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. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
13,404 
117 
1,242 
2,200 
3,927 
3,798 
2,120 
$1,000 
142,806 
611 
13,407 
24,391 
45,064 
38,647 
20,685 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,059 
28 
203 
578 
1,245 
1,215 
790 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,480 
50 
347 
560 
985 
989 
549 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,491 
35 
558 
827 
1,269 
1,206 
596 
$25,000 to $49,999 
901 
4 
106 
145 
271 
256 
119 
$50,000 or more 
473 
- 
28 
90 
157 
132 
66 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,952 
48 
664 
1,325 
2,382 
1,813 
720 
$1,000 
128,728 
1,000 
11,151 
25,314 
43,078 
35,135 
13,049 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,925 
29 
411 
913 
1,767 
1,277 
528 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,380 
10 
152 
264 
419 
397 
138 
$25,000 to $99,999 
383 
8 
68 
80 
129 
79 
19 
$100,000 to $249,999 
170 
- 
30 
45 
37 
31 
27 
$250,000 or more 
94 
1 
3 
23 
30 
29 
8 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,306 
28 
331 
658 
1,121 
855 
313 
$1,000 
20,871 
566 
2,461 
3,439 
7,632 
5,216 
1,557 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,542 
34 
418 
888 
1,580 
1,158 
464 
$1,000 
107,857 
434 
8,690 
21,875 
35,446 
29,919 
11,492 
Feed purchased 
farms 
13,283 
103 
1,057 
2,215 
4,391 
3,743 
1,774 
$1,000 
289,103 
1,664 
18,310 
48,182 
108,494 
67,919 
44,535 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,655 
66 
579 
1,402 
2,878 
2,521 
1,209 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,414 
34 
344 
568 
1,118 
914 
436 
$25,000 to $99,999 
871 
2 
97 
176 
279 
224 
93 
$100,000 to $249,999 
169 
- 
26 
23 
63 
42 
15 
$250,000 or more 
174 
1 
11 
46 
53 
42 
21 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
31,809 
174 
2,099 
4,368 
8,927 
9,225 
7,016 
$1,000 
91,434 
456 
6,738 
14,594 
27,298 
26,226 
16,122 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27,440 
148 
1,714 
3,623 
7,612 
8,024 
6,319 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,937 
25 
354 
677 
1,180 
1,075 
626 
$25,000 to $49,999 
291 
- 
30 
46 
85 
83 
47 
$50,000 or more 
141 
1 
1 
22 
50 
43 
24 
Utilities 
farms 
20,593 
78 
1,225 
2,826 
6,023 
6,128 
4,313 
$1,000 
41,164 
116 
2,210 
5,914 
13,484 
11,255 
8,185 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,263 
38 
532 
1,295 
2,864 
3,057 
2,477 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,079 
38 
604 
1,313 
2,738 
2,742 
1,644 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,159 
2 
86 
210 
390 
299 
172 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
- 
3 
4 
15 
16 
11 
$50,000 or more 
43 
- 
- 
4 
16 
14 
9 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
26,570 
135 
1,710 
3,628 
7,579 
7,779 
5,739 
$1,000 
113,864 
408 
7,733 
17,291 
36,173 
33,100 
19,159 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,949 
98 
1,280 
2,719 
5,849 
6,140 
4,863 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,866 
36 
378 
786 
1,470 
1,431 
765 
$25,000 to $49,999 
555 
1 
43 
95 
181 
153 
82 
$50,000 or more 
200 
- 
9 
28 
79 
55 
29 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
6,115 
42 
335 
868 
1,747 
1,766 
1,357 
$1,000 
71,142 
444 
2,866 
6,887 
22,751 
22,345 
15,849 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,572 
33 
241 
660 
1,285 
1,320 
1,033 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,058 
8 
67 
153 
329 
300 
201 
$25,000 to $99,999 
361 
- 
20 
43 
98 
105 
95 
$100,000 to $249,999 
76 
- 
5 
7 
16 
30 
18 
$250,000 or more 
48 
1 
2 
5 
19 
11 
10 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,566 
9 
84 
213 
413 
464 
383 
$1,000 
8,805 
4 
407 
1,150 
2,376 
3,066 
1,802 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
565 
8 
30 
76 
135 
157 
159 
$1,000 to $4,999 
657 
1 
34 
86 
181 
198 
157 
$5,000 to $24,999 
283 
- 
16 
42 
85 
87 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
- 
3 
7 
8 
10 
7 
$50,000 or more 
26 
- 
1 
2 
4 
12 
7 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,649 
56 
623 
1,154 
2,135 
2,246 
1,435 
$1,000 
36,258 
156 
2,693 
4,982 
11,128 
11,170 
6,130 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,995 
26 
209 
443 
821 
892 
604 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,997 
19 
269 
437 
832 
871 
569 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,435 
11 
127 
241 
407 
427 
222 
$25,000 to $49,999 
161 
- 
14 
25 
54 
37 
31 
$50,000 or more 
61 
- 
4 
8 
21 
19 
9 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
7,184 
98 
1,018 
1,429 
2,107 
1,789 
743 
$1,000 
142,086 
2,494 
17,838 
31,563 
46,984 
31,944 
1 1 ,264 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,200 
34 
349 
593 
971 
871 
382 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,052 
23 
180 
202 
322 
221 
104 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,563 
26 
299 
336 
415 
341 
146 
$25,000 or more 
1,369 
15 
190 
298 
399 
356 
111 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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