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 
795 
- 
47 
121 
188 
248 
191 
$1,000 
3,623 
- 
50 
371 
716 
1,602 
884 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
443 
- 
25 
68 
105 
138 
107 
$1,000 to $4,999 
251 
- 
21 
36 
53 
79 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
84 
- 
1 
14 
28 
23 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
14 
- 
- 
- 
2 
8 
4 
Interest expense 
farms 
6,906 
34 
377 
964 
1,699 
2,107 
1,725 
$1,000 
50,303 
368 
2,281 
6,672 
1 1 ,735 
15,613 
13,634 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,095 
22 
253 
587 
1,004 
1,264 
965 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,414 
7 
104 
326 
609 
727 
641 
$25,000 to $99,999 
385 
5 
20 
50 
84 
110 
116 
$100,000 or more 
12 
- 
- 
1 
2 
6 
3 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
5,362 
19 
268 
763 
1,326 
1,646 
1,340 
$1,000 
43,146 
343 
1,833 
5,741 
10,103 
13,367 
1 1 ,760 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
767 
4 
39 
93 
181 
267 
183 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,114 
4 
125 
322 
536 
665 
462 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,128 
6 
88 
304 
536 
607 
587 
$25,000 to $49,999 
266 
- 
15 
30 
54 
81 
86 
$50,000 or more 
87 
5 
1 
14 
19 
26 
22 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,445 
24 
186 
463 
791 
1,095 
886 
$1,000 
7,157 
25 
448 
931 
1,632 
2,246 
1,874 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,591 
12 
66 
217 
348 
516 
432 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,552 
11 
100 
206 
376 
471 
388 
$5,000 to $24,999 
279 
1 
19 
36 
61 
102 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
- 
1 
4 
6 
6 
4 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
22,924 
101 
1,029 
2,654 
5,580 
7,085 
6,475 
$1,000 
21,996 
42 
667 
2,177 
4,994 
6,865 
7,251 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,464 
101 
1,019 
2,615 
5,490 
6,955 
6,284 
$5,000 to $9,999 
338 
- 
9 
30 
62 
93 
144 
$10,000 to $24,999 
96 
- 
1 
7 
24 
30 
34 
$25,000 or more 
26 
- 
- 
2 
4 
7 
13 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
9,453 
48 
544 
1,209 
2,391 
2,922 
2,339 
$1,000 
26,889 
32 
1,166 
3,398 
6,017 
9,575 
6,703 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,522 
48 
502 
1,080 
2,176 
2,598 
2,118 
$5,000 to $24,999 
806 
- 
39 
108 
194 
280 
185 
$25,000 to $49,999 
78 
- 
2 
13 
13 
28 
22 
$50,000 to $99,999 
31 
- 
- 
6 
4 
10 
11 
$100,000 or more 
16 
- 
1 
2 
4 
6 
3 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
153 
1 
4 
26 
44 
48 
30 
$1,000 
761 
(D) 
(D) 
32 
223 
102 
387 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
8,900 
35 
440 
1,084 
2,194 
2,779 
2,368 
$1,000 
75,776 
223 
4,947 
10,334 
18,683 
24,889 
16,701 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
24,109 
137 
1,222 
2,860 
5,820 
7,352 
6,718 
$1,000 
78,092 
-502 
7,417 
6,458 
20,077 
20,683 
23,959 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,239 
-3,663 
6,070 
2,258 
3,450 
2,813 
3,566 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
8,499 
35 
409 
849 
1,839 
2,619 
2,748 
Average net gain 
dollars 
30,832 
1 1 ,272 
38,258 
34,361 
34,123 
31,023 
26,501 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,456 
8 
55 
143 
340 
431 
479 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,830 
7 
114 
282 
586 
879 
962 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,384 
5 
83 
120 
276 
453 
447 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,401 
7 
60 
148 
314 
425 
447 
$25,000 to $49,999 
649 
8 
36 
58 
132 
197 
218 
$50,000 or more 
779 
- 
61 
98 
191 
234 
195 
Farms with net losses 
number 
15,610 
102 
813 
2,011 
3,981 
4,733 
3,970 
Average net loss 
dollars 
11,784 
8,787 
10,124 
1 1 ,295 
10,720 
12,797 
12,309 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,712 
30 
67 
196 
371 
515 
533 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,500 
26 
308 
701 
1,403 
1,700 
1,362 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,541 
18 
168 
466 
1,003 
1,058 
828 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,268 
20 
194 
473 
810 
951 
820 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,112 
3 
57 
116 
290 
350 
296 
$50,000 or more 
477 
5 
19 
59 
104 
159 
131 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
24,109 
137 
1,222 
2,860 
5,820 
7,352 
6,718 
$1,000 
7,570 
-503 
2,349 
-5,002 
1,359 
-3,198 
12,566 
Average per farm 
dollars 
314 
-3,669 
1,922 
-1 ,749 
234 
-435 
1,870 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
8,485 
36 
402 
850 
1,838 
2,611 
2,748 
Average net gain 
dollars 
22,773 
10,933 
26,771 
21,024 
24,287 
22,273 
22,347 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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