Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
290 
1 
22 
36 
70 
99 
62 
$1,000 
3,218 
(D) 
(D) 
313 
485 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
131 
- 
8 
22 
39 
51 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
73 
1 
9 
7 
13 
21 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
54 
- 
5 
3 
15 
13 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
- 
- 
2 
2 
9 
9 
$50,000 or more 
10 
- 
- 
2 
1 
5 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
263 
- 
25 
42 
67 
84 
45 
$1,000 
14,330 
- 
1,704 
1,713 
3,164 
4,052 
3,697 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
91 
- 
5 
14 
28 
33 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
44 
- 
8 
14 
8 
10 
4 
$25,000 to $99,999 
72 
- 
4 
7 
19 
25 
17 
$100,000 to $249,999 
49 
- 
6 
6 
11 
15 
11 
$250,000 or more 
7 
- 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
55 
- 
3 
20 
10 
16 
6 
$1,000 
716 
- 
6 
275 
33 
320 
82 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
222 
- 
23 
27 
61 
69 
42 
$1,000 
13,614 
- 
1,698 
1,438 
3,131 
3,732 
3,614 
Feed purchased farms 
580 
_ 
43 
79 
140 
192 
126 
$1,000 
71,764 
- 
8,349 
8,231 
17,626 
21,471 
16,088 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
295 
- 
19 
24 
70 
108 
74 
$5,000 to $24,999 
152 
- 
12 
39 
38 
40 
23 
$25,000 to $99,999 
18 
- 
1 
8 
- 
8 
1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
4 
$250,000 or more 
105 
- 
11 
8 
29 
33 
24 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
826 
1 
52 
81 
196 
282 
214 
$1,000 
3,225 
(D) 
(D) 
217 
537 
1,250 
1,111 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
680 
1 
46 
62 
171 
224 
176 
$5,000 to $24,999 
133 
- 
6 
19 
22 
51 
35 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
1 
$50,000 or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
Utilities farms 
557 
_ 
46 
54 
104 
194 
159 
$1,000 
2,559 
- 
156 
244 
433 
788 
938 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
240 
- 
26 
15 
38 
93 
68 
$1,000 to $4,999 
180 
- 
9 
31 
36 
47 
57 
$5,000 to $24,999 
124 
- 
10 
7 
29 
47 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
- 
1 
- 
- 
7 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
666 
1 
47 
60 
159 
218 
181 
$1,000 
4,276 
(D) 
(D) 
218 
896 
1,459 
1,542 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
502 
1 
37 
40 
114 
167 
143 
$5,000 to $24,999 
116 
- 
9 
20 
38 
28 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
- 
1 
- 
5 
19 
13 
$50,000 or more 
10 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
4 
Flired farm labor farms 
189 
_ 
5 
28 
38 
67 
51 
$1,000 
8,964 
- 
251 
553 
530 
3,677 
3,953 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44 
- 
1 
2 
14 
18 
9 
$5,000 to $24,999 
71 
- 
- 
15 
16 
23 
17 
$25,000 to $99,999 
62 
- 
4 
11 
8 
18 
21 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
1 
$250,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
Contract labor farms 
60 
_ 
2 
9 
14 
17 
18 
$1,000 
1,130 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
91 
206 
687 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13 
- 
- 
- 
8 
3 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11 
- 
- 
2 
2 
5 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
28 
- 
1 
7 
3 
5 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
223 
_ 
18 
27 
53 
70 
55 
$1,000 
1,255 
- 
131 
113 
329 
396 
286 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
46 
- 
- 
15 
8 
18 
5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
66 
- 
6 
3 
16 
16 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
108 
- 
11 
9 
28 
35 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
95 
1 
15 
6 
21 
27 
25 
$1,000 
1,200 
(D) 
101 
(D) 
199 
492 
302 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
50 
1 
10 
4 
13 
13 
9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
16 
- 
3 
- 
4 
- 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15 
- 
1 
1 
2 
8 
3 
$25,000 or more 
14 
- 
1 
1 
2 
6 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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