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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
1 1 ,255 
5,917 
50 
426 
546 
1,136 
1,596 
2,163 
$1,000 
109,047 
90,487 
1,050 
8,540 
12,360 
19,313 
25,707 
23,517 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,894 
2,112 
- 
85 
124 
366 
554 
983 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,713 
1,814 
11 
97 
158 
349 
498 
701 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,858 
1,302 
14 
164 
166 
285 
336 
337 
$25,000 to $49,999 
383 
325 
19 
39 
49 
65 
76 
77 
$50,000 or more 
407 
364 
6 
41 
49 
71 
132 
65 
Interest expense 
farms 
65,779 
31,036 
113 
1,348 
2,352 
5,335 
8,411 
13,477 
$1,000 
734,330 
471,017 
948 
19,468 
54,588 
112,276 
136,384 
147,354 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,820 
15,786 
84 
644 
973 
2,238 
4,063 
7,784 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,048 
11,110 
22 
494 
878 
2,097 
3,131 
4,488 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,107 
3,503 
5 
190 
418 
824 
1,021 
1,045 
$100,000 or more 
804 
637 
2 
20 
83 
176 
196 
160 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
45,951 
20,361 
33 
791 
1,568 
3,617 
5,562 
8,790 
$1,000 
508,885 
297,447 
446 
11,058 
34,832 
68,060 
85,508 
97,543 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,730 
2,694 
5 
81 
168 
393 
677 
1,370 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,454 
7,077 
10 
290 
464 
1,139 
1,900 
3,274 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,788 
8,049 
16 
306 
630 
1,494 
2,253 
3,350 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,453 
1,486 
- 
68 
175 
321 
415 
507 
$50,000 or more 
1,526 
1,055 
2 
46 
131 
270 
317 
289 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
37,625 
19,833 
98 
942 
1,545 
3,496 
5,337 
8,415 
$1,000 
225,445 
173,570 
502 
8,410 
19,756 
44,216 
50,876 
49,810 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,315 
5,743 
31 
183 
310 
785 
1,408 
3,026 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
15,446 
7,765 
51 
362 
560 
1,298 
2,027 
3,467 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,113 
4,788 
11 
320 
473 
971 
1,448 
1,565 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,056 
917 
2 
58 
109 
264 
269 
215 
$50,000 or more 
695 
620 
3 
19 
93 
178 
185 
142 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
235,242 
98,481 
256 
2,679 
5,262 
13,699 
24,405 
52,180 
$1,000 
553,870 
299,121 
704 
8,499 
20,751 
53,540 
83,645 
131,983 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
212,278 
85,115 
222 
2,228 
4,305 
1 1 ,285 
20,571 
46,504 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15,283 
8,339 
26 
273 
527 
1,427 
2,344 
3,742 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,945 
3,757 
6 
127 
307 
729 
1,111 
1,477 
$25,000 or more 
1,736 
1,270 
2 
51 
123 
258 
379 
457 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
112,929 
55,865 
217 
2,011 
3,486 
8,567 
14,326 
27,258 
$1,000 
1,186,370 
957,086 
4,572 
37,764 
131,463 
291,317 
264,791 
227,180 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
91,694 
40,897 
121 
1,078 
2,118 
5,485 
10,019 
22,076 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,698 
9,612 
66 
585 
766 
1,802 
2,668 
3,725 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,124 
2,415 
17 
161 
247 
520 
740 
730 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,846 
1,569 
9 
126 
156 
374 
481 
423 
$100,000 or more 
1,567 
1,372 
4 
61 
199 
386 
418 
304 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ’ 
farms 
5,317 
4,034 
72 
381 
416 
858 
1,143 
1,164 
$1,000 
103,612 
95,614 
1,112 
7,335 
11,852 
23,963 
31,643 
19,709 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
94,120 
47,970 
174 
1,679 
2,804 
6,835 
12,352 
24,126 
$1,000 
1,540,070 
1,124,505 
3,435 
55,325 
116,284 
267,388 
327,299 
354,774 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
248,809 
104,769 
413 
3,484 
5,931 
14,691 
25,774 
54,476 
$1,000 
1 ,965,736 
2,443,354 
7,661 
145,632 
397,323 
727,721 
722,307 
442,708 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,901 
23,321 
18,550 
41,800 
66,991 
49,535 
28,025 
8,127 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
78,713 
38,330 
186 
1,511 
2,277 
5,241 
9,242 
19,873 
Average net gain 
dollars 
66,629 
112,156 
77,439 
152,874 
243,550 
208,926 
135,658 
57,879 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
10,647 
3,746 
9 
92 
156 
373 
815 
2,301 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,640 
8,175 
30 
209 
333 
831 
1,663 
5,109 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1 1 ,976 
4,982 
15 
100 
178 
513 
1,199 
2,977 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,212 
6,549 
38 
166 
300 
760 
1,494 
3,791 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,467 
4,182 
36 
150 
223 
579 
1,047 
2,147 
$50,000 or more 
13,771 
10,696 
58 
794 
1,087 
2,185 
3,024 
3,548 
Farms with net losses 
number 
170,096 
66,439 
227 
1,973 
3,654 
9,450 
16,532 
34,603 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,276 
27,929 
29,702 
43,264 
43,032 
38,864 
32,147 
20,447 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
14,895 
4,792 
10 
121 
170 
530 
1,077 
2,884 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
53,748 
18,638 
59 
459 
901 
2,252 
4,471 
10,496 
$5,000 to $9,999 
39,020 
14,738 
52 
402 
773 
1,980 
3,548 
7,983 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38,534 
15,861 
47 
415 
879 
2,430 
4,051 
8,039 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,735 
6,277 
31 
236 
357 
1,073 
1,648 
2,932 
$50,000 or more 
10,164 
6,133 
28 
340 
574 
1,185 
1,737 
2,269 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
248,809 
104,769 
413 
3,484 
5,931 
14,691 
25,774 
54,476 
$1,000 
1 ,272,223 
1 ,854,489 
4,894 
100,256 
310,348 
583,518 
521,082 
334,390 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,113 
17,701 
11,851 
28,776 
52,326 
39,719 
20,217 
6,138 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
78,047 
37,838 
177 
1,475 
2,212 
5,106 
9,107 
19,761 
Average net gain 
dollars 
59,196 
99,424 
68,090 
131,300 
215,759 
187,518 
118,308 
52,839 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Texas 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
