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. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
6,366 
17 
301 
746 
1,589 
2,069 
1,644 
$1,000 
30,031 
19 
716 
4,139 
8,200 
8,666 
8,291 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,182 
15 
187 
493 
1,056 
1,364 
1,067 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,374 
- 
76 
161 
315 
445 
377 
$5,000 to $24,999 
580 
2 
35 
48 
150 
187 
158 
$25,000 to $49,999 
98 
- 
2 
17 
35 
31 
13 
$50,000 or more 
132 
- 
1 
27 
33 
42 
29 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,622 
15 
354 
600 
1,262 
1,315 
1,076 
$1,000 
127,342 
37 
3,186 
9,735 
29,251 
44,001 
41,132 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,241 
13 
255 
430 
882 
915 
746 
$5,000 to $24,999 
706 
2 
54 
102 
194 
194 
160 
$25,000 to $99,999 
394 
- 
42 
32 
93 
137 
90 
$100,000 to $249,999 
205 
- 
3 
29 
66 
39 
68 
$250,000 or more 
76 
- 
- 
7 
27 
30 
12 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,569 
14 
226 
325 
672 
701 
631 
$1,000 
18,556 
30 
1,324 
2,513 
5,918 
4,381 
4,390 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,647 
3 
169 
347 
762 
778 
588 
$1,000 
108,786 
6 
1,862 
7,222 
23,333 
39,620 
36,742 
Feed purchased 
farms 
12,951 
45 
635 
1,428 
3,342 
4,069 
3,432 
$1,000 
447,797 
138 
11,581 
41,668 
139,298 
149,139 
105,972 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,225 
39 
473 
1,053 
2,377 
2,902 
2,381 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,594 
6 
115 
277 
655 
817 
724 
$25,000 to $99,999 
570 
- 
27 
55 
147 
170 
171 
$100,000 to $249,999 
70 
- 
- 
1 
30 
24 
15 
$250,000 or more 
492 
- 
20 
42 
133 
156 
141 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
20,929 
65 
876 
2,056 
4,911 
6,557 
6,464 
$1,000 
53,615 
64 
1,738 
5,027 
14,328 
16,669 
15,789 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,167 
63 
808 
1,865 
4,440 
5,997 
5,994 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,397 
2 
63 
148 
368 
432 
384 
$25,000 to $49,999 
227 
- 
3 
36 
59 
86 
43 
$50,000 or more 
138 
- 
2 
7 
44 
42 
43 
Utilities 
farms 
11,590 
28 
432 
1,135 
2,740 
3,709 
3,546 
$1,000 
30,214 
30 
673 
2,507 
7,193 
10,072 
9,740 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,247 
20 
271 
725 
1,706 
2,314 
2,211 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,369 
8 
137 
310 
771 
1,079 
1,064 
$5,000 to $24,999 
794 
- 
23 
75 
213 
269 
214 
$25,000 to $49,999 
120 
- 
1 
18 
34 
26 
41 
$50,000 or more 
60 
- 
- 
7 
16 
21 
16 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
16,095 
43 
605 
1,558 
3,888 
5,079 
4,922 
$1,000 
52,767 
69 
1,261 
4,810 
12,930 
16,410 
17,288 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,281 
42 
539 
1,376 
3,430 
4,500 
4,394 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,481 
1 
64 
143 
372 
467 
434 
$25,000 to $49,999 
214 
- 
2 
21 
58 
81 
52 
$50,000 or more 
119 
- 
- 
18 
28 
31 
42 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
4,530 
_ 
139 
407 
1,054 
1,456 
1,474 
$1,000 
70,722 
- 
1,160 
4,254 
18,071 
25,458 
21,779 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,787 
- 
94 
261 
643 
862 
927 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,100 
- 
39 
95 
282 
334 
350 
$25,000 to $99,999 
537 
- 
5 
47 
112 
214 
159 
$100,000 to $249,999 
78 
- 
1 
4 
9 
36 
28 
$250,000 or more 
28 
- 
- 
- 
8 
10 
10 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,972 
6 
76 
175 
499 
571 
645 
$1,000 
17,317 
45 
722 
1,251 
4,541 
5,025 
5,734 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
554 
1 
25 
56 
128 
170 
174 
$1,000 to $4,999 
790 
2 
19 
72 
186 
209 
302 
$5,000 to $24,999 
481 
3 
23 
36 
146 
146 
127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
- 
1 
5 
19 
22 
21 
$50,000 or more 
79 
- 
8 
6 
20 
24 
21 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,780 
7 
80 
257 
613 
866 
957 
$1,000 
16,360 
6 
377 
1,980 
4,123 
4,389 
5,486 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,020 
4 
29 
88 
228 
326 
345 
$1,000 to $4,999 
914 
3 
23 
77 
181 
302 
328 
$5,000 to $24,999 
699 
- 
27 
69 
158 
205 
240 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
- 
- 
18 
31 
19 
29 
$50,000 or more 
50 
1 
5 
15 
14 
15 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,763 
17 
209 
400 
746 
817 
574 
$1,000 
22,748 
24 
830 
3,868 
5,446 
7,180 
5,399 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,107 
17 
168 
296 
559 
627 
440 
$5,000 to $9,999 
274 
- 
17 
29 
89 
69 
70 
$10,000 to $24,999 
192 
- 
20 
33 
59 
58 
22 
$25,000 or more 
190 
- 
4 
42 
39 
63 
42 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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