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 
901 
- 
42 
127 
216 
278 
238 
$1,000 
10,242 
- 
186 
323 
1,690 
2,449 
5,593 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
378 
- 
16 
55 
80 
124 
103 
$1,000 to $4,999 
378 
- 
17 
53 
93 
118 
97 
$5,000 to $24,999 
120 
- 
9 
19 
33 
28 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
4 
$50,000 or more 
16 
- 
" 
- 
6 
7 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
5,356 
3 
168 
501 
1,465 
1,720 
1,499 
$1,000 
67,734 
121 
3,067 
7,584 
19,273 
19,081 
18,608 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,737 
- 
85 
233 
721 
863 
835 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,153 
1 
73 
216 
624 
703 
536 
$25,000 to $99,999 
408 
2 
4 
46 
104 
132 
120 
$100,000 or more 
58 
- 
6 
6 
16 
22 
8 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,216 
3 
118 
401 
1,177 
1,400 
1,117 
$1,000 
57,838 
(D) 
2,818 
(D) 
17,260 
16,650 
14,424 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
485 
- 
7 
36 
114 
179 
149 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,449 
- 
39 
142 
419 
466 
383 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,877 
1 
62 
184 
535 
614 
481 
$25,000 to $49,999 
282 
- 
4 
30 
84 
94 
70 
$50,000 or more 
123 
2 
6 
9 
25 
47 
34 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,548 
1 
102 
234 
676 
746 
789 
$1,000 
9,897 
(D) 
249 
(D) 
2,013 
2,430 
4,185 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,103 
- 
46 
85 
270 
346 
356 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,042 
1 
47 
91 
298 
290 
315 
$5,000 to $24,999 
374 
- 
9 
57 
104 
102 
102 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
12 
$50,000 or more 
11 
- 
" 
1 
1 
5 
4 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
23,793 
45 
728 
2,398 
6,225 
7,194 
7,203 
$1,000 
60,784 
46 
1,345 
7,076 
14,758 
16,482 
21,077 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,731 
45 
665 
2,197 
5,693 
6,583 
6,548 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,390 
- 
43 
131 
404 
406 
406 
$10,000 to $24,999 
511 
- 
20 
47 
93 
161 
190 
$25,000 or more 
161 
- 
" 
23 
35 
44 
59 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
9,764 
32 
315 
1,045 
2,520 
2,974 
2,878 
$1,000 
87,007 
49 
1,895 
19,153 
15,610 
25,896 
24,404 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,009 
29 
253 
815 
2,148 
2,398 
2,366 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,262 
3 
43 
144 
280 
430 
362 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
- 
10 
55 
48 
77 
94 
$50,000 to $99,999 
113 
- 
9 
17 
30 
37 
20 
$100,000 or more 
96 
- 
- 
14 
14 
32 
36 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
180 
- 
4 
21 
44 
51 
60 
$1,000 
628 
- 
1 
32 
163 
92 
341 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
6,688 
10 
201 
653 
1,601 
2,118 
2,105 
$1,000 
106,367 
87 
4,080 
13,711 
23,883 
23,314 
41,293 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
24,838 
63 
867 
2,508 
6,434 
7,493 
7,473 
$1,000 
234,481 
1,141 
-2,820 
35,423 
67,328 
48,826 
84,584 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,440 
18,114 
-3,253 
14,124 
10,464 
6,516 
11,319 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
7,607 
39 
292 
703 
1,754 
2,235 
2,584 
Average net gain 
dollars 
66,802 
34,044 
37,730 
93,808 
76,546 
62,131 
60,660 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,001 
12 
57 
110 
214 
293 
315 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,910 
4 
43 
191 
468 
564 
640 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,163 
11 
44 
92 
263 
340 
413 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,489 
4 
56 
116 
343 
435 
535 
$25,000 to $49,999 
887 
2 
28 
75 
204 
267 
311 
$50,000 or more 
1,157 
6 
64 
119 
262 
336 
370 
Farms with net losses 
number 
17,231 
24 
575 
1,805 
4,680 
5,258 
4,889 
Average net loss 
dollars 
15,883 
7,773 
24,065 
16,911 
14,302 
17,124 
14,760 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,571 
2 
66 
134 
395 
463 
511 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,878 
15 
199 
618 
1,605 
1,814 
1,627 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,869 
4 
123 
444 
1,107 
1,136 
1,055 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,562 
- 
111 
382 
980 
1,038 
1,051 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,399 
3 
44 
115 
374 
465 
398 
$50,000 or more 
952 
- 
32 
112 
219 
342 
247 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
24,838 
63 
867 
2,508 
6,434 
7,493 
7,473 
$1,000 
217,378 
928 
-2,868 
32,831 
60,879 
46,230 
79,379 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,752 
14,724 
-3,308 
13,090 
9,462 
6,170 
10,622 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
7,589 
33 
289 
702 
1,749 
2,230 
2,586 
Average net gain 
dollars 
64,788 
34,553 
38,098 
90,296 
73,132 
61,164 
58,716 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Florida 199 
