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 
9,647 
42 
695 
1,490 
2,784 
2,760 
1,876 
$1,000 
70,917 
205 
4,876 
12,108 
22,965 
18,178 
12,585 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,352 
4 
277 
610 
1,269 
1,288 
904 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,904 
23 
197 
465 
797 
830 
592 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,888 
15 
183 
322 
555 
501 
312 
$25,000 to $49,999 
305 
- 
25 
60 
101 
85 
34 
$50,000 or more 
198 
- 
13 
33 
62 
56 
34 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,884 
34 
517 
1,179 
1,914 
1,488 
752 
$1,000 
35,892 
59 
3,823 
5,735 
8,653 
9,509 
8,113 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,959 
34 
416 
986 
1,607 
1,270 
646 
$5,000 to $24,999 
767 
- 
86 
160 
268 
164 
89 
$25,000 to $99,999 
107 
- 
10 
25 
25 
39 
8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
27 
- 
- 
5 
11 
8 
3 
$250,000 or more 
24 
- 
5 
3 
3 
7 
6 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,199 
19 
246 
461 
681 
538 
254 
$1,000 
11,483 
15 
2,167 
2,388 
2,724 
3,471 
718 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,493 
27 
374 
921 
1,500 
1,102 
569 
$1,000 
24,409 
44 
1,657 
3,348 
5,928 
6,038 
7,395 
Feed purchased 
farms 
12,313 
47 
859 
2,042 
3,954 
3,525 
1,886 
$1,000 
130,142 
206 
7,635 
13,271 
30,439 
33,086 
45,503 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,057 
31 
639 
1,477 
2,973 
2,574 
1,363 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,824 
16 
179 
502 
864 
823 
440 
$25,000 to $99,999 
351 
- 
36 
45 
101 
103 
66 
$100,000 to $249,999 
49 
- 
3 
14 
10 
15 
7 
$250,000 or more 
32 
- 
2 
4 
6 
10 
10 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
25,030 
77 
1,387 
3,332 
6,926 
7,389 
5,919 
$1,000 
53,803 
172 
3,604 
7,981 
15,264 
15,492 
11,289 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,960 
64 
1,221 
2,965 
6,307 
6,845 
5,558 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,862 
13 
158 
336 
556 
485 
314 
$25,000 to $49,999 
118 
- 
3 
17 
45 
28 
25 
$50,000 or more 
90 
- 
5 
14 
18 
31 
22 
Utilities 
farms 
14,472 
36 
703 
1,958 
4,144 
4,387 
3,244 
$1,000 
24,815 
95 
1,365 
3,079 
6,718 
7,638 
5,919 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,903 
20 
398 
1,145 
2,487 
2,746 
2,107 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,920 
14 
262 
723 
1,485 
1,458 
978 
$5,000 to $24,999 
566 
- 
38 
84 
152 
157 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
2 
- 
3 
15 
8 
14 
$50,000 or more 
41 
- 
5 
3 
5 
18 
10 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
19,823 
51 
1,077 
2,690 
5,442 
5,963 
4,600 
$1,000 
68,154 
176 
4,239 
9,126 
18,364 
20,865 
15,384 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,210 
45 
905 
2,246 
4,665 
5,233 
4,116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,239 
6 
151 
384 
657 
623 
418 
$25,000 to $49,999 
269 
- 
14 
51 
88 
76 
40 
$50,000 or more 
105 
- 
7 
9 
32 
31 
26 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
4,679 
26 
241 
531 
1,344 
1,365 
1,172 
$1,000 
87,191 
69 
2,706 
8,509 
24,287 
29,955 
21,665 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,277 
24 
157 
373 
958 
932 
833 
$5,000 to $24,999 
848 
2 
62 
87 
239 
264 
194 
$25,000 to $99,999 
428 
- 
16 
57 
116 
133 
106 
$100,000 to $249,999 
76 
- 
5 
9 
22 
21 
19 
$250,000 or more 
50 
- 
1 
5 
9 
15 
20 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,540 
8 
60 
218 
401 
457 
396 
$1,000 
12,302 
103 
1,444 
1,480 
2,782 
3,789 
2,704 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
581 
- 
14 
71 
185 
175 
136 
$1,000 to $4,999 
579 
4 
27 
97 
125 
168 
158 
$5,000 to $24,999 
295 
4 
8 
36 
76 
94 
77 
$25,000 to $49,999 
50 
- 
3 
8 
12 
13 
14 
$50,000 or more 
35 
- 
8 
6 
3 
7 
11 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
4,078 
20 
292 
559 
1,133 
1,179 
895 
$1,000 
20,076 
134 
2,464 
1,720 
7,064 
5,230 
3,464 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,916 
4 
127 
256 
539 
556 
434 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,614 
9 
106 
235 
450 
472 
342 
$5,000 to $24,999 
475 
5 
48 
61 
132 
129 
100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
2 
- 
2 
6 
19 
13 
$50,000 or more 
31 
- 
11 
5 
6 
3 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,518 
37 
470 
863 
1,461 
1,127 
560 
$1,000 
43,529 
247 
3,694 
7,540 
13,298 
11,791 
6,958 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,024 
24 
308 
552 
967 
762 
411 
$5,000 to $9,999 
626 
7 
70 
131 
199 
162 
57 
$10,000 to $24,999 
511 
4 
57 
106 
182 
112 
50 
$25,000 or more 
357 
2 
35 
74 
113 
91 
42 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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