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 
3,468 
5 
204 
432 
932 
1,126 
769 
$1,000 
19,881 
21 
(D) 
3,409 
(D) 
5,299 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,033 
- 
123 
233 
525 
695 
457 
$1,000 to $4,999 
846 
2 
46 
112 
243 
268 
175 
$5,000 to $24,999 
431 
3 
26 
59 
126 
123 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
- 
6 
14 
19 
18 
25 
$50,000 or more 
76 
- 
3 
14 
19 
22 
18 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,335 
32 
325 
692 
1,320 
1,270 
696 
$1,000 
762,029 
152 
(D) 
418,894 
(D) 
110,947 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,313 
18 
218 
538 
1,055 
970 
514 
$5,000 to $24,999 
769 
14 
91 
115 
201 
217 
131 
$25,000 to $99,999 
163 
- 
14 
31 
41 
46 
31 
$100,000 to $249,999 
39 
- 
1 
2 
14 
11 
11 
$250,000 or more 
51 
- 
1 
6 
9 
26 
9 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,058 
18 
213 
335 
615 
551 
326 
$1,000 
12,715 
81 
1,638 
1,920 
2,875 
3,799 
2,401 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,858 
14 
165 
459 
893 
872 
455 
$1,000 
749,314 
71 
(D) 
416,974 
(D) 
107,147 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms 
10,513 
43 
582 
1,298 
3,036 
3,383 
2,171 
$1,000 
609,183 
202 
4,415 
248,381 
158,128 
103,446 
94,611 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,691 
30 
360 
769 
1,963 
2,184 
1,385 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,148 
13 
191 
436 
905 
995 
608 
$25,000 to $99,999 
581 
- 
29 
77 
155 
169 
151 
$100,000 to $249,999 
42 
- 
- 
10 
6 
15 
11 
$250,000 or more 
51 
- 
2 
6 
7 
20 
16 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
16,004 
52 
748 
1,693 
4,168 
5,213 
4,130 
$1,000 
46,600 
80 
2,213 
7,264 
10,990 
12,254 
13,798 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,356 
48 
629 
1,473 
3,769 
4,740 
3,697 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,396 
4 
109 
172 
352 
402 
357 
$25,000 to $49,999 
153 
- 
5 
24 
30 
49 
45 
$50,000 or more 
99 
- 
5 
24 
17 
22 
31 
Utilities 
farms 
10,019 
15 
391 
1,060 
2,599 
3,271 
2,683 
$1,000 
31,593 
19 
1,167 
4,753 
7,976 
8,709 
8,970 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,348 
9 
173 
553 
1,388 
1,818 
1,407 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,867 
5 
162 
396 
1,026 
1,233 
1,045 
$5,000 to $24,999 
661 
1 
50 
87 
158 
183 
182 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75 
- 
4 
16 
13 
16 
26 
$50,000 or more 
68 
- 
2 
8 
14 
21 
23 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
12,123 
35 
540 
1,327 
3,179 
3,908 
3,134 
$1,000 
48,024 
87 
1,740 
7,605 
11,157 
13,342 
14,093 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,564 
33 
452 
1,139 
2,798 
3,423 
2,719 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,309 
2 
81 
147 
344 
406 
329 
$25,000 to $49,999 
131 
- 
5 
23 
21 
39 
43 
$50,000 or more 
119 
- 
2 
18 
16 
40 
43 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,970 
9 
132 
282 
681 
891 
975 
$1,000 
92,427 
34 
2,155 
19,037 
20,433 
20,220 
30,549 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,571 
7 
78 
141 
387 
494 
464 
$5,000 to $24,999 
843 
2 
37 
69 
179 
248 
308 
$25,000 to $99,999 
423 
- 
12 
52 
84 
112 
163 
$100,000 to $249,999 
81 
- 
4 
10 
14 
24 
29 
$250,000 or more 
52 
- 
1 
10 
17 
13 
11 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,720 
_ 
64 
160 
396 
578 
522 
$1,000 
17,354 
- 
243 
1,436 
3,551 
4,829 
7,294 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
579 
- 
34 
45 
139 
201 
160 
$1,000 to $4,999 
645 
- 
19 
58 
159 
218 
191 
$5,000 to $24,999 
406 
- 
10 
49 
83 
128 
136 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59 
- 
- 
6 
6 
25 
22 
$50,000 or more 
31 
- 
1 
2 
9 
6 
13 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,805 
11 
102 
274 
716 
932 
770 
$1,000 
17,579 
75 
931 
1,587 
2,810 
5,639 
6,537 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,130 
2 
32 
120 
269 
414 
293 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,168 
6 
51 
92 
329 
359 
331 
$5,000 to $24,999 
377 
2 
13 
48 
98 
112 
104 
$25,000 to $49,999 
81 
- 
5 
9 
17 
28 
22 
$50,000 or more 
49 
1 
1 
5 
3 
19 
20 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
3,288 
14 
355 
455 
853 
931 
680 
$1,000 
29,615 
56 
1,818 
3,864 
7,840 
9,726 
6,312 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,278 
12 
241 
302 
621 
627 
475 
$5,000 to $9,999 
423 
- 
72 
65 
99 
112 
75 
$10,000 to $24,999 
384 
2 
30 
55 
83 
123 
91 
$25,000 or more 
203 
- 
12 
33 
50 
69 
39 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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