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 
4,639 
23 
331 
595 
1,415 
1,437 
838 
$1,000 
31,811 
40 
5,192 
1,956 
15,014 
6,311 
3,298 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,825 
13 
175 
311 
878 
948 
500 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,200 
8 
103 
193 
349 
325 
222 
$5,000 to $24,999 
500 
2 
43 
75 
159 
130 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
- 
6 
11 
16 
18 
14 
$50,000 or more 
49 
- 
4 
5 
13 
16 
11 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,112 
31 
327 
637 
1,384 
1,159 
574 
$1,000 
21,362 
159 
1,190 
2,353 
5,005 
9,423 
3,233 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,395 
21 
275 
540 
1,116 
972 
471 
$5,000 to $24,999 
594 
10 
45 
82 
234 
144 
79 
$25,000 to $99,999 
108 
- 
7 
14 
34 
35 
18 
$100,000 to $249,999 
9 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
4 
$250,000 or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,853 
22 
151 
289 
638 
522 
231 
$1,000 
9,892 
138 
604 
920 
2,934 
3,511 
1,783 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,947 
11 
245 
478 
984 
822 
407 
$1,000 
11,471 
21 
586 
1,433 
2,071 
5,912 
1,449 
Feed purchased 
farms 
8,631 
55 
534 
1,189 
2,745 
2,611 
1,497 
$1,000 
64,006 
452 
3,615 
8,226 
17,565 
20,524 
13,624 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,279 
34 
392 
892 
2,005 
1,937 
1,019 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,899 
15 
115 
249 
610 
567 
343 
$25,000 to $99,999 
397 
6 
21 
38 
119 
86 
127 
$100,000 to $249,999 
43 
- 
6 
7 
8 
17 
5 
$250,000 or more 
13 
- 
" 
3 
3 
4 
3 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
14,481 
61 
718 
1,710 
4,224 
4,524 
3,244 
$1,000 
33,108 
145 
1,684 
3,332 
8,872 
10,560 
8,515 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,265 
56 
649 
1,551 
3,901 
4,157 
2,951 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,087 
5 
62 
149 
286 
335 
250 
$25,000 to $49,999 
77 
- 
4 
9 
26 
10 
28 
$50,000 or more 
52 
- 
3 
1 
11 
22 
15 
Utilities 
farms 
9,190 
46 
432 
1,067 
2,714 
2,913 
2,018 
$1,000 
17,012 
68 
1,028 
1,668 
4,785 
5,486 
3,978 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,508 
23 
248 
629 
1,590 
1,771 
1,247 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,154 
18 
159 
379 
995 
982 
621 
$5,000 to $24,999 
460 
5 
18 
53 
113 
141 
130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
- 
4 
6 
9 
13 
16 
$50,000 or more 
20 
- 
3 
" 
7 
6 
4 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
12,116 
51 
623 
1,438 
3,519 
3,842 
2,643 
$1,000 
45,212 
154 
2,465 
4,802 
12,591 
13,766 
1 1 ,433 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,515 
43 
523 
1,213 
3,081 
3,362 
2,293 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,340 
8 
86 
196 
369 
396 
285 
$25,000 to $49,999 
158 
- 
4 
24 
39 
55 
36 
$50,000 or more 
103 
- 
10 
5 
30 
29 
29 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,829 
11 
144 
285 
752 
921 
716 
$1,000 
97,212 
534 
4,379 
8,464 
25,638 
28,484 
29,713 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,454 
6 
87 
152 
430 
465 
314 
$5,000 to $24,999 
710 
- 
31 
74 
170 
224 
211 
$25,000 to $99,999 
475 
2 
14 
41 
111 
173 
134 
$100,000 to $249,999 
109 
3 
4 
6 
27 
35 
34 
$250,000 or more 
81 
- 
8 
12 
14 
24 
23 
Contract labor 
farms 
917 
_ 
44 
103 
277 
273 
220 
$1,000 
6,715 
- 
172 
658 
1,577 
2,353 
1,956 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
241 
- 
19 
30 
72 
67 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
388 
- 
17 
38 
139 
106 
88 
$5,000 to $24,999 
236 
- 
5 
27 
57 
83 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
- 
3 
8 
5 
13 
8 
$50,000 or more 
15 
- 
- 
- 
4 
4 
7 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,935 
13 
144 
247 
541 
599 
391 
$1,000 
7,955 
23 
479 
916 
1,812 
3,271 
1,455 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
881 
- 
49 
127 
247 
297 
161 
$1,000 to $4,999 
685 
13 
74 
70 
192 
196 
140 
$5,000 to $24,999 
326 
- 
19 
46 
94 
86 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
- 
1 
- 
7 
8 
8 
$50,000 or more 
19 
1 
4 
1 
12 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,129 
18 
183 
325 
688 
578 
337 
$1,000 
13,151 
85 
1,221 
2,046 
3,081 
3,947 
2,771 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,676 
10 
143 
252 
561 
453 
257 
$5,000 to $9,999 
220 
6 
24 
31 
70 
59 
30 
$10,000 to $24,999 
152 
2 
6 
34 
40 
39 
31 
$25,000 or more 
81 
- 
10 
8 
17 
27 
19 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New York 195 
