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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
718 
7 
94 
127 
142 
177 
171 
$1,000 
3,408 
9 
679 
727 
857 
822 
314 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
326 
- 
30 
49 
69 
78 
100 
$1,000 to $4,999 
237 
7 
23 
43 
47 
63 
54 
$5,000 to $24,999 
120 
- 
33 
27 
20 
24 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
- 
4 
4 
3 
12 
1 
$50,000 or more 
11 
- 
4 
4 
3 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
5,512 
43 
433 
669 
1,149 
1,456 
1,762 
$1,000 
34,400 
162 
3,345 
4,994 
8,525 
8,796 
8,578 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,401 
26 
236 
381 
662 
941 
1,155 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,904 
17 
167 
248 
434 
463 
575 
$25,000 to $99,999 
190 
- 
29 
36 
43 
50 
32 
$100,000 or more 
17 
- 
1 
4 
10 
2 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,101 
6 
274 
479 
881 
1,095 
1,366 
$1,000 
24,489 
14 
2,249 
3,315 
5,900 
6,155 
6,855 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
773 
- 
44 
64 
159 
208 
298 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,747 
6 
100 
214 
345 
510 
572 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,454 
- 
108 
185 
342 
348 
471 
$25,000 to $49,999 
98 
- 
21 
8 
28 
22 
19 
$50,000 or more 
29 
- 
1 
8 
7 
7 
6 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,313 
43 
285 
432 
649 
862 
1,042 
$1,000 
9,912 
148 
1,096 
1,679 
2,624 
2,641 
1,723 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,392 
15 
83 
169 
207 
391 
527 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,472 
17 
124 
161 
336 
359 
475 
$5,000 to $24,999 
408 
11 
77 
94 
92 
97 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
- 
1 
6 
10 
9 
3 
$50,000 or more 
12 
- 
- 
2 
4 
6 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
12,582 
42 
732 
1,262 
2,462 
3,532 
4,552 
$1,000 
28,655 
47 
1,475 
2,468 
5,577 
8,204 
10,885 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,369 
41 
686 
1,158 
2,216 
3,199 
4,069 
$5,000 to $9,999 
935 
1 
28 
91 
193 
250 
372 
$10,000 to $24,999 
243 
- 
11 
12 
50 
70 
100 
$25,000 or more 
35 
- 
7 
1 
3 
13 
11 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,031 
44 
518 
768 
1,315 
1,650 
1,736 
$1,000 
31,936 
145 
3,929 
4,922 
7,617 
9,887 
5,437 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,796 
34 
384 
567 
1,013 
1,308 
1,490 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,024 
10 
103 
156 
249 
279 
227 
$25,000 to $49,999 
133 
- 
19 
25 
37 
38 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
55 
- 
9 
15 
12 
15 
4 
$100,000 or more 
23 
- 
3 
5 
4 
10 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
76 
- 
14 
5 
16 
21 
20 
$1,000 
726 
- 
137 
91 
151 
212 
136 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
5,657 
34 
443 
706 
1,163 
1,524 
1,787 
$1,000 
67,084 
352 
7,190 
12,252 
16,100 
18,502 
12,688 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
13,452 
89 
964 
1,457 
2,599 
3,675 
4,668 
$1,000 
246,479 
993 
17,196 
38,323 
43,106 
79,473 
67,387 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,323 
11,155 
17,839 
26,303 
16,586 
21,625 
14,436 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
8,486 
49 
544 
817 
1,532 
2,393 
3,151 
Average net gain 
dollars 
37,200 
46,213 
46,139 
59,858 
38,699 
39,939 
26,832 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
520 
- 
43 
26 
108 
150 
193 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,850 
8 
111 
166 
335 
520 
710 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,378 
4 
65 
115 
221 
408 
565 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,123 
14 
113 
174 
403 
589 
830 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,207 
10 
62 
118 
199 
334 
484 
$50,000 or more 
1,408 
13 
150 
218 
266 
392 
369 
Farms with net losses 
number 
4,966 
40 
420 
640 
1,067 
1,282 
1,517 
Average net loss 
dollars 
13,934 
31,793 
18,817 
16,532 
15,164 
12,560 
11,311 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
524 
- 
45 
60 
95 
143 
181 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,369 
10 
96 
147 
295 
393 
428 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,140 
6 
83 
147 
213 
311 
380 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,366 
- 
109 
195 
330 
312 
420 
$25,000 to $49,999 
361 
14 
58 
43 
89 
83 
74 
$50,000 or more 
206 
10 
29 
48 
45 
40 
34 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
13,452 
89 
964 
1,457 
2,599 
3,675 
4,668 
$1,000 
233,110 
812 
16,385 
37,863 
42,401 
68,599 
67,050 
Average per farm 
dollars 
17,329 
9,119 
16,997 
25,987 
16,314 
18,666 
14,364 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
8,470 
49 
537 
816 
1,532 
2,386 
3,150 
Average net gain 
dollars 
35,844 
42,516 
45,679 
59,591 
38,324 
35,832 
26,715 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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