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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
1,013 
13 
27 
101 
281 
353 
238 
$1,000 
1,479 
31 
31 
73 
549 
418 
377 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
773 
7 
17 
85 
205 
281 
178 
$1,000 to $4,999 
175 
- 
8 
14 
57 
51 
45 
$5,000 to $24,999 
56 
6 
2 
2 
14 
19 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
3 
" 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
793 
15 
26 
87 
228 
271 
166 
$1,000 
1,491 
15 
22 
290 
362 
553 
248 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
716 
15 
26 
77 
212 
234 
152 
$5,000 to $24,999 
75 
- 
- 
9 
16 
36 
14 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
294 
6 
16 
33 
103 
74 
62 
$1,000 
500 
12 
13 
89 
146 
122 
118 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
627 
9 
11 
71 
190 
230 
116 
$1,000 
990 
3 
9 
201 
216 
431 
131 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,939 
22 
54 
173 
577 
663 
450 
$1,000 
12,398 
92 
308 
1,209 
3,225 
4,318 
3,245 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,384 
15 
46 
109 
393 
498 
323 
$5,000 to $24,999 
476 
6 
2 
52 
170 
144 
102 
$25,000 to $99,999 
72 
1 
6 
12 
13 
18 
22 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
$250,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,931 
20 
107 
208 
807 
1,048 
741 
$1,000 
5,460 
40 
192 
413 
1,306 
2,326 
1,184 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,755 
20 
91 
181 
761 
999 
703 
$5,000 to $24,999 
160 
- 
16 
26 
44 
40 
34 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
- 
1 
6 
1 
Utilities 
farms 
1,624 
9 
34 
127 
458 
558 
438 
$1,000 
2,877 
15 
63 
234 
661 
1,209 
694 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
954 
- 
13 
52 
286 
327 
276 
$1,000 to $4,999 
592 
9 
17 
72 
144 
214 
136 
$5,000 to $24,999 
67 
- 
4 
2 
28 
11 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
4 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
" 
- 
5 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,278 
9 
71 
165 
646 
800 
587 
$1,000 
7,552 
25 
193 
564 
1,447 
3,573 
1,750 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,087 
8 
66 
156 
608 
724 
525 
$5,000 to $24,999 
150 
1 
4 
6 
31 
61 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
- 
1 
2 
4 
3 
8 
$50,000 or more 
23 
- 
1 
3 
12 
7 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
606 
7 
20 
62 
165 
174 
178 
$1,000 
25,222 
48 
65 
1,122 
5,221 
12,119 
6,647 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
256 
6 
16 
17 
73 
82 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
187 
- 
3 
20 
48 
51 
65 
$25,000 to $99,999 
130 
1 
1 
25 
34 
30 
39 
$100,000 to $249,999 
20 
- 
- 
- 
6 
5 
9 
$250,000 or more 
13 
- 
4 
6 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
158 
_ 
7 
13 
47 
63 
28 
$1,000 
1,671 
- 
16 
207 
341 
442 
665 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
36 
- 
- 
7 
9 
15 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
60 
- 
7 
- 
20 
24 
9 
$5,000 to $24,999 
46 
- 
- 
- 
15 
21 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
- 
- 
6 
2 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
196 
- 
2 
9 
62 
71 
52 
$1,000 
487 
- 
(D) 
19 
91 
303 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
99 
- 
- 
1 
40 
29 
29 
$1,000 to $4,999 
75 
- 
2 
8 
18 
25 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
21 
- 
- 
- 
4 
16 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
209 
1 
12 
27 
79 
63 
27 
$1,000 
1,267 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
368 
186 
634 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
171 
1 
10 
25 
67 
49 
19 
$5,000 to $9,999 
18 
- 
1 
1 
2 
12 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10 
- 
1 
1 
6 
1 
1 
$25,000 or more 
10 
- 
- 
4 
1 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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