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 
1,353 
16 
146 
174 
319 
341 
357 
$1,000 
6,965 
8 
1,454 
1,032 
2,622 
1,028 
822 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
725 
13 
58 
97 
175 
174 
208 
$1,000 to $4,999 
411 
3 
46 
52 
84 
117 
109 
$5,000 to $24,999 
165 
- 
30 
16 
43 
41 
35 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
- 
- 
6 
11 
7 
5 
$50,000 or more 
23 
- 
12 
3 
6 
2 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
12,519 
36 
1,032 
1,707 
3,322 
3,641 
2,781 
$1,000 
88,424 
129 
6,429 
12,281 
23,514 
27,613 
18,458 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,252 
25 
591 
966 
1,890 
2,142 
1,638 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,682 
11 
399 
670 
1,266 
1,326 
1,010 
$25,000 to $99,999 
554 
- 
41 
66 
161 
160 
126 
$100,000 or more 
31 
- 
1 
5 
5 
13 
7 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
9,861 
25 
752 
1,342 
2,663 
2,877 
2,202 
$1,000 
65,274 
98 
4,582 
8,982 
17,450 
20,470 
13,692 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,439 
- 
69 
141 
348 
469 
412 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,285 
20 
357 
606 
1,185 
1,224 
893 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,737 
5 
304 
552 
1,019 
1,062 
795 
$25,000 to $49,999 
315 
- 
21 
35 
93 
83 
83 
$50,000 or more 
85 
- 
1 
8 
18 
39 
19 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
6,613 
21 
621 
867 
1,717 
1,903 
1,484 
$1,000 
23,149 
31 
1,846 
3,299 
6,064 
7,143 
4,766 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,456 
11 
247 
303 
621 
714 
560 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,065 
8 
279 
408 
825 
836 
709 
$5,000 to $24,999 
990 
2 
93 
145 
240 
319 
191 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
- 
1 
5 
23 
26 
18 
$50,000 or more 
29 
- 
1 
6 
8 
8 
6 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
30,216 
95 
1,823 
3,421 
7,518 
8,744 
8,615 
$1,000 
62,383 
172 
2,761 
6,670 
15,309 
18,850 
18,622 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27,948 
91 
1,751 
3,208 
6,976 
8,020 
7,902 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,665 
- 
54 
158 
414 
532 
507 
$10,000 to $24,999 
516 
4 
17 
47 
108 
161 
179 
$25,000 or more 
87 
- 
1 
8 
20 
31 
27 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
15,206 
46 
1,137 
1,865 
4,017 
4,411 
3,730 
$1,000 
81,946 
158 
5,737 
13,396 
23,398 
24,432 
14,825 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,606 
41 
959 
1,582 
3,283 
3,589 
3,152 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,165 
5 
153 
232 
615 
674 
486 
$25,000 to $49,999 
265 
- 
15 
29 
71 
95 
55 
$50,000 to $99,999 
101 
- 
4 
13 
34 
29 
21 
$100,000 or more 
69 
- 
6 
9 
14 
24 
16 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,638 
12 
186 
199 
439 
476 
326 
$1,000 
13,706 
28 
1,039 
2,448 
3,296 
4,395 
2,501 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
12,248 
39 
824 
1,374 
3,080 
3,663 
3,268 
$1,000 
128,819 
268 
8,577 
19,008 
34,862 
38,831 
27,273 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
31,916 
133 
2,173 
3,730 
7,880 
9,089 
8,911 
$1,000 
241,140 
78 
9,278 
32,175 
44,161 
71,810 
83,638 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,555 
587 
4,270 
8,626 
5,604 
7,901 
9,386 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
16,246 
61 
1,013 
1,658 
3,619 
4,666 
5,229 
Average net gain 
dollars 
31,012 
16,879 
27,693 
40,904 
32,141 
32,726 
26,374 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,520 
5 
105 
150 
375 
455 
430 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,273 
12 
242 
397 
973 
1,182 
1,467 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,872 
9 
155 
302 
606 
795 
1,005 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,631 
19 
231 
362 
745 
1,050 
1,224 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,918 
13 
126 
214 
428 
572 
565 
$50,000 or more 
2,032 
3 
154 
233 
492 
612 
538 
Farms with net losses 
number 
15,670 
72 
1,160 
2,072 
4,261 
4,423 
3,682 
Average net loss 
dollars 
16,764 
13,216 
16,185 
17,203 
16,934 
18,288 
14,740 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,470 
- 
71 
201 
361 
397 
440 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,954 
36 
355 
591 
1,372 
1,462 
1,138 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,482 
15 
253 
456 
1,025 
965 
768 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,639 
7 
280 
523 
957 
1,028 
844 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,321 
7 
139 
194 
336 
341 
304 
$50,000 or more 
804 
7 
62 
107 
210 
230 
188 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
31,916 
133 
2,173 
3,730 
7,880 
9,089 
8,911 
$1,000 
193,907 
-69 
4,059 
12,550 
33,179 
71,089 
73,098 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,076 
-518 
1,868 
3,365 
4,211 
7,821 
8,203 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
16,107 
61 
986 
1,638 
3,578 
4,633 
5,211 
Average net gain 
dollars 
28,614 
14,405 
24,240 
29,660 
29,524 
33,261 
24,522 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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