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. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,197 
2 
142 
285 
579 
676 
513 
$1,000 
9,193 
(D) 
(D) 
1,666 
2,385 
2,218 
2,106 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,119 
- 
52 
114 
324 
352 
277 
$1,000 to $4,999 
700 
1 
58 
111 
145 
232 
153 
$5,000 to $24,999 
312 
- 
25 
45 
93 
79 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
1 
5 
8 
13 
9 
9 
$50,000 or more 
21 
- 
2 
7 
4 
4 
4 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,725 
17 
169 
479 
734 
782 
544 
$1,000 
25,831 
206 
2,027 
4,001 
6,375 
7,136 
6,087 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,845 
9 
102 
320 
516 
513 
385 
$5,000 to $24,999 
652 
4 
48 
117 
156 
207 
120 
$25,000 to $99,999 
189 
4 
15 
39 
54 
50 
27 
$100,000 to $249,999 
34 
- 
4 
3 
6 
11 
10 
$250,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,648 
15 
100 
299 
457 
464 
313 
$1,000 
14,696 
48 
1,692 
2,572 
3,905 
4,005 
2,474 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,432 
8 
92 
263 
377 
413 
279 
$1,000 
11,136 
158 
335 
1,429 
2,470 
3,130 
3,613 
Feed purchased 
farms 
6,965 
42 
320 
1,006 
1,834 
2,248 
1,515 
$1,000 
53,290 
339 
3,048 
6,334 
13,369 
14,868 
15,333 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,839 
29 
180 
717 
1,255 
1,608 
1,050 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,713 
11 
102 
221 
496 
518 
365 
$25,000 to $99,999 
362 
- 
38 
67 
70 
110 
77 
$100,000 to $249,999 
38 
2 
- 
1 
8 
10 
17 
$250,000 or more 
13 
- 
" 
- 
5 
2 
6 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
11,006 
41 
438 
1,276 
2,535 
3,520 
3,196 
$1,000 
31,436 
210 
1,605 
4,267 
7,818 
9,442 
8,094 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,534 
34 
341 
1,036 
2,190 
3,073 
2,860 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,301 
4 
83 
222 
298 
392 
302 
$25,000 to $49,999 
117 
2 
14 
12 
26 
42 
21 
$50,000 or more 
54 
1 
" 
6 
21 
13 
13 
Utilities 
farms 
7,320 
17 
261 
825 
1,720 
2,369 
2,128 
$1,000 
15,152 
31 
521 
1,870 
3,612 
4,667 
4,450 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,596 
7 
127 
374 
863 
1,204 
1,021 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,198 
9 
106 
381 
723 
1,000 
979 
$5,000 to $24,999 
484 
1 
28 
64 
124 
153 
114 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
- 
- 
3 
5 
8 
8 
$50,000 or more 
18 
- 
- 
3 
5 
4 
6 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
8,567 
23 
354 
953 
1,977 
2,768 
2,492 
$1,000 
31,604 
174 
1,466 
4,523 
7,671 
10,254 
7,517 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,161 
17 
262 
749 
1,624 
2,342 
2,167 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,205 
5 
84 
177 
301 
357 
281 
$25,000 to $49,999 
130 
- 
6 
15 
36 
42 
31 
$50,000 or more 
71 
1 
2 
12 
16 
27 
13 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,791 
8 
43 
185 
386 
590 
579 
$1,000 
33,523 
199 
1,487 
4,695 
6,482 
10,345 
10,315 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
947 
4 
18 
87 
212 
326 
300 
$5,000 to $24,999 
535 
1 
14 
57 
114 
156 
193 
$25,000 to $99,999 
225 
2 
7 
31 
39 
88 
58 
$100,000 to $249,999 
65 
1 
2 
6 
18 
16 
22 
$250,000 or more 
19 
- 
2 
4 
3 
4 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
886 
3 
41 
83 
185 
291 
283 
$1,000 
9,905 
14 
244 
567 
4,855 
2,340 
1,885 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
241 
- 
8 
17 
63 
80 
73 
$1,000 to $4,999 
380 
1 
20 
33 
79 
131 
116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
194 
2 
9 
27 
28 
58 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
- 
4 
4 
11 
15 
21 
$50,000 or more 
16 
- 
- 
2 
4 
7 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,635 
7 
90 
190 
356 
534 
458 
$1,000 
9,527 
20 
790 
891 
1,640 
3,238 
2,948 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
615 
2 
31 
80 
143 
199 
160 
$1,000 to $4,999 
680 
3 
38 
83 
141 
216 
199 
$5,000 to $24,999 
263 
2 
15 
19 
60 
88 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
- 
2 
5 
5 
18 
6 
$50,000 or more 
41 
- 
4 
3 
7 
13 
14 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,832 
23 
205 
439 
704 
852 
609 
$1,000 
38,598 
272 
2,887 
6,551 
10,670 
10,976 
7,242 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,803 
12 
118 
260 
418 
566 
429 
$5,000 to $9,999 
414 
4 
36 
65 
130 
111 
68 
$10,000 to $24,999 
369 
4 
31 
67 
96 
100 
71 
$25,000 or more 
246 
3 
20 
47 
60 
75 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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