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 
2,104 
15 
97 
209 
599 
647 
537 
$1,000 
17,457 
16 
282 
1,220 
8,786 
4,115 
3,039 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,010 
12 
49 
75 
288 
314 
272 
$1,000 to $4,999 
642 
2 
27 
74 
189 
193 
157 
$5,000 to $24,999 
355 
1 
20 
52 
86 
106 
90 
$25,000 to $49,999 
61 
- 
1 
7 
23 
22 
8 
$50,000 or more 
36 
- 
" 
1 
13 
12 
10 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,370 
13 
95 
195 
453 
358 
256 
$1,000 
54,333 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
19,700 
5,445 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
980 
12 
69 
130 
320 
270 
179 
$5,000 to $24,999 
196 
1 
4 
26 
71 
47 
47 
$25,000 to $99,999 
119 
- 
19 
21 
40 
19 
20 
$100,000 to $249,999 
57 
- 
2 
16 
17 
18 
4 
$250,000 or more 
18 
- 
1 
2 
5 
4 
6 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
637 
4 
53 
100 
205 
161 
114 
$1,000 
3,442 
(D) 
(D) 
551 
928 
496 
882 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
940 
13 
61 
141 
317 
235 
173 
$1,000 
50,891 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
18,771 
4,949 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms 
3,499 
18 
197 
435 
1,030 
1,026 
793 
$1,000 
92,599 
(D) 
(D) 
14,911 
32,642 
29,416 
14,332 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,399 
13 
150 
279 
702 
711 
544 
$5,000 to $24,999 
833 
5 
33 
115 
242 
249 
189 
$25,000 to $99,999 
138 
- 
13 
17 
47 
30 
31 
$100,000 to $249,999 
32 
- 
1 
5 
5 
6 
15 
$250,000 or more 
97 
- 
19 
34 
30 
14 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
5,839 
20 
261 
578 
1,600 
1,729 
1,651 
$1,000 
15,825 
30 
1,110 
1,245 
5,432 
4,112 
3,897 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,330 
20 
244 
520 
1,459 
1,586 
1,501 
$5,000 to $24,999 
427 
- 
9 
53 
116 
124 
125 
$25,000 to $49,999 
44 
- 
1 
4 
13 
9 
17 
$50,000 or more 
38 
- 
7 
1 
12 
10 
8 
Utilities 
farms 
3,168 
11 
111 
279 
892 
978 
897 
$1,000 
9,780 
9 
402 
1,028 
3,917 
2,223 
2,201 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,826 
7 
59 
146 
492 
578 
544 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,077 
4 
43 
101 
327 
324 
278 
$5,000 to $24,999 
210 
- 
7 
22 
58 
63 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
- 
1 
8 
5 
9 
11 
$50,000 or more 
21 
- 
1 
2 
10 
4 
4 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
4,766 
21 
212 
469 
1,332 
1,403 
1,329 
$1,000 
20,835 
41 
1,502 
1,873 
6,067 
5,855 
5,496 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,066 
21 
180 
402 
1,135 
1,183 
1,145 
$5,000 to $24,999 
578 
- 
25 
50 
165 
187 
151 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
- 
- 
12 
19 
19 
18 
$50,000 or more 
54 
- 
7 
5 
13 
14 
15 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,206 
3 
32 
112 
312 
366 
381 
$1,000 
44,062 
1 
1,887 
1,903 
16,534 
8,561 
15,176 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
621 
3 
9 
68 
163 
192 
186 
$5,000 to $24,999 
331 
- 
8 
35 
81 
98 
109 
$25,000 to $99,999 
172 
- 
13 
4 
40 
56 
59 
$100,000 to $249,999 
50 
- 
1 
4 
18 
11 
16 
$250,000 or more 
32 
- 
1 
1 
10 
9 
11 
Contract labor 
farms 
396 
3 
13 
33 
108 
122 
117 
$1,000 
4,983 
6 
48 
406 
2,162 
1,306 
1,054 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
108 
2 
5 
8 
23 
39 
31 
$1,000 to $4,999 
152 
- 
5 
13 
42 
46 
46 
$5,000 to $24,999 
99 
1 
3 
10 
28 
27 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
- 
- 
1 
8 
6 
6 
$50,000 or more 
16 
- 
- 
1 
7 
4 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,038 
11 
37 
117 
256 
293 
324 
$1,000 
6,728 
16 
716 
756 
1,572 
1,387 
2,280 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
309 
4 
10 
24 
74 
82 
115 
$1,000 to $4,999 
458 
7 
16 
58 
116 
132 
129 
$5,000 to $24,999 
233 
- 
4 
34 
58 
71 
66 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
- 
- 
- 
5 
6 
9 
$50,000 or more 
18 
7 
1 
3 
2 
5 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
822 
11 
64 
112 
283 
234 
118 
$1,000 
7,132 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,443 
2,026 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
555 
10 
29 
79 
183 
165 
89 
$5,000 to $9,999 
123 
- 
16 
12 
49 
36 
10 
$10,000 to $24,999 
96 
1 
17 
17 
37 
18 
6 
$25,000 or more 
48 
- 
2 
4 
14 
15 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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