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 
10,723 
40 
947 
1,392 
2,807 
3,094 
2,443 
$1,000 
75,413 
128 
5,411 
9,408 
19,828 
24,307 
16,331 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,856 
10 
280 
528 
1,024 
1,103 
911 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,672 
27 
361 
453 
937 
1,073 
821 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,570 
2 
273 
342 
661 
723 
569 
$25,000 to $49,999 
397 
1 
21 
36 
128 
123 
88 
$50,000 or more 
228 
- 
12 
33 
57 
72 
54 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,733 
35 
748 
1,197 
1,920 
1,782 
1,051 
$1,000 
698,358 
567 
18,259 
222,250 
118,651 
305,715 
32,915 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,235 
16 
426 
766 
1,271 
1,146 
610 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,762 
15 
183 
335 
492 
421 
316 
$25,000 to $99,999 
522 
3 
106 
60 
122 
138 
93 
$100,000 to $249,999 
113 
- 
18 
23 
22 
32 
18 
$250,000 or more 
101 
1 
15 
13 
13 
45 
14 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,086 
21 
502 
762 
1,103 
1,053 
645 
$1,000 
41,359 
225 
8,022 
4,922 
8,167 
13,665 
6,358 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,585 
22 
394 
625 
1,090 
932 
522 
$1,000 
657,000 
343 
10,237 
217,329 
110,484 
292,050 
26,557 
Feed purchased 
farms 
15,074 
73 
1,367 
2,169 
4,364 
4,339 
2,762 
$1,000 
520,118 
354 
19,808 
169,696 
89,511 
209,002 
31,747 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,819 
58 
842 
1,477 
2,907 
2,783 
1,752 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,183 
13 
401 
550 
1,195 
1,240 
784 
$25,000 to $99,999 
896 
2 
111 
123 
227 
240 
193 
$100,000 to $249,999 
102 
- 
9 
10 
17 
43 
23 
$250,000 or more 
74 
- 
4 
9 
18 
33 
10 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
27,901 
117 
1,978 
3,339 
7,134 
8,055 
7,278 
$1,000 
93,955 
237 
7,087 
13,150 
24,562 
29,001 
19,918 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,949 
102 
1,628 
2,797 
6,055 
6,899 
6,468 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,406 
15 
324 
467 
938 
966 
696 
$25,000 to $49,999 
362 
- 
16 
56 
100 
126 
64 
$50,000 or more 
184 
- 
10 
19 
41 
64 
50 
Utilities 
farms 
16,846 
61 
1,045 
1,974 
4,381 
5,022 
4,363 
$1,000 
34,476 
65 
1,983 
5,122 
8,837 
10,822 
7,646 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,066 
39 
589 
1,027 
2,347 
2,756 
2,308 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,824 
21 
391 
853 
1,748 
1,966 
1,845 
$5,000 to $24,999 
839 
1 
56 
83 
256 
255 
188 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
- 
7 
3 
11 
27 
15 
$50,000 or more 
54 
- 
2 
8 
19 
18 
7 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
22,618 
83 
1,559 
2,672 
5,797 
6,602 
5,905 
$1,000 
101,628 
195 
6,030 
13,592 
25,134 
34,796 
21,881 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,336 
76 
1,252 
2,206 
4,646 
5,229 
4,927 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,674 
6 
283 
405 
991 
1,153 
836 
$25,000 to $49,999 
408 
1 
17 
39 
108 
154 
89 
$50,000 or more 
200 
- 
7 
22 
52 
66 
53 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
5,375 
14 
275 
599 
1,323 
1,617 
1,547 
$1,000 
76,754 
37 
1,941 
1 1 ,432 
17,949 
32,973 
12,422 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,942 
11 
237 
438 
944 
1,172 
1,140 
$5,000 to $24,999 
987 
3 
27 
116 
252 
304 
285 
$25,000 to $99,999 
363 
- 
6 
38 
105 
107 
107 
$100,000 to $249,999 
37 
- 
4 
1 
10 
12 
10 
$250,000 or more 
46 
- 
1 
6 
12 
22 
5 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,427 
10 
118 
292 
566 
760 
681 
$1,000 
14,058 
43 
280 
1,359 
3,057 
6,344 
2,975 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
921 
2 
55 
101 
196 
300 
267 
$1,000 to $4,999 
997 
7 
50 
128 
246 
286 
280 
$5,000 to $24,999 
411 
- 
12 
50 
100 
132 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
1 
1 
12 
18 
29 
10 
$50,000 or more 
27 
" 
- 
1 
6 
13 
7 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
6,492 
20 
469 
792 
1,561 
1,936 
1,714 
$1,000 
40,599 
166 
2,883 
5,212 
9,721 
13,089 
9,528 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,100 
2 
142 
287 
514 
648 
507 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,680 
11 
208 
321 
638 
755 
747 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,394 
6 
97 
151 
330 
417 
393 
$25,000 to $49,999 
214 
- 
15 
19 
54 
81 
45 
$50,000 or more 
104 
1 
7 
14 
25 
35 
22 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
7,616 
45 
982 
1,152 
2,029 
2,093 
1,315 
$1,000 
72,203 
228 
9,477 
10,445 
17,392 
20,536 
14,123 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,902 
34 
629 
774 
1,322 
1,325 
818 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,080 
6 
140 
159 
282 
288 
205 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,060 
3 
133 
130 
278 
326 
190 
$25,000 or more 
574 
2 
80 
89 
147 
154 
102 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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