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 
3,775 
21 
219 
561 
1,004 
1,133 
837 
$1,000 
17,840 
34 
1,296 
2,381 
3,983 
5,016 
5,130 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,524 
12 
140 
387 
734 
728 
523 
$1,000 to $4,999 
825 
8 
41 
113 
178 
277 
208 
$5,000 to $24,999 
273 
1 
21 
33 
54 
86 
78 
$25,000 to $49,999 
57 
- 
8 
9 
18 
14 
8 
$50,000 or more 
96 
- 
9 
19 
20 
28 
20 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,615 
10 
248 
669 
1,042 
972 
674 
$1,000 
33,143 
23 
2,718 
6,393 
1 1 ,358 
8,207 
4,444 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,537 
10 
156 
460 
738 
694 
479 
$5,000 to $24,999 
867 
- 
79 
159 
244 
222 
163 
$25,000 to $99,999 
133 
- 
4 
31 
36 
38 
24 
$100,000 to $249,999 
68 
- 
9 
18 
20 
14 
7 
$250,000 or more 
10 
- 
- 
1 
4 
4 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,280 
8 
161 
390 
661 
619 
441 
$1,000 
16,596 
(D) 
(D) 
2,707 
6,063 
4,312 
2,258 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,843 
2 
127 
394 
551 
459 
310 
$1,000 
16,548 
(D) 
(D) 
3,686 
5,295 
3,895 
2,187 
Feed purchased 
farms 
10,365 
48 
577 
1,504 
2,819 
3,107 
2,310 
$1,000 
102,742 
151 
3,276 
17,987 
25,613 
32,098 
23,616 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,232 
36 
410 
1,022 
1,986 
2,161 
1,617 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,680 
12 
149 
405 
725 
802 
587 
$25,000 to $99,999 
361 
- 
16 
57 
86 
115 
87 
$100,000 to $249,999 
45 
- 
1 
12 
9 
13 
10 
$250,000 or more 
47 
- 
1 
8 
13 
16 
9 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
14,968 
59 
752 
1,895 
3,682 
4,600 
3,980 
$1,000 
35,800 
82 
2,073 
5,353 
8,731 
11,488 
8,073 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,888 
54 
698 
1,723 
3,400 
4,283 
3,730 
$5,000 to $24,999 
923 
5 
44 
144 
245 
282 
203 
$25,000 to $49,999 
85 
- 
3 
14 
17 
19 
32 
$50,000 or more 
72 
- 
7 
14 
20 
16 
15 
Utilities 
farms 
9,051 
33 
471 
1,138 
2,300 
2,794 
2,315 
$1,000 
13,157 
51 
530 
2,024 
3,121 
3,938 
3,493 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,952 
17 
321 
723 
1,523 
1,880 
1,488 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,748 
14 
136 
363 
700 
802 
733 
$5,000 to $24,999 
296 
2 
13 
38 
66 
95 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
- 
- 
10 
9 
13 
7 
$50,000 or more 
16 
- 
1 
4 
2 
4 
5 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
12,017 
37 
610 
1,531 
2,975 
3,696 
3,168 
$1,000 
40,094 
105 
1,833 
5,615 
9,615 
12,037 
10,890 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,754 
30 
543 
1,335 
2,673 
3,312 
2,861 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,075 
7 
55 
171 
252 
327 
263 
$25,000 to $49,999 
104 
- 
9 
10 
24 
36 
25 
$50,000 or more 
84 
- 
3 
15 
26 
21 
19 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,354 
18 
116 
409 
805 
994 
1,012 
$1,000 
45,210 
188 
1,257 
4,174 
7,809 
13,606 
18,176 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,218 
12 
82 
286 
570 
626 
642 
$5,000 to $24,999 
756 
2 
27 
77 
162 
259 
229 
$25,000 to $99,999 
320 
4 
5 
43 
58 
85 
125 
$100,000 to $249,999 
35 
- 
- 
2 
13 
15 
5 
$250,000 or more 
25 
- 
2 
1 
2 
9 
11 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,380 
_ 
58 
149 
303 
456 
414 
$1,000 
8,969 
- 
194 
1,342 
1,968 
3,235 
2,230 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
381 
- 
35 
39 
88 
118 
101 
$1,000 to $4,999 
616 
- 
15 
58 
121 
196 
226 
$5,000 to $24,999 
307 
- 
5 
35 
86 
116 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
- 
3 
10 
5 
17 
14 
$50,000 or more 
27 
- 
- 
7 
3 
9 
8 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,507 
- 
66 
147 
387 
502 
405 
$1,000 
9,595 
- 
1,232 
1,527 
1,597 
2,829 
2,409 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
565 
- 
28 
57 
152 
207 
121 
$1,000 to $4,999 
594 
- 
17 
57 
158 
185 
177 
$5,000 to $24,999 
283 
- 
14 
19 
65 
88 
97 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
- 
4 
10 
7 
14 
5 
$50,000 or more 
25 
- 
3 
4 
5 
8 
5 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,758 
27 
243 
461 
768 
758 
501 
$1,000 
15,429 
106 
2,157 
2,242 
3,706 
4,091 
3,126 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,256 
22 
189 
384 
618 
627 
416 
$5,000 to $9,999 
251 
- 
30 
33 
77 
63 
48 
$10,000 to $24,999 
158 
5 
11 
27 
49 
42 
24 
$25,000 or more 
93 
- 
13 
17 
24 
26 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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