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 
749 
3 
46 
99 
205 
229 
167 
$1,000 
4,561 
6 
130 
351 
1,433 
1,436 
1,205 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
383 
1 
14 
47 
110 
132 
79 
$1,000 to $4,999 
230 
2 
27 
33 
63 
55 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
106 
- 
5 
15 
24 
31 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
- 
- 
4 
6 
8 
3 
$50,000 or more 
9 
- 
" 
- 
2 
3 
4 
Interest expense 
farms 
5,675 
24 
282 
711 
1,451 
1,853 
1,354 
$1,000 
45,577 
58 
2,848 
5,034 
12,970 
14,494 
10,173 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,344 
19 
168 
400 
858 
1,082 
817 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,022 
5 
90 
272 
494 
687 
474 
$25,000 to $99,999 
272 
- 
18 
39 
90 
71 
54 
$100,000 or more 
37 
- 
6 
- 
9 
13 
9 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,200 
15 
189 
527 
1,065 
1,423 
981 
$1,000 
37,841 
38 
2,460 
4,036 
10,984 
11,865 
8,457 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
664 
6 
25 
76 
143 
237 
177 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,527 
4 
63 
183 
416 
513 
348 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,752 
5 
79 
239 
423 
603 
403 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
- 
12 
23 
41 
43 
40 
$50,000 or more 
98 
- 
10 
6 
42 
27 
13 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,880 
18 
146 
382 
745 
869 
720 
$1,000 
7,737 
20 
388 
998 
1,985 
2,629 
1,716 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,200 
9 
71 
160 
321 
379 
260 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,330 
9 
51 
166 
330 
388 
386 
$5,000 to $24,999 
325 
- 
23 
53 
84 
95 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
- 
1 
3 
10 
4 
4 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
" 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
24,413 
70 
992 
2,779 
5,862 
7,844 
6,866 
$1,000 
43,609 
85 
1,531 
4,400 
10,260 
14,072 
13,261 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,151 
70 
940 
2,648 
5,552 
7,458 
6,483 
$5,000 to $9,999 
943 
- 
33 
102 
237 
288 
283 
$10,000 to $24,999 
260 
- 
18 
27 
59 
75 
81 
$25,000 or more 
59 
- 
1 
2 
14 
23 
19 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
9,665 
34 
433 
1,181 
2,555 
3,097 
2,365 
$1,000 
54,167 
43 
2,448 
5,830 
13,107 
17,806 
14,933 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,337 
32 
375 
991 
2,187 
2,687 
2,065 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,007 
2 
46 
156 
273 
313 
217 
$25,000 to $49,999 
176 
- 
2 
19 
54 
61 
40 
$50,000 to $99,999 
87 
- 
5 
6 
30 
16 
30 
$100,000 or more 
58 
- 
5 
9 
11 
20 
13 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
257 
- 
23 
41 
51 
87 
55 
$1,000 
916 
- 
39 
85 
365 
272 
155 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
8,201 
10 
380 
931 
1,954 
2,594 
2,332 
$1,000 
84,148 
149 
3,885 
8,912 
22,910 
27,864 
20,428 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
25,644 
102 
1,153 
2,996 
6,138 
8,165 
7,090 
$1,000 
263,237 
-271 
14,836 
30,678 
67,477 
99,387 
51,130 
Average per farm 
dollars 
10,265 
-2,653 
12,868 
10,240 
10,993 
12,172 
7,212 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
9,103 
38 
396 
973 
2,071 
2,898 
2,727 
Average net gain 
dollars 
50,010 
9,693 
60,469 
54,909 
55,698 
55,672 
36,967 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,499 
4 
67 
141 
316 
475 
496 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,905 
10 
108 
313 
633 
903 
938 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,413 
10 
35 
149 
322 
448 
449 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,398 
11 
75 
139 
318 
443 
412 
$25,000 to $49,999 
825 
3 
41 
87 
194 
279 
221 
$50,000 or more 
1,063 
- 
70 
144 
288 
350 
211 
Farms with net losses 
number 
16,541 
64 
757 
2,023 
4,067 
5,267 
4,363 
Average net loss 
dollars 
11,608 
9,984 
12,034 
1 1 ,245 
11,771 
11,762 
11,387 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,976 
- 
72 
245 
407 
658 
594 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,075 
35 
244 
728 
1,514 
1,976 
1,578 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,777 
12 
192 
444 
969 
1,181 
979 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,161 
14 
165 
415 
804 
953 
810 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,029 
- 
54 
129 
270 
321 
255 
$50,000 or more 
523 
3 
30 
62 
103 
178 
147 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
25,644 
102 
1,153 
2,996 
6,138 
8,165 
7,090 
$1,000 
80,363 
-262 
1,453 
4,082 
16,288 
39,403 
19,399 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,134 
-2,566 
1,260 
1,362 
2,654 
4,826 
2,736 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
9,059 
42 
392 
960 
2,058 
2,895 
2,712 
Average net gain 
dollars 
30,436 
8,766 
27,695 
28,421 
31,156 
35,293 
26,150 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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