 
148,874 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,277 
1,083 
155 
39 
817 
460 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,604 
2,100 
388 
116 
1,787 
817 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,306 
950 
304 
52 
865 
441 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
1,082 
359 
88 
980 
549 
$25,000 to $49,999 
846 
514 
276 
56 
519 
327 
$50,000 or more 
1,954 
903 
933 
118 
1,129 
825 
Farms with net losses 
number 
15,750 
12,537 
2,640 
573 
9,405 
6,345 
Average net loss 
dollars 
21,663 
14,071 
56,506 
27,227 
17,658 
27,599 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,753 
1,494 
220 
39 
1,146 
607 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,370 
4,496 
702 
172 
3,324 
2,046 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,577 
2,849 
592 
136 
2,105 
1,472 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,066 
2,367 
584 
115 
1,683 
1,383 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,221 
888 
276 
57 
726 
495 
$50,000 or more 
763 
443 
266 
54 
421 
342 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
25,266 
19,169 
5,055 
1,042 
15,502 
9,764 
$1,000 
300,852 
58,634 
220,438 
21,780 
125,588 
175,264 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,907 
3,059 
43,608 
20,902 
8,101 
17,950 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
9,444 
6,595 
2,384 
465 
6,047 
3,397 
Average net gain 
dollars 
69,232 
37,025 
156,079 
80,764 
49,589 
104,199 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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