Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
1,271 
8 
109 
190 
344 
349 
271 
$1,000 
3,426 
8 
300 
341 
880 
1,391 
506 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
810 
7 
63 
124 
206 
229 
181 
$1,000 to $4,999 
313 
- 
28 
47 
97 
80 
61 
$5,000 to $24,999 
132 
1 
17 
17 
32 
38 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
- 
1 
2 
7 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
16,950 
66 
1,185 
2,593 
4,804 
4,811 
3,491 
$1,000 
100,586 
263 
6,579 
16,143 
28,270 
29,381 
19,950 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,501 
51 
724 
1,536 
2,889 
3,046 
2,255 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,938 
15 
437 
970 
1,776 
1,608 
1,132 
$25,000 to $99,999 
487 
- 
22 
85 
136 
149 
95 
$100,000 or more 
24 
- 
2 
2 
3 
8 
9 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
14,390 
41 
1,010 
2,241 
4,101 
4,127 
2,870 
$1,000 
83,821 
197 
5,595 
13,884 
23,980 
24,411 
15,754 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,276 
4 
144 
330 
557 
666 
575 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,525 
22 
467 
954 
1,876 
1,942 
1,264 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,186 
15 
380 
884 
1,552 
1,387 
968 
$25,000 to $49,999 
308 
- 
14 
58 
101 
91 
44 
$50,000 or more 
95 
- 
5 
15 
15 
41 
19 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,634 
40 
538 
1,076 
2,120 
2,191 
1,669 
$1,000 
16,764 
65 
984 
2,260 
4,289 
4,970 
4,196 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,611 
15 
247 
503 
1,026 
1,023 
797 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,345 
19 
249 
478 
929 
965 
705 
$5,000 to $24,999 
615 
6 
40 
90 
156 
185 
138 
$25,000 to $49,999 
57 
- 
2 
5 
8 
15 
27 
$50,000 or more 
6 
- 
" 
" 
1 
3 
2 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
43,433 
154 
2,464 
6,009 
11,584 
12,697 
10,525 
$1,000 
53,472 
125 
2,383 
7,207 
14,220 
16,630 
12,907 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
42,495 
152 
2,443 
5,896 
11,351 
12,395 
10,258 
$5,000 to $9,999 
695 
2 
16 
98 
177 
209 
193 
$10,000 to $24,999 
210 
- 
4 
8 
52 
80 
66 
$25,000 or more 
33 
- 
1 
7 
4 
13 
8 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
19,432 
97 
1,167 
2,792 
5,385 
5,600 
4,391 
$1,000 
89,563 
122 
2,038 
18,290 
17,688 
34,145 
17,281 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,652 
90 
1,072 
2,544 
4,943 
5,041 
3,962 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,388 
7 
88 
211 
358 
422 
302 
$25,000 to $49,999 
265 
- 
7 
30 
56 
94 
78 
$50,000 to $99,999 
80 
- 
- 
2 
23 
29 
26 
$100,000 or more 
47 
- 
- 
5 
5 
14 
23 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
400 
7 
41 
53 
97 
98 
104 
$1,000 
1,340 
8 
69 
205 
301 
353 
404 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
17,647 
73 
928 
2,256 
4,764 
5,311 
4,315 
$1,000 
130,388 
834 
6,782 
17,930 
36,275 
39,075 
29,492 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
44,927 
222 
2,727 
6,277 
11,885 
13,012 
10,804 
$1,000 
-50,006 
-296 
-1,604 
4,280 
-24,325 
-27,756 
-306 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,113 
-1,334 
-588 
682 
-2,047 
-2,133 
-28 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
17,447 
99 
947 
2,146 
4,162 
5,044 
5,049 
Average net gain 
dollars 
17,109 
15,575 
19,398 
24,030 
17,056 
15,583 
15,335 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,674 
15 
156 
356 
657 
779 
711 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,956 
31 
280 
722 
1,399 
1,753 
1,771 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,207 
24 
159 
381 
779 
944 
920 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,326 
17 
198 
388 
784 
949 
990 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,253 
3 
67 
156 
292 
358 
377 
$50,000 or more 
1,031 
9 
87 
143 
251 
261 
280 
Farms with net losses 
number 
27,480 
123 
1,780 
4,131 
7,723 
7,968 
5,755 
Average net loss 
dollars 
12,682 
14,943 
11,221 
11,447 
12,341 
13,348 
13,507 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,157 
21 
164 
371 
897 
923 
781 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,532 
43 
594 
1,491 
2,687 
2,795 
1,922 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,166 
18 
422 
965 
1,683 
1,840 
1,238 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,713 
21 
417 
921 
1,647 
1,530 
1,177 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,039 
13 
139 
278 
557 
619 
433 
$50,000 or more 
873 
7 
44 
105 
252 
261 
204 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
44,927 
222 
2,727 
6,277 
11,885 
13,012 
10,804 
$1,000 
-75,870 
-201 
-5,032 
-1,435 
-32,693 
-33,560 
-2,949 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,689 
-904 
-1,845 
-229 
-2,751 
-2,579 
-273 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
17,359 
99 
937 
2,132 
4,130 
5,029 
5,032 
Average net gain 
dollars 
15,850 
16,235 
16,236 
21,784 
15,220 
14,617 
15,007 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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