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 
5,424 
19 
212 
594 
1,448 
1,723 
1,428 
$1,000 
57,694 
136 
1,066 
8,944 
13,611 
16,372 
17,564 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,363 
8 
131 
373 
913 
1,101 
837 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,246 
7 
41 
113 
322 
403 
360 
$5,000 to $24,999 
549 
1 
20 
73 
157 
143 
155 
$25,000 to $49,999 
141 
3 
14 
25 
29 
33 
37 
$50,000 or more 
125 
- 
6 
10 
27 
43 
39 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,478 
17 
237 
605 
1,244 
1,263 
1,112 
$1,000 
56,248 
66 
1,543 
4,895 
5,675 
9,927 
34,143 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,544 
12 
175 
476 
1,030 
996 
855 
$5,000 to $24,999 
728 
5 
43 
100 
164 
208 
208 
$25,000 to $99,999 
159 
- 
19 
23 
43 
37 
37 
$100,000 to $249,999 
27 
- 
- 
2 
5 
16 
4 
$250,000 or more 
20 
- 
- 
4 
2 
6 
8 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,659 
13 
169 
367 
701 
702 
707 
$1,000 
17,183 
45 
1,315 
1,558 
2,865 
5,577 
5,823 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,426 
4 
112 
348 
710 
715 
537 
$1,000 
39,066 
22 
228 
3,337 
2,809 
4,350 
28,321 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,014 
39 
634 
1,761 
4,450 
4,761 
4,369 
$1,000 
173,980 
407 
4,637 
14,059 
33,166 
37,007 
84,704 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,531 
27 
437 
1,302 
3,274 
3,339 
3,152 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,778 
8 
172 
384 
992 
1,229 
993 
$25,000 to $99,999 
587 
2 
19 
56 
158 
157 
195 
$100,000 to $249,999 
71 
2 
- 
15 
15 
21 
18 
$250,000 or more 
47 
- 
6 
4 
11 
15 
11 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
22,104 
56 
736 
2,236 
5,752 
6,737 
6,587 
$1,000 
64,788 
108 
1,637 
8,496 
16,124 
15,524 
22,900 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,355 
49 
652 
2,009 
5,320 
6,235 
6,090 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,434 
7 
73 
181 
364 
416 
393 
$25,000 to $49,999 
169 
- 
11 
26 
35 
45 
52 
$50,000 or more 
146 
- 
- 
20 
33 
41 
52 
Utilities 
farms 
12,941 
22 
432 
1,338 
3,272 
3,937 
3,940 
$1,000 
33,320 
(D) 
(D) 
3,591 
8,564 
8,571 
11,826 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,810 
12 
253 
795 
2,001 
2,293 
2,456 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,256 
10 
143 
446 
1,069 
1,363 
1,225 
$5,000 to $24,999 
740 
- 
36 
82 
171 
232 
219 
$25,000 to $49,999 
79 
- 
- 
6 
16 
33 
24 
$50,000 or more 
56 
- 
- 
9 
15 
16 
16 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
17,325 
39 
601 
1,774 
4,546 
5,259 
5,106 
$1,000 
86,101 
74 
2,064 
12,727 
14,678 
19,121 
37,436 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,569 
35 
514 
1,549 
4,163 
4,708 
4,600 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,354 
4 
74 
164 
309 
436 
367 
$25,000 to $49,999 
190 
- 
6 
39 
26 
52 
67 
$50,000 or more 
212 
- 
7 
22 
48 
63 
72 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
5,275 
7 
202 
569 
1,174 
1,633 
1,690 
$1,000 
237,008 
129 
8,533 
23,021 
53,398 
79,642 
72,285 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,657 
- 
121 
279 
591 
810 
856 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,407 
6 
44 
140 
341 
429 
447 
$25,000 to $99,999 
840 
1 
29 
107 
161 
260 
282 
$100,000 to $249,999 
222 
- 
- 
26 
46 
82 
68 
$250,000 or more 
149 
8 
17 
35 
52 
37 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,004 
5 
73 
252 
629 
1,014 
1,031 
$1,000 
108,983 
(D) 
(D) 
13,701 
24,386 
33,586 
36,342 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
612 
- 
17 
45 
115 
231 
204 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,035 
2 
24 
95 
236 
337 
341 
$5,000 to $24,999 
876 
2 
20 
66 
174 
297 
317 
$25,000 to $49,999 
211 
- 
10 
9 
53 
62 
77 
$50,000 or more 
270 
1 
2 
37 
51 
87 
92 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,437 
8 
74 
212 
547 
715 
881 
$1,000 
52,507 
93 
1,046 
4,288 
9,882 
9,371 
27,828 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
982 
- 
33 
85 
217 
292 
355 
$1,000 to $4,999 
748 
7 
16 
66 
173 
219 
267 
$5,000 to $24,999 
513 
- 
17 
44 
117 
149 
186 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
- 
5 
2 
17 
23 
24 
$50,000 or more 
123 
1 
3 
15 
23 
32 
49 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,303 
18 
224 
289 
634 
642 
496 
$1,000 
25,798 
98 
1,429 
3,243 
6,324 
7,054 
7,650 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,728 
14 
179 
220 
488 
480 
347 
$5,000 to $9,999 
211 
3 
17 
29 
57 
54 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
178 
- 
17 
26 
46 
46 
43 
$25,000 or more 
186 
1 
11 
14 
43 
62 
55 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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