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 
1,802 
706 
684 
412 
996 
806 
$1,000 
64,702 
2,940 
19,311 
42,451 
27,715 
36,987 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
614 
345 
218 
51 
352 
262 
$1,000 to $4,999 
460 
240 
149 
71 
273 
187 
$5,000 to $24,999 
359 
100 
174 
85 
188 
171 
$25,000 to $49,999 
119 
15 
62 
42 
71 
48 
$50,000 or more 
250 
6 
81 
163 
112 
138 
Interest expense 
farms 
12,235 
7,985 
3,406 
844 
7,370 
4,865 
$1,000 
150,975 
75,394 
56,446 
19,135 
79,792 
71,183 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,546 
4,512 
1,676 
358 
4,133 
2,413 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,241 
2,818 
1,168 
255 
2,502 
1,739 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,272 
606 
474 
192 
655 
617 
$1 00,000 or more 
176 
49 
88 
39 
80 
96 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
9,017 
6,548 
2,469 
_ 
5,403 
3,614 
$1,000 
100,884 
65,173 
35,711 
- 
55,818 
45,066 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,280 
966 
314 
- 
815 
465 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,351 
2,481 
870 
- 
2,065 
1,286 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,389 
2,496 
893 
- 
1,993 
1,396 
$25,000 to $49,999 
618 
382 
236 
- 
345 
273 
$50,000 or more 
379 
223 
156 
- 
185 
194 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
6,904 
3,942 
2,118 
844 
4,152 
2,752 
$1,000 
50,091 
10,221 
20,735 
19,135 
23,974 
26,117 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,520 
1,714 
689 
117 
1,576 
944 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,781 
1,776 
764 
241 
1,719 
1,062 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,162 
410 
497 
255 
656 
506 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
30 
92 
99 
108 
113 
$50,000 or more 
220 
12 
76 
132 
93 
127 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
36,071 
27,478 
7,897 
696 
22,350 
13,721 
$1,000 
78,273 
50,020 
24,299 
3,954 
44,537 
33,736 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,012 
25,577 
6,876 
559 
20,577 
12,435 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,968 
1,345 
580 
43 
1,225 
743 
$10,000 to $24,999 
838 
479 
314 
45 
429 
409 
$25,000 or more 
253 
77 
127 
49 
119 
134 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
17,407 
10,983 
4,991 
1,433 
9,974 
7,433 
$1,000 
213,194 
57,383 
91,416 
64,395 
96,007 
117,188 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,949 
9,048 
3,208 
693 
7,581 
5,368 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,049 
1,599 
1,115 
335 
1,724 
1,325 
$25,000 to $49,999 
606 
185 
297 
124 
322 
284 
$50,000 to $99,999 
422 
97 
198 
127 
196 
226 
$100,000 or more 
381 
54 
173 
154 
151 
230 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
433 
48 
327 
58 
245 
188 
$1,000 
7,041 
96 
5,162 
1,783 
2,787 
4,254 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
15,657 
10,074 
4,326 
1,257 
9,391 
6,266 
$1,000 
325,448 
125,563 
131,531 
68,354 
158,485 
166,963 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
38,076 
27,734 
7,963 
2,379 
23,705 
14,371 
$1,000 
1,632,266 
560,857 
699,480 
371 ,929 
821,981 
810,285 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,869 
20,223 
87,841 
156,338 
34,675 
56,383 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
16,768 
11,378 
4,070 
1,320 
10,825 
5,943 
Average net gain 
dollars 
118,640 
66,697 
198,639 
319,705 
94,769 
162,121 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,915 
1,645 
202 
68 
1,324 
591 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,256 
3,467 
613 
176 
2,881 
1,375 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,249 
1,729 
427 
93 
1,443 
806 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,564 
1,749 
676 
139 
1,709 
855 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,448 
870 
430 
148 
976 
472 
$50,000 or more 
4,336 
1,918 
1,722 
696 
2,492 
1,844 
Farms with net losses 
number 
21,308 
16,356 
3,893 
1,059 
12,880 
8,428 
Average net loss 
dollars 
16,758 
12,107 
27,994 
47,292 
15,830 
18,177 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,010 
1,701 
203 
106 
1,394 
616 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,993 
5,666 
991 
336 
4,354 
2,639 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,910 
3,854 
839 
217 
2,885 
2,025 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,749 
3,474 
1,069 
206 
2,692 
2,057 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,653 
1,148 
422 
83 
983 
670 
$50,000 or more 
993 
513 
369 
111 
572 
421 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
38,076 
27,734 
7,963 
2,379 
23,705 
14,371 
$1,000 
1,110,971 
205,095 
553,871 
352,005 
553,476 
557,495 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,178 
7,395 
69,556 
147,963 
23,348 
38,793 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
16,657 
11,377 
3,994 
1,286 
10,746 
5,911 
Average net gain 
dollars 
88,693 
35,354 
167,722 
315,124 
70,979 
120,895 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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