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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
43 
- 
3 
1 
10 
16 
13 
$1,000 
222 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
28 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15 
- 
2 
- 
4 
7 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18 
- 
- 
- 
5 
8 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
279 
1 
6 
31 
68 
87 
86 
$1,000 
3,120 
(D) 
(D) 
334 
792 
1,159 
690 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
104 
1 
2 
16 
24 
32 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
149 
- 
3 
12 
37 
44 
53 
$25,000 to $99,999 
25 
- 
1 
3 
7 
10 
4 
$100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
196 
_ 
3 
15 
46 
64 
68 
$1,000 
2,508 
- 
132 
277 
706 
850 
542 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8 
- 
- 
- 
1 
7 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
38 
- 
- 
1 
3 
15 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
127 
- 
2 
11 
35 
32 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
- 
- 
2 
4 
9 
2 
$50,000 or more 
6 
- 
1 
1 
3 
1 
- 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
184 
1 
3 
26 
43 
56 
55 
$1,000 
612 
(D) 
(D) 
57 
86 
309 
148 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
35 
1 
- 
2 
11 
11 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
116 
- 
2 
23 
27 
28 
36 
$5,000 to $24,999 
29 
- 
1 
1 
5 
14 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
838 
- 
44 
84 
202 
291 
217 
$1,000 
1,584 
- 
69 
160 
403 
518 
434 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
777 
- 
43 
79 
188 
270 
197 
$5,000 to $9,999 
54 
- 
1 
3 
12 
21 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
3 
$25,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
482 
1 
37 
51 
112 
161 
120 
$1,000 
15,718 
(D) 
165 
213 
817 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
338 
1 
27 
31 
76 
114 
89 
$5,000 to $24,999 
129 
- 
9 
20 
33 
42 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
$100,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
370 
- 
17 
40 
87 
131 
95 
$1,000 
10,894 
- 
664 
941 
2,001 
3,117 
4,172 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
886 
1 
56 
93 
209 
305 
222 
$1,000 
46,738 
(D) 
(D) 
2,860 
5,482 
7,386 
27,393 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,751 
(D) 
(D) 
30,752 
26,228 
24,217 
123,393 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
459 
1 
34 
31 
97 
175 
121 
Average net gain 
dollars 
122,341 
(D) 
(D) 
137,463 
74,145 
65,252 
243,150 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
50 
- 
3 
1 
14 
21 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
73 
- 
9 
4 
8 
40 
12 
$5,000 to $9,999 
51 
- 
2 
2 
13 
22 
12 
$10,000 to $24,999 
63 
1 
1 
3 
20 
25 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
67 
- 
4 
9 
5 
17 
32 
$50,000 or more 
155 
- 
15 
12 
37 
50 
41 
Farms with net losses 
number 
427 
_ 
22 
62 
112 
130 
101 
Average net loss 
dollars 
22,054 
- 
11,111 
22,603 
15,272 
31,022 
20,077 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
28 
- 
- 
2 
7 
15 
4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
91 
- 
1 
10 
24 
28 
28 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
- 
8 
14 
25 
19 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
106 
- 
12 
17 
31 
28 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
- 
1 
11 
23 
27 
12 
$50,000 or more 
36 
- 
- 
8 
2 
13 
13 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
886 
1 
56 
93 
209 
305 
222 
$1,000 
34,260 
(D) 
(D) 
1,961 
2,273 
3,399 
24,331 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,668 
(D) 
(D) 
21,082 
10,875 
11,143 
109,597 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
440 
1 
33 
30 
95 
167 
114 
Average net gain 
dollars 
100,037 
(D) 
(D) 
113,241 
43,314 
44,815 
231,339 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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