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 
3,918 
37 
364 
595 
1,018 
1,141 
763 
$1,000 
55,302 
336 
3,902 
9,025 
13,630 
16,496 
11,914 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,095 
6 
53 
147 
301 
381 
207 
$1,000 to $4,999 
939 
8 
110 
130 
237 
269 
185 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,285 
18 
165 
209 
335 
311 
247 
$25,000 to $49,999 
378 
5 
25 
76 
82 
110 
80 
$50,000 or more 
221 
- 
11 
33 
63 
70 
44 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,315 
30 
457 
646 
929 
833 
420 
$1,000 
93,683 
356 
6,721 
14,136 
31,443 
30,232 
10,796 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,766 
14 
219 
332 
548 
436 
217 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,092 
11 
165 
204 
259 
294 
159 
$25,000 to $99,999 
353 
5 
64 
80 
98 
74 
32 
$100,000 to $249,999 
64 
- 
8 
22 
13 
17 
4 
$250,000 or more 
40 
- 
1 
8 
11 
12 
8 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,120 
19 
303 
413 
596 
490 
299 
$1,000 
22,775 
140 
3,589 
5,083 
6,699 
4,110 
3,153 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,772 
18 
238 
360 
506 
457 
193 
$1,000 
70,908 
216 
3,131 
9,052 
24,744 
26,122 
7,643 
Feed purchased 
farms 
6,286 
52 
730 
1,106 
1,755 
1,690 
953 
$1,000 
124,705 
620 
9,388 
19,067 
36,760 
40,591 
18,278 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,414 
27 
386 
612 
973 
939 
477 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,138 
17 
257 
334 
590 
583 
357 
$25,000 to $99,999 
631 
7 
78 
141 
164 
138 
103 
$100,000 to $249,999 
54 
1 
7 
6 
19 
14 
7 
$250,000 or more 
49 
- 
2 
13 
9 
16 
9 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
11,666 
71 
1,026 
1,668 
2,915 
3,318 
2,668 
$1,000 
42,005 
168 
3,115 
6,312 
1 1 ,287 
1 1 ,537 
9,586 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,739 
61 
852 
1,357 
2,429 
2,784 
2,256 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,708 
10 
162 
282 
425 
480 
349 
$25,000 to $49,999 
142 
- 
11 
22 
42 
30 
37 
$50,000 or more 
77 
- 
1 
7 
19 
24 
26 
Utilities 
farms 
7,953 
36 
622 
1,108 
2,028 
2,325 
1,834 
$1,000 
19,763 
55 
1,157 
2,703 
5,275 
5,890 
4,682 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,050 
15 
229 
409 
808 
882 
707 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,164 
21 
365 
584 
1,014 
1,221 
959 
$5,000 to $24,999 
702 
- 
26 
111 
199 
212 
154 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
- 
2 
1 
- 
5 
6 
$50,000 or more 
23 
- 
- 
3 
7 
5 
8 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
9,613 
64 
806 
1,319 
2,442 
2,757 
2,225 
$1,000 
48,844 
157 
3,194 
6,661 
12,599 
14,926 
1 1 ,308 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,368 
57 
638 
970 
1,830 
2,133 
1,740 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,910 
7 
147 
303 
523 
521 
409 
$25,000 to $49,999 
217 
- 
13 
39 
62 
59 
44 
$50,000 or more 
118 
- 
8 
7 
27 
44 
32 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
2,208 
10 
138 
279 
597 
616 
568 
$1,000 
29,332 
120 
1,175 
5,349 
5,474 
9,639 
7,575 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,550 
7 
91 
169 
448 
426 
409 
$5,000 to $24,999 
433 
- 
32 
88 
98 
122 
93 
$25,000 to $99,999 
190 
3 
15 
21 
44 
49 
58 
$100,000 to $249,999 
20 
- 
- 
- 
4 
13 
3 
$250,000 or more 
15 
- 
- 
1 
3 
6 
5 
Contract labor 
farms 
821 
6 
53 
126 
201 
218 
217 
$1,000 
4,935 
23 
148 
658 
1,020 
1,432 
1,654 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
291 
- 
25 
36 
68 
76 
86 
$1,000 to $4,999 
340 
3 
14 
52 
92 
90 
89 
$5,000 to $24,999 
145 
3 
14 
31 
33 
36 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
- 
- 
7 
6 
11 
7 
$50,000 or more 
14 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
7 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,836 
10 
241 
448 
690 
801 
646 
$1,000 
20,331 
16 
1,005 
3,280 
4,161 
6,297 
5,572 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
910 
4 
95 
161 
230 
235 
185 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,127 
6 
91 
179 
242 
325 
284 
$5,000 to $24,999 
643 
- 
51 
89 
189 
189 
125 
$25,000 to $49,999 
112 
- 
4 
13 
18 
39 
38 
$50,000 or more 
44 
- 
- 
6 
11 
13 
14 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
3,613 
53 
510 
699 
931 
870 
550 
$1,000 
65,631 
335 
5,564 
15,309 
15,706 
15,752 
12,966 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,594 
26 
227 
312 
415 
384 
230 
$5,000 to $9,999 
591 
16 
101 
104 
145 
129 
96 
$10,000 to $24,999 
821 
11 
123 
159 
211 
191 
126 
$25,000 or more 
607 
- 
59 
124 
160 
166 
98 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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