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 
142 
- 
3 
17 
49 
52 
21 
$1,000 
876 
- 
(D) 
55 
(D) 
99 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
69 
- 
1 
4 
27 
28 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
47 
- 
- 
12 
12 
17 
6 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22 
- 
2 
1 
8 
7 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
" 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
741 
_ 
17 
66 
268 
236 
154 
$1,000 
9,625 
- 
106 
734 
3,181 
3,599 
2,004 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
353 
- 
11 
28 
124 
113 
77 
$5,000 to $24,999 
309 
- 
6 
30 
111 
103 
59 
$25,000 to $99,999 
64 
- 
- 
8 
30 
13 
13 
$100,000 or more 
15 
- 
- 
" 
3 
7 
5 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
556 
_ 
10 
53 
201 
180 
112 
$1,000 
8,355 
- 
65 
607 
2,692 
3,246 
1,745 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
71 
- 
4 
9 
26 
18 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
158 
- 
2 
9 
54 
59 
34 
$5,000 to $24,999 
263 
- 
4 
27 
97 
85 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
- 
- 
5 
15 
8 
9 
$50,000 or more 
27 
- 
3 
9 
10 
5 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
359 
_ 
11 
30 
136 
100 
82 
$1,000 
1,270 
- 
41 
127 
489 
353 
259 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
131 
- 
7 
6 
52 
33 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
164 
- 
2 
17 
60 
45 
40 
$5,000 to $24,999 
62 
- 
2 
7 
24 
22 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
4,357 
4 
86 
347 
1,301 
1,434 
1,185 
$1,000 
22,835 
(D) 
(D) 
1,622 
6,541 
7,441 
6,742 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,654 
2 
53 
202 
797 
866 
734 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,022 
1 
23 
107 
312 
333 
246 
$10,000 to $24,999 
583 
1 
7 
36 
166 
205 
168 
$25,000 or more 
98 
- 
3 
2 
26 
30 
37 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,740 
2 
34 
140 
519 
607 
438 
$1,000 
13,418 
(D) 
102 
548 
3,435 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,374 
2 
28 
104 
409 
478 
353 
$5,000 to $24,999 
289 
- 
6 
32 
82 
98 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46 
- 
- 
3 
22 
17 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
18 
- 
- 
1 
3 
8 
6 
$100,000 or more 
13 
- 
- 
- 
3 
6 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
- 
3 
6 
14 
$1,000 
97 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
65 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,278 
1 
29 
114 
354 
431 
349 
$1,000 
15,163 
(D) 
(D) 
750 
3,945 
4,826 
5,424 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
4,578 
4 
91 
372 
1,380 
1,491 
1,240 
$1,000 
-2,613 
(D) 
(D) 
-1,374 
-993 
-3,733 
3,665 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-571 
(D) 
(D) 
-3,693 
-719 
-2,504 
2,955 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,509 
3 
32 
131 
458 
468 
417 
Average net gain 
dollars 
36,508 
(D) 
(D) 
23,080 
36,058 
34,877 
44,773 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
292 
2 
3 
24 
91 
83 
89 
$1,000 to $4,999 
409 
- 
11 
32 
125 
125 
116 
$5,000 to $9,999 
177 
- 
5 
13 
49 
60 
50 
$10,000 to $24,999 
266 
- 
3 
29 
87 
83 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
180 
1 
7 
18 
47 
54 
53 
$50,000 or more 
185 
- 
3 
15 
59 
63 
45 
Farms with net losses 
number 
3,069 
1 
59 
241 
922 
1,023 
823 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,802 
(D) 
(D) 
18,245 
18,988 
19,605 
18,233 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
367 
- 
6 
17 
105 
109 
130 
$1,000 to $4,999 
688 
- 
17 
63 
199 
236 
173 
$5,000 to $9,999 
640 
- 
15 
38 
206 
229 
152 
$10,000 to $24,999 
876 
1 
11 
92 
248 
290 
234 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
- 
10 
17 
94 
77 
86 
$50,000 or more 
214 
- 
14 
70 
82 
48 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
4,578 
4 
91 
372 
1,380 
1,491 
1,240 
$1,000 
-3,844 
(D) 
(D) 
-1,385 
-1,170 
-3,800 
2,696 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-840 
(D) 
(D) 
-3,723 
-848 
-2,549 
2,174 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,507 
3 
32 
131 
458 
467 
416 
Average net gain 
dollars 
35,827 
(D) 
(D) 
22,994 
35,670 
34,866 
42,804 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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