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 
2,013 
15 
217 
362 
510 
514 
395 
$1,000 
11,843 
51 
944 
2,261 
4,760 
1,921 
1,905 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
993 
3 
60 
152 
280 
273 
225 
$1,000 to $4,999 
663 
9 
103 
127 
143 
162 
119 
$5,000 to $24,999 
289 
3 
47 
66 
75 
66 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
- 
6 
10 
7 
9 
9 
$50,000 or more 
27 
- 
1 
7 
5 
4 
10 
Interest expense 
farms 
14,055 
62 
982 
2,076 
4,036 
4,076 
2,823 
$1,000 
109,994 
253 
6,853 
17,698 
31,708 
31,296 
22,187 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,456 
47 
507 
1,001 
2,106 
2,261 
1,534 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,859 
14 
441 
954 
1,731 
1,589 
1,130 
$25,000 to $99,999 
705 
1 
34 
115 
184 
217 
154 
$100,000 or more 
35 
- 
- 
6 
15 
9 
5 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
11,256 
31 
694 
1,614 
3,290 
3,314 
2,313 
$1,000 
83,860 
179 
4,982 
13,047 
24,167 
23,859 
17,626 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,443 
6 
73 
151 
435 
433 
345 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,348 
13 
247 
575 
1,271 
1,376 
866 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,001 
11 
355 
822 
1,452 
1,354 
1,007 
$25,000 to $49,999 
363 
- 
18 
47 
97 
125 
76 
$50,000 or more 
101 
1 
1 
19 
35 
26 
19 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,369 
41 
651 
1,100 
2,078 
2,068 
1,431 
$1,000 
26,135 
74 
1,872 
4,651 
7,541 
7,437 
4,561 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,908 
22 
256 
365 
792 
824 
649 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,179 
16 
288 
492 
913 
891 
579 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,095 
3 
100 
208 
335 
292 
157 
$25,000 to $49,999 
149 
- 
5 
25 
23 
52 
44 
$50,000 or more 
38 
- 
2 
10 
15 
9 
2 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
33,227 
122 
1,729 
4,285 
9,209 
9,865 
8,017 
$1,000 
92,267 
170 
3,580 
10,390 
25,462 
28,149 
24,516 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,415 
119 
1,626 
3,896 
8,224 
8,667 
6,883 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,915 
2 
74 
304 
754 
922 
859 
$10,000 to $24,999 
749 
1 
28 
71 
189 
238 
222 
$25,000 or more 
148 
- 
1 
14 
42 
38 
53 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
15,575 
116 
1,085 
2,257 
4,553 
4,512 
3,052 
$1,000 
89,569 
1,097 
5,197 
11,792 
33,999 
24,102 
13,383 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,475 
106 
845 
1,751 
3,597 
3,583 
2,593 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,589 
5 
202 
429 
783 
785 
385 
$25,000 to $49,999 
300 
- 
31 
49 
106 
83 
31 
$50,000 to $99,999 
126 
4 
3 
19 
29 
40 
31 
$100,000 or more 
85 
1 
4 
9 
38 
21 
12 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
357 
5 
43 
61 
120 
101 
27 
$1,000 
2,956 
19 
197 
266 
1,238 
901 
335 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
15,524 
74 
972 
2,109 
4,481 
4,534 
3,354 
$1,000 
169,583 
721 
12,483 
28,156 
53,327 
47,708 
27,189 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
35,119 
192 
2,226 
4,708 
9,634 
10,190 
8,169 
$1,000 
609,081 
364 
38,039 
89,317 
170,456 
170,823 
140,082 
Average per farm 
dollars 
17,343 
1,893 
17,089 
18,971 
17,693 
16,764 
17,148 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
19,335 
95 
1,319 
2,410 
4,999 
5,590 
4,922 
Average net gain 
dollars 
42,722 
28,403 
41,109 
50,571 
46,998 
41,414 
36,730 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,682 
4 
101 
186 
437 
532 
422 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,187 
23 
196 
504 
1,007 
1,318 
1,139 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,602 
14 
142 
287 
721 
729 
709 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,987 
19 
307 
473 
1,006 
1,116 
1,066 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,001 
16 
269 
404 
753 
793 
766 
$50,000 or more 
3,876 
19 
304 
556 
1,075 
1,102 
820 
Farms with net losses 
number 
15,784 
97 
907 
2,298 
4,635 
4,600 
3,247 
Average net loss 
dollars 
13,745 
24,070 
17,843 
14,168 
13,913 
13,192 
12,536 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,739 
11 
65 
219 
498 
509 
437 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,293 
33 
284 
737 
1,525 
1,559 
1,155 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,559 
26 
225 
523 
1,078 
1,021 
686 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,444 
18 
195 
543 
1,037 
1,003 
648 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,091 
3 
63 
185 
342 
303 
195 
$50,000 or more 
658 
6 
75 
91 
155 
205 
126 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
35,119 
192 
2,226 
4,708 
9,634 
10,190 
8,169 
$1,000 
551,071 
75 
33,474 
75,507 
151,956 
155,436 
134,623 
Average per farm 
dollars 
15,692 
393 
15,038 
16,038 
15,773 
15,254 
16,480 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
19,266 
95 
1,310 
2,391 
4,971 
5,575 
4,924 
Average net gain 
dollars 
40,061 
25,213 
38,255 
45,547 
43,752 
38,964 
35,678 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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