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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
462 
320 
- 
6 
31 
81 
122 
80 
$1,000 
8,484 
7,609 
- 
81 
480 
1,936 
2,852 
2,259 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
137 
68 
- 
- 
6 
13 
30 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
133 
86 
- 
2 
5 
17 
33 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
121 
99 
- 
3 
13 
38 
27 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
39 
- 
1 
5 
6 
18 
9 
$50,000 or more 
31 
28 
- 
- 
2 
7 
14 
5 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,991 
1,250 
_ 
33 
96 
310 
443 
368 
$1,000 
30,982 
21,357 
- 
391 
1,626 
5,613 
7,242 
6,485 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
899 
546 
- 
13 
33 
133 
190 
177 
$5,000 to $24,999 
814 
505 
- 
15 
43 
128 
177 
142 
$25,000 to $99,999 
227 
163 
- 
5 
17 
38 
61 
42 
$100,000 or more 
51 
36 
- 
" 
3 
11 
15 
7 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,398 
842 
_ 
23 
57 
204 
304 
254 
$1,000 
25,466 
17,111 
- 
306 
1,286 
4,464 
5,603 
5,453 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
164 
93 
- 
1 
6 
18 
34 
34 
$1,000 to $4,999 
379 
221 
- 
3 
8 
55 
77 
78 
$5,000 to $24,999 
629 
366 
- 
17 
25 
89 
132 
103 
$25,000 to $49,999 
130 
93 
- 
1 
12 
21 
39 
20 
$50,000 or more 
96 
69 
1 
6 
21 
22 
19 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,055 
696 
_ 
19 
65 
182 
238 
192 
$1,000 
5,516 
4,246 
- 
86 
340 
1,149 
1,639 
1,032 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
302 
171 
- 
5 
11 
50 
46 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
458 
294 
- 
10 
27 
76 
108 
73 
$5,000 to $24,999 
262 
200 
- 
4 
27 
45 
70 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
23 
- 
- 
- 
8 
11 
4 
$50,000 or more 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
2 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
8,522 
4,165 
2 
87 
281 
807 
1,240 
1,748 
$1,000 
55,277 
32,441 
(D) 
(D) 
2,180 
7,022 
10,599 
1 1 ,943 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,721 
2,067 
1 
34 
130 
385 
574 
943 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,067 
1,045 
- 
21 
78 
201 
322 
423 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,414 
831 
1 
30 
64 
165 
259 
312 
$25,000 or more 
320 
222 
- 
2 
9 
56 
85 
70 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,341 
2,601 
1 
63 
200 
539 
830 
968 
$1,000 
94,600 
81,182 
(D) 
(D) 
5,408 
30,512 
26,251 
17,452 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,794 
1,420 
1 
24 
93 
237 
425 
640 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,044 
755 
- 
27 
70 
188 
249 
221 
$25,000 to $49,999 
248 
202 
- 
8 
20 
49 
72 
53 
$50,000 to $99,999 
121 
103 
- 
1 
8 
35 
39 
20 
$100,000 or more 
134 
121 
3 
9 
30 
45 
34 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
92 
69 
- 
- 
8 
11 
23 
27 
$1,000 
321 
224 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
95 
77 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,429 
2,151 
- 
55 
156 
416 
698 
826 
$1,000 
69,905 
54,741 
- 
690 
4,475 
11,900 
23,144 
14,533 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
9,071 
4,493 
5 
108 
318 
886 
1,352 
1,824 
$1,000 
177,242 
179,855 
(D) 
(D) 
18,868 
63,178 
71,081 
24,981 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,539 
40,030 
(D) 
(D) 
59,333 
71,306 
52,574 
13,696 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
3,417 
1,908 
4 
46 
127 
395 
600 
736 
Average net gain 
dollars 
96,373 
143,719 
(D) 
(D) 
198,056 
216,762 
176,842 
72,597 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
433 
141 
3 
1 
9 
23 
33 
72 
$1,000 to $4,999 
705 
296 
- 
5 
7 
56 
73 
155 
$5,000 to $9,999 
340 
163 
- 
4 
5 
27 
53 
74 
$10,000 to $24,999 
561 
295 
- 
12 
20 
47 
90 
126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
497 
317 
1 
3 
18 
63 
103 
129 
$50,000 or more 
881 
696 
- 
21 
68 
179 
248 
180 
Farms with net losses 
number 
5,654 
2,585 
1 
62 
191 
491 
752 
1,088 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,895 
36,503 
(D) 
(D) 
32,907 
45,710 
46,575 
26,149 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
558 
191 
- 
- 
4 
36 
40 
111 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,185 
497 
- 
3 
32 
92 
135 
235 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,155 
515 
- 
14 
40 
94 
140 
227 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,562 
686 
1 
8 
54 
104 
219 
300 
$25,000 to $49,999 
589 
305 
- 
15 
26 
70 
97 
97 
$50,000 or more 
605 
391 
- 
22 
35 
95 
121 
118 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
9,071 
4,493 
5 
108 
318 
886 
1,352 
1,824 
$1,000 
174,816 
178,660 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
62,982 
70,297 
24,765 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,272 
39,764 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
71,086 
51,995 
13,578 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
3,417 
1,910 
4 
46 
127 
396 
599 
738 
Average net gain 
dollars 
95,736 
143,004 
(D) 
84,023 
(D) 
215,732 
175,879 
72,217 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
