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 
4,294 
1,815 
2,091 
388 
2,159 
2,135 
$1,000 
40,871 
9,273 
22,882 
8,716 
18,334 
22,537 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,065 
1,114 
840 
111 
981 
1,084 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,186 
514 
557 
115 
656 
530 
$5,000 to $24,999 
729 
134 
502 
93 
392 
337 
$25,000 to $49,999 
141 
27 
95 
19 
62 
79 
$50,000 or more 
173 
26 
97 
50 
68 
105 
Interest expense 
farms 
42,264 
26,363 
14,301 
1,600 
22,200 
20,064 
$1,000 
423,275 
198,782 
213,077 
11,416 
206,351 
216,924 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,011 
15,041 
5,895 
1,075 
1 1 ,728 
10,283 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,923 
10,214 
6,274 
435 
8,753 
8,170 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,964 
1,015 
1,863 
86 
1,567 
1,397 
$100,000 or more 
366 
93 
269 
4 
152 
214 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
33,635 
22,215 
11,420 
_ 
17,385 
16,250 
$1,000 
309,650 
161,754 
147,896 
- 
152,344 
157,306 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,931 
2,949 
982 
- 
2,176 
1,755 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,288 
9,528 
3,760 
- 
6,833 
6,455 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,168 
8,883 
5,285 
- 
7,230 
6,938 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,489 
615 
874 
- 
779 
710 
$50,000 or more 
759 
240 
519 
367 
392 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
23,958 
12,882 
9,476 
1,600 
12,809 
11,149 
$1,000 
113,625 
37,028 
65,181 
11,416 
54,007 
59,617 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,477 
5,797 
2,278 
402 
4,416 
4,061 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,471 
5,674 
4,124 
673 
5,706 
4,765 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,350 
1,311 
2,604 
435 
2,392 
1,958 
$25,000 to $49,999 
412 
43 
313 
56 
207 
205 
$50,000 or more 
248 
57 
157 
34 
88 
160 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
96,504 
70,185 
23,978 
2,341 
52,406 
44,098 
$1,000 
193,377 
108,959 
79,741 
4,677 
99,941 
93,436 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
90,303 
67,658 
20,453 
2,192 
49,105 
41,198 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,067 
1,815 
2,164 
88 
2,240 
1,827 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,630 
575 
1,023 
32 
826 
804 
$25,000 or more 
504 
137 
338 
29 
235 
269 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
55,970 
34,935 
18,321 
2,714 
28,918 
27,052 
$1,000 
408,299 
170,233 
211,531 
26,536 
184,488 
223,811 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,574 
30,903 
11,756 
1,915 
23,089 
21,485 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,519 
3,295 
4,658 
566 
4,426 
4,093 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,593 
435 
1,038 
120 
847 
746 
$50,000 to $99,999 
808 
177 
559 
72 
390 
418 
$100,000 or more 
476 
125 
310 
41 
166 
310 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
4,041 
161 
3,273 
607 
2,316 
1,725 
$1,000 
1 1 1 ,403 
447 
93,511 
17,445 
58,224 
53,178 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
46,386 
28,821 
15,615 
1,950 
24,490 
21,896 
$1,000 
783,039 
302,630 
431,440 
48,968 
373,335 
409,704 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
99,171 
70,447 
24,041 
4,683 
54,055 
45,116 
$1,000 
1,988,702 
629,972 
1,181,783 
176,947 
1,005,638 
983,064 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,053 
8,942 
49,157 
37,785 
18,604 
21,790 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
47,381 
31,631 
13,249 
2,501 
27,289 
20,092 
Average net gain 
dollars 
60,725 
34,499 
117,353 
92,433 
53,245 
70,886 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,305 
3,605 
523 
177 
2,430 
1,875 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,717 
8,732 
1,560 
425 
6,221 
4,496 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,113 
5,418 
1,375 
320 
4,132 
2,981 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,805 
6,884 
2,464 
457 
5,693 
4,112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,857 
3,463 
2,030 
364 
3,440 
2,417 
$50,000 or more 
9,584 
3,529 
5,297 
758 
5,373 
4,211 
Farms with net losses 
number 
51,790 
38,816 
10,792 
2,182 
26,766 
25,024 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,156 
1 1 ,884 
34,565 
24,853 
16,714 
17,630 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,926 
4,165 
550 
211 
2,860 
2,066 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,101 
13,387 
2,078 
636 
8,468 
7,633 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,313 
8,902 
1,960 
451 
5,742 
5,571 
$10,000 to $24,999 
11,956 
8,593 
2,902 
461 
5,827 
6,129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,378 
2,597 
1,591 
190 
2,256 
2,122 
$50,000 or more 
3,116 
1,172 
1,711 
233 
1,613 
1,503 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
99,171 
70,447 
24,041 
4,683 
54,055 
45,116 
$1,000 
1,442,188 
436,547 
886,502 
119,139 
734,910 
707,278 
Average per farm 
dollars 
14,542 
6,197 
36,875 
25,441 
13,596 
15,677 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
46,799 
31,573 
12,826 
2,400 
26,973 
19,826 
Average net gain 
dollars 
50,924 
28,641 
101,042 
76,233 
44,834 
59,209 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
224 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
