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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
740 
4 
54 
76 
170 
226 
210 
$1,000 
3,432 
4 
168 
184 
1,067 
975 
1,034 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
387 
2 
34 
39 
85 
109 
118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
251 
2 
9 
27 
61 
82 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
78 
- 
10 
9 
15 
30 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
- 
- 
1 
5 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
12 
- 
1 
- 
4 
2 
5 
Interest expense 
farms 
5,886 
14 
271 
627 
1,481 
1,839 
1,654 
$1,000 
58,278 
32 
1,665 
5,266 
17,178 
17,288 
16,848 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,050 
13 
171 
304 
752 
947 
863 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,366 
1 
98 
280 
591 
751 
645 
$25,000 to $99,999 
435 
- 
2 
41 
127 
131 
134 
$100,000 or more 
35 
- 
- 
2 
11 
10 
12 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,719 
6 
188 
516 
1,169 
1,494 
1,346 
$1,000 
49,643 
26 
1,324 
4,510 
14,777 
14,675 
14,332 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
498 
- 
16 
37 
111 
165 
169 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,713 
5 
86 
192 
413 
527 
490 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,106 
1 
84 
248 
518 
692 
563 
$25,000 to $49,999 
287 
- 
2 
33 
93 
69 
90 
$50,000 or more 
115 
- 
- 
6 
34 
41 
34 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,682 
9 
136 
266 
673 
809 
789 
$1,000 
8,635 
6 
342 
756 
2,401 
2,613 
2,517 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,122 
8 
50 
123 
247 
343 
351 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,130 
1 
71 
99 
317 
343 
299 
$5,000 to $24,999 
404 
- 
15 
40 
100 
115 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
- 
- 
3 
6 
4 
4 
$50,000 or more 
9 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
21,477 
43 
767 
2,026 
5,001 
6,783 
6,857 
$1,000 
52,921 
68 
1,213 
3,922 
11,793 
17,452 
18,474 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,463 
39 
726 
1,914 
4,594 
6,094 
6,096 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,414 
4 
37 
91 
298 
462 
522 
$10,000 to $24,999 
485 
- 
4 
18 
92 
183 
188 
$25,000 or more 
115 
- 
" 
3 
17 
44 
51 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
8,919 
18 
330 
925 
2,232 
2,828 
2,586 
$1,000 
44,723 
7 
888 
6,240 
10,059 
13,781 
13,748 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,558 
18 
288 
784 
1,894 
2,379 
2,195 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,088 
- 
39 
98 
274 
365 
312 
$25,000 to $49,999 
141 
- 
- 
17 
37 
43 
44 
$50,000 to $99,999 
68 
- 
3 
13 
12 
22 
18 
$100,000 or more 
64 
- 
- 
13 
15 
19 
17 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
200 
- 
5 
30 
61 
54 
50 
$1,000 
515 
- 
5 
87 
154 
111 
159 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
7,606 
26 
228 
667 
1,775 
2,424 
2,486 
$1,000 
80,405 
72 
1,546 
6,723 
23,202 
25,849 
23,013 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
22,399 
69 
908 
2,167 
5,215 
6,999 
7,041 
$1,000 
178,308 
-192 
-1,728 
18,152 
56,568 
52,092 
53,415 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,961 
-2,777 
-1,903 
8,376 
10,847 
7,443 
7,586 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
7,088 
23 
255 
610 
1,602 
2,194 
2,404 
Average net gain 
dollars 
53,513 
3,649 
22,726 
61,072 
64,407 
54,091 
47,552 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,076 
5 
29 
114 
230 
322 
376 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,942 
13 
73 
150 
456 
581 
669 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,006 
5 
49 
74 
212 
302 
364 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,280 
- 
31 
113 
282 
424 
430 
$25,000 to $49,999 
629 
- 
27 
52 
135 
196 
219 
$50,000 or more 
1,155 
- 
46 
107 
287 
369 
346 
Farms with net losses 
number 
15,311 
46 
653 
1,557 
3,613 
4,805 
4,637 
Average net loss 
dollars 
13,128 
5,990 
11,521 
12,269 
12,901 
13,857 
13,133 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,409 
5 
87 
128 
275 
423 
491 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,122 
16 
193 
550 
1,148 
1,609 
1,606 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,457 
19 
182 
367 
848 
1,042 
999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,431 
6 
111 
329 
892 
1,137 
956 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,316 
- 
58 
138 
333 
402 
385 
$50,000 or more 
576 
- 
22 
45 
117 
192 
200 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
22,399 
69 
908 
2,167 
5,215 
6,999 
7,041 
$1,000 
79,907 
-195 
-3,359 
8,436 
24,465 
20,000 
30,560 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,567 
-2,828 
-3,700 
3,893 
4,691 
2,858 
4,340 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
7,051 
23 
250 
612 
1,600 
2,180 
2,386 
Average net gain 
dollars 
40,344 
3,649 
16,564 
44,809 
45,404 
40,363 
38,634 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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