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 
8,264 
36 
475 
1,022 
2,188 
2,601 
1,942 
$1,000 
38,948 
247 
1,827 
3,354 
8,045 
18,577 
6,897 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,632 
16 
284 
690 
1,524 
1,774 
1,344 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,759 
13 
136 
227 
426 
557 
400 
$5,000 to $24,999 
678 
5 
41 
83 
182 
215 
152 
$25,000 to $49,999 
81 
- 
7 
10 
19 
27 
18 
$50,000 or more 
114 
2 
7 
12 
37 
28 
28 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,520 
31 
420 
850 
1,571 
1,643 
1,005 
$1,000 
223,185 
133 
9,886 
32,514 
59,820 
74,461 
46,371 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,031 
26 
273 
616 
1,191 
1,166 
759 
$5,000 to $24,999 
805 
4 
87 
129 
193 
246 
146 
$25,000 to $99,999 
310 
1 
26 
56 
72 
106 
49 
$100,000 to $249,999 
229 
- 
28 
29 
75 
72 
25 
$250,000 or more 
145 
- 
6 
20 
40 
53 
26 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,767 
25 
250 
448 
743 
794 
507 
$1,000 
30,272 
116 
1,163 
2,464 
9,093 
5,680 
11,757 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,423 
11 
228 
532 
1,019 
1,041 
592 
$1,000 
192,912 
18 
8,723 
30,050 
50,726 
68,781 
34,613 
Feed purchased 
farms 
15,039 
61 
776 
2,079 
3,907 
4,720 
3,496 
$1,000 
520,905 
358 
36,556 
68,532 
150,730 
146,158 
118,570 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,239 
45 
587 
1,530 
2,926 
3,569 
2,582 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,630 
12 
119 
393 
694 
758 
654 
$25,000 to $99,999 
616 
4 
23 
72 
131 
217 
169 
$100,000 to $249,999 
141 
- 
6 
26 
35 
48 
26 
$250,000 or more 
413 
- 
41 
58 
121 
128 
65 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
24,223 
98 
1,103 
2,865 
5,900 
7,714 
6,543 
$1,000 
54,490 
251 
2,603 
5,850 
12,520 
18,855 
14,411 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,626 
81 
994 
2,640 
5,506 
7,214 
6,191 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,309 
17 
98 
187 
315 
418 
274 
$25,000 to $49,999 
176 
- 
7 
29 
50 
48 
42 
$50,000 or more 
112 
- 
4 
9 
29 
34 
36 
Utilities 
farms 
12,723 
38 
551 
1,483 
3,114 
4,135 
3,402 
$1,000 
30,474 
45 
1,227 
3,047 
7,874 
10,730 
7,551 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,859 
24 
340 
988 
2,108 
2,931 
2,468 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,043 
14 
150 
388 
793 
941 
757 
$5,000 to $24,999 
680 
- 
52 
92 
169 
218 
149 
$25,000 to $49,999 
86 
- 
9 
11 
27 
24 
15 
$50,000 or more 
55 
- 
- 
4 
17 
21 
13 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
18,673 
76 
847 
2,219 
4,599 
5,959 
4,973 
$1,000 
60,759 
156 
2,414 
6,476 
16,665 
18,765 
16,282 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,903 
71 
737 
1,997 
4,122 
5,403 
4,573 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,432 
5 
94 
180 
380 
451 
322 
$25,000 to $49,999 
198 
- 
13 
22 
54 
63 
46 
$50,000 or more 
140 
- 
3 
20 
43 
42 
32 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
4,949 
12 
214 
550 
1,236 
1,565 
1,372 
$1,000 
106,900 
105 
2,050 
7,350 
24,817 
45,185 
27,393 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,182 
8 
135 
345 
787 
1,012 
895 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,058 
2 
59 
107 
282 
327 
281 
$25,000 to $99,999 
540 
2 
18 
87 
118 
172 
143 
$100,000 to $249,999 
121 
- 
2 
8 
30 
42 
39 
$250,000 or more 
48 
- 
- 
3 
19 
12 
14 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,023 
3 
98 
202 
503 
647 
570 
$1,000 
20,836 
2 
637 
2,022 
5,374 
7,090 
5,712 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
606 
3 
35 
65 
147 
207 
149 
$1,000 to $4,999 
821 
- 
32 
71 
210 
248 
260 
$5,000 to $24,999 
471 
- 
30 
55 
115 
149 
122 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
- 
- 
4 
12 
23 
16 
$50,000 or more 
70 
- 
1 
7 
19 
20 
23 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,975 
5 
187 
303 
691 
990 
799 
$1,000 
16,765 
3 
900 
2,585 
4,247 
5,507 
3,522 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,257 
2 
83 
103 
269 
414 
386 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,055 
3 
59 
113 
227 
359 
294 
$5,000 to $24,999 
529 
- 
41 
70 
157 
170 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
- 
3 
5 
30 
33 
11 
$50,000 or more 
52 
1 
12 
8 
14 
17 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,497 
28 
406 
701 
1,133 
1,436 
793 
$1,000 
24,765 
158 
1,838 
3,242 
5,112 
9,262 
5,153 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,760 
20 
350 
595 
935 
1,218 
642 
$5,000 to $9,999 
337 
6 
24 
54 
94 
95 
64 
$10,000 to $24,999 
232 
- 
24 
29 
60 
72 
47 
$25,000 or more 
168 
2 
8 
23 
44 
51 
40 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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