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 
2,066 
43 
190 
323 
566 
511 
433 
$1,000 
11,356 
328 
1,055 
2,508 
3,514 
2,328 
1,623 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
760 
10 
66 
101 
248 
197 
138 
$1,000 to $4,999 
820 
16 
71 
103 
189 
206 
235 
$5,000 to $24,999 
386 
14 
39 
90 
100 
92 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
70 
- 
14 
20 
18 
12 
6 
$50,000 or more 
30 
3 
- 
9 
11 
4 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
18,274 
117 
1,313 
2,588 
5,075 
5,200 
3,981 
$1,000 
185,351 
715 
9,996 
27,866 
51,234 
55,027 
40,512 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,160 
79 
674 
1,160 
2,474 
2,735 
2,038 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,734 
33 
572 
1,217 
2,154 
2,084 
1,674 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,237 
5 
66 
195 
407 
340 
224 
$100,000 or more 
143 
- 
1 
16 
40 
41 
45 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
14,774 
66 
918 
2,052 
4,143 
4,255 
3,340 
$1,000 
142,457 
361 
7,256 
20,966 
39,196 
42,732 
31,946 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,941 
13 
125 
184 
530 
595 
494 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,331 
27 
307 
735 
1,434 
1,672 
1,156 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,526 
23 
441 
1,003 
1,884 
1,712 
1,463 
$25,000 to $49,999 
665 
3 
39 
92 
191 
184 
156 
$50,000 or more 
311 
- 
6 
38 
104 
92 
71 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
9,358 
82 
830 
1,398 
2,553 
2,558 
1,937 
$1,000 
42,894 
355 
2,740 
6,900 
12,038 
12,295 
8,566 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,957 
15 
291 
400 
779 
821 
651 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,388 
49 
380 
636 
1,173 
1,190 
960 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,751 
16 
149 
323 
511 
474 
278 
$25,000 to $49,999 
183 
2 
8 
28 
67 
51 
27 
$50,000 or more 
79 
- 
2 
11 
23 
22 
21 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
37,587 
147 
2,036 
4,429 
9,606 
1 1 ,043 
10,326 
$1,000 
113,424 
366 
4,411 
11,337 
26,881 
34,537 
35,893 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,949 
127 
1,868 
3,953 
8,302 
9,260 
8,439 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,021 
15 
119 
367 
967 
1,292 
1,261 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,397 
5 
47 
88 
303 
426 
528 
$25,000 or more 
220 
- 
2 
21 
34 
65 
98 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,566 
149 
1,519 
2,765 
5,411 
5,971 
4,751 
$1,000 
180,435 
685 
7,474 
20,503 
39,523 
66,325 
45,924 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,462 
122 
1,182 
2,026 
3,961 
4,408 
3,763 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,193 
20 
288 
577 
1,166 
1,331 
811 
$25,000 to $49,999 
577 
5 
36 
102 
181 
143 
110 
$50,000 to $99,999 
191 
2 
6 
29 
72 
53 
29 
$100,000 or more 
143 
- 
7 
31 
31 
36 
38 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,032 
8 
86 
130 
316 
317 
175 
$1,000 
17,262 
157 
1,316 
2,122 
4,517 
6,711 
2,439 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
18,407 
90 
1,181 
2,254 
4,882 
5,431 
4,569 
$1,000 
297,707 
1,108 
18,230 
39,444 
74,919 
95,068 
68,938 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
40,688 
244 
2,723 
5,059 
10,318 
11,675 
10,669 
$1,000 
1,195,121 
8,418 
75,311 
134,638 
253,144 
369,488 
354,122 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,373 
34,500 
27,657 
26,614 
24,534 
31,648 
33,192 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
24,665 
155 
1,524 
2,597 
5,850 
7,185 
7,354 
Average net gain 
dollars 
59,508 
62,885 
62,207 
68,246 
57,286 
61,814 
55,306 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,596 
8 
76 
192 
436 
459 
425 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,248 
17 
255 
415 
1,083 
1,276 
1,202 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,068 
23 
192 
300 
748 
888 
917 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,168 
38 
345 
521 
1,107 
1,500 
1,657 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,994 
14 
226 
374 
914 
1,168 
1,298 
$50,000 or more 
6,591 
55 
430 
795 
1,562 
1,894 
1,855 
Farms with net losses 
number 
16,023 
89 
1,199 
2,462 
4,468 
4,490 
3,315 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,016 
14,936 
16,257 
17,302 
18,348 
16,625 
15,866 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,558 
8 
77 
198 
408 
466 
401 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,945 
24 
358 
714 
1,372 
1,448 
1,029 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,512 
19 
290 
556 
933 
1,016 
698 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,702 
25 
269 
634 
1,056 
975 
743 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,375 
10 
129 
214 
409 
337 
276 
$50,000 or more 
931 
3 
76 
146 
290 
248 
168 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
40,688 
244 
2,723 
5,059 
10,318 
1 1 ,675 
10,669 
$1,000 
1,033,648 
6,268 
54,181 
101,990 
208,577 
326,742 
335,890 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,404 
25,688 
19,898 
20,160 
20,215 
27,986 
31,483 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
24,510 
151 
1,503 
2,568 
5,803 
7,164 
7,321 
Average net gain 
dollars 
53,606 
51,928 
49,395 
56,633 
50,547 
56,252 
53,279 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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