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 
1,063 
607 
353 
103 
536 
527 
$1,000 
9,404 
4,582 
2,915 
1,906 
4,409 
4,995 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
537 
357 
133 
47 
268 
269 
$1,000 to $4,999 
312 
163 
120 
29 
160 
152 
$5,000 to $24,999 
143 
58 
66 
19 
73 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
12 
21 
1 
16 
18 
$50,000 or more 
37 
17 
13 
7 
19 
18 
Interest expense 
farms 
5,345 
3,483 
1,543 
319 
2,815 
2,530 
$1,000 
92,053 
57,894 
31,473 
2,686 
40,938 
51,115 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,524 
1,703 
581 
240 
1,433 
1,091 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,145 
1,411 
671 
63 
1,076 
1,069 
$25,000 to $99,999 
526 
274 
240 
12 
240 
286 
$100,000 or more 
150 
95 
51 
4 
66 
84 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
3,939 
2,781 
1,148 
10 
2,019 
1,920 
$1,000 
67,520 
43,138 
24,259 
122 
29,334 
38,185 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
445 
339 
102 
4 
265 
180 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,231 
955 
276 
- 
647 
584 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,740 
1,190 
544 
6 
880 
860 
$25,000 to $49,999 
267 
134 
133 
- 
110 
157 
$50,000 or more 
256 
163 
93 
- 
117 
139 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,063 
1,821 
923 
319 
1,694 
1,369 
$1,000 
24,534 
14,755 
7,214 
2,564 
11,604 
12,930 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
981 
623 
276 
82 
551 
430 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,316 
814 
338 
164 
754 
562 
$5,000 to $24,999 
581 
287 
237 
57 
290 
291 
$25,000 to $49,999 
99 
49 
42 
8 
60 
39 
$50,000 or more 
86 
48 
30 
8 
39 
47 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
19,154 
14,667 
4,116 
371 
10,549 
8,605 
$1,000 
36,159 
24,489 
10,846 
824 
17,954 
18,205 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,992 
13,962 
3,681 
349 
9,960 
8,032 
$5,000 to $9,999 
681 
442 
235 
4 
333 
348 
$10,000 to $24,999 
310 
152 
147 
11 
176 
134 
$25,000 or more 
171 
111 
53 
7 
80 
91 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
9,046 
5,401 
2,465 
1,180 
4,711 
4,335 
$1,000 
133,673 
83,578 
38,423 
1 1 ,672 
63,326 
70,346 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,810 
4,283 
1,580 
947 
3,623 
3,187 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,652 
823 
629 
200 
822 
830 
$25,000 to $49,999 
246 
112 
117 
17 
110 
136 
$50,000 to $99,999 
148 
62 
83 
3 
78 
70 
$100,000 or more 
190 
121 
56 
13 
78 
112 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
266 
43 
155 
68 
140 
126 
$1,000 
2,772 
233 
1,871 
668 
1,019 
1,753 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
6,913 
4,378 
2,035 
500 
3,592 
3,321 
$1,000 
177,631 
100,531 
64,162 
12,937 
83,308 
94,323 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
24,721 
15,409 
4,643 
4,669 
14,221 
10,500 
$1,000 
234,870 
115,163 
99,843 
19,864 
99,423 
135,447 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,501 
7,474 
21,504 
4,254 
6,991 
12,900 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
7,879 
4,867 
1,820 
1,192 
4,372 
3,507 
Average net gain 
dollars 
62,565 
54,866 
99,294 
37,921 
52,111 
75,598 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,269 
857 
120 
292 
710 
559 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,305 
1,582 
326 
397 
1,374 
931 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,052 
724 
167 
161 
562 
490 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,090 
662 
267 
161 
578 
512 
$25,000 to $49,999 
840 
425 
349 
66 
468 
372 
$50,000 or more 
1,323 
617 
591 
115 
680 
643 
Farms with net losses 
number 
16,842 
10,542 
2,823 
3,477 
9,849 
6,993 
Average net loss 
dollars 
15,324 
14,406 
28,648 
7,287 
13,037 
18,544 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,107 
1,412 
142 
553 
1,317 
790 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,084 
3,654 
746 
1,684 
3,775 
2,309 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,514 
2,242 
604 
668 
2,040 
1,474 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,200 
2,115 
636 
449 
1,745 
1,455 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,120 
673 
380 
67 
571 
549 
$50,000 or more 
817 
446 
315 
56 
401 
416 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
24,721 
15,409 
4,643 
4,669 
14,221 
10,500 
$1,000 
222,144 
112,805 
91,060 
18,279 
91,955 
130,190 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,986 
7,321 
19,612 
3,915 
6,466 
12,399 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
7,847 
4,868 
1,797 
1,182 
4,365 
3,482 
Average net gain 
dollars 
61,550 
54,486 
96,520 
37,480 
50,970 
74,814 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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