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 
5,560 
3,456 
25 
177 
238 
681 
999 
1,336 
$1,000 
116,385 
98,928 
155 
2,536 
8,900 
24,978 
28,227 
34,132 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,809 
799 
11 
39 
36 
116 
220 
377 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,467 
825 
8 
48 
79 
136 
218 
336 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,341 
986 
4 
65 
64 
215 
293 
345 
$25,000 to $49,999 
421 
360 
1 
17 
17 
92 
113 
120 
$50,000 or more 
522 
486 
1 
8 
42 
122 
155 
158 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,184 
1,814 
19 
111 
176 
442 
533 
533 
$1,000 
161,816 
107,484 
(D) 
(D) 
9,850 
35,780 
29,619 
27,994 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,770 
790 
12 
46 
79 
144 
231 
278 
$5,000 to $24,999 
521 
325 
5 
37 
32 
81 
89 
81 
$25,000 to $99,999 
462 
343 
2 
11 
21 
95 
108 
106 
$100,000 to $249,999 
330 
273 
- 
13 
35 
88 
82 
55 
$250,000 or more 
101 
83 
- 
4 
9 
34 
23 
13 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,293 
656 
13 
40 
78 
150 
182 
193 
$1,000 
13,058 
9,616 
(D) 
(D) 
926 
4,582 
1,809 
1,731 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,296 
1,356 
9 
86 
127 
345 
406 
383 
$1,000 
148,758 
97,868 
15 
3,658 
8,924 
31,198 
27,810 
26,263 
Feed purchased 
farms 
7,133 
3,634 
30 
164 
295 
796 
1,044 
1,305 
$1,000 
629,143 
536,545 
412 
22,546 
50,248 
185,120 
146,084 
132,135 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,948 
1,549 
19 
64 
96 
258 
402 
710 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,739 
906 
6 
24 
72 
204 
298 
302 
$25,000 to $99,999 
527 
389 
4 
43 
44 
93 
112 
93 
$100,000 to $249,999 
238 
206 
1 
12 
31 
53 
55 
54 
$250,000 or more 
681 
584 
" 
21 
52 
188 
177 
146 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
11,692 
5,853 
40 
235 
408 
1,145 
1,606 
2,419 
$1,000 
86,919 
71,094 
134 
1,861 
6,066 
17,690 
21,538 
23,805 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,005 
3,675 
33 
136 
222 
606 
964 
1,714 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,964 
1,537 
6 
83 
135 
376 
439 
498 
$25,000 to $49,999 
374 
330 
1 
11 
24 
90 
102 
102 
$50,000 or more 
349 
311 
- 
5 
27 
73 
101 
105 
Utilities 
farms 
7,682 
4,514 
25 
167 
321 
930 
1,296 
1,775 
$1,000 
46,876 
37,096 
55 
1,191 
3,288 
9,518 
11,129 
11,915 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,158 
1,332 
13 
44 
63 
167 
333 
712 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,700 
1,623 
8 
52 
112 
332 
488 
631 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,442 
1,232 
4 
56 
102 
332 
375 
363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
266 
232 
- 
15 
36 
70 
78 
33 
$50,000 or more 
116 
95 
- 
8 
29 
22 
36 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
10,134 
5,368 
37 
202 
381 
1,081 
1,484 
2,183 
$1,000 
116,019 
95,184 
205 
4,053 
7,277 
24,405 
30,075 
29,169 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,953 
2,887 
31 
93 
172 
452 
744 
1,395 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,048 
1,470 
4 
69 
129 
362 
409 
497 
$25,000 to $49,999 
583 
515 
1 
22 
38 
126 
176 
152 
$50,000 or more 
550 
496 
1 
18 
42 
141 
155 
139 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,536 
2,330 
8 
92 
180 
539 
742 
769 
$1,000 
179,692 
135,630 
123 
2,596 
10,704 
38,662 
38,790 
44,756 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,344 
723 
3 
28 
54 
110 
229 
299 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,026 
695 
1 
40 
58 
174 
207 
215 
$25,000 to $99,999 
782 
610 
4 
17 
37 
170 
205 
177 
$100,000 to $249,999 
248 
198 
- 
5 
23 
52 
72 
46 
$250,000 or more 
136 
104 
- 
2 
8 
33 
29 
32 
Contract labor 
farms 
979 
583 
3 
17 
60 
144 
159 
200 
$1,000 
15,863 
10,880 
1 
189 
1,242 
2,786 
2,752 
3,911 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
220 
112 
3 
6 
5 
24 
32 
42 
$1,000 to $4,999 
329 
177 
- 
1 
12 
50 
44 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
284 
185 
- 
7 
32 
46 
50 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
92 
71 
- 
3 
9 
10 
24 
25 
$50,000 or more 
54 
38 
~ 
- 
2 
14 
9 
13 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,160 
2,122 
13 
99 
151 
506 
605 
748 
$1,000 
34,681 
27,953 
145 
1,565 
2,719 
7,619 
7,395 
8,511 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
665 
356 
3 
21 
11 
73 
87 
161 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,049 
591 
4 
16 
35 
102 
178 
256 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,155 
922 
5 
49 
77 
255 
269 
267 
$25,000 to $49,999 
167 
147 
- 
6 
19 
50 
43 
29 
$50,000 or more 
124 
106 
1 
7 
9 
26 
28 
35 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,774 
1,952 
13 
137 
182 
442 
551 
627 
$1,000 
66,526 
59,394 
203 
2,551 
5,905 
15,328 
18,325 
17,083 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,310 
755 
6 
53 
79 
138 
206 
273 
$5,000 to $9,999 
385 
262 
- 
15 
25 
68 
64 
90 
$10,000 to $24,999 
497 
401 
4 
33 
37 
94 
107 
126 
$25,000 or more 
582 
534 
3 
36 
41 
142 
174 
138 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
