Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
173 
130 
1 
10 
13 
34 
30 
42 
$1,000 
2,839 
2,617 
(D) 
(D) 
215 
681 
1,036 
623 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
39 
24 
1 
- 
- 
6 
4 
13 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
53 
35 
- 
7 
3 
10 
5 
10 
$5,000 to $24,999 
54 
45 
- 
2 
9 
11 
11 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
14 
- 
1 
1 
4 
4 
4 
$50,000 or more 
13 
12 
- 
- 
- 
3 
6 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,033 
754 
1 
25 
79 
200 
204 
245 
$1,000 
18,464 
15,344 
(D) 
(D) 
1,814 
3,984 
4,244 
4,504 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
327 
223 
1 
6 
18 
47 
72 
79 
$5,000 to $24,999 
497 
348 
- 
8 
38 
115 
80 
107 
$25,000 to $99,999 
188 
163 
- 
9 
20 
34 
48 
52 
$100,000 or more 
21 
20 
- 
2 
3 
4 
4 
7 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
754 
558 
_ 
22 
62 
153 
148 
173 
$1,000 
14,186 
1 1 ,679 
- 
689 
1,377 
3,044 
3,202 
3,366 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
41 
33 
- 
- 
- 
7 
14 
12 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
149 
111 
- 
8 
8 
26 
32 
37 
$5,000 to $24,999 
396 
269 
- 
3 
36 
88 
61 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
84 
67 
- 
2 
10 
16 
16 
23 
$50,000 or more 
84 
78 
- 
9 
8 
16 
25 
20 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
644 
460 
1 
19 
37 
121 
128 
154 
$1,000 
4,277 
3,665 
(D) 
(D) 
436 
940 
1,042 
1,138 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
97 
62 
- 
4 
7 
10 
19 
22 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
311 
195 
1 
8 
20 
47 
50 
69 
$5,000 to $24,999 
199 
170 
- 
6 
6 
58 
49 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
20 
- 
1 
- 
2 
9 
8 
$50,000 or more 
15 
13 
- 
- 
4 
4 
1 
4 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,261 
1,423 
_ 
35 
116 
326 
374 
572 
$1,000 
6,223 
4,639 
- 
86 
445 
1,173 
1,210 
1,726 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,920 
1,143 
- 
31 
90 
243 
307 
472 
$5,000 to $9,999 
268 
214 
- 
3 
19 
73 
44 
75 
$10,000 to $24,999 
64 
57 
- 
1 
6 
7 
21 
22 
$25,000 or more 
9 
9 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
3 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,685 
1,203 
2 
39 
120 
296 
306 
440 
$1,000 
56,347 
40,629 
(D) 
(D) 
3,308 
14,282 
8,052 
14,520 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
902 
564 
2 
22 
57 
143 
100 
240 
$5,000 to $24,999 
599 
470 
- 
13 
44 
110 
151 
152 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
65 
- 
1 
10 
15 
21 
18 
$50,000 to $99,999 
57 
53 
- 
3 
4 
9 
19 
18 
$100,000 or more 
54 
51 
- 
- 
5 
19 
15 
12 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
59 
54 
- 
- 
2 
23 
13 
16 
$1,000 
1,452 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
419 
424 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,434 
1,064 
1 
31 
96 
282 
274 
380 
$1,000 
71,884 
60,990 
(D) 
(D) 
8,059 
13,322 
16,748 
20,453 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,451 
1,565 
4 
49 
140 
366 
408 
598 
$1,000 
320,693 
273,955 
(D) 
(D) 
26,255 
63,713 
79,358 
96,178 
Average per farm 
dollars 
130,842 
175,051 
(D) 
(D) 
187,536 
174,080 
194,504 
160,833 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,563 
1,104 
3 
33 
101 
277 
284 
406 
Average net gain 
dollars 
232,823 
278,756 
(D) 
(D) 
286,694 
275,032 
319,154 
254,708 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
65 
15 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
11 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
128 
55 
- 
2 
1 
5 
20 
27 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114 
63 
- 
1 
11 
12 
15 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
193 
130 
2 
6 
7 
26 
37 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
160 
93 
- 
3 
5 
21 
10 
54 
$50,000 or more 
903 
748 
1 
21 
74 
213 
201 
238 
Farms with net losses 
number 
888 
461 
1 
16 
39 
89 
124 
192 
Average net loss 
dollars 
48,659 
73,302 
(D) 
(D) 
69,260 
140,117 
90,984 
37,675 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
67 
39 
- 
- 
1 
8 
12 
18 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
168 
77 
1 
13 
4 
8 
13 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
186 
94 
- 
2 
4 
12 
31 
45 
$10,000 to $24,999 
194 
88 
- 
- 
6 
20 
20 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
153 
79 
- 
1 
19 
14 
20 
25 
$50,000 or more 
120 
84 
- 
- 
5 
27 
28 
24 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,451 
1,565 
4 
49 
140 
366 
408 
598 
$1,000 
224,751 
190,491 
(D) 
(D) 
16,566 
38,974 
53,614 
75,556 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,698 
121,720 
(D) 
(D) 
118,330 
106,487 
131,408 
126,349 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,473 
1,033 
3 
32 
100 
254 
262 
382 
Average net gain 
dollars 
184,855 
220,983 
45,204 
181,221 
191,574 
211,507 
251,774 
218,576 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Deiaware 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
