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 
55,666 
38,355 
280 
2,315 
3,868 
8,908 
1 1 ,702 
1 1 ,282 
$1,000 
1,966,439 
1,756,837 
7,358 
92,463 
200,619 
504,337 
598,513 
353,547 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,435 
2,250 
24 
116 
194 
332 
622 
962 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,366 
3,953 
58 
270 
345 
625 
934 
1,721 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,125 
1 1 ,730 
110 
836 
1,023 
2,171 
3,172 
4,418 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,899 
8,343 
41 
491 
916 
2,115 
2,673 
2,107 
$50,000 or more 
12,841 
12,079 
47 
602 
1,390 
3,665 
4,301 
2,074 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
24,040 
16,164 
127 
1,377 
2,206 
4,524 
4,664 
3,266 
$1,000 
3,435,345 
3,007,275 
8,107 
215,404 
485,376 
1,008,970 
899,713 
389,705 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,804 
4,301 
36 
297 
482 
1,032 
1,222 
1,232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,953 
3,947 
42 
325 
498 
1,031 
1,147 
904 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,524 
2,869 
26 
287 
370 
876 
836 
474 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,436 
2,097 
17 
196 
321 
670 
600 
293 
$250,000 or more 
3,323 
2,950 
6 
272 
535 
915 
859 
363 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,791 
8,543 
81 
717 
1,125 
2,282 
2,439 
1,899 
$1,000 
239,793 
196,571 
1,497 
21,473 
27,285 
57,292 
54,857 
34,166 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
15,123 
10,333 
70 
892 
1,511 
3,048 
2,984 
1,828 
$1,000 
3,195,553 
2,810,704 
6,611 
193,930 
458,090 
951,677 
844,856 
355,539 
Feed purchased 
farms 
38,194 
23,819 
199 
1,775 
2,914 
6,081 
6,865 
5,985 
$1,000 
5,377,863 
4,351,115 
10,303 
325,111 
659,750 
1,496,310 
1,277,155 
582,486 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,151 
6,091 
42 
352 
510 
1,135 
1,696 
2,356 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,833 
6,613 
74 
452 
716 
1,497 
1,961 
1,913 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,619 
5,347 
57 
438 
729 
1,587 
1,514 
1,022 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,703 
2,361 
19 
199 
354 
760 
727 
302 
$250,000 or more 
3,888 
3,407 
7 
334 
605 
1,102 
967 
392 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
81,746 
46,238 
336 
2,793 
4,595 
10,158 
13,551 
14,805 
$1,000 
866,990 
751,891 
2,577 
39,810 
86,566 
220,809 
251,483 
150,645 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
48,269 
18,039 
182 
1,144 
1,397 
2,590 
4,446 
8,280 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,242 
19,478 
126 
1,242 
2,084 
4,795 
6,171 
5,060 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,155 
5,800 
20 
261 
736 
1,847 
1,941 
995 
$50,000 or more 
3,080 
2,921 
8 
146 
378 
926 
993 
470 
Utilities 
farms 
63,853 
41,204 
214 
2,324 
4,102 
9,439 
12,422 
12,703 
$1,000 
329,138 
260,878 
619 
14,333 
29,346 
76,531 
80,518 
59,530 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,506 
6,702 
40 
383 
512 
1,003 
1,694 
3,070 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30,392 
20,458 
137 
1,154 
1,813 
4,101 
6,208 
7,045 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,638 
12,880 
37 
707 
1,595 
3,933 
4,194 
2,414 
$25,000 to $49,999 
819 
754 
- 
53 
128 
252 
206 
115 
$50,000 or more 
498 
410 
- 
27 
54 
150 
120 
59 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
73,361 
43,898 
268 
2,614 
4,401 
9,830 
13,003 
13,782 
$1,000 
1,099,865 
932,938 
2,168 
45,404 
99,393 
273,012 
314,331 
198,630 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,173 
13,870 
153 
959 
1,161 
2,011 
3,335 
6,251 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,226 
18,133 
86 
1,125 
1,899 
4,159 
5,480 
5,384 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,132 
7,417 
27 
314 
839 
2,225 
2,618 
1,394 
$50,000 or more 
4,830 
4,478 
2 
216 
502 
1,435 
1,570 
753 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
27,906 
19,835 
108 
1,005 
2,054 
5,252 
6,291 
5,125 
$1,000 
697,719 
578,494 
703 
24,175 
62,160 
180,063 
192,347 
119,044 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,055 
8,915 
79 
489 
836 
1,962 
2,690 
2,859 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,036 
5,765 
19 
277 
670 
1,742 
1,835 
1,222 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,608 
4,080 
10 
206 
423 
1,221 
1,393 
827 
$100,000 to $249,999 
857 
780 
- 
24 
94 
225 
276 
161 
$250,000 or more 
350 
295 
- 
9 
31 
102 
97 
56 
Contract labor 
farms 
6,634 
4,226 
9 
268 
504 
1,044 
1,291 
1,110 
$1,000 
80,086 
66,298 
17 
2,443 
6,575 
20,779 
25,524 
10,959 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1 fiS ' >1 
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753 
3 
42 
61 
140 
234 
273 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,444 
5 
105 
164 
362 
422 
386 
$5,000 to $24,999 
t si? 
1,537 
1 
99 
200 
408 
468 
361 
$25,000 to $49,999 
387 
316 
- 
14 
53 
83 
109 
57 
$50,000 or more 
216 
176 
- 
8 
26 
51 
58 
33 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
32,495 
20,874 
100 
1,230 
2,269 
4,891 
6,338 
6,046 
$1,000 
390,011 
313,049 
991 
19,063 
38,045 
84,677 
99,105 
71,168 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,380 
2,748 
16 
154 
260 
468 
779 
1,071 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1 1 ,542 
7,000 
47 
452 
681 
1,539 
2,086 
2,195 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,379 
8,465 
25 
447 
989 
2,110 
2,650 
2,244 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,976 
1,614 
10 
108 
199 
479 
480 
338 
$50,000 or more 
1,218 
1,047 
2 
69 
140 
295 
343 
198 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
35,423 
26,708 
259 
2,064 
3,156 
7,096 
8,598 
5,535 
$1,000 
3,071,550 
2,801,416 
14,479 
199,721 
380,604 
856,591 
943,884 
406,137 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,455 
2,528 
32 
205 
244 
434 
726 
887 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,526 
1,462 
23 
160 
131 
292 
412 
444 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,906 
4,037 
76 
351 
419 
859 
1,163 
1,169 
$25,000 or more 
21,536 
18,681 
128 
1,348 
2,362 
5,511 
6,297 
3,035 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
