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 
17,311 
135 
1,513 
2,447 
4,713 
5,147 
3,356 
$1,000 
209,601 
1,175 
17,559 
31,472 
60,402 
60,097 
38,896 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,185 
17 
268 
556 
1,184 
1,288 
872 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,413 
46 
408 
634 
1,171 
1,254 
900 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,395 
58 
654 
894 
1,657 
1,952 
1,180 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,556 
12 
134 
240 
460 
462 
248 
$50,000 or more 
762 
2 
49 
123 
241 
191 
156 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,876 
94 
914 
1,603 
2,368 
1,914 
983 
$1,000 
428,071 
5,111 
30,357 
67,570 
119,212 
126,952 
78,868 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,503 
39 
496 
897 
1,376 
1,106 
589 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,006 
30 
248 
376 
606 
508 
238 
$25,000 to $99,999 
655 
3 
89 
157 
187 
147 
72 
$100,000 to $249,999 
339 
16 
47 
96 
77 
70 
33 
$250,000 or more 
373 
6 
34 
77 
122 
83 
51 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,248 
42 
509 
807 
1,294 
1,053 
543 
$1,000 
43,222 
242 
3,798 
6,283 
10,217 
10,546 
12,136 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,790 
60 
526 
1,079 
1,431 
1,121 
573 
$1,000 
384,849 
4,869 
26,559 
61,288 
108,996 
116,406 
66,732 
Feed purchased 
farms 
14,375 
151 
1,426 
2,488 
4,237 
3,986 
2,087 
$1,000 
1,026,749 
8,182 
47,324 
111,098 
205,109 
328,265 
326,771 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,060 
72 
754 
1,347 
2,403 
2,349 
1,135 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,220 
40 
412 
733 
1,248 
1,124 
663 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,272 
16 
160 
227 
362 
332 
175 
$100,000 to $249,999 
342 
8 
57 
78 
95 
70 
34 
$250,000 or more 
481 
15 
43 
103 
129 
111 
80 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
35,508 
214 
2,462 
4,582 
9,262 
10,218 
8,770 
$1,000 
115,099 
707 
7,023 
16,279 
30,485 
36,892 
23,713 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,230 
175 
2,022 
3,744 
7,738 
8,666 
7,885 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,764 
36 
420 
750 
1,376 
1,411 
771 
$25,000 to $49,999 
355 
3 
20 
67 
104 
96 
65 
$50,000 or more 
159 
- 
- 
21 
44 
45 
49 
Utilities 
farms 
22,649 
125 
1,456 
2,877 
6,041 
6,728 
5,422 
$1,000 
68,261 
232 
3,091 
6,974 
14,532 
22,265 
21,169 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,804 
51 
610 
1,272 
2,743 
3,225 
2,903 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,934 
69 
728 
1,284 
2,719 
2,947 
2,187 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,758 
5 
110 
307 
548 
499 
289 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
- 
5 
6 
16 
27 
11 
$50,000 or more 
88 
3 
8 
15 
30 
32 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
29,463 
178 
1,959 
3,781 
7,735 
8,615 
7,195 
$1,000 
166,927 
798 
8,981 
20,170 
43,724 
52,518 
40,735 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,303 
123 
1,422 
2,783 
5,651 
6,433 
5,891 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,093 
52 
483 
851 
1,748 
1,863 
1,096 
$25,000 to $49,999 
715 
3 
42 
106 
218 
218 
128 
$50,000 or more 
352 
- 
12 
41 
118 
101 
80 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
8,071 
41 
400 
917 
2,221 
2,376 
2,116 
$1,000 
119,225 
332 
2,641 
7,873 
20,835 
48,850 
38,696 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,140 
31 
310 
694 
1,667 
1,784 
1,654 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,271 
7 
62 
174 
391 
367 
270 
$25,000 to $99,999 
528 
2 
25 
35 
132 
187 
147 
$100,000 to $249,999 
77 
1 
1 
10 
23 
18 
24 
$250,000 or more 
55 
- 
2 
4 
8 
20 
21 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,408 
12 
137 
258 
571 
735 
695 
$1,000 
13,788 
42 
640 
1,683 
3,272 
4,538 
3,614 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
995 
3 
63 
117 
215 
292 
305 
$1,000 to $4,999 
885 
6 
32 
89 
226 
268 
264 
$5,000 to $24,999 
417 
3 
39 
31 
102 
143 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
- 
2 
12 
20 
19 
18 
$50,000 or more 
40 
- 
1 
9 
8 
13 
9 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
11,621 
81 
789 
1,547 
2,989 
3,513 
2,702 
$1,000 
76,962 
552 
4,884 
11,345 
19,267 
20,583 
20,331 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,632 
20 
196 
456 
999 
1,131 
830 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,542 
34 
354 
561 
1,124 
1,350 
1,119 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,914 
25 
214 
455 
727 
900 
593 
$25,000 to $49,999 
362 
1 
17 
52 
98 
87 
107 
$50,000 or more 
171 
1 
8 
23 
41 
45 
53 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
8,715 
132 
1,238 
1,692 
2,532 
2,201 
920 
$1,000 
270,134 
2,159 
28,275 
52,100 
82,006 
81,841 
23,753 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,927 
46 
407 
553 
833 
736 
352 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,064 
25 
180 
199 
272 
266 
122 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,869 
33 
269 
376 
537 
477 
177 
$25,000 or more 
2,855 
28 
382 
564 
890 
722 
269 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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