Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
1,116 
826 
4 
32 
76 
198 
205 
311 
$1,000 
35,275 
32,057 
11 
1,500 
2,413 
6,875 
1 1 ,343 
9,915 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
251 
120 
2 
1 
14 
20 
38 
45 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
265 
192 
1 
11 
23 
38 
38 
81 
$5,000 to $24,999 
323 
269 
1 
11 
20 
85 
53 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
94 
- 
3 
7 
27 
20 
37 
$50,000 or more 
161 
151 
- 
6 
12 
28 
56 
49 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
947 
684 
1 
18 
77 
201 
166 
221 
$1,000 
94,265 
79,935 
(D) 
(D) 
10,875 
21,477 
25,182 
20,082 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
203 
112 
- 
3 
16 
30 
20 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
89 
45 
- 
2 
2 
16 
7 
18 
$25,000 to $99,999 
308 
236 
- 
5 
15 
81 
46 
89 
$100,000 to $249,999 
255 
206 
1 
6 
27 
55 
66 
51 
$250,000 or more 
92 
85 
- 
2 
17 
19 
27 
20 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
151 
96 
- 
2 
10 
31 
13 
40 
$1,000 
1,871 
1,155 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
80 
290 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
842 
620 
1 
18 
71 
175 
160 
195 
$1,000 
92,394 
78,781 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
25,101 
19,792 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,602 
1,022 
2 
31 
100 
269 
262 
358 
$1,000 
503,159 
431 ,395 
(D) 
(D) 
56,494 
117,025 
132,003 
112,816 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
550 
255 
1 
8 
12 
47 
71 
116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
337 
185 
- 
10 
23 
51 
35 
66 
$25,000 to $99,999 
70 
52 
- 
- 
8 
19 
15 
10 
$100,000 to $249,999 
39 
29 
- 
1 
1 
6 
7 
14 
$250,000 or more 
606 
501 
1 
12 
56 
146 
134 
152 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,358 
1,532 
4 
42 
135 
366 
395 
590 
$1,000 
30,861 
27,636 
4 
779 
2,624 
7,284 
7,746 
9,199 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,497 
817 
4 
19 
65 
174 
217 
338 
$5,000 to $24,999 
630 
497 
- 
17 
52 
144 
111 
173 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
108 
- 
3 
9 
26 
32 
38 
$50,000 or more 
116 
110 
- 
3 
9 
22 
35 
41 
Utilities 
farms 
1,850 
1,293 
2 
45 
108 
313 
334 
491 
$1,000 
16,595 
14,036 
(D) 
(D) 
1,417 
3,327 
4,450 
4,368 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
474 
234 
1 
8 
10 
46 
67 
102 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
526 
346 
- 
17 
17 
86 
64 
162 
$5,000 to $24,999 
714 
590 
1 
13 
67 
153 
154 
202 
$25,000 to $49,999 
96 
88 
- 
5 
12 
21 
33 
17 
$50,000 or more 
40 
35 
- 
2 
2 
7 
16 
8 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,085 
1,419 
4 
44 
116 
349 
367 
539 
$1,000 
40,061 
35,786 
13 
916 
2,884 
9,910 
11,697 
10,366 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,087 
585 
3 
23 
48 
124 
139 
248 
$5,000 to $24,999 
612 
496 
1 
10 
41 
140 
120 
184 
$25,000 to $49,999 
229 
191 
- 
6 
17 
46 
49 
73 
$50,000 or more 
157 
147 
- 
5 
10 
39 
59 
34 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
898 
709 
1 
16 
65 
177 
193 
257 
$1,000 
50,307 
41 ,343 
(D) 
(D) 
3,665 
8,655 
14,934 
13,129 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
208 
164 
1 
4 
10 
42 
42 
65 
$5,000 to $24,999 
298 
227 
- 
2 
23 
63 
42 
97 
$25,000 to $99,999 
272 
210 
- 
6 
23 
53 
62 
66 
$100,000 to $249,999 
85 
77 
- 
3 
7 
12 
35 
20 
$250,000 or more 
35 
31 
- 
1 
2 
7 
12 
9 
Contract labor 
farms 
247 
187 
1 
7 
22 
36 
62 
59 
$1,000 
6,147 
5,017 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,247 
1,987 
1,130 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
8 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
61 
50 
- 
2 
4 
3 
20 
21 
$5,000 to $24,999 
107 
79 
1 
3 
12 
19 
17 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
24 
- 
- 
5 
5 
12 
2 
$50,000 or more 
29 
26 
- 
2 
- 
7 
11 
6 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,021 
798 
1 
27 
87 
216 
191 
276 
$1,000 
10,348 
9,093 
(D) 
(D) 
1,382 
2,162 
2,419 
2,714 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
100 
54 
- 
2 
4 
8 
11 
29 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
246 
180 
- 
8 
13 
60 
28 
71 
$5,000 to $24,999 
596 
488 
1 
12 
56 
137 
127 
155 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
59 
- 
3 
10 
7 
22 
17 
$50,000 or more 
17 
17 
- 
2 
4 
4 
3 
4 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
642 
547 
3 
21 
60 
153 
137 
173 
$1,000 
25,825 
24,625 
5 
759 
2,745 
6,366 
8,278 
6,472 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
248 
198 
3 
3 
20 
46 
56 
70 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
76 
- 
4 
10 
21 
13 
28 
$10,000 to $24,999 
124 
109 
- 
8 
12 
51 
17 
21 
$25,000 or more 
178 
164 
- 
6 
18 
35 
51 
54 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 Delaware 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
