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 
10,321 
44 
509 
1,464 
2,811 
3,324 
2,169 
$1,000 
24,860 
83 
1,452 
4,972 
5,349 
6,893 
6,110 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,839 
40 
347 
1,055 
2,142 
2,567 
1,688 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,800 
2 
110 
289 
493 
552 
354 
$5,000 to $24,999 
497 
1 
40 
81 
138 
149 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101 
- 
7 
19 
16 
41 
18 
$50,000 or more 
84 
1 
5 
20 
22 
15 
21 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,432 
51 
636 
1,581 
2,745 
2,791 
1,628 
$1,000 
92,844 
131 
4,184 
11,743 
25,773 
36,133 
14,880 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,064 
43 
446 
1,150 
2,098 
2,104 
1,223 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,865 
8 
164 
357 
472 
536 
328 
$25,000 to $99,999 
357 
- 
19 
52 
132 
106 
48 
$100,000 to $249,999 
102 
- 
7 
20 
31 
25 
19 
$250,000 or more 
44 
- 
- 
2 
12 
20 
10 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,641 
23 
370 
916 
1,593 
1,748 
991 
$1,000 
24,799 
57 
1,726 
4,067 
6,659 
8,013 
4,277 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,062 
33 
356 
916 
1,519 
1,419 
819 
$1,000 
68,045 
74 
2,459 
7,676 
19,114 
28,120 
10,603 
Feed purchased 
farms 
26,794 
110 
1,237 
3,679 
7,317 
8,496 
5,955 
$1,000 
190,770 
258 
5,309 
27,645 
45,163 
74,717 
37,679 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,852 
94 
957 
2,740 
5,555 
6,177 
4,329 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,153 
16 
244 
830 
1,586 
2,042 
1,435 
$25,000 to $99,999 
681 
- 
34 
91 
142 
244 
170 
$100,000 to $249,999 
43 
- 
1 
7 
12 
12 
11 
$250,000 or more 
65 
- 
1 
11 
22 
21 
10 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
37,472 
144 
1,596 
4,670 
9,685 
11,814 
9,563 
$1,000 
52,251 
141 
2,038 
7,729 
13,353 
16,153 
12,836 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,920 
138 
1,519 
4,442 
9,267 
1 1 ,330 
9,224 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,426 
6 
73 
206 
385 
451 
305 
$25,000 to $49,999 
80 
- 
4 
9 
23 
22 
22 
$50,000 or more 
46 
- 
" 
13 
10 
11 
12 
Utilities 
farms 
18,647 
40 
647 
2,356 
4,860 
6,153 
4,591 
$1,000 
19,684 
14 
605 
2,528 
4,683 
6,897 
4,955 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,661 
38 
487 
1,662 
3,530 
4,534 
3,410 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,573 
2 
147 
647 
1,215 
1,495 
1,067 
$5,000 to $24,999 
373 
- 
12 
38 
112 
111 
100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
- 
1 
5 
3 
6 
9 
$50,000 or more 
16 
- 
" 
4 
- 
7 
5 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
28,614 
86 
1,191 
3,597 
7,535 
9,082 
7,123 
$1,000 
58,585 
86 
2,236 
8,627 
14,692 
18,383 
14,561 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,649 
84 
1,113 
3,314 
7,023 
8,433 
6,682 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,796 
2 
71 
250 
470 
601 
402 
$25,000 to $49,999 
112 
- 
5 
26 
27 
32 
22 
$50,000 or more 
57 
- 
2 
7 
15 
16 
17 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,135 
19 
263 
859 
1,761 
2,259 
1,974 
$1,000 
48,010 
21 
977 
6,266 
9,758 
16,388 
14,601 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,670 
19 
211 
702 
1,437 
1,817 
1,484 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,102 
- 
44 
129 
237 
312 
380 
$25,000 to $99,999 
302 
- 
8 
20 
71 
108 
95 
$100,000 to $249,999 
46 
- 
- 
4 
14 
17 
11 
$250,000 or more 
15 
- 
- 
4 
2 
5 
4 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,323 
4 
78 
203 
596 
789 
653 
$1,000 
13,316 
4 
550 
1,833 
2,499 
4,418 
4,013 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
926 
2 
27 
72 
278 
316 
231 
$1,000 to $4,999 
938 
2 
26 
85 
208 
311 
306 
$5,000 to $24,999 
384 
- 
21 
41 
95 
135 
92 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
- 
1 
4 
7 
21 
14 
$50,000 or more 
28 
- 
3 
1 
8 
6 
10 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
4,075 
10 
129 
430 
996 
1,323 
1,187 
$1,000 
9,632 
12 
324 
1,267 
1,757 
3,702 
2,570 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,326 
5 
61 
231 
585 
761 
683 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,390 
5 
47 
148 
331 
439 
420 
$5,000 to $24,999 
305 
- 
21 
42 
74 
100 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
- 
- 
6 
5 
15 
10 
$50,000 or more 
18 
- 
3 
1 
8 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
6,202 
42 
440 
1,073 
1,830 
1,829 
988 
$1,000 
22,864 
77 
2,043 
4,935 
5,636 
5,296 
4,877 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,397 
40 
365 
919 
1,599 
1,603 
871 
$5,000 to $9,999 
449 
1 
25 
86 
141 
141 
55 
$10,000 to $24,999 
229 
- 
33 
39 
65 
60 
32 
$25,000 or more 
127 
1 
17 
29 
25 
25 
30 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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