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 
2,922 
1,408 
1,039 
475 
1,251 
1,671 
$1,000 
60,164 
14,502 
33,169 
12,494 
17,887 
42,278 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
985 
678 
220 
87 
449 
536 
$1,000 to $4,999 
858 
406 
309 
143 
386 
472 
$5,000 to $24,999 
657 
233 
285 
139 
268 
389 
$25,000 to $49,999 
174 
35 
95 
44 
62 
112 
$50,000 or more 
248 
56 
130 
62 
86 
162 
Interest expense 
farms 
11,556 
7,924 
2,886 
746 
5,095 
6,461 
$1,000 
244,078 
127,898 
101,815 
14,365 
95,729 
148,349 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,788 
3,455 
968 
365 
2,167 
2,621 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,089 
3,648 
1,184 
257 
2,247 
2,842 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,354 
682 
575 
97 
575 
779 
$100,000 or more 
325 
139 
159 
27 
106 
219 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
8,565 
6,394 
2,171 
_ 
3,751 
4,814 
$1,000 
178,824 
104,561 
74,262 
- 
70,429 
108,395 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
727 
585 
142 
- 
352 
375 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,409 
1,891 
518 
- 
1,070 
1,339 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,285 
3,282 
1,003 
- 
1,888 
2,397 
$25,000 to $49,999 
651 
390 
261 
- 
257 
394 
$50,000 or more 
493 
246 
247 
- 
184 
309 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
6,178 
3,590 
1,842 
746 
2,761 
3,417 
$1,000 
65,254 
23,336 
27,553 
14,365 
25,301 
39,954 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,666 
1,166 
359 
141 
736 
930 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,545 
1,671 
650 
224 
1,189 
1,356 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,453 
610 
586 
257 
641 
812 
$25,000 to $49,999 
294 
78 
150 
66 
122 
172 
$50,000 or more 
220 
65 
97 
58 
73 
147 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
35,359 
28,753 
5,866 
740 
16,357 
19,002 
$1,000 
175,113 
113,000 
56,308 
5,805 
71,173 
103,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27,969 
23,816 
3,706 
447 
13,165 
14,804 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,651 
3,482 
1,036 
133 
2,042 
2,609 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,963 
1,102 
749 
112 
871 
1,092 
$25,000 or more 
776 
353 
375 
48 
279 
497 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
19,177 
13,069 
4,537 
1,571 
8,179 
10,998 
$1,000 
1,035,447 
411,110 
526,097 
98,241 
353,199 
682,248 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,495 
9,893 
2,012 
590 
5,327 
7,168 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,540 
1,916 
1,166 
458 
1,595 
1,945 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,158 
514 
469 
175 
513 
645 
$50,000 to $99,999 
837 
279 
410 
148 
338 
499 
$100,000 or more 
1,147 
467 
480 
200 
406 
741 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,489 
91 
960 
438 
639 
850 
$1,000 
39,396 
233 
24,379 
14,784 
15,121 
24,275 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
14,823 
9,566 
3,911 
1,346 
6,516 
8,307 
$1,000 
549,241 
205,872 
265,538 
77,831 
206,126 
343,115 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
37,249 
29,070 
5,927 
2,252 
17,360 
19,889 
$1,000 
1,752,459 
633,916 
890,884 
227,659 
693,578 
1,058,881 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,047 
21,807 
150,309 
101,092 
39,953 
53,240 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
13,992 
9,399 
3,227 
1,366 
6,974 
7,018 
Average net gain 
dollars 
175,251 
105,366 
347,763 
248,573 
138,603 
211,669 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,185 
1,016 
108 
61 
617 
568 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,685 
2,269 
283 
133 
1,374 
1,311 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,578 
1,270 
195 
113 
822 
756 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,246 
1,703 
388 
155 
1,171 
1,075 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,528 
1,068 
341 
119 
818 
710 
$50,000 or more 
4,770 
2,073 
1,912 
785 
2,172 
2,598 
Farms with net losses 
number 
23,257 
19,671 
2,700 
886 
10,386 
12,871 
Average net loss 
dollars 
30,084 
18,119 
85,684 
126,288 
26,289 
33,145 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,441 
1,298 
97 
46 
737 
704 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,022 
6,325 
544 
153 
3,263 
3,759 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,519 
4,897 
479 
143 
2,427 
3,092 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,451 
4,633 
649 
169 
2,314 
3,137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,891 
1,471 
328 
92 
792 
1,099 
$50,000 or more 
1,933 
1,047 
603 
283 
853 
1,080 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
37,249 
29,070 
5,927 
2,252 
17,360 
19,889 
$1,000 
1,567,214 
620,894 
785,645 
160,675 
636,132 
931,082 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,074 
21,359 
132,554 
71,348 
36,644 
46,814 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
13,867 
9,400 
3,140 
1,327 
6,929 
6,938 
Average net gain 
dollars 
164,332 
104,018 
326,453 
207,957 
131,797 
196,825 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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