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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
1,802 
1,007 
7 
79 
119 
189 
258 
355 
$1,000 
22,504 
18,881 
5 
986 
1,677 
5,251 
6,240 
4,723 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
864 
421 
6 
29 
36 
65 
104 
181 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
529 
278 
1 
17 
37 
53 
65 
105 
$5,000 to $24,999 
283 
199 
- 
24 
27 
46 
66 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
44 
- 
3 
13 
12 
5 
11 
$50,000 or more 
79 
65 
- 
6 
6 
13 
18 
22 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,750 
6,844 
25 
222 
712 
1,276 
1,972 
2,637 
$1,000 
145,257 
94,954 
350 
4,685 
12,295 
23,381 
27,429 
26,814 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,303 
3,208 
9 
85 
255 
459 
952 
1,448 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,925 
2,511 
11 
76 
292 
510 
720 
902 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,429 
1,044 
5 
59 
157 
286 
274 
263 
$100,000 or more 
93 
81 
- 
2 
8 
21 
26 
24 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,635 
5,273 
10 
164 
575 
1,015 
1,520 
1,989 
$1,000 
116,675 
73,528 
173 
3,701 
10,147 
18,526 
20,156 
20,826 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,392 
625 
- 
12 
42 
97 
186 
288 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
1,717 
3 
45 
155 
270 
513 
731 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,166 
2,038 
2 
53 
237 
406 
595 
745 
$25,000 to $49,999 
840 
574 
5 
42 
85 
146 
145 
151 
$50,000 or more 
406 
319 
- 
12 
56 
96 
81 
74 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,310 
3,865 
23 
131 
385 
712 
1,122 
1,492 
$1,000 
28,582 
21 ,425 
177 
984 
2,148 
4,855 
7,273 
5,987 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,934 
1,343 
8 
21 
93 
197 
372 
652 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,170 
1,618 
4 
70 
185 
255 
497 
607 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,015 
736 
11 
37 
90 
218 
198 
182 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
106 
- 
- 
12 
26 
34 
34 
$50,000 or more 
64 
62 
- 
3 
5 
16 
21 
17 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
41,152 
18,228 
60 
488 
1,334 
2,718 
4,827 
8,801 
$1,000 
47,636 
25,640 
83 
581 
2,205 
4,461 
7,139 
11,170 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,957 
17,493 
56 
472 
1,263 
2,569 
4,612 
8,521 
$5,000 to $9,999 
827 
489 
- 
10 
40 
105 
140 
194 
$10,000 to $24,999 
296 
200 
4 
6 
26 
32 
62 
70 
$25,000 or more 
72 
46 
- 
- 
5 
12 
13 
16 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,161 
10,708 
56 
358 
916 
1,855 
2,957 
4,566 
$1,000 
136,014 
109,125 
353 
3,200 
13,135 
26,363 
37,406 
28,668 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,076 
7,554 
32 
243 
507 
1,106 
1,990 
3,676 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,155 
2,349 
24 
92 
302 
550 
692 
689 
$25,000 to $49,999 
504 
426 
- 
10 
58 
113 
149 
96 
$50,000 to $99,999 
256 
225 
- 
6 
28 
51 
70 
70 
$100,000 or more 
170 
154 
- 
7 
21 
35 
56 
35 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ’ 
farms 
448 
295 
3 
12 
35 
45 
70 
130 
$1,000 
7,522 
6,761 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1,126 
1,649 
2,074 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
18,808 
9,908 
26 
309 
846 
1,683 
2,732 
4,312 
$1,000 
298,061 
222,285 
1,494 
9,994 
28,878 
56,672 
62,719 
62,528 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
43,223 
19,114 
94 
592 
1,429 
2,863 
5,027 
9,109 
$1,000 
1,066,431 
988,339 
3,818 
41,656 
166,908 
282,519 
290,963 
202,477 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,673 
51,708 
40,612 
70,364 
116,800 
98,679 
57,880 
22,228 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
17,488 
8,989 
40 
323 
759 
1,466 
2,407 
3,994 
Average net gain 
dollars 
83,120 
132,557 
128,372 
150,078 
242,171 
215,584 
145,800 
71,895 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,267 
811 
2 
10 
61 
102 
217 
419 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,584 
1,754 
2 
35 
74 
180 
429 
1,034 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,416 
1,032 
- 
40 
33 
112 
224 
623 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,721 
1,320 
6 
34 
88 
141 
359 
692 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,356 
707 
10 
36 
54 
96 
170 
341 
$50,000 or more 
4,144 
3,365 
20 
168 
449 
835 
1,008 
885 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,735 
10,125 
54 
269 
670 
1,397 
2,620 
5,115 
Average net loss 
dollars 
15,044 
20,071 
24,396 
25,352 
25,224 
24,000 
22,893 
16,554 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,508 
796 
7 
11 
45 
96 
187 
450 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,607 
3,107 
12 
72 
172 
422 
780 
1,649 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,660 
2,119 
16 
52 
149 
247 
600 
1,055 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,681 
2,413 
4 
62 
167 
347 
595 
1,238 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,129 
1,017 
7 
45 
70 
155 
265 
475 
$50,000 or more 
1,150 
673 
8 
27 
67 
130 
193 
248 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
43,223 
19,114 
94 
592 
1,429 
2,863 
5,027 
9,109 
$1,000 
541,570 
533,999 
2,553 
19,680 
82,866 
156,379 
158,313 
114,208 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,530 
27,938 
27,157 
33,243 
57,989 
54,621 
31,493 
12,538 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
17,362 
8,877 
39 
310 
760 
1,432 
2,369 
3,967 
Average net gain 
dollars 
54,200 
84,238 
99,611 
89,160 
132,294 
134,911 
93,337 
50,771 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
194 Aiabama 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
