Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
45,073 
28,803 
208 
1,710 
2,441 
6,128 
8,823 
9,493 
$1,000 
1,769,348 
1,575,730 
5,145 
77,890 
157,143 
446,804 
545,746 
343,002 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,666 
2,175 
6 
82 
169 
325 
605 
988 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,485 
3,239 
34 
266 
225 
495 
772 
1,447 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,430 
8,023 
101 
549 
627 
1,358 
2,075 
3,313 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,656 
5,307 
49 
322 
447 
1,065 
1,694 
1,730 
$50,000 or more 
10,836 
10,059 
18 
491 
973 
2,885 
3,677 
2,015 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,350 
6,982 
88 
480 
780 
1,721 
2,079 
1,834 
$1,000 
689,855 
623,056 
3,042 
48,086 
65,297 
189,452 
220,307 
96,873 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,824 
3,002 
34 
150 
324 
631 
874 
989 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,187 
1,973 
33 
137 
222 
490 
585 
506 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,217 
973 
8 
87 
121 
275 
284 
198 
$100,000 to $249,999 
477 
423 
11 
49 
48 
121 
138 
56 
$250,000 or more 
645 
611 
2 
57 
65 
204 
198 
85 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,746 
3,862 
45 
253 
416 
924 
1,157 
1,067 
$1,000 
81,200 
66,820 
458 
6,511 
5,764 
20,288 
22,575 
1 1 ,225 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
7,350 
4,091 
53 
301 
478 
1,069 
1,212 
978 
$1,000 
608,656 
556,236 
2,584 
41,575 
59,533 
169,164 
197,732 
85,648 
Feed purchased 
farms 
24,338 
12,965 
106 
712 
1,256 
2,904 
3,742 
4,245 
$1,000 
1,246,112 
1 ,086,342 
3,736 
66,659 
114,527 
323,876 
417,797 
159,747 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,430 
wm 
39 
235 
440 
1,038 
1,525 
2,300 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,734 
38 
227 
397 
858 
1,157 
1,245 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,505 
25 
131 
225 
509 
582 
454 
$100,000 to $249,999 
813 
739 
- 
66 
85 
246 
207 
135 
$250,000 or more 
856 
801 
4 
53 
109 
253 
271 
111 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
68,361 
36,003 
273 
1,937 
2,942 
7,210 
10,673 
12,968 
$1,000 
736,736 
642,066 
2,233 
27,979 
67,814 
180,900 
216,952 
146,188 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
43,432 
15,739 
152 
870 
1,057 
2,322 
3,987 
7,351 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,087 
12,819 
101 
786 
1,150 
2,658 
3,932 
4,192 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,695 
4,429 
15 
146 
408 
1,321 
1,667 
872 
$50,000 or more 
3,147 
3,016 
5 
135 
327 
909 
1,087 
553 
Utilities 
farms 
48,102 
29,795 
153 
1,405 
2,455 
6,243 
9,151 
10,388 
$1,000 
199,753 
167,137 
475 
7,696 
17,236 
44,259 
55,886 
41,584 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,639 
6,698 
44 
273 
422 
1,025 
1,769 
3,165 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,908 
14,577 
79 
694 
1,096 
2,852 
4,467 
5,389 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,472 
7,503 
30 
387 
801 
2,070 
2,573 
1,642 
$25,000 to $49,999 
718 
682 
- 
36 
86 
208 
220 
132 
$50,000 or more 
365 
335 
- 
15 
50 
88 
122 
60 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
58,721 
33,010 
219 
1,626 
2,724 
6,746 
9,982 
11,713 
$1,000 
773,786 
662,746 
2,182 
30,885 
62,274 
175,742 
227,013 
164,650 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
32,887 
12,471 
130 
547 
878 
1,859 
3,220 
5,837 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,864 
12,295 
69 
732 
1,086 
2,562 
3,806 
4,040 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,610 
5,064 
11 
200 
456 
1,383 
1,811 
1,203 
$50,000 or more 
3,360 
3,180 
9 
147 
304 
942 
1,145 
633 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
20,222 
14,201 
56 
633 
1,215 
3,525 
4,674 
4,098 
$1,000 
594,616 
515,113 
632 
15,565 
55,546 
155,101 
180,211 
108,058 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,863 
5,525 
31 
241 
409 
1,096 
1,704 
2,044 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,263 
4,207 
16 
212 
347 
1,153 
1,360 
1,119 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,934 
3,422 
9 
140 
320 
986 
1,250 
717 
$100,000 to $249,999 
861 
786 
- 
33 
93 
227 
265 
168 
$250,000 or more 
301 
261 
- 
7 
46 
63 
95 
50 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,796 
2,202 
14 
81 
216 
488 
698 
705 
$1,000 
37,835 
29,438 
39 
826 
5,771 
7,585 
9,831 
5,386 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,046 
437 
2 
11 
31 
76 
129 
188 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,462 
820 
9 
30 
64 
180 
249 
288 
$5,000 to $24,999 
983 
703 
3 
31 
86 
177 
227 
179 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
137 
- 
6 
13 
30 
57 
31 
$50,000 or more 
128 
105 
- 
3 
22 
25 
36 
19 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
18,642 
1 1 ,307 
74 
567 
886 
2,388 
3,463 
3,929 
$1,000 
205,031 
163,537 
549 
8,048 
17,321 
40,212 
55,225 
42,182 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,681 
2,006 
15 
99 
145 
303 
563 
881 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,754 
3,917 
26 
197 
294 
812 
1,158 
1,430 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,665 
4,066 
28 
190 
320 
932 
1,308 
1,288 
$25,000 to $49,999 
955 
804 
5 
55 
66 
203 
272 
203 
$50,000 or more 
587 
514 
- 
26 
61 
138 
162 
127 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
24,489 
17,846 
199 
1,356 
1,845 
4,362 
5,794 
4,290 
$1,000 
1,891,268 
1 ,720,209 
9,479 
1 1 1 ,379 
212,328 
512,059 
604,836 
270,128 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,070 
2,463 
44 
184 
227 
446 
688 
874 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,256 
1,371 
21 
158 
124 
282 
377 
409 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,306 
2,909 
34 
247 
270 
613 
871 
874 
$25,000 or more 
12,857 
11,103 
100 
767 
1,224 
3,021 
3,858 
2,133 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 iiiinois 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
