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 
616 
8 
47 
73 
154 
193 
141 
$1,000 
3,611 
11 
640 
233 
1,178 
1,162 
387 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
344 
3 
23 
29 
96 
104 
89 
$1,000 to $4,999 
202 
5 
18 
32 
41 
61 
45 
$5,000 to $24,999 
49 
- 
- 
10 
12 
21 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
- 
4 
1 
- 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
14 
- 
2 
1 
5 
5 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
3,516 
6 
162 
458 
872 
1,151 
867 
$1,000 
21,369 
12 
1,123 
2,521 
5,678 
6,611 
5,424 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,265 
6 
84 
300 
581 
746 
548 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,094 
- 
67 
147 
242 
368 
270 
$25,000 to $99,999 
153 
- 
11 
11 
47 
36 
48 
$100,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
2,453 
2 
113 
312 
607 
824 
595 
$1,000 
15,925 
(D) 
747 
(D) 
4,216 
4,915 
4,239 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
435 
- 
18 
57 
88 
169 
103 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,035 
2 
47 
131 
288 
333 
234 
$5,000 to $24,999 
860 
- 
39 
118 
193 
292 
218 
$25,000 to $49,999 
110 
- 
9 
6 
32 
26 
37 
$50,000 or more 
13 
- 
- 
6 
4 
3 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,931 
4 
91 
235 
464 
596 
541 
$1,000 
5,445 
(D) 
376 
(D) 
1,462 
1,696 
1,185 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
748 
2 
26 
90 
181 
233 
216 
$1,000 to $4,999 
921 
2 
39 
110 
211 
288 
271 
$5,000 to $24,999 
241 
- 
24 
33 
63 
70 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
- 
2 
1 
8 
3 
2 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
14,797 
43 
627 
1,797 
3,644 
4,612 
4,074 
$1,000 
13,787 
18 
419 
1,657 
3,509 
4,294 
3,889 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,478 
43 
622 
1,774 
3,559 
4,509 
3,971 
$5,000 to $9,999 
224 
- 
3 
11 
63 
76 
71 
$10,000 to $24,999 
65 
- 
1 
7 
12 
18 
27 
$25,000 or more 
30 
- 
1 
5 
10 
9 
5 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,828 
16 
347 
911 
1,738 
2,116 
1,700 
$1,000 
27,771 
22 
950 
3,282 
6,028 
10,457 
7,032 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,961 
16 
304 
782 
1,534 
1,844 
1,481 
$5,000 to $24,999 
749 
- 
39 
104 
174 
236 
196 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
- 
2 
16 
17 
21 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
37 
- 
- 
7 
10 
10 
10 
$100,000 or more 
16 
- 
2 
2 
3 
5 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
76 
- 
9 
14 
16 
21 
16 
$1,000 
975 
- 
(D) 
176 
(D) 
480 
109 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
5,284 
13 
209 
680 
1,312 
1,678 
1,392 
$1,000 
50,073 
89 
2,008 
7,609 
12,613 
15,596 
12,157 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
15,957 
63 
789 
1,982 
3,891 
4,897 
4,335 
$1,000 
33,476 
227 
-1,533 
8,837 
10,924 
8,569 
6,452 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,098 
3,603 
-1,942 
4,458 
2,808 
1,750 
1,488 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
5,498 
29 
251 
564 
1,216 
1,721 
1,717 
Average net gain 
dollars 
31,711 
18,575 
23,846 
49,347 
36,962 
29,482 
25,806 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
768 
8 
25 
74 
178 
243 
240 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,862 
9 
83 
196 
412 
564 
598 
$5,000 to $9,999 
938 
2 
48 
74 
226 
306 
282 
$10,000 to $24,999 
973 
- 
47 
87 
199 
322 
318 
$25,000 to $49,999 
457 
3 
21 
64 
98 
140 
131 
$50,000 or more 
500 
7 
27 
69 
103 
146 
148 
Farms with net losses 
number 
10,459 
34 
538 
1,418 
2,675 
3,176 
2,618 
Average net loss 
dollars 
13,469 
9,168 
13,974 
13,396 
12,718 
13,277 
14,460 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
932 
8 
40 
94 
209 
312 
269 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,361 
6 
152 
447 
883 
1,030 
843 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,501 
9 
157 
344 
655 
721 
615 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,391 
7 
111 
370 
638 
734 
531 
$25,000 to $49,999 
887 
4 
62 
118 
200 
253 
250 
$50,000 or more 
387 
- 
16 
45 
90 
126 
110 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
15,957 
63 
789 
1,982 
3,891 
4,897 
4,335 
$1,000 
13,335 
226 
-2,363 
4,286 
6,033 
-312 
5,465 
Average per farm 
dollars 
836 
3,585 
-2,995 
2,163 
1,550 
-64 
1,261 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
5,479 
29 
246 
562 
1,211 
1,717 
1,714 
Average net gain 
dollars 
28,444 
18,537 
21,709 
42,381 
33,133 
24,936 
25,212 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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