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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
57 
35 
- 
1 
5 
4 
21 
4 
$1,000 
156 
86 
- 
(D) 
16 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
20 
13 
- 
- 
2 
2 
6 
3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
26 
16 
- 
1 
2 
2 
11 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11 
6 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
195 
113 
3 
1 
9 
19 
45 
36 
$1,000 
1,771 
1,114 
(D) 
(D) 
151 
104 
652 
190 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
114 
62 
3 
- 
2 
12 
21 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
70 
44 
- 
1 
5 
6 
21 
11 
$25,000 to $99,999 
9 
6 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
1 
$100,000 or more 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
135 
77 
3 
1 
6 
14 
27 
26 
$1,000 
1,127 
577 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
81 
246 
116 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
13 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
9 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
53 
28 
3 
- 
1 
6 
10 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
54 
31 
- 
1 
3 
5 
13 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
4 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
107 
68 
3 
_ 
6 
7 
31 
21 
$1,000 
644 
537 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
23 
406 
74 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
65 
40 
3 
- 
3 
5 
17 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
25 
19 
- 
- 
3 
2 
10 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
544 
285 
1 
9 
24 
48 
114 
89 
$1,000 
1,345 
745 
(D) 
(D) 
59 
103 
309 
263 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
480 
246 
1 
9 
20 
44 
97 
75 
$5,000 to $9,999 
52 
33 
- 
- 
4 
4 
14 
11 
$10,000 to $24,999 
11 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
$25,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
430 
254 
4 
7 
30 
38 
93 
82 
$1,000 
4,296 
2,943 
26 
13 
256 
349 
935 
1,365 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
326 
182 
1 
7 
23 
27 
63 
61 
$5,000 to $24,999 
72 
49 
3 
- 
6 
6 
22 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
10 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
3 
$100,000 or more 
7 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
339 
205 
- 
3 
14 
38 
81 
69 
$1,000 
7,710 
4,498 
- 
(D) 
310 
(D) 
2,466 
995 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
762 
412 
5 
13 
42 
70 
153 
129 
$1,000 
8,589 
6,178 
129 
(D) 
(D) 
-939 
337 
2,017 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,271 
14,994 
25,778 
(D) 
(D) 
-13,413 
2,205 
15,636 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
370 
230 
5 
8 
25 
36 
84 
72 
Average net gain 
dollars 
64,064 
59,402 
25,778 
7,774 
195,994 
32,827 
45,313 
49,771 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
30 
13 
- 
- 
1 
2 
6 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
82 
40 
1 
2 
3 
3 
18 
13 
$5,000 to $9,999 
69 
43 
- 
5 
2 
11 
8 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
79 
59 
3 
- 
9 
8 
22 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
33 
- 
1 
4 
4 
15 
9 
$50,000 or more 
62 
42 
1 
- 
6 
8 
15 
12 
Farms with net losses 
number 
392 
182 
_ 
5 
17 
34 
69 
57 
Average net loss 
dollars 
38,559 
41,125 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
62,374 
50,276 
27,482 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
37 
13 
- 
3 
- 
2 
2 
6 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
110 
48 
- 
- 
3 
9 
19 
17 
$5,000 to $9,999 
77 
29 
- 
- 
3 
5 
12 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99 
52 
- 
2 
6 
12 
19 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
17 
- 
- 
4 
- 
7 
6 
$50,000 or more 
35 
23 
- 
- 
1 
6 
10 
6 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
762 
412 
5 
13 
42 
70 
153 
129 
$1,000 
8,580 
6,173 
129 
(D) 
(D) 
-939 
336 
2,013 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 1 ,260 
14,983 
25,778 
(D) 
(D) 
-13,413 
2,198 
15,607 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
370 
230 
5 
8 
25 
36 
84 
72 
Average net gain 
dollars 
64,053 
59,398 
25,778 
7,774 
195,994 
32,827 
45,301 
49,771 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
178 Alaska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
