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 
253 
4 
17 
21 
77 
78 
56 
$1,000 
1,440 
11 
61 
136 
168 
469 
595 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
105 
- 
10 
6 
35 
28 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
106 
3 
1 
13 
32 
39 
18 
$5,000 to $24,999 
34 
1 
6 
- 
10 
7 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,700 
4 
78 
172 
496 
517 
433 
$1,000 
21,288 
26 
594 
2,100 
5,842 
6,900 
5,826 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
740 
1 
37 
75 
210 
222 
195 
$5,000 to $24,999 
764 
3 
39 
80 
227 
229 
186 
$25,000 to $99,999 
179 
- 
2 
17 
54 
60 
46 
$100,000 or more 
17 
- 
- 
5 
6 
6 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,353 
_ 
62 
131 
409 
420 
331 
$1,000 
17,333 
- 
418 
1,859 
4,779 
5,186 
5,091 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
183 
- 
12 
14 
57 
59 
41 
$1,000 to $4,999 
339 
- 
17 
27 
94 
118 
83 
$5,000 to $24,999 
671 
- 
33 
74 
211 
190 
163 
$25,000 to $49,999 
109 
- 
- 
10 
39 
37 
23 
$50,000 or more 
51 
- 
6 
8 
16 
21 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
767 
4 
45 
81 
209 
234 
194 
$1,000 
3,954 
26 
176 
241 
1,063 
1,714 
735 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
262 
1 
19 
19 
78 
73 
72 
$1,000 to $4,999 
333 
- 
16 
48 
83 
101 
85 
$5,000 to $24,999 
149 
3 
8 
14 
41 
50 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
- 
2 
- 
5 
9 
3 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
5,857 
19 
218 
565 
1,559 
1,742 
1,754 
$1,000 
20,564 
48 
666 
1,662 
5,730 
6,142 
6,317 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,679 
14 
194 
466 
1,232 
1,378 
1,395 
$5,000 to $9,999 
940 
5 
20 
86 
263 
301 
265 
$10,000 to $24,999 
204 
- 
3 
13 
52 
55 
81 
$25,000 or more 
34 
- 
1 
- 
12 
8 
13 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,835 
6 
112 
300 
831 
872 
714 
$1,000 
25,708 
6 
407 
1,190 
12,492 
4,897 
6,714 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,195 
6 
90 
226 
653 
664 
556 
$5,000 to $24,999 
519 
- 
21 
65 
151 
170 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
- 
- 
8 
9 
26 
22 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34 
- 
- 
1 
10 
6 
17 
$100,000 or more 
22 
- 
1 
- 
8 
6 
7 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
30 
- 
3 
3 
10 
6 
8 
$1,000 
427 
- 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,121 
1 
80 
202 
625 
622 
591 
$1,000 
28,875 
(D) 
(D) 
2,836 
8,989 
8,685 
6,607 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
6,260 
31 
280 
617 
1,682 
1,840 
1,810 
$1,000 
30,138 
-127 
1,687 
5,010 
24,620 
2,689 
-3,740 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,814 
-4,084 
6,023 
8,120 
14,637 
1,461 
-2,066 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,080 
8 
86 
207 
528 
609 
642 
Average net gain 
dollars 
51,276 
4,398 
47,835 
50,306 
82,743 
39,049 
38,353 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
200 
1 
1 
14 
50 
59 
75 
$1,000 to $4,999 
545 
5 
39 
56 
116 
150 
179 
$5,000 to $9,999 
330 
1 
16 
19 
90 
93 
111 
$10,000 to $24,999 
429 
1 
15 
50 
106 
122 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
247 
- 
10 
26 
60 
82 
69 
$50,000 or more 
329 
- 
5 
42 
106 
103 
73 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,180 
23 
194 
410 
1,154 
1,231 
1,168 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,305 
7,034 
12,512 
13,179 
16,524 
17,134 
24,283 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
264 
8 
13 
28 
63 
61 
91 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,125 
4 
85 
104 
280 
318 
334 
$5,000 to $9,999 
981 
7 
48 
100 
282 
306 
238 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,125 
3 
25 
120 
351 
340 
286 
$25,000 to $49,999 
413 
1 
11 
44 
106 
136 
115 
$50,000 or more 
272 
- 
12 
14 
72 
70 
104 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
6,260 
31 
280 
617 
1,682 
1,840 
1,810 
$1,000 
16,840 
-127 
1,643 
3,305 
18,381 
-1,377 
-4,985 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,690 
-4,084 
5,870 
5,356 
10,928 
-748 
-2,754 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,064 
8 
86 
205 
524 
601 
640 
Average net gain 
dollars 
45,503 
4,398 
47,558 
42,491 
71,838 
32,958 
36,924 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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