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. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
15,540 
12,767 
168 
1,225 
1,679 
3,237 
3,704 
2,754 
$1,000 
891,976 
858,329 
4,945 
71,086 
141,335 
269,144 
261,174 
110,645 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,649 
833 
5 
38 
74 
160 
198 
358 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
1,699 
17 
124 
151 
440 
441 
526 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,209 
3,356 
76 
372 
364 
695 
922 
927 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,234 
2,045 
39 
236 
264 
544 
601 
361 
$50,000 or more 
4,984 
4,834 
31 
455 
826 
1,398 
1,542 
582 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,183 
5,009 
70 
440 
692 
1,250 
1,485 
1,072 
$1,000 
291,801 
247,944 
1,050 
16,303 
52,421 
71 ,929 
64,680 
41,561 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,740 
1,515 
31 
90 
196 
347 
429 
422 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,809 
2,105 
23 
208 
272 
508 
665 
429 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,191 
1,008 
15 
112 
158 
287 
270 
166 
$100,000 to $249,999 
271 
228 
1 
16 
46 
59 
68 
38 
$250,000 or more 
172 
153 
- 
14 
20 
49 
53 
17 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,772 
4,234 
67 
387 
581 
1,067 
1,268 
864 
$1,000 
101,420 
83,877 
537 
7,782 
15,073 
23,918 
23,728 
12,838 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,666 
1,672 
24 
128 
238 
435 
449 
398 
$1,000 
190,381 
164,067 
512 
8,521 
37,348 
48,010 
40,952 
28,723 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1 1 ,830 
7,499 
85 
573 
938 
1,879 
2,168 
1,856 
$1,000 
324,796 
278,582 
1,098 
22,189 
43,402 
73,470 
87,825 
50,598 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,363 
2,700 
36 
184 
296 
571 
759 
854 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,105 
2,796 
37 
215 
337 
763 
828 
616 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,865 
1,536 
11 
136 
224 
416 
447 
302 
$100,000 to $249,999 
323 
299 
- 
23 
60 
77 
89 
50 
$250,000 or more 
174 
168 
1 
15 
21 
52 
45 
34 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
28,056 
17,043 
241 
1,424 
2,071 
3,939 
4,831 
4,537 
$1,000 
538,408 
500,930 
2,764 
35,113 
73,320 
154,209 
158,696 
76,828 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,116 
4,858 
98 
329 
419 
780 
1,132 
2,100 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,825 
6,305 
122 
623 
699 
1,438 
1,825 
1,598 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,269 
3,100 
12 
297 
484 
820 
972 
515 
$50,000 or more 
2,846 
2,780 
9 
175 
469 
901 
902 
324 
Utilities 
farms 
22,365 
15,306 
148 
1,222 
1,884 
3,698 
4,454 
3,900 
$1,000 
122,072 
108,209 
610 
7,066 
15,539 
33,604 
33,326 
18,064 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,573 
1,837 
30 
111 
215 
357 
423 
701 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1 1 ,365 
7,502 
82 
616 
763 
1,603 
2,185 
2,253 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,816 
5,375 
34 
463 
816 
1,536 
1,660 
866 
$25,000 to $49,999 
388 
377 
2 
22 
62 
117 
118 
56 
$50,000 or more 
223 
215 
- 
10 
28 
85 
68 
24 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
25,081 
16,147 
203 
1,353 
1,967 
3,805 
4,629 
4,190 
$1,000 
547,670 
506,244 
2,420 
30,112 
78,342 
148,699 
166,747 
79,925 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,097 
4,219 
74 
316 
347 
669 
987 
1,826 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,757 
5,992 
93 
623 
707 
1,416 
1,683 
1,470 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,229 
3,013 
30 
256 
393 
814 
993 
527 
$50,000 or more 
2,998 
2,923 
6 
158 
520 
906 
966 
367 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
9,300 
7,372 
47 
520 
1,039 
1,958 
2,314 
1,494 
$1,000 
280,464 
265,226 
716 
12,659 
39,260 
84,053 
87,241 
41,298 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,585 
2,217 
24 
167 
260 
498 
644 
624 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,023 
2,573 
14 
197 
359 
676 
847 
480 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,120 
2,028 
7 
132 
329 
607 
637 
316 
$100,000 to $249,999 
434 
419 
2 
24 
76 
121 
139 
57 
$250,000 or more 
138 
135 
- 
- 
15 
56 
47 
17 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,143 
1,631 
21 
121 
176 
385 
514 
414 
$1,000 
33,848 
31,551 
96 
1,848 
3,844 
9,664 
10,475 
5,624 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
297 
138 
- 
5 
7 
24 
46 
56 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
747 
508 
11 
43 
56 
91 
170 
137 
$5,000 to $24,999 
713 
612 
10 
44 
66 
159 
183 
150 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
239 
- 
22 
28 
66 
71 
52 
$50,000 or more 
136 
134 
- 
7 
19 
45 
44 
19 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
9,374 
7,076 
69 
602 
916 
1,817 
2,135 
1,537 
$1,000 
177,138 
164,157 
639 
10,871 
23,827 
48,471 
51,376 
28,973 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,490 
755 
19 
54 
69 
143 
225 
245 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,979 
1,968 
24 
172 
232 
456 
570 
514 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,143 
2,689 
20 
257 
375 
735 
799 
503 
$25,000 to $49,999 
977 
907 
2 
76 
126 
269 
282 
152 
$50,000 or more 
785 
757 
4 
43 
114 
214 
259 
123 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,102 
1 1 ,933 
191 
1,280 
1,678 
3,019 
3,534 
2,231 
$1,000 
938,732 
893,657 
5,509 
84,404 
156,273 
285,741 
267,796 
93,934 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,276 
1,673 
19 
99 
135 
321 
509 
590 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,588 
1,014 
33 
82 
107 
213 
262 
317 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,912 
2,373 
45 
258 
267 
531 
731 
541 
$25,000 or more 
7,326 
6,873 
94 
841 
1,169 
1,954 
2,032 
783 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
