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. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
6,414 
31 
382 
875 
1,726 
2,032 
1,368 
$1,000 
16,821 
44 
1,618 
2,573 
3,664 
5,027 
3,895 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,608 
16 
257 
601 
1,288 
1,495 
951 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,301 
11 
80 
197 
319 
392 
302 
$5,000 to $24,999 
383 
4 
32 
58 
86 
109 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
- 
3 
17 
23 
21 
10 
$50,000 or more 
48 
- 
10 
2 
10 
15 
11 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,448 
42 
405 
937 
1,517 
1,606 
941 
$1,000 
160,077 
121 
26,353 
22,862 
32,103 
42,079 
36,560 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,777 
38 
283 
646 
1,076 
1,088 
646 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,077 
4 
75 
196 
285 
313 
204 
$25,000 to $99,999 
357 
- 
41 
55 
87 
119 
55 
$100,000 to $249,999 
183 
- 
4 
31 
55 
68 
25 
$250,000 or more 
54 
- 
2 
9 
14 
18 
11 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,376 
19 
238 
613 
933 
962 
611 
$1,000 
24,371 
100 
1,411 
5,127 
7,337 
7,215 
3,182 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,766 
26 
218 
453 
789 
842 
438 
$1,000 
135,707 
21 
24,943 
17,734 
24,767 
34,864 
33,378 
Feed purchased 
farms 
15,760 
102 
948 
2,199 
4,359 
4,775 
3,377 
$1,000 
362,879 
293 
19,830 
55,010 
94,724 
123,738 
69,283 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,494 
85 
701 
1,608 
3,257 
3,426 
2,417 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,144 
17 
156 
418 
849 
980 
724 
$25,000 to $99,999 
657 
- 
50 
107 
134 
208 
158 
$100,000 to $249,999 
79 
- 
11 
11 
17 
21 
19 
$250,000 or more 
386 
- 
30 
55 
102 
140 
59 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
22,837 
119 
1,182 
2,761 
5,633 
6,985 
6,157 
$1,000 
41,835 
128 
2,404 
5,599 
10,012 
13,184 
10,507 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,346 
117 
1,068 
2,534 
5,267 
6,548 
5,812 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,312 
2 
104 
203 
320 
375 
308 
$25,000 to $49,999 
118 
- 
6 
18 
34 
36 
24 
$50,000 or more 
61 
- 
4 
6 
12 
26 
13 
Utilities 
farms 
12,770 
52 
587 
1,497 
3,284 
4,015 
3,335 
$1,000 
26,369 
38 
1,726 
3,731 
6,508 
8,833 
5,533 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,315 
34 
382 
961 
2,182 
2,627 
2,129 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,680 
18 
153 
420 
914 
1,129 
1,046 
$5,000 to $24,999 
640 
- 
37 
97 
156 
207 
143 
$25,000 to $49,999 
94 
- 
13 
7 
22 
41 
11 
$50,000 or more 
41 
- 
2 
12 
10 
11 
6 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
18,031 
78 
912 
2,202 
4,523 
5,566 
4,750 
$1,000 
46,429 
92 
2,814 
5,863 
1 1 ,072 
16,200 
10,387 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,428 
75 
802 
1,964 
4,144 
5,067 
4,376 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,427 
3 
92 
218 
336 
434 
344 
$25,000 to $49,999 
107 
- 
14 
14 
28 
32 
19 
$50,000 or more 
69 
- 
4 
6 
15 
33 
11 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
4,960 
25 
229 
529 
1,235 
1,517 
1,425 
$1,000 
49,839 
142 
2,868 
5,317 
9,529 
16,749 
15,235 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,614 
22 
156 
393 
901 
1,106 
1,036 
$5,000 to $24,999 
968 
- 
52 
98 
258 
285 
275 
$25,000 to $99,999 
321 
3 
16 
31 
71 
105 
95 
$100,000 to $249,999 
37 
- 
4 
4 
3 
17 
9 
$250,000 or more 
20 
- 
1 
3 
2 
4 
10 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,882 
6 
94 
192 
463 
557 
570 
$1,000 
10,441 
4 
493 
827 
2,099 
3,811 
3,207 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
659 
5 
40 
75 
168 
177 
194 
$1,000 to $4,999 
832 
1 
42 
71 
213 
231 
274 
$5,000 to $24,999 
318 
- 
4 
44 
61 
125 
84 
$25,000 to $49,999 
44 
- 
4 
2 
14 
17 
7 
$50,000 or more 
29 
- 
4 
- 
7 
7 
11 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,652 
8 
112 
352 
611 
824 
745 
$1,000 
10,441 
3 
491 
1,811 
2,262 
3,444 
2,430 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,154 
6 
35 
141 
299 
333 
340 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
964 
2 
55 
123 
192 
311 
281 
$5,000 to $24,999 
482 
- 
17 
80 
109 
165 
111 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
- 
5 
6 
5 
7 
11 
$50,000 or more 
18 
- 
- 
2 
6 
8 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,113 
34 
376 
729 
1,047 
1,225 
702 
$1,000 
16,054 
50 
1,567 
2,324 
3,983 
5,299 
2,832 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,510 
33 
309 
613 
882 
1,058 
615 
$5,000 to $9,999 
322 
1 
28 
70 
76 
96 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
172 
- 
22 
30 
67 
34 
19 
$25,000 or more 
109 
- 
17 
16 
22 
37 
17 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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