Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
309 
179 
3 
9 
18 
28 
70 
51 
$1,000 
2,406 
1,984 
1 
8 
67 
144 
534 
1,229 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
176 
86 
3 
8 
9 
10 
32 
24 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
86 
58 
- 
- 
6 
13 
23 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
27 
20 
- 
1 
2 
3 
6 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
8 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
1 
$50,000 or more 
8 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
168 
87 
- 
4 
18 
18 
25 
22 
$1,000 
569 
281 
- 
(D) 
33 
(D) 
(D) 
46 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
152 
77 
- 
2 
17 
16 
22 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13 
9 
- 
2 
1 
1 
3 
2 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
46 
25 
- 
2 
5 
3 
9 
6 
$1,000 
250 
50 
- 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
21 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
148 
77 
- 
4 
16 
17 
22 
18 
$1,000 
320 
231 
- 
(D) 
27 
(D) 
33 
25 
Feed purchased farms 
364 
195 
1 
6 
26 
37 
74 
51 
$1,000 
6,386 
3,250 
(D) 
(D) 
523 
444 
1,782 
494 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
229 
110 
1 
6 
13 
20 
38 
32 
$5,000 to $24,999 
107 
67 
- 
- 
11 
13 
27 
16 
$25,000 to $99,999 
14 
11 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
$250,000 or more 
6 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
716 
397 
5 
13 
41 
65 
147 
126 
$1,000 
5,091 
3,297 
38 
13 
459 
810 
1,096 
881 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
566 
289 
1 
12 
27 
53 
108 
88 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
82 
4 
1 
9 
9 
28 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
14 
- 
- 
3 
1 
6 
4 
$50,000 or more 
19 
12 
- 
- 
2 
2 
5 
3 
Utilities farms 
525 
306 
2 
7 
31 
52 
119 
95 
$1,000 
4,060 
2,866 
(D) 
(D) 
348 
407 
987 
1,100 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
195 
91 
1 
3 
9 
21 
34 
23 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
241 
151 
- 
3 
15 
22 
57 
54 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
48 
1 
1 
4 
6 
21 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
7 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
15 
9 
- 
- 
1 
1 
6 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
604 
347 
5 
12 
32 
58 
127 
113 
$1,000 
4,414 
2,587 
13 
27 
280 
306 
1,080 
880 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
459 
248 
4 
10 
21 
39 
88 
86 
$5,000 to $24,999 
109 
73 
1 
2 
7 
17 
28 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
25 
17 
- 
- 
2 
1 
8 
6 
Hired farm labor farms 
259 
150 
_ 
1 
17 
20 
61 
51 
$1,000 
18,647 
1 1 ,879 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,159 
6,025 
3,114 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
110 
53 
- 
- 
3 
6 
21 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
70 
39 
- 
- 
4 
5 
17 
13 
$25,000 to $99,999 
42 
33 
- 
1 
7 
5 
13 
7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
15 
12 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
5 
$250,000 or more 
22 
13 
- 
- 
2 
2 
6 
3 
Contract labor farms 
49 
26 
_ 
1 
3 
4 
11 
7 
$1,000 
1,718 
407 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
249 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14 
9 
- 
1 
1 
4 
2 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
6 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
67 
39 
_ 
3 
3 
7 
15 
11 
$1,000 
902 
691 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
322 
44 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
31 
16 
- 
3 
- 
3 
5 
5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
19 
12 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11 
6 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
115 
82 
- 
2 
12 
13 
33 
22 
$1,000 
549 
380 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
47 
194 
73 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
90 
63 
- 
2 
9 
11 
23 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8 
7 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
2 
$25,000 or more 
4 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
176 Alaska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
