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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
4,109 
3,391 
57 
367 
551 
920 
931 
565 
$1,000 
102,962 
99,554 
1,402 
8,326 
14,413 
37,455 
26,025 
1 1 ,932 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
845 
519 
3 
35 
73 
129 
148 
131 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,137 
900 
14 
87 
126 
221 
255 
197 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,256 
1,136 
18 
152 
198 
330 
300 
138 
$25,000 to $49,999 
428 
404 
10 
52 
90 
97 
113 
42 
$50,000 or more 
443 
432 
12 
41 
64 
143 
115 
57 
Interest expense 
farms 
17,125 
11,613 
124 
1,026 
1,615 
2,998 
3,434 
2,416 
$1,000 
334,271 
299,871 
1,074 
17,692 
45,854 
99,756 
90,186 
45,308 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,913 
3,512 
49 
368 
316 
741 
976 
1,062 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,857 
4,953 
69 
422 
756 
1,334 
1,472 
900 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,817 
2,627 
5 
218 
456 
739 
820 
389 
$100,000 or more 
538 
521 
1 
18 
87 
184 
166 
65 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
12,292 
8,191 
64 
605 
1,137 
2,222 
2,508 
1,655 
$1,000 
189,874 
165,386 
539 
9,300 
24,226 
57,363 
48,894 
25,064 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,419 
646 
12 
31 
57 
143 
195 
208 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
2,084 
10 
174 
250 
511 
648 
491 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,226 
3,772 
41 
304 
534 
1,058 
1,122 
713 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,102 
1,004 
- 
53 
187 
295 
324 
145 
$50,000 or more 
714 
685 
1 
43 
109 
215 
219 
98 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
12,006 
8,693 
78 
780 
1,264 
2,246 
2,542 
1,783 
$1,000 
144,397 
134,485 
535 
8,393 
21,629 
42,393 
41,292 
20,243 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,512 
1,120 
20 
93 
90 
216 
285 
416 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,186 
2,714 
25 
265 
323 
670 
748 
683 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,910 
3,502 
28 
318 
611 
936 
1,106 
503 
$25,000 to $49,999 
851 
822 
4 
86 
151 
233 
242 
106 
$50,000 or more 
547 
535 
1 
18 
89 
191 
161 
75 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
28,617 
16,035 
135 
1,055 
1,918 
3,690 
4,698 
4,539 
$1,000 
129,909 
101,254 
244 
3,812 
10,897 
28,036 
33,737 
24,528 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,521 
10,152 
128 
837 
1,270 
2,160 
2,672 
3,085 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,293 
3,358 
3 
150 
350 
846 
1,124 
885 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,230 
1,987 
4 
53 
244 
526 
698 
462 
$25,000 or more 
573 
538 
- 
15 
54 
158 
204 
107 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,415 
14,384 
163 
1,223 
1,804 
3,554 
4,202 
3,438 
$1,000 
526,330 
494,394 
2,127 
36,516 
77,185 
156,998 
152,795 
68,774 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,594 
4,798 
56 
384 
483 
1,002 
1,206 
1,667 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,730 
4,706 
77 
429 
604 
1,137 
1,398 
1,061 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,358 
2,225 
26 
211 
281 
571 
732 
404 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,573 
1,518 
4 
125 
235 
449 
514 
191 
$100,000 or more 
1,160 
1,137 
- 
74 
201 
395 
352 
115 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ’ 
farms 
901 
825 
6 
52 
105 
236 
284 
142 
$1,000 
20,856 
20,130 
31 
1,011 
2,423 
7,408 
6,979 
2,278 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
19,422 
13,765 
153 
1,158 
1,776 
3,390 
4,041 
3,247 
$1,000 
944,912 
877,828 
3,771 
66,976 
139,202 
259,433 
278,601 
129,846 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
30,961 
17,509 
241 
1,468 
2,115 
4,004 
4,951 
4,730 
$1,000 
4,555,217 
4,308,738 
23,098 
302,027 
654,096 
1,300,886 
1 ,355,232 
673,399 
Average per farm 
dollars 
147,128 
246,087 
95,842 
205,740 
309,265 
324,897 
273,729 
142,368 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
22,882 
14,396 
194 
1,234 
1,728 
3,377 
4,100 
3,763 
Average net gain 
dollars 
210,616 
312,839 
125,064 
256,540 
400,896 
400,896 
343,862 
187,720 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
167 
9 
7 
7 
15 
40 
89 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,432 
582 
- 
31 
43 
101 
137 
270 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,916 
538 
5 
22 
57 
78 
132 
244 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,487 
1,364 
25 
87 
112 
241 
358 
541 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,554 
1,347 
39 
108 
119 
232 
335 
514 
$50,000 or more 
11,806 
10,398 
116 
979 
1,390 
2,710 
3,098 
2,105 
Farms with net losses 
number 
8,079 
3,113 
47 
234 
387 
627 
851 
967 
Average net loss 
dollars 
32,689 
62,607 
24,777 
62,153 
99,875 
84,433 
64,164 
34,118 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
163 
2 
12 
14 
28 
52 
55 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,921 
552 
10 
20 
67 
82 
150 
223 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,624 
484 
- 
43 
47 
95 
116 
183 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
752 
22 
50 
89 
138 
197 
256 
$25,000 to $49,999 
714 
353 
7 
34 
30 
88 
108 
86 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
809 
6 
75 
140 
196 
228 
164 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
30,961 
17,509 
241 
1,468 
2,115 
4,004 
4,951 
4,730 
$1,000 
4,418,583 
4,185,474 
21,793 
292,849 
631,837 
1,265,089 
1,321,432 
652,473 
Average per farm 
dollars 
142,714 
239,047 
90,427 
199,488 
298,741 
315,956 
266,902 
137,944 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
22,786 
14,316 
194 
1,219 
1,716 
3,357 
4,076 
3,754 
Average net gain 
dollars 
205,934 
306,566 
118,874 
252,918 
391,831 
393,304 
338,043 
182,970 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
192 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
