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 
1,103 
6 
58 
138 
247 
416 
238 
$1,000 
5,206 
5 
(D) 
197 
(D) 
(D) 
802 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
813 
6 
49 
113 
178 
296 
171 
$1,000 to $4,999 
217 
- 
8 
21 
60 
83 
45 
$5,000 to $24,999 
47 
- 
1 
2 
9 
25 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
10 
$50,000 or more 
10 
- 
- 
1 
- 
7 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,246 
1 
83 
217 
368 
369 
208 
$1,000 
13,555 
(D) 
100 
(D) 
(D) 
835 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,124 
1 
75 
208 
339 
337 
164 
$5,000 to $24,999 
100 
- 
8 
9 
28 
20 
35 
$25,000 to $99,999 
21 
- 
- 
- 
1 
12 
8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
413 
1 
46 
66 
115 
116 
69 
$1,000 
843 
(D) 
69 
(D) 
224 
195 
264 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,047 
- 
53 
188 
327 
309 
170 
$1,000 
12,712 
- 
31 
(D) 
(D) 
640 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,336 
8 
114 
347 
642 
757 
468 
$1,000 
22,907 
17 
1,087 
2,070 
2,484 
3,411 
13,838 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,804 
7 
63 
258 
503 
596 
377 
$5,000 to $24,999 
491 
1 
49 
83 
132 
148 
78 
$25,000 to $99,999 
33 
- 
1 
3 
7 
11 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
5 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
2 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
3,822 
15 
162 
399 
965 
1,318 
963 
$1,000 
7,589 
5 
219 
923 
1,362 
3,303 
1,776 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,610 
15 
154 
377 
923 
1,231 
910 
$5,000 to $24,999 
185 
- 
7 
18 
39 
76 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
4 
$50,000 or more 
16 
- 
1 
3 
2 
6 
4 
Utilities 
farms 
2,115 
2 
99 
207 
545 
721 
541 
$1,000 
8,943 
(D) 
(D) 
533 
613 
7,001 
666 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,467 
2 
62 
135 
409 
508 
351 
$1,000 to $4,999 
559 
- 
33 
57 
116 
185 
168 
$5,000 to $24,999 
76 
- 
4 
12 
20 
22 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
7 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
3,066 
9 
134 
308 
792 
1,063 
760 
$1,000 
10,059 
4 
295 
1,571 
1,165 
4,971 
2,053 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,818 
9 
120 
280 
758 
958 
693 
$5,000 to $24,999 
212 
- 
13 
17 
34 
90 
58 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
- 
1 
1 
- 
8 
5 
$50,000 or more 
21 
- 
- 
10 
- 
7 
4 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
866 
6 
27 
74 
201 
305 
253 
$1,000 
30,095 
6 
1,185 
2,268 
1,514 
20,402 
4,719 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
482 
6 
11 
24 
140 
161 
140 
$5,000 to $24,999 
230 
- 
3 
31 
45 
78 
73 
$25,000 to $99,999 
116 
- 
6 
10 
13 
55 
32 
$100,000 to $249,999 
23 
- 
7 
8 
3 
2 
3 
$250,000 or more 
15 
- 
- 
1 
- 
9 
5 
Contract labor 
farms 
334 
_ 
13 
34 
69 
119 
99 
$1,000 
2,854 
- 
91 
163 
295 
1,696 
609 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
115 
- 
6 
13 
29 
48 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
132 
- 
3 
12 
18 
45 
54 
$5,000 to $24,999 
70 
- 
3 
8 
22 
17 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
- 
- 
1 
- 
7 
6 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
314 
_ 
17 
35 
76 
84 
102 
$1,000 
2,435 
- 
43 
86 
55 
768 
1,483 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
182 
- 
8 
22 
55 
53 
44 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
108 
- 
7 
10 
20 
26 
45 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17 
- 
2 
2 
1 
2 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
315 
7 
23 
44 
78 
94 
69 
$1,000 
2,166 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
296 
1,359 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
257 
7 
22 
33 
71 
66 
58 
$5,000 to $9,999 
32 
- 
- 
9 
1 
15 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17 
- 
1 
- 
3 
11 
2 
$25,000 or more 
9 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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