Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
22 
- 
3 
2 
7 
7 
3 
$1,000 
70 
- 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
35 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7 
- 
2 
1 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10 
- 
1 
1 
4 
3 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
82 
_ 
8 
6 
25 
36 
7 
$1,000 
657 
- 
25 
39 
131 
415 
46 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
52 
- 
6 
3 
18 
23 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
26 
- 
2 
3 
7 
9 
5 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
$100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
58 
_ 
5 
5 
17 
25 
6 
$1,000 
550 
- 
13 
(D) 
107 
354 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8 
- 
1 
1 
3 
2 
1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
25 
- 
4 
2 
7 
11 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23 
- 
- 
2 
7 
10 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
39 
_ 
5 
2 
13 
18 
1 
$1,000 
107 
- 
12 
(D) 
24 
61 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8 
- 
1 
- 
4 
3 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25 
- 
3 
2 
9 
11 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
259 
- 
17 
26 
66 
99 
51 
$1,000 
599 
- 
29 
68 
153 
228 
120 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
234 
- 
15 
24 
62 
87 
46 
$5,000 to $9,999 
19 
- 
2 
1 
3 
9 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
1 
$25,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
176 
- 
12 
20 
49 
64 
31 
$1,000 
1,353 
- 
20 
92 
268 
857 
115 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
144 
- 
10 
17 
40 
51 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23 
- 
2 
2 
5 
10 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
$100,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
134 
1 
6 
12 
40 
54 
21 
$1,000 
3,213 
(D) 
(D) 
99 
2,041 
738 
245 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
350 
1 
18 
39 
99 
134 
59 
$1,000 
2,411 
(D) 
(D) 
-64 
5,739 
-3,576 
226 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,889 
(D) 
(D) 
-1,641 
57,972 
-26,688 
3,823 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
140 
1 
8 
16 
40 
45 
30 
Average net gain 
dollars 
71,724 
(D) 
(D) 
13,022 
186,738 
32,852 
22,389 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
17 
- 
1 
3 
5 
3 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
42 
- 
2 
6 
9 
16 
9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
26 
- 
4 
- 
9 
6 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
- 
- 
5 
6 
7 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
1 
- 
1 
2 
6 
5 
$50,000 or more 
20 
- 
1 
1 
9 
7 
2 
Farms with net losses 
number 
210 
_ 
10 
23 
59 
89 
29 
Average net loss 
dollars 
36,334 
- 
12,700 
1 1 ,842 
29,326 
56,792 
15,384 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
24 
- 
1 
- 
6 
14 
3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
62 
- 
3 
8 
17 
25 
9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
48 
- 
4 
8 
10 
17 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
47 
- 
- 
5 
17 
20 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
- 
2 
1 
5 
8 
1 
$50,000 or more 
12 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 
2 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
350 
1 
18 
39 
99 
134 
59 
$1,000 
2,407 
(D) 
(D) 
-64 
5,742 
-3,580 
226 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,878 
(D) 
(D) 
-1,643 
58,000 
-26,719 
3,823 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
140 
1 
8 
16 
40 
45 
30 
Average net gain 
dollars 
71,700 
(D) 
(D) 
13,018 
186,805 
32,770 
22,389 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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