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 
16,670 
117 
1,370 
2,444 
4,845 
4,865 
3,029 
$1,000 
125,052 
651 
8,629 
17,377 
42,443 
34,848 
21,104 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,218 
32 
448 
948 
1,852 
1,819 
1,119 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,903 
51 
434 
716 
1,302 
1,396 
1,004 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,424 
30 
421 
629 
1,258 
1,333 
753 
$25,000 to $49,999 
755 
2 
50 
106 
286 
219 
92 
$50,000 or more 
370 
2 
17 
45 
147 
98 
61 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,209 
75 
1,101 
2,008 
3,345 
2,574 
1,106 
$1,000 
101,218 
1,147 
7,785 
17,954 
31,227 
26,092 
17,012 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,104 
47 
868 
1,601 
2,673 
2,035 
880 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,585 
16 
185 
312 
482 
422 
168 
$25,000 to $99,999 
327 
8 
33 
59 
125 
65 
37 
$100,000 to $249,999 
123 
4 
11 
21 
39 
37 
11 
$250,000 or more 
70 
- 
4 
15 
26 
15 
10 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,713 
32 
516 
890 
1,540 
1,209 
526 
$1,000 
26,661 
151 
2,058 
3,086 
6,841 
5,412 
9,113 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,978 
52 
742 
1,469 
2,311 
1,682 
722 
$1,000 
74,557 
996 
5,727 
14,868 
24,386 
20,680 
7,899 
Feed purchased 
farms 
20,971 
127 
1,726 
3,471 
6,664 
5,920 
3,063 
$1,000 
269,430 
1,869 
17,119 
40,088 
75,461 
61,928 
72,965 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,776 
81 
1,303 
2,614 
4,894 
4,534 
2,350 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,197 
28 
329 
694 
1,424 
1,143 
579 
$25,000 to $99,999 
643 
14 
69 
85 
219 
148 
108 
$100,000 to $249,999 
193 
4 
16 
43 
70 
48 
12 
$250,000 or more 
162 
- 
9 
35 
57 
47 
14 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
39,022 
215 
2,653 
5,446 
1 1 ,233 
1 1 ,357 
8,118 
$1,000 
86,573 
485 
5,228 
11,540 
27,674 
26,171 
15,475 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,293 
187 
2,367 
4,917 
9,953 
10,365 
7,504 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,421 
26 
277 
486 
1,169 
917 
546 
$25,000 to $49,999 
214 
2 
9 
27 
80 
52 
44 
$50,000 or more 
94 
- 
- 
16 
31 
23 
24 
Utilities 
farms 
22,798 
109 
1,444 
3,040 
6,772 
6,755 
4,678 
$1,000 
34,267 
135 
1,912 
4,534 
11,271 
9,527 
6,889 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,024 
70 
847 
1,867 
3,984 
4,198 
3,058 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,808 
34 
537 
1,029 
2,450 
2,327 
1,431 
$5,000 to $24,999 
886 
5 
56 
137 
309 
218 
161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
53 
- 
3 
5 
15 
8 
22 
$50,000 or more 
27 
- 
1 
2 
14 
4 
6 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
31,283 
154 
2,136 
4,405 
9,127 
9,057 
6,404 
$1,000 
112,735 
459 
7,178 
14,932 
36,827 
32,586 
20,752 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,084 
124 
1,752 
3,693 
7,468 
7,553 
5,494 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,611 
28 
357 
644 
1,429 
1,328 
825 
$25,000 to $49,999 
408 
2 
15 
46 
155 
134 
56 
$50,000 or more 
180 
- 
12 
22 
75 
42 
29 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
6,752 
24 
383 
809 
1,876 
2,020 
1,640 
$1,000 
94,042 
289 
1,501 
10,119 
26,913 
19,267 
35,952 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,096 
15 
307 
596 
1,403 
1,540 
1,235 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,091 
3 
63 
130 
320 
324 
251 
$25,000 to $99,999 
431 
6 
13 
59 
111 
127 
115 
$100,000 to $249,999 
93 
- 
- 
20 
27 
16 
30 
$250,000 or more 
41 
- 
- 
4 
15 
13 
9 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,950 
4 
Ill 
237 
553 
601 
444 
$1,000 
18,322 
8 
266 
890 
3,369 
3,757 
10,032 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
811 
2 
44 
99 
239 
269 
158 
$1,000 to $4,999 
734 
2 
56 
94 
197 
207 
178 
$5,000 to $24,999 
331 
- 
11 
39 
90 
103 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
- 
- 
3 
12 
13 
11 
$50,000 or more 
35 
- 
- 
2 
15 
9 
9 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,656 
49 
645 
1,069 
2,065 
2,250 
1,578 
$1,000 
26,188 
63 
1,710 
3,276 
8,087 
6,485 
6,566 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,592 
31 
307 
506 
940 
1,047 
761 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,051 
15 
257 
416 
823 
893 
647 
$5,000 to $24,999 
913 
3 
68 
133 
268 
287 
154 
$25,000 to $49,999 
70 
- 
10 
11 
25 
14 
10 
$50,000 or more 
30 
- 
3 
3 
9 
9 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
7,372 
81 
884 
1,371 
2,308 
1,915 
813 
$1,000 
95,887 
773 
8,533 
15,489 
35,880 
24,661 
10,551 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,076 
45 
492 
777 
1,207 
1,078 
477 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,080 
20 
140 
189 
336 
271 
124 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,290 
11 
175 
238 
432 
313 
121 
$25,000 or more 
926 
5 
77 
167 
333 
253 
91 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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