Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
13,358 
6,944 
39 
263 
568 
1,119 
1,885 
3,070 
$1,000 
141,628 
124,807 
513 
5,308 
13,461 
29,195 
41,939 
34,391 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,130 
3,522 
8 
95 
202 
493 
940 
1,784 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,868 
1,567 
13 
75 
136 
236 
402 
705 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,281 
898 
11 
45 
90 
188 
232 
332 
$25,000 to $49,999 
373 
299 
2 
15 
55 
61 
99 
67 
$50,000 or more 
706 
658 
5 
33 
85 
141 
212 
182 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1 1 ,777 
6,329 
39 
260 
618 
1,278 
1,779 
2,355 
$1,000 
751 ,245 
591,168 
1,222 
25,442 
82,263 
174,983 
169,412 
137,846 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,605 
2,828 
24 
124 
188 
426 
738 
1,328 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,111 
1,034 
3 
29 
74 
170 
307 
451 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,424 
1,067 
6 
40 
111 
261 
339 
310 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
1,025 
6 
49 
177 
304 
284 
205 
$250,000 or more 
429 
375 
- 
18 
68 
117 
111 
61 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,793 
3,417 
18 
137 
287 
580 
930 
1,465 
$1,000 
81,263 
56,892 
187 
2,686 
7,508 
15,882 
17,250 
13,380 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,491 
3,725 
21 
171 
442 
885 
1,090 
1,116 
$1,000 
669,983 
534,276 
1,035 
22,756 
74,754 
159,102 
152,162 
124,466 
Feed purchased 
farms 
29,985 
14,225 
75 
442 
1,117 
2,249 
3,800 
6,542 
$1,000 
2,195,586 
1,832,707 
6,489 
82,942 
302,651 
531,257 
542,550 
366,818 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,100 
7,606 
45 
233 
477 
989 
1,979 
3,883 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,144 
3,000 
8 
69 
197 
398 
782 
1,546 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,837 
1,180 
8 
33 
89 
169 
303 
578 
$100,000 to $249,999 
445 
366 
5 
20 
51 
90 
108 
92 
$250,000 or more 
2,459 
2,073 
9 
87 
303 
603 
628 
443 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
41,638 
18,801 
90 
588 
1,397 
2,815 
4,969 
8,942 
$1,000 
179,640 
137,805 
516 
5,507 
15,228 
31,366 
43,046 
42,142 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,408 
14,062 
60 
359 
834 
1,781 
3,560 
7,468 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,690 
3,378 
26 
166 
385 
689 
974 
1,138 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
817 
1 
42 
120 
205 
271 
178 
$50,000 or more 
605 
544 
3 
21 
58 
140 
164 
158 
Utilities 
farms 
25,817 
13,047 
55 
379 
1,087 
2,119 
3,542 
5,865 
$1,000 
118,590 
92,221 
261 
4,299 
12,591 
26,408 
27,022 
21,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,238 
5,923 
25 
123 
361 
654 
1,534 
3,226 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,522 
3,842 
15 
115 
296 
599 
996 
1,821 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,954 
2,314 
10 
85 
277 
556 
736 
650 
$25,000 to $49,999 
765 
671 
5 
29 
111 
223 
183 
120 
$50,000 or more 
338 
297 
- 
27 
42 
87 
93 
48 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
34,272 
16,241 
71 
492 
1,278 
2,513 
4,328 
7,559 
$1,000 
194,117 
147,689 
413 
4,788 
14,472 
38,836 
45,441 
43,739 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,047 
11,619 
49 
301 
719 
1,476 
2,967 
6,107 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,827 
3,400 
19 
146 
395 
721 
970 
1,149 
$25,000 to $49,999 
810 
703 
3 
22 
101 
198 
220 
159 
$50,000 or more 
588 
519 
- 
23 
63 
118 
171 
144 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
11,216 
6,256 
32 
208 
584 
1,098 
1,754 
2,580 
$1,000 
225,716 
175,877 
335 
5,142 
18,341 
49,172 
52,639 
50,248 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,876 
3,262 
13 
100 
243 
420 
901 
1,585 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,631 
1,663 
14 
61 
205 
344 
453 
586 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,313 
992 
5 
38 
106 
247 
282 
314 
$100,000 to $249,999 
261 
224 
- 
6 
19 
52 
82 
65 
$250,000 or more 
135 
115 
- 
3 
11 
35 
36 
30 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,028 
2,146 
10 
78 
193 
446 
542 
877 
$1,000 
33,643 
23,202 
54 
778 
2,319 
5,282 
6,564 
8,205 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,089 
430 
- 
11 
30 
68 
120 
201 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,715 
883 
9 
42 
74 
165 
202 
391 
$5,000 to $24,999 
958 
640 
1 
20 
67 
154 
163 
235 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
115 
- 
1 
14 
42 
33 
25 
$50,000 or more 
107 
78 
- 
4 
8 
17 
24 
25 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,133 
4,481 
20 
195 
461 
904 
1,222 
1,679 
$1,000 
53,633 
43,192 
122 
1,989 
5,230 
1 1 ,970 
12,768 
11,113 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,116 
962 
5 
22 
55 
102 
225 
553 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,301 
1,337 
1 
57 
104 
225 
376 
574 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,322 
1,840 
14 
101 
258 
480 
521 
466 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
259 
- 
11 
39 
68 
78 
63 
$50,000 or more 
101 
83 
- 
4 
5 
29 
22 
23 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
9,321 
5,208 
40 
277 
524 
966 
1,429 
1,972 
$1,000 
103,461 
87,407 
360 
5,535 
10,081 
21,186 
29,518 
20,727 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,808 
3,298 
19 
166 
255 
526 
848 
1,484 
$5,000 to $9,999 
831 
509 
8 
16 
70 
95 
146 
174 
$10,000 to $24,999 
785 
613 
7 
40 
87 
146 
192 
141 
$25,000 or more 
897 
788 
6 
55 
112 
199 
243 
173 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Aiabama 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
