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 ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
1,492 
855 
2 
61 
89 
195 
229 
279 
$1,000 
10,679 
5,676 
(D) 
(D) 
562 
1,134 
2,041 
1,760 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,004 
493 
2 
32 
49 
110 
124 
176 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
279 
188 
- 
16 
20 
47 
45 
60 
$5,000 to $24,999 
146 
121 
- 
13 
14 
24 
41 
29 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
26 
- 
- 
3 
7 
8 
8 
$50,000 or more 
32 
27 
- 
- 
3 
7 
11 
6 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,247 
643 
4 
31 
101 
167 
176 
164 
$1,000 
3,874 
2,841 
5 
61 
588 
935 
777 
475 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,120 
550 
4 
30 
87 
132 
152 
145 
$5,000 to $24,999 
93 
65 
- 
1 
7 
24 
18 
15 
$25,000 to $99,999 
32 
26 
- 
- 
7 
10 
5 
4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
526 
301 
1 
15 
38 
97 
90 
60 
$1,000 
1,842 
1,391 
(D) 
(D) 
213 
420 
489 
240 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
989 
499 
4 
31 
85 
117 
132 
130 
$1,000 
2,033 
1,450 
(D) 
(D) 
376 
515 
288 
235 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,787 
1,385 
11 
41 
178 
355 
390 
410 
$1,000 
44,756 
28,715 
35 
358 
4,265 
9,298 
9,031 
5,730 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,782 
798 
10 
23 
83 
167 
224 
291 
$5,000 to $24,999 
776 
403 
1 
10 
58 
131 
116 
87 
$25,000 to $99,999 
171 
135 
- 
8 
31 
45 
33 
18 
$100,000 to $249,999 
31 
27 
- 
- 
3 
7 
8 
9 
$250,000 or more 
27 
22 
- 
- 
3 
5 
9 
5 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
4,116 
2,026 
12 
81 
208 
464 
550 
711 
$1,000 
13,389 
9,804 
9 
224 
1,100 
2,576 
2,878 
3,017 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,651 
1,670 
12 
73 
149 
382 
447 
607 
$5,000 to $24,999 
394 
297 
- 
8 
52 
67 
84 
86 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
32 
- 
- 
3 
10 
11 
8 
$50,000 or more 
34 
27 
- 
- 
4 
5 
8 
10 
Utilities 
farms 
2,780 
1,583 
4 
53 
175 
363 
440 
548 
$1,000 
7,748 
5,574 
1 
172 
628 
1,197 
2,328 
1,247 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,688 
796 
4 
19 
66 
168 
204 
335 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
791 
545 
- 
24 
68 
139 
150 
164 
$5,000 to $24,999 
262 
213 
- 
10 
39 
49 
74 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
21 
- 
- 
2 
5 
9 
5 
$50,000 or more 
11 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
3,318 
1,794 
6 
83 
189 
404 
488 
624 
$1,000 
20,243 
13,087 
10 
585 
1,457 
3,113 
4,282 
3,641 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,723 
1,311 
6 
64 
113 
288 
351 
489 
$5,000 to $24,999 
462 
364 
- 
10 
60 
92 
95 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
78 
72 
- 
4 
9 
16 
28 
15 
$50,000 or more 
55 
47 
- 
5 
7 
8 
14 
13 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
1,167 
756 
1 
20 
67 
185 
250 
233 
$1,000 
53,786 
37,295 
(D) 
(D) 
3,516 
8,068 
13,926 
10,764 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
392 
210 
1 
- 
1 
52 
60 
96 
$5,000 to $24,999 
395 
271 
- 
6 
34 
72 
97 
62 
$25,000 to $99,999 
288 
200 
- 
14 
23 
50 
60 
53 
$100,000 to $249,999 
57 
49 
- 
- 
7 
6 
21 
15 
$250,000 or more 
35 
26 
- 
- 
2 
5 
12 
7 
Contract labor 
farms 
344 
230 
1 
12 
19 
58 
70 
70 
$1,000 
3,324 
2,655 
(D) 
555 
(D) 
526 
635 
792 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
98 
53 
- 
- 
3 
7 
19 
24 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
120 
75 
1 
2 
7 
23 
18 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
92 
72 
- 
1 
8 
26 
23 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
19 
- 
6 
- 
- 
8 
5 
$50,000 or more 
14 
11 
- 
3 
1 
2 
2 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
313 
243 
_ 
3 
39 
57 
62 
82 
$1,000 
3,353 
3,145 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
983 
994 
751 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132 
99 
- 
2 
12 
21 
17 
47 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
101 
70 
- 
- 
14 
14 
23 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
49 
44 
- 
1 
9 
11 
11 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
16 
- 
- 
3 
4 
7 
2 
$50,000 or more 
15 
14 
- 
- 
1 
7 
4 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
435 
305 
2 
28 
54 
63 
91 
67 
$1,000 
4,874 
3,887 
(D) 
(D) 
1,138 
1,081 
659 
804 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
262 
166 
1 
6 
30 
34 
57 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66 
53 
1 
14 
3 
5 
13 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
57 
48 
- 
8 
8 
12 
14 
6 
$25,000 or more 
50 
38 
- 
- 
13 
12 
7 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
190 New Hampshire 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
