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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,347 
11 
108 
224 
594 
666 
744 
$1,000 
74,332 
24 
921 
9,041 
13,451 
22,101 
28,793 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
931 
8 
39 
101 
235 
265 
283 
$1,000 to $4,999 
753 
- 
38 
60 
226 
219 
210 
$5,000 to $24,999 
416 
3 
22 
41 
85 
105 
160 
$25,000 to $49,999 
93 
- 
6 
4 
18 
33 
32 
$50,000 or more 
154 
- 
3 
18 
30 
44 
59 
Interest expense 
farms 
10,085 
15 
367 
936 
2,456 
3,142 
3,169 
$1,000 
282,474 
50 
6,448 
23,730 
64,722 
75,975 
111,548 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,470 
10 
128 
302 
794 
1,101 
1,135 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,633 
5 
179 
450 
1,155 
1,445 
1,399 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,598 
- 
53 
145 
426 
486 
488 
$100,000 or more 
384 
- 
7 
39 
81 
110 
147 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
8,224 
6 
262 
800 
2,010 
2,601 
2,545 
$1,000 
239,955 
23 
5,437 
20,486 
55,522 
64,961 
93,526 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
524 
- 
18 
52 
126 
145 
183 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,877 
3 
45 
174 
384 
664 
607 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,116 
3 
146 
418 
1,061 
1,274 
1,214 
$25,000 to $49,999 
995 
- 
40 
90 
269 
290 
306 
$50,000 or more 
712 
- 
13 
66 
170 
228 
235 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
4,238 
12 
181 
324 
1,007 
1,321 
1,393 
$1,000 
42,519 
27 
1,011 
3,244 
9,200 
11,014 
18,022 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,284 
3 
56 
69 
347 
399 
410 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,768 
9 
77 
148 
390 
566 
578 
$5,000 to $24,999 
920 
- 
43 
82 
212 
282 
301 
$25,000 to $49,999 
119 
- 
- 
14 
27 
30 
48 
$50,000 or more 
147 
- 
5 
11 
31 
44 
56 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
32,949 
67 
999 
2,795 
7,702 
10,276 
11,110 
$1,000 
227,787 
157 
5,571 
17,056 
50,401 
65,052 
89,550 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,177 
56 
747 
1,954 
5,509 
7,206 
7,705 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,670 
11 
137 
514 
1,344 
1,867 
1,797 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,789 
- 
82 
239 
582 
844 
1,042 
$25,000 or more 
1,313 
- 
33 
88 
267 
359 
566 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
16,191 
37 
564 
1,406 
3,819 
5,071 
5,294 
$1,000 
534,833 
69 
11,390 
71,244 
1 1 1 ,883 
128,513 
211,734 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,010 
32 
370 
1,010 
2,659 
3,503 
3,436 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,475 
5 
115 
264 
822 
1,070 
1,199 
$25,000 to $49,999 
652 
- 
23 
45 
134 
205 
245 
$50,000 to $99,999 
460 
- 
33 
35 
86 
128 
178 
$100,000 or more 
594 
- 
23 
52 
118 
165 
236 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
300 
- 
9 
30 
73 
97 
91 
$1,000 
11,699 
- 
4,406 
404 
880 
1,068 
4,941 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
14,479 
23 
525 
1,143 
3,294 
4,474 
5,020 
$1,000 
453,608 
159 
12,882 
28,036 
86,742 
115,500 
210,289 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
35,388 
102 
1,305 
3,138 
8,288 
10,949 
11,606 
$1,000 
1,282,138 
-513 
42,019 
58,658 
255,580 
415,232 
511,162 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,231 
-5,027 
32,199 
18,693 
30,837 
37,924 
44,043 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
13,617 
51 
552 
1,166 
3,013 
4,156 
4,679 
Average net gain 
dollars 
152,711 
14,356 
116,117 
127,522 
144,394 
151,747 
171,024 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
924 
- 
24 
92 
182 
288 
338 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,554 
9 
115 
203 
540 
813 
874 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,878 
28 
49 
162 
456 
585 
598 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,557 
6 
78 
213 
588 
762 
910 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,997 
6 
111 
182 
432 
615 
651 
$50,000 or more 
3,707 
2 
175 
314 
815 
1,093 
1,308 
Farms with net losses 
number 
21,771 
51 
753 
1,972 
5,275 
6,793 
6,927 
Average net loss 
dollars 
36,623 
24,409 
29,319 
45,656 
34,025 
31,713 
41,729 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,132 
3 
23 
126 
244 
349 
387 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,246 
14 
207 
376 
1,192 
1,735 
1,722 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,607 
7 
150 
456 
1,173 
1,373 
1,448 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,484 
12 
192 
563 
1,378 
1,723 
1,616 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,656 
12 
91 
217 
663 
842 
831 
$50,000 or more 
2,646 
3 
90 
234 
625 
771 
923 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
35,388 
102 
1,305 
3,138 
8,288 
10,949 
11,606 
$1,000 
1,232,068 
-548 
44,688 
57,596 
242,375 
399,293 
488,664 
Average per farm 
dollars 
34,816 
-5,370 
34,243 
18,354 
29,244 
36,468 
42,104 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
13,572 
51 
547 
1,163 
2,999 
4,143 
4,669 
Average net gain 
dollars 
150,277 
14,356 
122,735 
127,057 
140,917 
149,243 
167,701 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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