Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
31,220 
20,497 
159 
1,364 
1,893 
3,942 
5,960 
7,179 
$1,000 
673,173 
597,760 
2,488 
28,808 
64,040 
145,463 
210,307 
146,653 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,503 
2,647 
18 
163 
194 
446 
590 
1,236 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,125 
4,453 
49 
344 
341 
644 
1,117 
1,958 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,525 
6,955 
64 
528 
648 
1,333 
1,966 
2,416 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,290 
2,893 
16 
172 
315 
617 
991 
782 
$50,000 or more 
3,777 
3,549 
12 
157 
395 
902 
1,296 
787 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
16,190 
9,457 
74 
710 
1,024 
1,929 
2,830 
2,890 
$1,000 
5,440,898 
4,742,540 
4,450 
144,711 
702,792 
2,017,803 
1,442,694 
430,090 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,864 
3,629 
21 
255 
344 
677 
1,022 
1,310 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,635 
2,873 
22 
221 
293 
588 
854 
895 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,800 
1,278 
22 
107 
179 
258 
406 
306 
$100,000 to $249,999 
697 
584 
5 
47 
64 
141 
189 
138 
$250,000 or more 
1,194 
1,093 
4 
80 
144 
265 
359 
241 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,480 
6,394 
47 
499 
679 
1,287 
1,946 
1,936 
$1,000 
206,584 
165,226 
977 
15,012 
25,087 
35,706 
50,040 
38,405 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,352 
4,767 
46 
390 
569 
993 
1,397 
1,372 
$1,000 
5,234,314 
4,577,314 
3,473 
129,700 
677,705 
1,982,097 
1,392,654 
391,685 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,131 
17,057 
114 
1,082 
1,633 
3,144 
4,915 
6,169 
$1,000 
4,207,051 
3,686,933 
2,189 
156,293 
616,841 
1,497,174 
938,455 
475,982 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,707 
6,888 
64 
389 
500 
1,095 
1,861 
2,979 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,050 
5,867 
32 
376 
599 
1,072 
1,727 
2,061 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,682 
2,786 
15 
217 
357 
596 
844 
757 
$100,000 to $249,999 
883 
781 
2 
49 
85 
184 
266 
195 
$250,000 or more 
809 
735 
1 
51 
92 
197 
217 
177 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
56,700 
28,799 
217 
1,709 
2,559 
5,168 
7,995 
11,151 
$1,000 
710,412 
616,457 
2,794 
28,339 
69,214 
148,734 
209,513 
157,864 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,880 
12,931 
127 
769 
960 
1,850 
2,961 
6,264 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,098 
9,692 
58 
670 
872 
1,821 
2,836 
3,435 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,687 
3,325 
17 
160 
351 
795 
1,195 
807 
$50,000 or more 
3,035 
2,851 
15 
110 
376 
702 
1,003 
645 
Utilities 
farms 
40,691 
23,845 
137 
1,253 
2,066 
4,353 
6,868 
9,168 
$1,000 
214,947 
180,471 
622 
10,562 
19,613 
47,672 
56,383 
45,619 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,817 
5,751 
46 
272 
405 
827 
1,406 
2,795 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18,576 
1 1 ,752 
72 
640 
941 
2,076 
3,320 
4,703 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,165 
5,326 
11 
300 
604 
1,167 
1,798 
1,446 
$25,000 to $49,999 
601 
538 
4 
18 
71 
134 
187 
124 
$50,000 or more 
532 
478 
4 
23 
45 
149 
157 
100 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
49,119 
26,501 
189 
1,517 
2,339 
4,797 
7,459 
10,200 
$1,000 
723,144 
621,516 
1,916 
30,154 
68,981 
154,590 
208,838 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,223 
10,887 
115 
612 
792 
1,558 
2,546 
5,264 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,611 
8,937 
60 
597 
824 
1,634 
2,562 
3,260 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,957 
3,549 
6 
178 
352 
838 
1,212 
963 
$50,000 or more 
3,328 
3,128 
8 
130 
371 
767 
1,139 
713 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
16,943 
11,568 
44 
606 
1,101 
2,382 
3,624 
3,811 
$1,000 
531,492 
454,738 
648 
22,954 
51,627 
139,135 
138,150 
102,225 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,883 
4,941 
26 
327 
406 
897 
1,337 
1,948 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,160 
3,173 
10 
141 
336 
666 
1,041 
979 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,068 
2,705 
8 
104 
283 
625 
997 
688 
$100,000 to $249,999 
580 
543 
- 
22 
51 
124 
187 
159 
$250,000 or more 
252 
206 
- 
12 
25 
70 
62 
37 
Contract labor 
farms 
6,346 
3,919 
15 
199 
362 
850 
1,194 
1,299 
$1,000 
66,431 
52,372 
281 
1,581 
7,268 
14,486 
16,362 
12,394 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,609 
688 
2 
32 
45 
131 
219 
259 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,390 
1,393 
2 
80 
123 
248 
439 
501 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,756 
1,345 
7 
75 
134 
325 
384 
420 
$25,000 to $49,999 
349 
278 
- 
7 
27 
97 
79 
68 
$50,000 or more 
242 
215 
4 
5 
33 
49 
73 
51 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
17,040 
10,548 
62 
656 
924 
1,933 
3,106 
3,867 
$1,000 
264,947 
224,347 
1,674 
10,526 
21,177 
50,987 
80,303 
59,679 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,541 
1,441 
17 
106 
94 
226 
359 
639 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,872 
3,192 
21 
182 
274 
510 
914 
1,291 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,306 
3,912 
15 
258 
354 
762 
1,165 
1,358 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,255 
1,041 
1 
56 
109 
218 
358 
299 
$50,000 or more 
1,066 
962 
8 
54 
93 
217 
310 
280 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
22,083 
14,467 
128 
1,195 
1,528 
2,964 
4,294 
4,358 
$1,000 
621,585 
549,382 
3,311 
33,522 
69,414 
142,248 
189,172 
111,715 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,311 
4,409 
50 
354 
398 
751 
1,146 
1,710 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,190 
2,110 
8 
218 
208 
374 
541 
761 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,428 
3,368 
25 
322 
334 
667 
1,058 
962 
$25,000 or more 
5,154 
4,580 
45 
301 
588 
1,172 
1,549 
925 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
