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 
4,131 
2,316 
4 
73 
158 
453 
723 
905 
$1,000 
73,464 
63,293 
9 
1,237 
6,554 
19,347 
22,844 
13,303 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,180 
914 
- 
13 
45 
151 
248 
457 
$1,000 to $4,999 
832 
479 
4 
23 
31 
91 
139 
191 
$5,000 to $24,999 
647 
486 
- 
20 
34 
102 
184 
146 
$25,000 to $49,999 
204 
187 
- 
11 
15 
39 
59 
63 
$50,000 or more 
268 
250 
- 
6 
33 
70 
93 
48 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
1,876 
907 
2 
28 
70 
205 
314 
288 
$1,000 
14,758 
11,313 
(D) 
(D) 
443 
5,758 
3,816 
1,171 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,519 
682 
1 
14 
48 
138 
243 
238 
$5,000 to $24,999 
274 
169 
1 
14 
16 
52 
50 
36 
$25,000 to $99,999 
68 
42 
- 
- 
6 
9 
14 
13 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
1 
$250,000 or more 
8 
7 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
621 
319 
1 
10 
21 
81 
102 
104 
$1,000 
4,087 
2,509 
(D) 
(D) 
112 
1,063 
854 
427 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
1,473 
691 
2 
20 
57 
148 
245 
219 
$1,000 
10,671 
8,804 
(D) 
(D) 
331 
4,696 
2,962 
743 
Feed purchased farms 
4,683 
2,284 
2 
53 
166 
471 
703 
889 
$1,000 
54,047 
41,156 
(D) 
(D) 
1,842 
17,493 
9,579 
10,830 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,104 
1,354 
1 
16 
98 
249 
403 
587 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,239 
684 
1 
14 
50 
155 
217 
247 
$25,000 to $99,999 
293 
207 
- 
20 
18 
54 
69 
46 
$100,000 to $249,999 
37 
31 
- 
3 
- 
11 
12 
5 
$250,000 or more 
10 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
8,659 
4,369 
5 
108 
308 
865 
1,320 
1,763 
$1,000 
55,991 
47,190 
4 
1,265 
3,859 
11,882 
17,586 
12,595 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,142 
3,162 
5 
59 
200 
553 
908 
1,437 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,053 
781 
- 
36 
72 
203 
248 
222 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
197 
- 
8 
13 
47 
75 
54 
$50,000 or more 
243 
229 
- 
5 
23 
62 
89 
50 
Utilities farms 
5,349 
3,108 
1 
80 
217 
638 
974 
1,198 
$1,000 
27,276 
22,765 
(D) 
(D) 
1,981 
7,333 
7,840 
5,186 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,587 
1,166 
1 
9 
58 
198 
319 
581 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,713 
1,074 
- 
42 
82 
225 
337 
388 
$5,000 to $24,999 
851 
692 
- 
28 
61 
159 
251 
193 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
104 
- 
1 
10 
34 
41 
18 
$50,000 or more 
82 
72 
- 
- 
6 
22 
26 
18 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
6,948 
3,746 
2 
97 
253 
744 
1,155 
1,495 
$1,000 
76,015 
63,365 
(D) 
(D) 
4,414 
17,174 
23,735 
16,554 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,395 
2,521 
2 
48 
152 
438 
725 
1,156 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,020 
763 
- 
35 
60 
182 
261 
225 
$25,000 to $49,999 
256 
215 
- 
9 
18 
51 
83 
54 
$50,000 or more 
277 
247 
" 
5 
23 
73 
86 
60 
Hired farm labor farms 
2,704 
1,751 
_ 
50 
136 
394 
592 
579 
$1,000 
267,547 
221,962 
- 
2,652 
16,493 
56,738 
92,542 
53,537 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
865 
472 
- 
5 
37 
87 
133 
210 
$5,000 to $24,999 
658 
393 
- 
15 
11 
87 
142 
138 
$25,000 to $99,999 
693 
471 
- 
22 
42 
106 
170 
131 
$100,000 to $249,999 
266 
217 
- 
6 
28 
65 
64 
54 
$250,000 or more 
222 
198 
2 
18 
49 
83 
46 
Contract labor farms 
565 
334 
_ 
17 
23 
74 
112 
108 
$1,000 
21,291 
19,065 
- 
440 
1,374 
6,097 
7,341 
3,814 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
110 
39 
- 
- 
2 
5 
11 
21 
$1,000 to $4,999 
190 
105 
- 
- 
8 
17 
47 
33 
$5,000 to $24,999 
169 
105 
- 
15 
3 
34 
25 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
19 
- 
- 
4 
6 
3 
6 
$50,000 or more 
71 
66 
2 
6 
12 
26 
20 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
1,058 
654 
_ 
26 
34 
123 
187 
284 
$1,000 
6,734 
5,519 
- 
215 
657 
1,311 
1,572 
1,764 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
375 
182 
- 
6 
8 
25 
52 
91 
$1,000 to $4,999 
410 
243 
- 
14 
8 
46 
67 
108 
$5,000 to $24,999 
211 
177 
- 
5 
11 
39 
53 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
30 
- 
- 
2 
7 
9 
12 
$50,000 or more 
24 
22 
- 
1 
5 
6 
6 
4 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
1,340 
958 
- 
41 
89 
201 
338 
289 
$1,000 
23,117 
20,188 
- 
1,432 
2,653 
4,445 
7,997 
3,661 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
655 
387 
- 
6 
29 
74 
129 
149 
$5,000 to $9,999 
188 
147 
- 
6 
17 
36 
35 
53 
$10,000 to $24,999 
250 
209 
- 
14 
18 
39 
94 
44 
$25,000 or more 
247 
215 
- 
15 
25 
52 
80 
43 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
