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 
116 
- 
5 
15 
22 
53 
21 
$1,000 
434 
- 
37 
56 
(D) 
292 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
73 
- 
1 
5 
18 
37 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25 
- 
3 
2 
4 
10 
6 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14 
- 
- 
8 
- 
3 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
895 
6 
31 
73 
221 
330 
234 
$1,000 
7,263 
(D) 
(D) 
515 
1,245 
2,461 
2,867 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
515 
6 
17 
39 
122 
197 
134 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324 
- 
13 
29 
88 
118 
76 
$25,000 to $99,999 
54 
- 
1 
5 
11 
14 
23 
$100,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
691 
1 
24 
58 
166 
262 
180 
$1,000 
6,236 
(D) 
136 
(D) 
1,047 
2,065 
2,563 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
128 
1 
8 
14 
36 
47 
22 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
227 
- 
2 
15 
45 
91 
74 
$5,000 to $24,999 
287 
- 
13 
24 
76 
114 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
- 
1 
4 
9 
5 
11 
$50,000 or more 
19 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
13 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
431 
6 
24 
42 
98 
153 
108 
$1,000 
1,027 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
198 
396 
304 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
161 
5 
2 
9 
42 
63 
40 
$1,000 to $4,999 
228 
1 
22 
29 
44 
79 
53 
$5,000 to $24,999 
39 
- 
- 
4 
12 
8 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
4,045 
21 
194 
418 
1,026 
1,339 
1,047 
$1,000 
12,791 
45 
405 
1,179 
2,888 
4,734 
3,540 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,494 
15 
184 
356 
916 
1,143 
880 
$5,000 to $9,999 
417 
6 
8 
47 
97 
127 
132 
$10,000 to $24,999 
111 
- 
2 
13 
12 
63 
21 
$25,000 or more 
23 
- 
- 
2 
1 
6 
14 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,864 
1 
96 
196 
529 
617 
425 
$1,000 
17,208 
(D) 
283 
1,066 
944 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,614 
1 
84 
153 
497 
516 
363 
$5,000 to $24,999 
205 
- 
11 
32 
29 
89 
44 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
- 
- 
3 
3 
1 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
19 
- 
1 
7 
- 
7 
4 
$100,000 or more 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
4 
2 
11 
3 
$1,000 
38 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
15 
8 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,420 
5 
60 
127 
351 
462 
415 
$1,000 
16,045 
35 
452 
1,266 
1,809 
8,979 
3,504 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
4,209 
21 
199 
455 
1,061 
1,399 
1,074 
$1,000 
-11,780 
(D) 
(D) 
309 
-1,775 
4,090 
-12,826 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,799 
(D) 
(D) 
679 
-1,673 
2,923 
-11,942 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,416 
2 
85 
135 
323 
472 
399 
Average net gain 
dollars 
26,784 
(D) 
(D) 
39,219 
14,262 
41,120 
20,070 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
200 
- 
8 
21 
57 
60 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
418 
- 
43 
32 
75 
143 
125 
$5,000 to $9,999 
332 
- 
26 
31 
88 
125 
62 
$10,000 to $24,999 
270 
2 
6 
25 
56 
87 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
105 
- 
1 
15 
31 
27 
31 
$50,000 or more 
91 
- 
1 
11 
16 
30 
33 
Farms with net losses 
number 
2,793 
19 
114 
320 
738 
927 
675 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,796 
3,256 
18,630 
15,580 
8,647 
16,525 
30,865 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
265 
- 
28 
32 
69 
76 
60 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,084 
19 
21 
146 
269 
351 
278 
$5,000 to $9,999 
629 
- 
32 
53 
181 
224 
139 
$10,000 to $24,999 
576 
- 
18 
70 
182 
168 
138 
$25,000 to $49,999 
140 
- 
8 
7 
31 
64 
30 
$50,000 or more 
99 
- 
7 
12 
6 
44 
30 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
4,209 
21 
199 
455 
1,061 
1,399 
1,074 
$1,000 
-11,890 
(D) 
(D) 
267 
-1,819 
4,088 
-12,845 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,825 
(D) 
(D) 
586 
-1,714 
2,922 
-11,960 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,413 
2 
85 
134 
321 
471 
400 
Average net gain 
dollars 
26,794 
(D) 
(D) 
39,213 
14,259 
41,220 
20,014 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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