Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
3,212 
2,160 
8 
68 
164 
388 
745 
787 
$1,000 
148,445 
125,097 
46 
2,937 
17,573 
26,372 
47,102 
31,068 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,802 
1,084 
2 
17 
57 
179 
382 
447 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
563 
341 
- 
13 
24 
48 
125 
131 
$5,000 to $24,999 
416 
347 
6 
20 
33 
79 
101 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
107 
- 
2 
14 
18 
36 
37 
$50,000 or more 
305 
281 
- 
16 
36 
64 
101 
64 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,226 
1,982 
32 
68 
144 
391 
548 
799 
$1,000 
166,502 
156,861 
129 
6,101 
6,256 
93,822 
33,119 
1 7,434 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,438 
1,413 
31 
32 
92 
293 
399 
566 
$5,000 to $24,999 
560 
375 
- 
18 
34 
66 
97 
160 
$25,000 to $99,999 
141 
121 
1 
13 
11 
15 
30 
51 
$100,000 to $249,999 
40 
32 
- 
1 
2 
9 
9 
11 
$250,000 or more 
47 
41 
- 
4 
5 
8 
13 
11 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,817 
1,184 
12 
48 
94 
207 
321 
502 
$1,000 
20,253 
16,768 
116 
1,448 
1,333 
2,211 
4,028 
7,631 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,783 
1,038 
22 
41 
79 
248 
278 
370 
$1,000 
146,249 
140,094 
13 
4,653 
4,923 
91,611 
29,090 
9,803 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,346 
10,894 
87 
209 
635 
2,004 
3,015 
4,944 
$1,000 
795,229 
718,279 
332 
47,242 
81,167 
297,264 
125,262 
167,011 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,734 
7,229 
68 
107 
376 
1,290 
1,922 
3,466 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,982 
3,171 
19 
69 
206 
632 
939 
1,306 
$25,000 to $99,999 
468 
349 
- 
16 
38 
56 
114 
125 
$100,000 to $249,999 
64 
57 
- 
8 
3 
6 
20 
20 
$250,000 or more 
98 
88 
- 
9 
12 
20 
20 
27 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
18,575 
12,372 
87 
244 
766 
2,228 
3,567 
5,480 
$1,000 
189,338 
156,102 
188 
6,569 
15,762 
34,488 
59,776 
39,319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,101 
10,451 
74 
157 
590 
1,863 
2,955 
4,812 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,694 
1,231 
13 
46 
91 
227 
377 
477 
$25,000 to $49,999 
295 
247 
- 
9 
27 
44 
91 
76 
$50,000 or more 
485 
443 
- 
32 
58 
94 
144 
115 
Utilities 
farms 
8,986 
5,871 
28 
169 
370 
1,061 
1,788 
2,455 
$1,000 
156,545 
134,802 
63 
7,178 
15,803 
34,908 
43,521 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,926 
2,558 
21 
51 
135 
460 
739 
1,152 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,408 
1,979 
1 
52 
102 
348 
596 
880 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,033 
784 
6 
32 
70 
154 
246 
276 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
174 
- 
7 
11 
21 
62 
73 
$50,000 or more 
406 
376 
- 
27 
52 
78 
145 
74 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1 1 ,775 
7,646 
35 
181 
506 
1,351 
2,375 
3,198 
$1,000 
179,001 
153,429 
109 
7,254 
15,954 
38,434 
46,979 
44,698 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,903 
6,141 
28 
94 
362 
1,076 
1,884 
2,697 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,100 
846 
7 
52 
62 
147 
265 
313 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
231 
- 
9 
25 
36 
77 
84 
$50,000 or more 
479 
428 
- 
26 
57 
92 
149 
104 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
4,851 
3,228 
1 
98 
221 
544 
943 
1,421 
$1,000 
459,771 
355,774 
(D) 
(D) 
40,092 
93,290 
114,881 
92,918 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,393 
1,490 
- 
23 
73 
210 
418 
766 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,103 
655 
1 
19 
30 
127 
180 
298 
$25,000 to $99,999 
757 
565 
- 
30 
50 
96 
177 
212 
$100,000 to $249,999 
311 
271 
- 
14 
38 
55 
83 
81 
$250,000 or more 
287 
247 
- 
12 
30 
56 
85 
64 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,808 
1,164 
8 
49 
96 
225 
354 
432 
$1,000 
97,429 
82,368 
(D) 
(D) 
5,551 
14,648 
42,731 
18,636 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
367 
202 
2 
9 
1 
36 
56 
98 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
588 
339 
- 
12 
21 
76 
98 
132 
$5,000 to $24,999 
535 
355 
6 
16 
41 
59 
102 
131 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
104 
- 
8 
5 
21 
47 
23 
$50,000 or more 
191 
164 
- 
4 
28 
33 
51 
48 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,126 
1,468 
10 
39 
98 
267 
449 
605 
$1,000 
86,103 
71 ,994 
2 
2,057 
7,645 
16,864 
25,465 
19,960 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
819 
509 
10 
4 
36 
90 
142 
227 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
572 
363 
- 
18 
20 
61 
89 
175 
$5,000 to $24,999 
345 
258 
- 
5 
16 
40 
94 
103 
$25,000 to $49,999 
114 
88 
- 
- 
1 
20 
32 
35 
$50,000 or more 
276 
250 
- 
12 
25 
56 
92 
65 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,395 
1,723 
7 
93 
158 
273 
535 
657 
$1,000 
163,186 
138,206 
20 
7,576 
20,134 
24,713 
43,118 
42,645 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,123 
710 
7 
30 
46 
99 
195 
333 
$5,000 to $9,999 
281 
186 
- 
18 
27 
25 
45 
71 
$10,000 to $24,999 
361 
273 
- 
7 
19 
34 
96 
117 
$25,000 or more 
630 
554 
- 
38 
66 
115 
199 
136 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
192 Arizona 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
