Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
62,815 
33,351 
189 
1,666 
2,309 
5,249 
8,841 
15,097 
$1,000 
714,294 
614,707 
2,711 
43,042 
73,137 
1 56,505 
200,389 
138,924 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
34,478 
14,658 
26 
350 
734 
1,906 
3,677 
7,965 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,915 
7,896 
59 
341 
477 
1,079 
2,038 
3,902 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,117 
5,105 
70 
413 
434 
904 
1,434 
1,850 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,592 
2,256 
22 
286 
230 
478 
616 
624 
$50,000 or more 
3,713 
3,436 
12 
276 
434 
882 
1,076 
756 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
61,054 
27,884 
79 
1,075 
2,027 
4,668 
7,344 
12,691 
$1,000 
6,860,573 
5,428,731 
3,613 
85,527 
818,858 
1,485,062 
1,654,346 
1,381,325 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,482 
16,494 
45 
512 
1,064 
2,562 
4,206 
8,105 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,424 
7,031 
18 
318 
500 
1,155 
1,852 
3,188 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,656 
2,338 
7 
109 
194 
481 
687 
860 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,145 
904 
4 
77 
115 
209 
262 
237 
$250,000 or more 
1,347 
1,117 
5 
59 
154 
261 
337 
301 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
39,929 
18,785 
48 
690 
1,211 
2,924 
4,916 
8,996 
$1,000 
418,586 
264,263 
348 
16,808 
28,911 
58,854 
69,971 
89,370 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
29,879 
13,404 
49 
596 
1,228 
2,574 
3,577 
5,380 
$1,000 
6,441,987 
5,164,468 
3,265 
68,720 
789,946 
1 ,426,208 
1,584,374 
1,291,955 
Feed purchased 
farms 
185,019 
79,891 
262 
2,299 
4,409 
1 1 ,240 
19,788 
41,893 
$1,000 
7,272,692 
5,805,676 
11,728 
112,731 
798,451 
1,716,431 
1,634,737 
1,531,599 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
127,470 
49,475 
143 
1,260 
2,435 
6,205 
1 1 ,863 
27,569 
$5,000 to $24,999 
46,950 
23,121 
102 
703 
1,276 
3,584 
5,849 
11,607 
$25,000 to $99,999 
7,430 
4,709 
3 
213 
375 
777 
1,328 
2,013 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,229 
961 
7 
46 
93 
203 
287 
325 
$250,000 or more 
1,940 
1,625 
7 
77 
230 
471 
461 
379 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
234,425 
101,496 
381 
3,366 
5,740 
14,225 
24,960 
52,824 
$1,000 
1,164,301 
894,489 
4,583 
46,566 
91,369 
205,979 
262,596 
283,395 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
202,861 
78,863 
227 
2,015 
3,834 
10,031 
18,757 
43,999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,401 
15,580 
100 
842 
1,105 
2,509 
4,111 
6,913 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,141 
3,453 
24 
307 
362 
775 
964 
1,021 
$50,000 or more 
4,022 
3,600 
30 
202 
439 
910 
1,128 
891 
Utilities 
farms 
148,085 
70,602 
234 
2,372 
4,056 
10,365 
17,687 
35,888 
$1,000 
671,586 
526,084 
1,874 
31,985 
67,377 
140,476 
150,112 
134,260 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
82,344 
32,862 
68 
768 
1,463 
4,023 
7,776 
18,764 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
50,324 
26,050 
96 
835 
1,370 
3,769 
6,561 
13,419 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,043 
7,908 
51 
442 
709 
1,585 
2,233 
2,888 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,908 
1,579 
5 
118 
169 
414 
483 
390 
$50,000 or more 
2,466 
2,203 
14 
209 
345 
574 
634 
427 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
187,141 
85,091 
300 
2,802 
4,849 
12,193 
21,089 
43,858 
$1,000 
1,197,249 
898,152 
2,816 
42,910 
90,958 
217,802 
270,019 
273,647 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
155,565 
63,043 
178 
1,557 
3,104 
8,160 
14,935 
35,109 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22,926 
14,880 
91 
767 
977 
2,401 
3,977 
6,667 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,360 
3,502 
19 
248 
343 
717 
1,009 
1,166 
$50,000 or more 
4,290 
3,666 
12 
230 
425 
915 
1,168 
916 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
56,401 
30,630 
114 
1,195 
2,145 
5,131 
7,731 
14,314 
$1,000 
1 ,544,572 
1,160,360 
2,281 
43,032 
119,110 
303,384 
381,117 
311,438 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,536 
14,548 
64 
391 
805 
1,917 
3,365 
8,006 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,425 
7,840 
27 
360 
548 
1,338 
1,928 
3,639 
$25,000 to $99,999 
9,171 
6,462 
19 
360 
587 
1,432 
1,870 
2,194 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,495 
1,153 
2 
61 
126 
280 
351 
333 
$250,000 or more 
774 
627 
2 
23 
79 
164 
217 
142 
Contract labor 
farms 
36,840 
18,388 
62 
740 
1,207 
2,766 
4,754 
8,859 
$1,000 
362,075 
258,051 
2,610 
9,128 
34,847 
60,132 
74,266 
77,068 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,193 
4,215 
9 
127 
174 
516 
1,062 
2,327 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,779 
7,033 
22 
263 
387 
973 
1,733 
3,655 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,230 
5,224 
18 
262 
430 
895 
1,412 
2,207 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,544 
1,025 
8 
47 
108 
177 
302 
383 
$50,000 or more 
1,094 
891 
5 
41 
108 
205 
245 
287 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
44,841 
23,367 
93 
930 
1,437 
3,338 
5,727 
1 1 ,842 
$1,000 
455,884 
364,311 
1,218 
18,207 
45,761 
90,346 
105,275 
103,503 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,897 
6,406 
11 
142 
271 
726 
1,451 
3,805 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
17,927 
8,582 
38 
287 
398 
1,040 
1,968 
4,851 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,554 
5,478 
26 
319 
404 
902 
1,442 
2,385 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,786 
1,440 
11 
111 
166 
313 
385 
454 
$50,000 or more 
1,677 
1,461 
7 
71 
198 
357 
481 
347 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
59,188 
30,597 
192 
1,611 
2,170 
4,874 
7,947 
13,803 
$1,000 
792,133 
612,804 
3,242 
37,626 
72,588 
128,279 
174,686 
196,382 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,907 
18,683 
101 
727 
1,015 
2,591 
4,532 
9,717 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,931 
3,412 
20 
201 
293 
558 
948 
1,392 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,553 
3,882 
41 
279 
369 
748 
1,075 
1,370 
$25,000 or more 
5,797 
4,620 
30 
404 
493 
977 
1,392 
1,324 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 Texas 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
