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 
1,150 
11 
115 
172 
320 
301 
231 
$1,000 
4,899 
11 
314 
987 
1,620 
1,052 
915 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
556 
4 
57 
74 
126 
164 
131 
$1,000 to $4,999 
402 
7 
37 
56 
135 
93 
74 
$5,000 to $24,999 
158 
- 
20 
34 
44 
38 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
- 
- 
4 
11 
3 
2 
$50,000 or more 
14 
- 
1 
4 
4 
3 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
8,877 
28 
564 
1,247 
2,512 
2,638 
1,888 
$1,000 
62,337 
85 
4,110 
8,671 
17,482 
17,889 
14,100 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,044 
21 
294 
679 
1,415 
1,518 
1,117 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,509 
7 
251 
521 
996 
1,034 
700 
$25,000 to $99,999 
307 
- 
18 
45 
97 
82 
65 
$100,000 or more 
17 
- 
1 
2 
4 
4 
6 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
7,372 
14 
468 
1,044 
2,091 
2,178 
1,577 
$1,000 
50,273 
55 
3,582 
7,305 
13,897 
14,259 
11,175 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
888 
2 
37 
124 
237 
291 
197 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,191 
8 
180 
423 
926 
936 
718 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,049 
4 
236 
459 
851 
889 
610 
$25,000 to $49,999 
180 
- 
9 
31 
57 
47 
36 
$50,000 or more 
64 
- 
6 
7 
20 
15 
16 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
4,141 
21 
243 
593 
1,189 
1,249 
846 
$1,000 
12,064 
29 
528 
1,366 
3,584 
3,631 
2,925 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,681 
12 
102 
286 
461 
496 
324 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,848 
9 
118 
237 
542 
560 
382 
$5,000 to $24,999 
578 
- 
19 
67 
176 
188 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
- 
4 
3 
5 
2 
9 
$50,000 or more 
11 
- 
" 
- 
5 
3 
3 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
25,838 
54 
1,345 
3,344 
7,096 
7,672 
6,327 
$1,000 
72,160 
71 
3,540 
8,732 
19,664 
22,207 
17,945 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,957 
54 
1,246 
3,030 
6,267 
6,760 
5,600 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,226 
- 
82 
236 
661 
709 
538 
$10,000 to $24,999 
574 
- 
13 
69 
146 
177 
169 
$25,000 or more 
81 
- 
4 
9 
22 
26 
20 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
11,210 
32 
655 
1,503 
3,313 
3,323 
2,384 
$1,000 
62,743 
50 
2,773 
6,427 
17,215 
22,439 
13,840 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,549 
30 
581 
1,242 
2,810 
2,814 
2,072 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,367 
2 
66 
208 
430 
415 
246 
$25,000 to $49,999 
198 
- 
3 
40 
56 
59 
40 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
- 
3 
8 
8 
19 
10 
$100,000 or more 
48 
- 
2 
5 
9 
16 
16 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
146 
- 
11 
26 
51 
39 
19 
$1,000 
932 
- 
42 
95 
603 
158 
35 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
10,099 
25 
486 
1,335 
2,827 
3,009 
2,417 
$1,000 
95,696 
194 
6,052 
14,434 
29,067 
26,923 
19,027 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
26,909 
90 
1,534 
3,568 
7,334 
7,901 
6,482 
$1,000 
94,020 
-202 
7,074 
18,130 
29,649 
16,470 
22,899 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,494 
-2,242 
4,612 
5,081 
4,043 
2,084 
3,533 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
9,901 
38 
614 
1,185 
2,563 
2,844 
2,657 
Average net gain 
dollars 
29,637 
14,821 
30,241 
38,454 
33,308 
28,005 
23,982 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,238 
4 
65 
151 
285 
340 
393 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,807 
9 
149 
317 
656 
788 
888 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,592 
8 
107 
160 
432 
476 
409 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,831 
11 
116 
208 
480 
532 
484 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,111 
6 
74 
132 
324 
346 
229 
$50,000 or more 
1,322 
- 
103 
217 
386 
362 
254 
Farms with net losses 
number 
17,008 
52 
920 
2,383 
4,771 
5,057 
3,825 
Average net loss 
dollars 
11,725 
14,712 
12,493 
11,514 
11,679 
12,493 
10,672 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,563 
2 
78 
201 
362 
462 
458 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,996 
22 
309 
808 
1,561 
1,804 
1,492 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,092 
14 
227 
593 
1,249 
1,215 
794 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,771 
6 
212 
565 
1,146 
1,082 
760 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,036 
6 
56 
139 
315 
322 
198 
$50,000 or more 
550 
2 
38 
77 
138 
172 
123 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
26,909 
90 
1,534 
3,568 
7,334 
7,901 
6,482 
$1,000 
83,902 
-207 
5,907 
17,109 
25,974 
12,643 
22,476 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,118 
-2,295 
3,850 
4,795 
3,542 
1,600 
3,467 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
9,862 
38 
610 
1,173 
2,552 
2,836 
2,653 
Average net gain 
dollars 
28,849 
14,821 
28,829 
38,138 
32,201 
26,820 
23,892 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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