Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
16,270 
109 
1,543 
2,375 
4,254 
4,647 
3,342 
$1,000 
193,618 
593 
19,185 
27,322 
54,932 
55,265 
36,320 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,491 
22 
292 
656 
1,199 
1,380 
942 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,246 
44 
416 
636 
1,036 
1,141 
973 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,407 
41 
649 
774 
1,371 
1,503 
1,069 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,349 
2 
122 
181 
415 
405 
224 
$50,000 or more 
777 
- 
64 
128 
233 
218 
134 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,368 
87 
547 
1,035 
1,616 
1,404 
679 
$1,000 
66,799 
659 
7,446 
12,877 
18,386 
14,014 
13,417 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,822 
58 
340 
731 
1,192 
1,011 
490 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,214 
23 
159 
237 
345 
305 
145 
$25,000 to $99,999 
244 
6 
38 
50 
52 
63 
35 
$100,000 to $249,999 
54 
- 
7 
9 
16 
17 
5 
$250,000 or more 
34 
- 
3 
8 
11 
8 
4 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,884 
62 
317 
557 
848 
744 
356 
$1,000 
14,379 
200 
1,941 
2,840 
4,175 
3,640 
1,582 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,259 
53 
324 
653 
992 
828 
409 
$1,000 
52,420 
459 
5,504 
10,037 
14,211 
10,374 
1 1 ,835 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1 1 ,373 
104 
921 
1,841 
3,352 
3,158 
1,997 
$1,000 
159,770 
691 
13,660 
25,364 
38,633 
40,025 
41,397 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,853 
80 
641 
1,239 
2,392 
2,153 
1,348 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,812 
17 
216 
480 
777 
813 
509 
$25,000 to $99,999 
579 
7 
54 
96 
149 
156 
117 
$100,000 to $249,999 
74 
- 
6 
12 
22 
20 
14 
$250,000 or more 
55 
- 
4 
14 
12 
16 
9 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
32,358 
180 
2,195 
4,062 
8,358 
9,205 
8,358 
$1,000 
94,670 
271 
7,042 
13,880 
24,458 
27,462 
21,557 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27,693 
165 
1,809 
3,402 
7,020 
7,822 
7,475 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,268 
15 
358 
605 
1,219 
1,275 
796 
$25,000 to $49,999 
266 
- 
22 
36 
90 
74 
44 
$50,000 or more 
131 
- 
6 
19 
29 
34 
43 
Utilities 
farms 
18,307 
74 
1,065 
2,207 
4,780 
5,474 
4,707 
$1,000 
32,616 
89 
1,891 
4,221 
8,369 
9,883 
8,162 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,941 
47 
542 
1,145 
2,483 
2,958 
2,766 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,331 
25 
454 
900 
2,046 
2,193 
1,713 
$5,000 to $24,999 
969 
2 
68 
155 
237 
295 
212 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
- 
- 
3 
8 
19 
6 
$50,000 or more 
30 
- 
1 
4 
6 
9 
10 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
25,711 
133 
1,639 
3,151 
6,791 
7,378 
6,619 
$1,000 
111,040 
243 
7,620 
15,958 
30,002 
34,162 
23,055 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,416 
126 
1,258 
2,400 
5,232 
5,807 
5,593 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,569 
7 
332 
654 
1,337 
1,353 
886 
$25,000 to $49,999 
546 
- 
39 
74 
180 
157 
96 
$50,000 or more 
180 
- 
10 
23 
42 
61 
44 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
6,021 
25 
400 
669 
1,607 
1,693 
1,627 
$1,000 
79,502 
86 
3,566 
12,916 
17,417 
25,118 
20,400 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,338 
16 
288 
494 
1,196 
1,184 
1,160 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,056 
9 
75 
88 
269 
333 
282 
$25,000 to $99,999 
512 
- 
35 
70 
116 
136 
155 
$100,000 to $249,999 
75 
- 
1 
11 
19 
24 
20 
$250,000 or more 
40 
- 
1 
6 
7 
16 
10 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,594 
2 
90 
167 
348 
506 
481 
$1,000 
8,396 
(D) 
(D) 
672 
1,577 
3,111 
2,726 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
609 
- 
39 
59 
130 
218 
163 
$1,000 to $4,999 
642 
2 
33 
74 
149 
165 
219 
$5,000 to $24,999 
280 
- 
17 
27 
61 
98 
77 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
- 
1 
7 
5 
13 
14 
$50,000 or more 
23 
- 
- 
- 
3 
12 
8 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,335 
56 
573 
948 
1,758 
2,161 
1,839 
$1,000 
41,494 
159 
3,384 
8,418 
8,633 
1 1 ,204 
9,696 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,675 
21 
204 
338 
608 
789 
715 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,837 
21 
220 
374 
700 
837 
685 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,599 
14 
122 
216 
402 
465 
380 
$25,000 to $49,999 
151 
- 
19 
12 
31 
50 
39 
$50,000 or more 
73 
- 
8 
8 
17 
20 
20 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
6,643 
100 
970 
1,166 
1,921 
1,676 
810 
$1,000 
171,059 
716 
25,512 
27,532 
52,015 
38,702 
26,581 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,607 
50 
306 
459 
711 
692 
389 
$5,000 to $9,999 
885 
23 
136 
175 
250 
201 
100 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,397 
25 
263 
236 
407 
335 
131 
$25,000 or more 
1,754 
2 
265 
296 
553 
448 
190 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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