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 
643 
7 
78 
109 
148 
163 
138 
$1,000 
3,181 
19 
525 
463 
551 
1,039 
585 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
333 
1 
38 
47 
77 
86 
84 
$1,000 to $4,999 
165 
6 
18 
37 
39 
31 
34 
$5,000 to $24,999 
117 
- 
16 
23 
29 
37 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
- 
2 
- 
2 
8 
4 
$50,000 or more 
12 
- 
4 
2 
1 
1 
4 
Interest expense 
farms 
5,903 
33 
601 
892 
1,466 
1,591 
1,320 
$1,000 
50,474 
150 
3,946 
8,411 
12,959 
13,608 
11,401 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,126 
29 
345 
434 
772 
842 
704 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,418 
2 
236 
399 
594 
644 
543 
$25,000 to $99,999 
328 
2 
20 
53 
92 
97 
64 
$100,000 or more 
31 
- 
- 
6 
8 
8 
9 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,544 
15 
435 
679 
1,156 
1,240 
1,019 
$1,000 
38,754 
117 
2,938 
6,279 
10,076 
10,194 
9,150 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
566 
7 
73 
88 
140 
165 
93 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,771 
4 
147 
263 
442 
490 
425 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,952 
2 
204 
288 
501 
513 
444 
$25,000 to $49,999 
176 
1 
7 
26 
56 
52 
34 
$50,000 or more 
79 
1 
4 
14 
17 
20 
23 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,192 
26 
339 
494 
757 
866 
710 
$1,000 
11,720 
33 
1,008 
2,132 
2,882 
3,413 
2,251 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
958 
11 
115 
123 
198 
267 
244 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,580 
14 
171 
260 
386 
416 
333 
$5,000 to $24,999 
609 
1 
52 
99 
165 
169 
123 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
- 
1 
8 
5 
10 
6 
$50,000 or more 
15 
- 
- 
4 
3 
4 
4 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
12,093 
36 
929 
1,633 
2,960 
3,490 
3,045 
$1,000 
38,416 
49 
1,723 
4,299 
9,072 
1 1 ,509 
1 1 ,764 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,271 
33 
869 
1,462 
2,512 
2,947 
2,448 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,259 
3 
53 
126 
305 
375 
397 
$10,000 to $24,999 
471 
- 
6 
43 
127 
138 
157 
$25,000 or more 
92 
- 
1 
2 
16 
30 
43 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,879 
37 
636 
1,014 
1,737 
1,958 
1,497 
$1,000 
42,549 
127 
1,822 
6,015 
10,979 
12,867 
10,740 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,424 
33 
517 
771 
1,357 
1,568 
1,178 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,195 
3 
110 
205 
308 
308 
261 
$25,000 to $49,999 
169 
- 
9 
27 
46 
51 
36 
$50,000 to $99,999 
61 
1 
- 
8 
19 
19 
14 
$100,000 or more 
30 
- 
- 
3 
7 
12 
8 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
257 
9 
38 
48 
76 
56 
30 
$1,000 
2,043 
18 
189 
305 
452 
902 
177 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
5,716 
35 
434 
810 
1,405 
1,634 
1,398 
$1,000 
86,613 
310 
4,866 
14,488 
21,606 
23,832 
21,510 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
13,145 
80 
1,142 
1,814 
3,198 
3,724 
3,187 
$1,000 
255,952 
1,115 
1 1 ,423 
33,663 
38,943 
82,389 
88,420 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,471 
13,935 
10,002 
18,557 
12,177 
22,124 
27,744 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
7,093 
22 
529 
903 
1,594 
2,089 
1,956 
Average net gain 
dollars 
52,280 
76,269 
42,337 
58,754 
43,642 
53,770 
57,158 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
438 
4 
36 
57 
122 
117 
102 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,210 
3 
122 
170 
247 
398 
270 
$5,000 to $9,999 
927 
- 
58 
109 
206 
275 
279 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,680 
2 
107 
197 
357 
528 
489 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,203 
2 
85 
134 
312 
316 
354 
$50,000 or more 
1,635 
11 
121 
236 
350 
455 
462 
Farms with net losses 
number 
6,052 
58 
613 
911 
1,604 
1,635 
1,231 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,981 
9,709 
17,902 
21,287 
19,091 
18,310 
18,994 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
434 
8 
43 
66 
119 
109 
89 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,632 
12 
121 
253 
426 
493 
327 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,250 
21 
164 
181 
305 
331 
248 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,594 
12 
172 
212 
464 
389 
345 
$25,000 to $49,999 
690 
5 
59 
123 
163 
200 
140 
$50,000 or more 
452 
- 
54 
76 
127 
113 
82 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
13,145 
80 
1,142 
1,814 
3,198 
3,724 
3,187 
$1,000 
238,888 
1,023 
9,601 
28,840 
36,157 
77,050 
86,218 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,173 
12,785 
8,407 
15,899 
1 1 ,306 
20,690 
27,053 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
7,058 
22 
521 
895 
1,587 
2,084 
1,949 
Average net gain 
dollars 
50,480 
72,229 
39,643 
54,229 
42,555 
51 ,473 
56,802 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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