Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
29,464 
71 
1,461 
3,405 
8,094 
9,221 
7,212 
$1,000 
99,587 
133 
4,936 
1 1 ,049 
27,683 
33,537 
22,250 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
19,820 
45 
932 
2,356 
5,674 
6,190 
4,623 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,019 
21 
355 
752 
1,792 
2,290 
1,809 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,012 
5 
141 
229 
472 
557 
608 
$25,000 to $49,999 
336 
- 
14 
39 
83 
99 
101 
$50,000 or more 
277 
- 
19 
29 
73 
85 
71 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
33,170 
97 
1,834 
4,653 
9,805 
9,552 
7,229 
$1,000 
1,431,842 
416 
23,416 
250,859 
378,050 
477,784 
301,315 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,988 
73 
1,228 
3,329 
7,223 
6,957 
5,178 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,393 
22 
510 
1,082 
2,118 
2,068 
1,593 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,318 
2 
85 
168 
323 
411 
329 
$100,000 to $249,999 
241 
- 
6 
42 
73 
60 
60 
$250,000 or more 
230 
- 
5 
32 
68 
56 
69 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
21,144 
61 
1,188 
2,745 
6,079 
6,322 
4,749 
$1,000 
154,323 
296 
6,857 
18,198 
46,022 
43,016 
39,934 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
16,475 
50 
929 
2,682 
5,154 
4,357 
3,303 
$1,000 
1,277,519 
121 
16,559 
232,662 
332,028 
434,769 
261,381 
Feed purchased 
farms 
105,128 
291 
4,520 
12,132 
29,472 
32,027 
26,686 
$1,000 
1,467,015 
1,326 
63,777 
201,403 
398,860 
470,843 
330,808 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
77,995 
236 
3,454 
9,105 
22,073 
23,449 
19,678 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,829 
39 
950 
2,655 
6,568 
7,579 
6,038 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,721 
16 
90 
299 
676 
840 
800 
$100,000 to $249,999 
268 
- 
13 
18 
73 
83 
81 
$250,000 or more 
315 
- 
13 
55 
82 
76 
89 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
132,929 
320 
5,315 
14,123 
35,454 
40,252 
37,465 
$1,000 
269,812 
397 
1 1 ,376 
29,373 
63,369 
83,357 
81,938 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
123,998 
311 
4,899 
13,109 
33,322 
37,579 
34,778 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,821 
9 
383 
906 
1,894 
2,338 
2,291 
$25,000 to $49,999 
688 
- 
20 
64 
150 
200 
254 
$50,000 or more 
422 
- 
13 
44 
88 
135 
142 
Utilities 
farms 
77,483 
132 
2,738 
7,836 
20,363 
23,738 
22,676 
$1,000 
145,502 
169 
6,208 
14,258 
34,469 
47,551 
42,847 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
49,482 
88 
1,786 
5,042 
13,398 
15,044 
14,124 
$1,000 to $4,999 
24,274 
36 
808 
2,387 
6,112 
7,585 
7,346 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,135 
8 
107 
328 
727 
926 
1,039 
$25,000 to $49,999 
329 
- 
17 
51 
66 
96 
99 
$50,000 or more 
263 
- 
20 
28 
60 
87 
68 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
102,050 
245 
3,908 
10,815 
27,224 
31,136 
28,722 
$1,000 
299,097 
441 
12,153 
29,165 
71,007 
96,556 
89,774 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
92,522 
231 
3,519 
9,880 
24,991 
28,114 
25,787 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,046 
9 
340 
801 
1,902 
2,561 
2,433 
$25,000 to $49,999 
858 
5 
33 
70 
184 
273 
293 
$50,000 or more 
624 
- 
16 
64 
147 
188 
209 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
25,771 
32 
838 
2,523 
6,299 
7,670 
8,409 
$1,000 
384,212 
235 
9,586 
32,627 
79,832 
138,258 
123,675 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,988 
24 
574 
1,794 
4,299 
5,023 
5,274 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,585 
5 
185 
454 
1,264 
1,693 
1,984 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,709 
3 
68 
238 
643 
805 
952 
$100,000 to $249,999 
342 
- 
8 
24 
59 
103 
148 
$250,000 or more 
147 
- 
3 
13 
34 
46 
51 
Contract labor 
farms 
18,452 
48 
701 
1,717 
4,335 
5,709 
5,942 
$1,000 
104,024 
77 
3,985 
8,860 
24,608 
31,341 
35,152 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,978 
24 
286 
548 
1,459 
1,892 
1,769 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,746 
21 
226 
780 
1,891 
2,340 
2,488 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,006 
3 
159 
318 
815 
1,254 
1,457 
$25,000 to $49,999 
519 
- 
20 
59 
115 
165 
160 
$50,000 or more 
203 
- 
10 
12 
55 
58 
68 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
21,474 
36 
721 
1,980 
5,138 
6,579 
7,020 
$1,000 
91,574 
158 
3,901 
11,359 
19,834 
26,201 
30,120 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,491 
25 
273 
789 
2,157 
2,464 
2,783 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,345 
6 
291 
822 
2,217 
2,985 
3,024 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,076 
3 
126 
297 
629 
990 
1,031 
$25,000 to $49,999 
346 
2 
20 
39 
84 
90 
111 
$50,000 or more 
216 
- 
11 
33 
51 
50 
71 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
28,591 
135 
1,870 
3,718 
7,979 
8,493 
6,396 
$1,000 
179,330 
828 
10,300 
20,425 
46,788 
57,424 
43,565 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,224 
115 
1,510 
3,008 
6,511 
6,929 
5,151 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,519 
4 
163 
342 
759 
738 
513 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
1,671 
2 
137 
214 
431 
475 
412 
$25,000 or more 
1,177 
14 
60 
154 
278 
351 
320 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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