Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
37,529 
20,859 
154 
1,314 
1,934 
4,348 
5,883 
7,226 
$1,000 
711,750 
586,698 
1,479 
21,323 
53,904 
148,685 
204,271 
157,036 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,917 
3,699 
23 
169 
319 
662 
1,040 
1,486 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,629 
4,726 
57 
433 
523 
908 
999 
1,806 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,835 
6,411 
58 
468 
496 
1,247 
1,723 
2,419 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,451 
2,696 
11 
133 
258 
621 
906 
767 
$50,000 or more 
3,697 
3,327 
5 
111 
338 
910 
1,215 
748 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
19,332 
9,123 
114 
799 
1,210 
2,230 
2,381 
2,389 
$1,000 
473,494 
372,276 
2,154 
36,812 
61,649 
93,280 
102,020 
76,362 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,590 
5,486 
58 
409 
687 
1,268 
1,433 
1,631 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,513 
1,928 
33 
221 
238 
481 
498 
457 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,216 
889 
17 
97 
136 
234 
235 
170 
$100,000 to $249,999 
590 
467 
6 
39 
79 
158 
122 
63 
$250,000 or more 
423 
353 
- 
33 
70 
89 
93 
68 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,355 
4,642 
71 
488 
638 
1,090 
1,129 
1,226 
$1,000 
102,128 
75,467 
1,612 
6,916 
20,587 
13,898 
16,629 
15,826 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,880 
5,902 
60 
495 
858 
1,531 
1,532 
1,426 
$1,000 
371,366 
296,809 
542 
29,896 
41,062 
79,382 
85,391 
60,536 
Feed purchased 
farms 
38,782 
17,811 
151 
1,221 
1,946 
3,781 
4,871 
5,841 
$1,000 
1,521,609 
1,252,179 
5,180 
99,882 
221,618 
291,862 
345,487 
288,150 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,997 
9,221 
67 
372 
692 
1,633 
2,627 
3,830 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,756 
4,559 
41 
359 
593 
1,022 
1,222 
1,322 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,940 
2,297 
32 
316 
360 
615 
563 
411 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,044 
851 
7 
89 
142 
245 
229 
139 
$250,000 or more 
1,045 
883 
4 
85 
159 
266 
230 
139 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
71 ,230 
32,208 
206 
1,795 
2,807 
6,223 
8,876 
12,301 
$1,000 
419,513 
332,939 
1,109 
15,913 
32,460 
82,533 
110,141 
90,782 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
55,655 
20,362 
141 
1,079 
1,644 
3,371 
5,148 
8,979 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,988 
8,567 
57 
609 
836 
1,951 
2,559 
2,555 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,223 
2,009 
8 
84 
209 
561 
698 
449 
$50,000 or more 
1,364 
1,270 
- 
23 
118 
340 
471 
318 
Utilities 
farms 
47,649 
24,851 
131 
1,280 
2,176 
4,955 
6,991 
9,318 
$1,000 
157,806 
123,539 
413 
6,581 
12,411 
29,953 
41,852 
32,330 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23,281 
9,257 
38 
428 
696 
1,462 
2,333 
4,300 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
18,340 
10,532 
58 
544 
864 
2,087 
3,067 
3,912 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,337 
4,451 
35 
284 
542 
1,220 
1,405 
965 
$25,000 to $49,999 
432 
379 
- 
13 
41 
135 
112 
78 
$50,000 or more 
259 
232 
- 
11 
33 
51 
74 
63 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
60,146 
28,863 
185 
1,631 
2,549 
5,673 
8,052 
10,773 
$1,000 
518,932 
406,198 
1,897 
18,201 
39,699 
99,718 
134,513 
112,169 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,736 
15,652 
102 
822 
1,204 
2,618 
4,064 
6,842 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,534 
8,923 
60 
622 
912 
1,933 
2,486 
2,910 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,956 
2,548 
17 
133 
255 
635 
902 
606 
$50,000 or more 
1,920 
1,740 
6 
54 
178 
487 
600 
415 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
17,035 
10,283 
65 
650 
989 
2,225 
3,009 
3,345 
$1,000 
527,247 
433,206 
586 
15,126 
39,015 
103,490 
156,107 
118,883 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,223 
5,127 
38 
384 
464 
920 
1,343 
1,978 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,629 
2,538 
19 
147 
251 
632 
778 
711 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,309 
1,878 
8 
98 
192 
474 
625 
481 
$100,000 to $249,999 
584 
491 
- 
14 
54 
130 
180 
113 
$250,000 or more 
290 
249 
- 
7 
28 
69 
83 
62 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,315 
2,365 
11 
130 
229 
584 
666 
745 
$1,000 
53,300 
34,978 
72 
1,509 
3,194 
13,909 
9,314 
6,981 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,312 
501 
- 
23 
33 
89 
130 
226 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,597 
863 
6 
60 
75 
220 
233 
269 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,070 
739 
5 
32 
100 
199 
214 
189 
$25,000 to $49,999 
171 
132 
- 
9 
11 
40 
47 
25 
$50,000 or more 
165 
130 
- 
6 
10 
36 
42 
36 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
17,300 
9,644 
75 
775 
990 
1,944 
2,646 
3,214 
$1,000 
113,253 
87,065 
262 
4,624 
9,724 
21,686 
26,458 
24,311 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,130 
2,538 
20 
188 
203 
418 
643 
1,066 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,712 
3,661 
38 
321 
379 
735 
973 
1,215 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,662 
2,749 
17 
232 
324 
606 
826 
744 
$25,000 to $49,999 
490 
420 
- 
22 
49 
113 
131 
105 
$50,000 or more 
306 
276 
- 
12 
35 
72 
73 
84 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
19,786 
12,414 
113 
1,045 
1,352 
2,929 
3,717 
3,258 
$1,000 
667,793 
571,906 
1,933 
25,526 
62,869 
163,197 
190,396 
127,984 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,966 
3,890 
38 
395 
410 
816 
961 
1,270 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,618 
1,538 
27 
145 
186 
299 
446 
435 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,740 
2,450 
29 
236 
233 
607 
726 
619 
$25,000 or more 
5,462 
4,536 
19 
269 
523 
1,207 
1,584 
934 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Ohio 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
