Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
43,508 
265 
3,572 
6,185 
1 1 ,422 
12,234 
9,830 
$1,000 
284,573 
865 
17,625 
38,712 
64,293 
86,153 
76,926 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
22,405 
144 
1,627 
2,991 
6,039 
6,557 
5,047 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,050 
75 
1,161 
2,014 
3,657 
3,839 
3,304 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,615 
40 
652 
942 
1,380 
1,441 
1,160 
$25,000 to $49,999 
755 
1 
72 
142 
185 
221 
134 
$50,000 or more 
683 
5 
60 
96 
161 
176 
185 
Interest expense 
farms 
345,755 
1,339 
22,045 
46,189 
94,877 
102,266 
79,039 
$1,000 
2,925,928 
6,093 
151,842 
386,411 
788,383 
877,563 
715,637 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
193,076 
972 
12,275 
24,536 
51,872 
58,065 
45,356 
$5,000 to $24,999 
134,158 
337 
8,979 
19,209 
37,839 
38,712 
29,082 
$25,000 to $99,999 
16,780 
30 
745 
2,249 
4,752 
4,929 
4,075 
$100,000 or more 
1,741 
- 
46 
195 
414 
560 
526 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
273,856 
758 
16,452 
36,942 
76,447 
81,460 
61,797 
$1,000 
2,354,854 
4,252 
119,507 
311,024 
635,304 
708,463 
576,305 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
37,119 
132 
2,070 
4,341 
9,636 
1 1 ,430 
9,510 
$1,000 to $4,999 
108,112 
361 
6,392 
14,186 
30,360 
32,902 
23,911 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114,303 
238 
7,407 
16,609 
32,475 
32,854 
24,720 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10,019 
16 
465 
1,266 
2,876 
2,901 
2,495 
$50,000 or more 
4,303 
11 
118 
540 
1,100 
1,373 
1,161 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
173,229 
853 
12,049 
22,662 
46,305 
50,781 
40,579 
$1,000 
571,074 
1,841 
32,335 
75,387 
153,079 
169,100 
139,332 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
69,995 
379 
4,933 
8,770 
18,562 
20,699 
16,652 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
78,448 
383 
5,416 
10,363 
20,957 
22,884 
18,445 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22,395 
89 
1,620 
3,205 
6,145 
6,491 
4,845 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,591 
2 
52 
236 
426 
454 
421 
$50,000 or more 
800 
- 
28 
88 
215 
253 
216 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,042,341 
3,208 
50,305 
121,376 
270,308 
316,959 
280,185 
$1,000 
2,414,088 
5,140 
90,076 
249,930 
609,112 
749,461 
710,368 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
944,234 
2,990 
47,331 
1 1 1 ,758 
245,411 
285,928 
250,816 
$5,000 to $9,999 
70,924 
179 
2,203 
7,284 
18,646 
22,587 
20,025 
$10,000 to $24,999 
22,240 
31 
668 
1,951 
5,218 
6,938 
7,434 
$25,000 or more 
4,943 
8 
103 
383 
1,033 
1,506 
1,910 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
481,692 
1,971 
27,072 
60,324 
130,527 
146,711 
115,087 
$1,000 
3,029,426 
5,737 
108,964 
383,576 
720,633 
1,019,055 
791,462 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
408,926 
1,728 
23,033 
51,080 
110,854 
124,344 
97,887 
$5,000 to $24,999 
59,115 
218 
3,396 
7,523 
16,121 
18,204 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,861 
14 
384 
1,021 
2,144 
2,389 
1,909 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,266 
9 
154 
388 
842 
980 
893 
$100,000 or more 
2,524 
2 
105 
312 
566 
794 
745 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
15,282 
131 
1,496 
2,165 
4,304 
4,388 
2,798 
$1,000 
161,655 
876 
18,095 
22,749 
43,705 
48,682 
27,549 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
399,150 
1,263 
20,113 
46,262 
103,855 
122,680 
104,977 
$1,000 
4,396,785 
11,966 
228,002 
557,410 
1,126,243 
1,332,751 
1,140,412 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,101,399 
4,696 
59,743 
131,229 
283,735 
330,889 
291,107 
$1,000 
6,802,955 
16,115 
374,542 
843,802 
1 ,482,073 
2,005,783 
2,080,640 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,177 
3,432 
6,269 
6,430 
5,223 
6,062 
7,147 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
420,007 
1,949 
23,436 
45,367 
99,833 
125,134 
124,288 
Average net gain 
dollars 
39,202 
25,403 
36,657 
45,359 
40,281 
39,414 
36,572 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
53,382 
268 
2,599 
5,639 
12,978 
16,027 
15,871 
$1,000 to $4,999 
116,297 
490 
5,902 
12,051 
27,491 
34,965 
35,398 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66,449 
333 
3,599 
6,806 
15,464 
20,034 
20,213 
$10,000 to $24,999 
80,010 
384 
4,613 
8,462 
18,556 
23,642 
24,353 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46,144 
205 
2,867 
5,178 
10,973 
13,480 
13,441 
$50,000 or more 
57,725 
269 
3,856 
7,231 
14,371 
16,986 
15,012 
Farms with net losses 
number 
681,392 
2,747 
36,307 
85,862 
183,902 
205,755 
166,819 
Average net loss 
dollars 
14,180 
12,157 
13,346 
14,139 
13,808 
14,222 
14,776 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
65,602 
326 
3,201 
7,084 
16,211 
19,892 
18,888 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
226,981 
963 
1 1 ,700 
28,059 
59,867 
69,594 
56,798 
$5,000 to $9,999 
157,141 
656 
8,718 
20,521 
44,081 
47,339 
35,826 
$10,000 to $24,999 
152,572 
482 
8,288 
20,462 
42,929 
45,302 
35,109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
51,626 
201 
3,006 
6,521 
13,923 
15,225 
12,750 
$50,000 or more 
27,470 
119 
1,394 
3,215 
6,891 
8,403 
7,448 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,101,399 
4,696 
59,743 
131,229 
283,735 
330,889 
291,107 
$1,000 
5,031,023 
8,995 
233,745 
503,215 
935,163 
1,548,708 
1,801,196 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,568 
1,915 
3,913 
3,835 
3,296 
4,680 
6,187 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
417,796 
1,927 
23,143 
44,975 
99,164 
124,579 
124,008 
Average net gain 
dollars 
35,442 
22,300 
31,749 
38,507 
35,308 
36,194 
34,576 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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