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 
640 
- 
53 
81 
156 
199 
151 
$1,000 
7,891 
- 
465 
712 
772 
4,757 
1,185 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
305 
- 
16 
33 
73 
108 
75 
$1,000 to $4,999 
225 
- 
28 
30 
55 
64 
48 
$5,000 to $24,999 
83 
- 
8 
10 
21 
21 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
- 
- 
4 
2 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
18 
- 
1 
4 
5 
4 
4 
Interest expense 
farms 
5,550 
13 
258 
637 
1,558 
1,704 
1,380 
$1,000 
59,919 
39 
2,248 
5,836 
15,995 
19,729 
16,073 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,602 
11 
121 
302 
705 
767 
696 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,519 
2 
126 
294 
738 
804 
555 
$25,000 to $99,999 
390 
- 
10 
39 
108 
119 
114 
$100,000 or more 
39 
- 
1 
2 
7 
14 
15 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,438 
9 
176 
498 
1,285 
1,379 
1,091 
$1,000 
47,465 
27 
1,840 
4,946 
13,548 
14,871 
12,232 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
430 
- 
17 
57 
109 
121 
126 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,392 
7 
42 
140 
413 
426 
364 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,264 
2 
108 
264 
666 
728 
496 
$25,000 to $49,999 
252 
- 
6 
31 
71 
74 
70 
$50,000 or more 
100 
- 
3 
6 
26 
30 
35 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,677 
13 
160 
301 
675 
813 
715 
$1,000 
12,454 
12 
408 
889 
2,446 
4,858 
3,841 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
989 
10 
49 
117 
238 
283 
292 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,261 
3 
80 
129 
321 
398 
330 
$5,000 to $24,999 
378 
- 
31 
53 
108 
116 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
- 
- 
2 
7 
9 
12 
$50,000 or more 
19 
- 
- 
- 
1 
7 
11 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
17,386 
35 
721 
1,735 
4,485 
5,608 
4,802 
$1,000 
31,469 
36 
953 
3,503 
7,683 
10,283 
9,011 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,372 
35 
685 
1,614 
4,256 
5,281 
4,501 
$5,000 to $9,999 
687 
- 
27 
74 
171 
230 
185 
$10,000 to $24,999 
249 
- 
9 
34 
49 
72 
85 
$25,000 or more 
78 
- 
" 
13 
9 
25 
31 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
7,827 
16 
346 
936 
2,096 
2,538 
1,895 
$1,000 
51,541 
42 
1,357 
6,839 
14,208 
13,913 
15,181 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,533 
15 
308 
787 
1,769 
2,101 
1,553 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,050 
1 
32 
127 
270 
350 
270 
$25,000 to $49,999 
144 
- 
- 
13 
38 
50 
43 
$50,000 to $99,999 
50 
- 
2 
7 
9 
21 
11 
$100,000 or more 
50 
- 
4 
2 
10 
16 
18 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
213 
5 
31 
34 
40 
70 
33 
$1,000 
1,933 
(D) 
290 
527 
384 
422 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
5,778 
10 
241 
606 
1,471 
1,843 
1,607 
$1,000 
69,728 
27 
2,360 
11,033 
17,352 
18,709 
20,247 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
18,218 
57 
852 
1,864 
4,654 
5,831 
4,960 
$1,000 
284,031 
-120 
1,546 
114,243 
77,241 
43,613 
47,509 
Average per farm 
dollars 
15,591 
-2,100 
1,814 
61,289 
16,597 
7,479 
9,578 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
5,992 
12 
289 
553 
1,336 
1,851 
1,951 
Average net gain 
dollars 
77,677 
14,198 
33,213 
240,664 
92,874 
54,911 
49,649 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
833 
- 
37 
83 
176 
289 
248 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,548 
4 
63 
142 
387 
443 
509 
$5,000 to $9,999 
993 
2 
45 
77 
201 
334 
334 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,058 
3 
54 
75 
243 
318 
365 
$25,000 to $49,999 
772 
3 
54 
65 
166 
239 
245 
$50,000 or more 
788 
- 
36 
111 
163 
228 
250 
Farms with net losses 
number 
12,226 
45 
563 
1,311 
3,318 
3,980 
3,009 
Average net loss 
dollars 
14,838 
6,445 
14,303 
14,374 
14,117 
14,580 
16,403 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,071 
2 
39 
78 
254 
341 
357 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,657 
24 
174 
398 
968 
1,227 
866 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,649 
6 
127 
271 
778 
867 
600 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,115 
13 
130 
370 
872 
1,010 
720 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,153 
- 
74 
142 
313 
363 
261 
$50,000 or more 
581 
- 
19 
52 
133 
172 
205 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
18,218 
57 
852 
1,864 
4,654 
5,831 
4,960 
$1,000 
152,641 
-186 
274 
66,107 
9,716 
41,934 
34,796 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,379 
-3,265 
321 
35,465 
2,088 
7,192 
7,015 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
5,963 
11 
286 
545 
1,330 
1,844 
1,947 
Average net gain 
dollars 
56,221 
11,646 
29,391 
156,490 
42,727 
54,440 
43,252 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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