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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
559 
1 
43 
91 
132 
147 
145 
$1,000 
2,300 
(D) 
(D) 
326 
597 
603 
510 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
239 
- 
3 
49 
55 
67 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
201 
- 
28 
14 
50 
54 
55 
$5,000 to $24,999 
101 
- 
11 
28 
21 
19 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
1 
- 
- 
3 
6 
2 
$50,000 or more 
6 
- 
1 
- 
3 
1 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
3,928 
18 
193 
574 
959 
1,187 
997 
$1,000 
46,452 
103 
1,617 
5,861 
1 1 ,743 
17,090 
10,038 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,797 
9 
94 
259 
410 
561 
464 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,841 
9 
96 
280 
477 
521 
458 
$25,000 to $99,999 
253 
- 
3 
29 
63 
91 
67 
$100,000 or more 
37 
- 
- 
6 
9 
14 
8 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
3,034 
11 
121 
423 
768 
934 
777 
$1,000 
38,031 
79 
1,246 
4,709 
8,334 
15,258 
8,405 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
307 
1 
7 
37 
83 
97 
82 
$1,000 to $4,999 
892 
3 
30 
123 
211 
293 
232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,607 
7 
81 
236 
418 
456 
409 
$25,000 to $49,999 
147 
- 
- 
18 
39 
58 
32 
$50,000 or more 
81 
- 
3 
9 
17 
30 
22 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,175 
12 
128 
326 
522 
634 
553 
$1,000 
8,421 
24 
371 
1,152 
3,409 
1,831 
1,633 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
671 
2 
44 
97 
153 
201 
174 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,118 
9 
55 
170 
258 
338 
288 
$5,000 to $24,999 
359 
1 
29 
54 
100 
90 
85 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
- 
- 
3 
5 
5 
6 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
" 
2 
6 
" 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
11,568 
34 
372 
1,268 
2,627 
3,768 
3,499 
$1,000 
28,410 
43 
702 
2,892 
6,550 
9,318 
8,903 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,446 
34 
351 
1,162 
2,360 
3,433 
3,106 
$5,000 to $9,999 
772 
- 
13 
73 
185 
221 
280 
$10,000 to $24,999 
286 
- 
6 
29 
63 
93 
95 
$25,000 or more 
64 
- 
2 
4 
19 
21 
18 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,207 
28 
268 
774 
1,482 
1,968 
1,687 
$1,000 
30,479 
159 
1,380 
3,676 
6,542 
10,068 
8,654 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,161 
25 
204 
628 
1,247 
1,647 
1,410 
$5,000 to $24,999 
867 
2 
56 
124 
192 
261 
232 
$25,000 to $49,999 
98 
- 
3 
11 
22 
37 
25 
$50,000 to $99,999 
56 
- 
4 
8 
17 
17 
10 
$100,000 or more 
25 
1 
1 
3 
4 
6 
10 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
149 
3 
16 
39 
30 
34 
27 
$1,000 
849 
(D) 
169 
145 
340 
97 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
4,246 
10 
190 
500 
936 
1,362 
1,248 
$1,000 
45,858 
123 
2,665 
5,552 
10,475 
15,018 
12,026 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
12,574 
53 
482 
1,422 
2,871 
4,031 
3,715 
$1,000 
23,124 
352 
-481 
-1,206 
3,252 
3,208 
17,999 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,839 
6,640 
-998 
-848 
1,133 
796 
4,845 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
4,456 
23 
193 
430 
967 
1,422 
1,421 
Average net gain 
dollars 
36,820 
41,779 
32,764 
42,652 
37,437 
35,478 
36,449 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
439 
5 
7 
44 
101 
139 
143 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,063 
8 
48 
91 
237 
340 
339 
$5,000 to $9,999 
771 
1 
33 
68 
166 
252 
251 
$10,000 to $24,999 
951 
4 
47 
92 
195 
314 
299 
$25,000 to $49,999 
573 
- 
24 
57 
118 
176 
198 
$50,000 or more 
659 
5 
34 
78 
150 
201 
191 
Farms with net losses 
number 
8,118 
30 
289 
992 
1,904 
2,609 
2,294 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,362 
20,300 
23,544 
19,704 
17,306 
18,107 
14,732 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
691 
4 
28 
67 
131 
242 
219 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,467 
8 
69 
266 
542 
861 
721 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,836 
4 
61 
225 
463 
551 
532 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,958 
4 
60 
269 
517 
598 
510 
$25,000 to $49,999 
724 
7 
32 
105 
165 
215 
200 
$50,000 or more 
442 
3 
39 
60 
86 
142 
112 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
12,574 
53 
482 
1,422 
2,871 
4,031 
3,715 
$1,000 
8,094 
278 
-887 
-1,676 
1,062 
1,364 
7,953 
Average per farm 
dollars 
644 
5,243 
-1,840 
-1,178 
370 
338 
2,141 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
4,433 
23 
188 
432 
966 
1,408 
1,416 
Average net gain 
dollars 
33,882 
38,516 
30,941 
41,365 
35,381 
34,861 
29,919 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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