Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
9,819 
26 
535 
1,038 
2,408 
2,982 
2,830 
$1,000 
271,311 
15 
8,368 
30,420 
56,099 
63,065 
113,344 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,483 
23 
241 
559 
1,354 
1,691 
1,615 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,383 
3 
173 
271 
584 
747 
605 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,286 
- 
92 
143 
320 
349 
382 
$25,000 to $49,999 
265 
- 
7 
27 
64 
74 
93 
$50,000 or more 
402 
- 
22 
38 
86 
121 
135 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,490 
31 
262 
679 
1,506 
1,659 
1,353 
$1,000 
155,701 
83 
1,492 
7,875 
16,724 
54,000 
75,528 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,116 
23 
203 
519 
1,150 
1,244 
977 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,103 
8 
49 
130 
282 
342 
292 
$25,000 to $99,999 
160 
- 
9 
20 
46 
29 
56 
$100,000 to $249,999 
45 
- 
1 
- 
14 
25 
5 
$250,000 or more 
66 
- 
- 
10 
14 
19 
23 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,813 
17 
151 
364 
750 
828 
703 
$1,000 
20,227 
60 
741 
1,653 
5,122 
6,542 
6,110 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,559 
14 
168 
469 
998 
1,065 
845 
$1,000 
135,474 
23 
751 
6,222 
11,602 
47,457 
69,419 
Feed purchased 
farms 
14,313 
56 
556 
1,376 
3,677 
4,449 
4,199 
$1,000 
516,244 
311 
7,701 
19,987 
122,287 
198,925 
167,033 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,070 
41 
396 
948 
2,345 
2,768 
2,572 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,361 
14 
131 
365 
1,113 
1,449 
1,289 
$25,000 to $99,999 
635 
1 
22 
46 
151 
171 
244 
$100,000 to $249,999 
109 
- 
5 
4 
27 
31 
42 
$250,000 or more 
138 
- 
2 
13 
41 
30 
52 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
30,778 
86 
1,155 
2,816 
7,318 
9,520 
9,883 
$1,000 
236,581 
140 
4,894 
20,683 
46,781 
51,055 
113,028 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,726 
79 
967 
2,463 
6,346 
8,341 
8,530 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,027 
7 
143 
278 
747 
900 
952 
$25,000 to $49,999 
423 
- 
33 
39 
81 
109 
161 
$50,000 or more 
602 
- 
12 
36 
144 
170 
240 
Utilities 
farms 
25,208 
59 
892 
2,155 
5,952 
7,802 
8,348 
$1,000 
274,313 
348 
6,702 
19,052 
57,970 
64,692 
125,548 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,180 
17 
329 
805 
2,205 
2,915 
2,909 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,759 
32 
358 
941 
2,543 
3,342 
3,543 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,826 
4 
158 
312 
892 
1,135 
1,325 
$25,000 to $49,999 
668 
6 
24 
46 
138 
206 
248 
$50,000 or more 
775 
23 
51 
174 
204 
323 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
26,587 
77 
931 
2,383 
6,293 
8,293 
8,610 
$1,000 
321,233 
126 
7,694 
23,557 
67,681 
87,976 
134,198 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,391 
70 
725 
1,949 
5,073 
6,762 
6,812 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,741 
7 
159 
322 
917 
1,118 
1,218 
$25,000 to $49,999 
610 
- 
24 
47 
112 
193 
234 
$50,000 or more 
845 
- 
23 
65 
191 
220 
346 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
11,928 
22 
364 
976 
2,672 
3,532 
4,362 
$1,000 
1,024,698 
705 
32,278 
84,697 
200,831 
271,637 
434,549 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,858 
10 
137 
395 
1,050 
1,494 
1,772 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,377 
5 
102 
289 
798 
990 
1,193 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,336 
4 
72 
172 
561 
669 
858 
$100,000 to $249,999 
724 
3 
30 
69 
139 
192 
291 
$250,000 or more 
633 
- 
23 
51 
124 
187 
248 
Contract labor 
farms 
10,137 
19 
353 
801 
2,237 
3,156 
3,571 
$1,000 
640,061 
192 
26,352 
43,229 
129,003 
150,528 
290,756 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,257 
7 
44 
94 
240 
406 
466 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,906 
3 
86 
236 
678 
903 
1,000 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,370 
6 
107 
273 
782 
1,055 
1,147 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,032 
- 
44 
65 
240 
327 
356 
$50,000 or more 
1,572 
3 
72 
133 
297 
465 
602 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
6,777 
11 
297 
669 
1,542 
2,041 
2,217 
$1,000 
174,206 
1 
5,066 
13,320 
36,901 
43,829 
75,089 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,901 
11 
82 
167 
421 
587 
633 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,143 
- 
75 
223 
509 
652 
684 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,742 
- 
93 
181 
403 
532 
533 
$25,000 to $49,999 
420 
- 
21 
57 
87 
115 
140 
$50,000 or more 
571 
- 
26 
41 
122 
155 
227 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,304 
35 
357 
557 
1,094 
1,238 
1,023 
$1,000 
211,080 
124 
7,738 
24,832 
46,990 
50,102 
81,294 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,215 
28 
196 
327 
559 
616 
489 
$5,000 to $9,999 
524 
- 
44 
73 
161 
144 
102 
$10,000 to $24,999 
772 
7 
53 
90 
184 
247 
191 
$25,000 or more 
793 
- 
64 
67 
190 
231 
241 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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