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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
5,338 
16 
271 
617 
1,317 
1,547 
1,570 
$1,000 
18,559 
7 
1,149 
2,155 
3,459 
4,781 
7,008 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,782 
14 
126 
289 
736 
809 
808 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,899 
2 
88 
243 
439 
554 
573 
$5,000 to $24,999 
556 
- 
52 
74 
123 
150 
157 
$25,000 to $49,999 
58 
- 
2 
7 
12 
20 
17 
$50,000 or more 
43 
- 
3 
4 
7 
14 
15 
Interest expense 
farms 
34,743 
84 
1,449 
3,867 
9,403 
10,588 
9,352 
$1,000 
263,313 
351 
9,364 
31,298 
69,042 
81,198 
72,060 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,034 
74 
870 
2,277 
5,659 
6,331 
5,823 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,938 
6 
537 
1,386 
3,280 
3,722 
3,007 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,604 
4 
38 
181 
424 
494 
463 
$100,000 or more 
167 
- 
4 
23 
40 
41 
59 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,590 
42 
985 
2,894 
7,047 
7,811 
6,811 
$1,000 
211,438 
286 
6,976 
25,307 
56,065 
65,423 
57,380 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,036 
15 
139 
412 
1,025 
1,177 
1,268 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,377 
20 
390 
1,195 
2,930 
3,128 
2,714 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,739 
3 
424 
1,121 
2,714 
3,067 
2,410 
$25,000 to $49,999 
967 
2 
25 
107 
269 
295 
269 
$50,000 or more 
471 
2 
7 
59 
109 
144 
150 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1 7,792 
51 
824 
1,926 
4,587 
5,451 
4,953 
$1,000 
51,876 
65 
2,388 
5,991 
12,976 
15,775 
14,680 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,572 
22 
334 
789 
2,111 
2,308 
2,008 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,681 
26 
365 
827 
1,871 
2,383 
2,209 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,325 
3 
117 
288 
551 
695 
671 
$25,000 to $49,999 
139 
- 
5 
16 
36 
40 
42 
$50,000 or more 
75 
- 
3 
6 
18 
25 
23 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
136,761 
288 
5,032 
14,167 
36,182 
41,375 
39,717 
$1,000 
254,749 
311 
8,961 
23,825 
62,787 
81,916 
76,950 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
127,163 
276 
4,813 
13,302 
33,734 
38,363 
36,675 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,944 
12 
159 
640 
1,850 
2,166 
2,117 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,188 
- 
50 
201 
526 
667 
744 
$25,000 or more 
466 
- 
10 
24 
72 
179 
181 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
57,064 
126 
2,257 
6,143 
15,413 
17,469 
15,656 
$1,000 
229,283 
144 
10,346 
19,484 
46,074 
91,439 
61,796 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
50,797 
120 
1,982 
5,512 
13,828 
15,577 
13,778 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,086 
6 
226 
518 
1,299 
1,524 
1,513 
$25,000 to $49,999 
709 
- 
23 
80 
174 
222 
210 
$50,000 to $99,999 
277 
- 
14 
16 
77 
88 
82 
$100,000 or more 
195 
- 
12 
17 
35 
58 
73 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
1,283 
4 
119 
180 
339 
335 
306 
$1,000 
7,998 
8 
611 
1,289 
1,615 
2,388 
2,087 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
46,150 
77 
1,588 
4,499 
1 1 ,723 
14,311 
13,952 
$1,000 
415,566 
432 
17,258 
40,465 
101,898 
129,255 
126,258 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
144,040 
380 
5,814 
15,172 
37,997 
43,310 
41,367 
$1,000 
-477,618 
-924 
-7,704 
-69,710 
-155,049 
-125,188 
-119,043 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,316 
-2,431 
-1,325 
-4,595 
-4,081 
-2,891 
-2,878 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
40,383 
116 
1,661 
3,740 
9,722 
1 1 ,689 
13,455 
Average net gain 
dollars 
23,417 
11,687 
26,967 
23,094 
22,034 
26,691 
21,324 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
6,901 
25 
229 
648 
1,822 
1,988 
2,189 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,465 
37 
555 
1,293 
3,308 
3,886 
4,386 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,994 
23 
308 
631 
1,602 
2,050 
2,380 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,663 
19 
267 
549 
1,456 
1,970 
2,402 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,285 
2 
165 
296 
786 
903 
1,133 
$50,000 or more 
3,075 
10 
137 
323 
748 
892 
965 
Farms with net losses 
number 
103,657 
264 
4,153 
1 1 ,432 
28,275 
31,621 
27,912 
Average net loss 
dollars 
13,731 
8,634 
12,640 
13,653 
13,060 
13,826 
14,544 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
10,103 
39 
460 
943 
2,574 
2,995 
3,092 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
35,110 
115 
1,291 
3,817 
9,586 
10,666 
9,635 
$5,000 to $9,999 
24,282 
59 
1,010 
2,795 
6,872 
7,460 
6,086 
$10,000 to $24,999 
22,673 
38 
954 
2,658 
6,322 
6,921 
5,780 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,458 
5 
300 
796 
1,944 
2,355 
2,058 
$50,000 or more 
4,031 
8 
138 
423 
977 
1,224 
1,261 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
144,040 
380 
5,814 
15,172 
37,997 
43,310 
41,367 
$1,000 
-582,266 
-1,056 
-28,699 
-82,312 
-178,952 
-156,562 
-134,685 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-4,042 
-2,780 
-4,936 
-5,425 
-4,710 
-3,615 
-3,256 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
40,209 
116 
1,658 
3,703 
9,666 
1 1 ,644 
13,422 
Average net gain 
dollars 
21,341 
1 1 ,096 
20,349 
20,137 
19,952 
24,174 
20,426 
See tootnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Texas 201 
