Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
12,464 
7,040 
23 
269 
606 
1,420 
2,010 
2,712 
$1,000 
344,167 
286,474 
145 
9,660 
34,039 
93,559 
92,759 
56,312 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,647 
3,284 
13 
81 
212 
555 
899 
1,524 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,651 
1,405 
5 
40 
118 
264 
427 
551 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,684 
1,135 
3 
76 
111 
279 
315 
351 
$25,000 to $49,999 
503 
362 
- 
22 
51 
86 
102 
101 
$50,000 or more 
979 
854 
2 
50 
114 
236 
267 
185 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,474 
4,996 
17 
173 
449 
1,047 
1,391 
1,919 
$1,000 
163,843 
107,595 
396 
2,092 
12,531 
25,019 
26,361 
41,196 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,752 
3,208 
8 
107 
259 
653 
890 
1,291 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,823 
1,095 
7 
42 
105 
226 
298 
417 
$25,000 to $99,999 
644 
485 
- 
20 
57 
118 
142 
148 
$100,000 to $249,999 
145 
118 
2 
4 
9 
23 
42 
38 
$250,000 or more 
110 
90 
- 
- 
19 
27 
19 
25 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,623 
2,964 
12 
105 
270 
568 
769 
1,240 
$1,000 
61,772 
44,589 
49 
1,391 
4,347 
7,966 
11,215 
19,622 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,138 
2,712 
11 
90 
245 
643 
820 
903 
$1,000 
102,071 
63,006 
347 
701 
8,185 
17,053 
15,146 
21,573 
Feed purchased 
farms 
30,765 
14,751 
51 
435 
1,049 
2,766 
3,888 
6,562 
$1,000 
750,800 
576,820 
2,094 
18,895 
65,593 
112,584 
192,124 
185,530 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,926 
8,395 
33 
226 
493 
1,467 
2,129 
4,047 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,264 
4,486 
12 
136 
361 
908 
1,173 
1,896 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,884 
1,297 
2 
49 
119 
255 
409 
463 
$100,000 to $249,999 
332 
261 
2 
16 
26 
64 
78 
75 
$250,000 or more 
359 
312 
2 
8 
50 
72 
99 
81 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
43,804 
21,700 
67 
627 
1,501 
4,133 
5,861 
9,511 
$1,000 
325,053 
260,265 
253 
5,228 
22,950 
67,311 
76,223 
88,300 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
37,342 
16,987 
57 
402 
1,027 
3,029 
4,451 
8,021 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,711 
3,277 
8 
177 
310 
740 
942 
1,100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
835 
666 
2 
34 
82 
173 
191 
184 
$50,000 or more 
916 
770 
- 
14 
82 
191 
277 
206 
Utilities 
farms 
28,263 
15,322 
39 
428 
1,093 
3,079 
4,295 
6,388 
$1,000 
133,415 
100,095 
159 
2,742 
8,635 
26,647 
29,985 
31,926 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,390 
6,580 
3 
128 
351 
1,121 
1,657 
3,320 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,032 
5,776 
30 
194 
437 
1,190 
1,702 
2,223 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,064 
2,324 
4 
83 
248 
592 
717 
680 
$25,000 to $49,999 
431 
352 
2 
16 
31 
97 
116 
90 
$50,000 or more 
346 
290 
- 
7 
26 
79 
103 
75 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
35,660 
18,335 
46 
521 
1,313 
3,551 
5,044 
7,860 
$1,000 
379,424 
293,323 
307 
5,918 
28,087 
82,227 
86,199 
90,585 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,161 
13,592 
28 
326 
870 
2,439 
3,567 
6,362 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,495 
3,141 
16 
148 
288 
691 
968 
1,030 
$25,000 to $49,999 
841 
651 
- 
26 
66 
170 
185 
204 
$50,000 or more 
1,163 
951 
2 
21 
89 
251 
324 
264 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
13,291 
8,016 
30 
294 
648 
1,819 
2,299 
2,926 
$1,000 
1,276,025 
1,039,018 
718 
15,918 
90,652 
301,815 
343,620 
286,295 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,283 
2,626 
11 
108 
160 
462 
673 
1,212 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,479 
2,072 
9 
76 
168 
476 
590 
753 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,671 
1,831 
10 
80 
167 
458 
531 
585 
$100,000 to $249,999 
970 
748 
- 
12 
76 
206 
247 
207 
$250,000 or more 
888 
739 
- 
18 
77 
217 
258 
169 
Contract labor 
farms 
7,234 
4,230 
14 
102 
338 
921 
1,247 
1,608 
$1,000 
560,600 
451,616 
16 
4,185 
41,830 
115,717 
142,203 
147,665 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,203 
591 
8 
4 
41 
98 
179 
261 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,098 
1,063 
6 
25 
61 
231 
288 
452 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,174 
1,298 
- 
47 
120 
271 
380 
480 
$25,000 to $49,999 
617 
406 
- 
9 
46 
82 
130 
139 
$50,000 or more 
1,142 
872 
- 
17 
70 
239 
270 
276 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
5,787 
3,350 
7 
71 
260 
638 
911 
1,463 
$1,000 
219,396 
166,888 
92 
2,272 
11,060 
51,652 
43,081 
58,731 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,913 
931 
- 
7 
35 
119 
236 
534 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,723 
975 
3 
15 
90 
185 
257 
425 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,358 
845 
2 
42 
90 
179 
227 
305 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
179 
2 
- 
16 
50 
45 
66 
$50,000 or more 
543 
420 
- 
7 
29 
105 
146 
133 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
5,713 
3,410 
14 
215 
387 
714 
947 
1,133 
$1,000 
159,519 
133,721 
91 
4,722 
15,917 
36,269 
36,331 
40,391 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,465 
1,737 
7 
108 
168 
337 
455 
662 
$5,000 to $9,999 
630 
419 
4 
23 
49 
86 
120 
137 
$10,000 to $24,999 
708 
530 
3 
48 
52 
125 
153 
149 
$25,000 or more 
910 
724 
- 
36 
118 
166 
219 
185 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
