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 
9,770 
70 
920 
1,380 
2,812 
2,912 
1,676 
$1,000 
34,477 
308 
2,920 
4,289 
9,293 
12,152 
5,515 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,505 
23 
451 
766 
1,616 
1,635 
1,014 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,897 
30 
334 
437 
803 
853 
440 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,176 
14 
127 
157 
330 
360 
188 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
3 
5 
12 
46 
37 
24 
$50,000 or more 
65 
- 
3 
8 
17 
27 
10 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,244 
59 
769 
1,302 
2,279 
1,851 
984 
$1,000 
104,917 
266 
7,692 
29,700 
43,897 
13,491 
9,871 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,586 
49 
565 
942 
1,813 
1,444 
773 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,200 
7 
144 
246 
329 
303 
171 
$25,000 to $99,999 
323 
3 
46 
85 
89 
80 
20 
$100,000 to $249,999 
95 
- 
9 
24 
23 
22 
17 
$250,000 or more 
40 
- 
5 
5 
25 
2 
3 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,895 
28 
359 
575 
839 
715 
379 
$1,000 
23,548 
65 
1,741 
3,873 
12,495 
3,028 
2,345 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,266 
45 
541 
950 
1,710 
1,329 
691 
$1,000 
81,369 
201 
5,950 
25,827 
31,403 
10,462 
7,526 
Feed purchased 
farms 
15,914 
90 
1,220 
2,428 
4,844 
4,576 
2,756 
$1,000 
178,198 
907 
20,785 
29,645 
62,620 
41 ,953 
22,288 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,667 
71 
824 
1,757 
3,551 
3,407 
2,057 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,294 
16 
288 
478 
1,049 
916 
547 
$25,000 to $99,999 
663 
- 
74 
129 
157 
186 
117 
$100,000 to $249,999 
173 
3 
14 
42 
48 
42 
24 
$250,000 or more 
117 
- 
20 
22 
39 
25 
11 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
27,033 
132 
1,668 
3,414 
7,460 
8,236 
6,123 
$1,000 
47,662 
215 
2,873 
6,589 
13,285 
15,880 
8,820 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,302 
119 
1,542 
3,148 
6,983 
7,691 
5,819 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,586 
13 
119 
248 
441 
486 
279 
$25,000 to $49,999 
88 
- 
7 
11 
20 
34 
16 
$50,000 or more 
57 
- 
- 
7 
16 
25 
9 
Utilities 
farms 
15,300 
76 
880 
1,872 
4,267 
4,755 
3,450 
$1,000 
25,789 
111 
1,243 
3,437 
7,650 
7,737 
5,611 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,774 
47 
533 
1,171 
2,742 
2,994 
2,287 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,745 
23 
300 
583 
1,311 
1,515 
1,013 
$5,000 to $24,999 
716 
6 
46 
109 
195 
227 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
- 
1 
6 
10 
12 
12 
$50,000 or more 
24 
- 
- 
3 
9 
7 
5 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
21,638 
116 
1,365 
2,690 
5,981 
6,621 
4,865 
$1,000 
66,190 
404 
4,321 
8,422 
18,464 
21,417 
13,162 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,809 
90 
1,127 
2,282 
5,222 
5,736 
4,352 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,559 
23 
222 
379 
677 
804 
454 
$25,000 to $49,999 
182 
3 
14 
23 
52 
45 
45 
$50,000 or more 
88 
- 
2 
6 
30 
36 
14 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
4,195 
26 
306 
443 
1,116 
1,321 
983 
$1,000 
88,069 
284 
3,083 
6,337 
24,031 
31,924 
22,410 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,393 
20 
214 
256 
627 
748 
528 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,075 
4 
57 
133 
284 
315 
282 
$25,000 to $99,999 
611 
2 
30 
42 
185 
210 
142 
$100,000 to $249,999 
89 
- 
5 
10 
13 
35 
26 
$250,000 or more 
27 
- 
- 
2 
7 
13 
5 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,198 
6 
60 
138 
289 
380 
325 
$1,000 
9,167 
25 
466 
845 
2,299 
2,971 
2,561 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
416 
- 
21 
59 
101 
131 
104 
$1,000 to $4,999 
465 
3 
20 
37 
128 
145 
132 
$5,000 to $24,999 
243 
3 
14 
33 
41 
83 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
- 
3 
6 
12 
4 
17 
$50,000 or more 
32 
- 
2 
3 
7 
17 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
4,695 
38 
457 
702 
1,261 
1,383 
854 
$1,000 
15,245 
150 
1,478 
2,809 
4,725 
3,617 
2,467 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,238 
14 
191 
331 
577 
716 
409 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,745 
17 
188 
241 
499 
478 
322 
$5,000 to $24,999 
654 
7 
73 
125 
164 
172 
113 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
- 
4 
1 
13 
14 
8 
$50,000 or more 
18 
- 
1 
4 
8 
3 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
3,625 
56 
451 
595 
1,021 
1,038 
464 
$1,000 
17,292 
148 
2,416 
2,154 
4,948 
4,892 
2,734 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,855 
47 
324 
480 
799 
825 
380 
$5,000 to $9,999 
404 
6 
63 
61 
108 
118 
48 
$10,000 to $24,999 
267 
3 
45 
46 
80 
68 
25 
$25,000 or more 
99 
- 
19 
8 
34 
27 
11 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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