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 
1,815 
1 
39 
174 
551 
630 
420 
$1,000 
10,171 
(D) 
2,238 
451 
(D) 
(D) 
3,724 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,266 
- 
28 
116 
377 
440 
305 
$1,000 to $4,999 
353 
- 
1 
39 
108 
128 
77 
$5,000 to $24,999 
161 
1 
8 
16 
58 
51 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
- 
- 
1 
5 
6 
5 
$50,000 or more 
18 
- 
2 
2 
3 
5 
6 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
969 
- 
20 
84 
310 
325 
230 
$1,000 
3,445 
- 
147 
157 
862 
1,159 
1,120 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
837 
- 
17 
76 
271 
269 
204 
$5,000 to $24,999 
105 
- 
- 
7 
30 
48 
20 
$25,000 to $99,999 
26 
- 
3 
1 
9 
8 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
302 
- 
8 
17 
89 
97 
91 
$1,000 
1,578 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
364 
390 
753 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
782 
- 
18 
75 
254 
268 
167 
$1,000 
1,867 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
499 
768 
368 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,399 
2 
47 
196 
762 
805 
587 
$1,000 
12,891 
(D) 
(D) 
1,085 
3,944 
4,473 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,750 
2 
36 
132 
559 
589 
432 
$5,000 to $24,999 
555 
- 
7 
59 
175 
177 
137 
$25,000 to $99,999 
86 
- 
4 
3 
26 
37 
16 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
1 
$250,000 or more 
2 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
4,290 
4 
84 
349 
1,302 
1,394 
1,157 
$1,000 
8,801 
(D) 
(D) 
650 
2,420 
2,277 
3,329 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,980 
3 
76 
328 
1,194 
1,300 
1,079 
$5,000 to $24,999 
272 
1 
8 
18 
100 
83 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
- 
- 
1 
4 
8 
11 
$50,000 or more 
14 
- 
2 
4 
3 
5 
Utilities 
farms 
2,241 
2 
48 
174 
686 
727 
604 
$1,000 
4,511 
(D) 
(D) 
303 
1,305 
1,414 
1,310 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,421 
- 
34 
101 
427 
457 
402 
$1,000 to $4,999 
639 
2 
8 
68 
200 
213 
148 
$5,000 to $24,999 
159 
- 
4 
3 
56 
49 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
4 
$50,000 or more 
10 
- 
2 
1 
1 
3 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
3,202 
4 
59 
260 
981 
1,025 
873 
$1,000 
12,650 
(D) 
(D) 
1,280 
4,971 
3,275 
2,933 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,874 
3 
52 
241 
866 
919 
793 
$5,000 to $24,999 
257 
1 
7 
15 
93 
79 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
- 
- 
2 
11 
19 
9 
$50,000 or more 
30 
- 
2 
11 
8 
9 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
953 
1 
34 
64 
274 
298 
282 
$1,000 
45,585 
(D) 
(D) 
1,713 
13,169 
11,574 
18,121 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
393 
1 
20 
24 
100 
118 
130 
$5,000 to $24,999 
265 
- 
10 
27 
88 
76 
64 
$25,000 to $99,999 
222 
- 
2 
10 
63 
77 
70 
$100,000 to $249,999 
49 
- 
- 
1 
18 
19 
11 
$250,000 or more 
24 
- 
2 
2 
5 
8 
7 
Contract labor 
farms 
231 
_ 
_ 
15 
71 
87 
58 
$1,000 
2,225 
- 
- 
36 
386 
829 
974 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
71 
- 
- 
8 
23 
26 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
85 
- 
- 
5 
21 
33 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
64 
- 
- 
2 
25 
21 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
404 
- 
15 
20 
117 
144 
108 
$1,000 
1,215 
- 
29 
73 
378 
494 
241 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
193 
- 
8 
7 
44 
80 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
167 
- 
3 
11 
57 
52 
44 
$5,000 to $24,999 
34 
- 
4 
1 
13 
8 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
2 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
382 
1 
13 
59 
131 
111 
67 
$1,000 
2,929 
(D) 
(D) 
348 
1,098 
688 
602 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
268 
- 
11 
43 
82 
83 
49 
$5,000 to $9,999 
41 
1 
- 
5 
17 
13 
5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
41 
- 
- 
7 
19 
10 
5 
$25,000 or more 
32 
- 
2 
4 
13 
5 
8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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