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 
5,864 
1,859 
3,548 
457 
2,500 
3,364 
$1,000 
60,509 
10,079 
43,765 
6,665 
20,547 
39,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,420 
1,185 
1,105 
130 
1,094 
1,326 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,844 
446 
1,216 
182 
793 
1,051 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,115 
174 
846 
95 
459 
656 
$25,000 to $49,999 
249 
20 
204 
25 
81 
168 
$50,000 or more 
236 
34 
177 
25 
73 
163 
Interest expense 
farms 
31,208 
16,312 
13,805 
1,091 
15,057 
16,151 
$1,000 
492,131 
147,160 
334,678 
10,292 
185,441 
306,690 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,765 
8,556 
4,514 
695 
7,115 
6,650 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,321 
6,945 
6,074 
302 
6,373 
6,948 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,388 
711 
2,596 
81 
1,381 
2,007 
$100,000 or more 
734 
100 
621 
13 
188 
546 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,451 
13,926 
11,525 
_ 
12,080 
13,371 
$1,000 
368,282 
120,301 
247,981 
- 
138,610 
229,672 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,411 
1,648 
763 
- 
1,245 
1,166 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,454 
5,510 
2,944 
- 
4,222 
4,232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,593 
6,150 
5,443 
- 
5,536 
6,057 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,715 
422 
1,293 
- 
694 
1,021 
$50,000 or more 
1,278 
196 
1,082 
- 
383 
895 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
17,172 
7,451 
8,630 
1,091 
8,194 
8,978 
$1,000 
123,848 
26,859 
86,697 
10,292 
46,831 
77,018 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,183 
3,047 
1,901 
235 
2,632 
2,551 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,157 
3,307 
3,390 
460 
3,526 
3,631 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,847 
999 
302 
1,679 
2,168 
$25,000 to $49,999 
598 
56 
485 
57 
243 
355 
$50,000 or more 
387 
42 
308 
37 
114 
273 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
66,940 
45,445 
21,011 
484 
34,145 
32,795 
$1,000 
311,228 
164,127 
144,479 
2,622 
138,127 
173,100 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,389 
36,638 
12,388 
363 
26,133 
23,256 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,782 
7,255 
5,452 
75 
6,225 
6,557 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,856 
1,324 
2,495 
37 
1,509 
2,347 
$25,000 or more 
913 
228 
676 
9 
278 
635 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
42,132 
22,910 
17,356 
1,866 
19,866 
22,266 
$1,000 
817,857 
191,239 
592,269 
34,349 
252,878 
564,979 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,491 
18,153 
7,225 
1,113 
13,338 
13,153 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,652 
3,821 
6,290 
541 
4,841 
5,811 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,456 
523 
1,830 
103 
937 
1,519 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,268 
232 
975 
61 
423 
845 
$1 00,000 or more 
1,265 
181 
1,036 
48 
327 
938 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
1,321 
96 
1,151 
74 
566 
755 
$1,000 
11,830 
250 
10,052 
1,528 
4,028 
7,802 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
37,021 
19,257 
16,333 
1,431 
18,084 
18,937 
$1,000 
931 ,746 
219,859 
671,836 
40,051 
343,786 
587,959 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
69,754 
45,638 
21,059 
3,057 
35,848 
33,906 
$1,000 
3,073,224 
636,968 
2,323,399 
112,857 
1,101,155 
1,972,069 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,058 
13,957 
110,328 
36,917 
30,717 
58,163 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
36,938 
20,085 
14,942 
1,911 
19,319 
17,619 
Average net gain 
dollars 
100,454 
47,695 
174,312 
77,463 
71,791 
131,882 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,491 
2,156 
232 
103 
1,438 
1,053 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,947 
4,843 
840 
264 
3,428 
2,519 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,887 
2,889 
822 
176 
2,223 
1,664 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,114 
3,882 
1,837 
395 
3,538 
2,576 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,023 
2,563 
2,130 
330 
2,737 
2,286 
$50,000 or more 
13,476 
3,752 
9,081 
643 
5,955 
7,521 
Farms with net losses 
number 
32,816 
25,553 
6,117 
1,146 
16,529 
16,287 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,422 
12,562 
45,966 
30,693 
17,290 
21,585 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,592 
2,261 
245 
86 
1,499 
1,093 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,995 
8,594 
1,152 
249 
5,289 
4,706 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,795 
6,459 
1,083 
253 
3,865 
3,930 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
7,688 
5,833 
1,598 
257 
3,669 
4,019 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,625 
1,612 
868 
145 
1,188 
1,437 
$50,000 or more 
2,121 
794 
1,171 
156 
1,019 
1,102 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
69,754 
45,638 
21,059 
3,057 
35,848 
33,906 
$1,000 
2,922,510 
594,429 
2,226,004 
102,078 
1,061,759 
1,860,751 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,897 
13,025 
105,703 
33,391 
29,618 
54,880 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
36,874 
20,060 
14,909 
1,905 
19,284 
17,590 
Average net gain 
dollars 
97,168 
45,900 
169,184 
73,413 
70,414 
126,499 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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