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. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,773 
37 
354 
433 
674 
760 
515 
$1,000 
33,646 
162 
4,884 
7,386 
8,691 
8,659 
3,864 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
816 
8 
54 
89 
214 
276 
175 
$1,000 to $4,999 
765 
17 
114 
115 
157 
194 
168 
$5,000 to $24,999 
853 
12 
136 
140 
207 
225 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
189 
- 
28 
51 
54 
32 
24 
$50,000 or more 
150 
- 
22 
38 
42 
33 
15 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,174 
22 
313 
379 
603 
596 
261 
$1,000 
43,857 
564 
3,777 
6,795 
15,907 
13,751 
3,063 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,225 
9 
153 
219 
350 
339 
155 
$5,000 to $24,999 
704 
2 
127 
107 
182 
206 
80 
$25,000 to $99,999 
183 
11 
24 
41 
49 
40 
18 
$100,000 to $249,999 
43 
- 
9 
7 
11 
9 
7 
$250,000 or more 
19 
- 
- 
5 
11 
2 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,538 
22 
260 
274 
400 
420 
162 
$1,000 
17,543 
(D) 
3,014 
2,158 
6,780 
3,876 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
994 
1 
103 
189 
304 
257 
140 
$1,000 
26,314 
(D) 
763 
4,638 
9,127 
9,875 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,331 
46 
538 
657 
1,208 
1,152 
730 
$1,000 
46,214 
550 
4,748 
6,322 
17,414 
1 1 ,732 
5,448 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,663 
29 
321 
397 
746 
706 
464 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,309 
11 
163 
183 
379 
353 
220 
$25,000 to $99,999 
329 
6 
53 
73 
71 
83 
43 
$100,000 to $249,999 
24 
- 
- 
4 
8 
9 
3 
$250,000 or more 
6 
- 
1 
- 
4 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
11,013 
67 
878 
1,276 
2,278 
2,951 
3,563 
$1,000 
37,479 
626 
3,743 
5,826 
8,546 
10,754 
7,984 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,258 
37 
647 
974 
1,870 
2,480 
3,250 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,520 
25 
216 
257 
342 
406 
274 
$25,000 to $49,999 
169 
2 
12 
30 
51 
46 
28 
$50,000 or more 
66 
3 
3 
15 
15 
19 
11 
Utilities 
farms 
7,059 
30 
506 
814 
1,607 
1,966 
2,136 
$1,000 
13,863 
37 
1,094 
1,798 
3,663 
3,944 
3,327 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,736 
15 
169 
284 
595 
793 
880 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,863 
15 
299 
451 
883 
1,031 
1,184 
$5,000 to $24,999 
441 
- 
37 
76 
125 
136 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
5 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
1 
- 
2 
5 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
8,934 
64 
718 
1,060 
1,851 
2,400 
2,841 
$1,000 
41,426 
266 
4,625 
6,198 
10,266 
1 1 ,973 
8,098 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,878 
45 
496 
734 
1,355 
1,842 
2,406 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,765 
16 
190 
277 
414 
471 
397 
$25,000 to $49,999 
216 
3 
24 
37 
66 
56 
30 
$50,000 or more 
75 
- 
8 
12 
16 
31 
8 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,928 
21 
104 
253 
400 
512 
638 
$1,000 
15,238 
189 
755 
2,662 
4,506 
4,171 
2,955 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,368 
9 
79 
156 
260 
377 
487 
$5,000 to $24,999 
450 
11 
21 
63 
113 
107 
135 
$25,000 to $99,999 
92 
1 
3 
32 
22 
20 
14 
$100,000 to $249,999 
15 
- 
1 
2 
3 
7 
2 
$250,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
512 
_ 
44 
51 
98 
148 
171 
$1,000 
2,297 
- 
236 
314 
369 
735 
643 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
159 
- 
12 
13 
31 
56 
47 
$1,000 to $4,999 
239 
- 
13 
25 
53 
52 
96 
$5,000 to $24,999 
101 
- 
19 
11 
12 
34 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
3 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,298 
12 
212 
286 
512 
591 
685 
$1,000 
12,981 
87 
1,375 
2,094 
3,782 
2,969 
2,674 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
735 
7 
55 
59 
152 
225 
237 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,011 
- 
104 
113 
216 
230 
348 
$5,000 to $24,999 
454 
3 
36 
94 
119 
115 
87 
$25,000 to $49,999 
70 
2 
11 
16 
18 
14 
9 
$50,000 or more 
28 
- 
6 
4 
7 
7 
4 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
3,169 
57 
530 
594 
749 
783 
456 
$1,000 
45,076 
545 
6,376 
10,365 
1 1 ,622 
12,086 
4,082 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,603 
30 
258 
268 
371 
415 
261 
$5,000 to $9,999 
574 
12 
108 
112 
132 
119 
91 
$10,000 to $24,999 
539 
7 
87 
107 
131 
132 
75 
$25,000 or more 
453 
8 
77 
107 
115 
117 
29 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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