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 
1,052 
6 
42 
115 
252 
358 
279 
$1,000 
23,348 
(D) 
(D) 
1,737 
(D) 
15,562 
3,075 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
718 
6 
28 
64 
189 
240 
191 
$1,000 to $4,999 
222 
- 
9 
40 
43 
68 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
69 
- 
3 
7 
15 
28 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
- 
- 
1 
3 
11 
4 
$50,000 or more 
24 
- 
2 
3 
2 
11 
6 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,244 
9 
48 
179 
276 
394 
338 
$1,000 
9,640 
32 
137 
563 
2,133 
3,946 
2,830 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,025 
9 
39 
146 
236 
323 
272 
$5,000 to $24,999 
185 
- 
9 
33 
23 
64 
56 
$25,000 to $99,999 
20 
- 
- 
- 
10 
5 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
3 
$250,000 or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
633 
3 
25 
95 
137 
206 
167 
$1,000 
3,485 
14 
59 
261 
1,170 
1,126 
854 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
745 
6 
27 
105 
159 
241 
207 
$1,000 
6,156 
18 
78 
302 
963 
2,819 
1,975 
Feed purchased 
farms 
5,452 
31 
140 
551 
1,377 
1,743 
1,610 
$1,000 
76,950 
98 
950 
8,535 
9,549 
47,399 
10,419 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,505 
22 
91 
318 
852 
1,109 
1,113 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,811 
9 
43 
217 
499 
604 
439 
$25,000 to $99,999 
119 
- 
6 
15 
24 
23 
51 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
$250,000 or more 
10 
- 
- 
1 
2 
6 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
6,203 
37 
167 
593 
1,520 
1,964 
1,922 
$1,000 
33,236 
105 
547 
3,056 
3,466 
20,179 
5,883 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,650 
31 
149 
528 
1,398 
1,783 
1,761 
$5,000 to $24,999 
463 
6 
16 
51 
110 
147 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
- 
- 
7 
4 
17 
20 
$50,000 or more 
42 
- 
2 
7 
8 
17 
8 
Utilities 
farms 
3,115 
12 
80 
276 
690 
1,013 
1,044 
$1,000 
21,743 
22 
618 
3,911 
2,043 
10,050 
5,098 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,368 
6 
39 
109 
345 
431 
438 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,429 
6 
27 
128 
286 
479 
503 
$5,000 to $24,999 
249 
- 
11 
31 
47 
75 
85 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
- 
1 
3 
7 
13 
15 
$50,000 or more 
30 
- 
2 
5 
5 
15 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
4,129 
20 
97 
390 
980 
1,339 
1,303 
$1,000 
25,573 
19 
303 
3,144 
2,630 
13,894 
5,583 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,762 
20 
88 
330 
913 
1,214 
1,197 
$5,000 to $24,999 
254 
- 
7 
37 
46 
84 
80 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
- 
- 
15 
15 
14 
18 
$50,000 or more 
51 
- 
2 
8 
6 
27 
8 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,623 
2 
25 
129 
331 
520 
616 
$1,000 
103,997 
(D) 
(D) 
7,946 
9,440 
71 ,758 
13,721 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
903 
2 
11 
64 
204 
274 
348 
$5,000 to $24,999 
448 
- 
9 
30 
73 
146 
190 
$25,000 to $99,999 
192 
- 
3 
11 
43 
71 
64 
$100,000 to $249,999 
40 
- 
1 
16 
3 
10 
10 
$250,000 or more 
40 
- 
1 
8 
8 
19 
4 
Contract labor 
farms 
644 
_ 
14 
61 
168 
216 
185 
$1,000 
15,061 
- 
103 
1,127 
2,389 
9,383 
2,058 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
165 
- 
2 
5 
33 
83 
42 
$1,000 to $4,999 
249 
- 
8 
34 
74 
81 
52 
$5,000 to $24,999 
180 
- 
3 
15 
51 
30 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
- 
1 
- 
3 
13 
6 
$50,000 or more 
27 
- 
- 
7 
7 
9 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
658 
6 
15 
57 
147 
212 
221 
$1,000 
14,109 
5 
177 
1,166 
663 
10,731 
1,368 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
310 
6 
5 
22 
74 
92 
111 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
209 
- 
1 
18 
50 
60 
80 
$5,000 to $24,999 
87 
- 
6 
13 
13 
32 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
- 
3 
1 
9 
9 
4 
$50,000 or more 
26 
- 
- 
3 
1 
19 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
672 
- 
25 
89 
158 
203 
197 
$1,000 
24,980 
- 
475 
2,978 
1,984 
16,660 
2,882 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
413 
- 
8 
55 
106 
129 
115 
$5,000 to $9,999 
95 
- 
8 
12 
28 
23 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
88 
- 
3 
12 
15 
18 
40 
$25,000 or more 
76 
- 
6 
10 
9 
33 
18 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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