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 
1,117 
- 
64 
160 
315 
343 
235 
$1,000 
2,662 
- 
129 
478 
350 
631 
1,074 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
809 
- 
46 
118 
226 
251 
168 
$1,000 to $4,999 
239 
- 
12 
31 
75 
68 
53 
$5,000 to $24,999 
58 
- 
5 
9 
14 
19 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
- 
1 
1 
- 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
11,214 
28 
548 
1,610 
3,160 
3,485 
2,383 
$1,000 
65,631 
44 
3,045 
10,048 
18,466 
19,798 
14,230 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,993 
26 
328 
888 
1,959 
2,250 
1,542 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,919 
2 
211 
686 
1,112 
1,141 
767 
$25,000 to $99,999 
293 
- 
9 
35 
89 
88 
72 
$100,000 or more 
9 
- 
- 
1 
- 
6 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
9,093 
9 
415 
1,318 
2,606 
2,860 
1,885 
$1,000 
55,342 
27 
2,535 
8,517 
15,548 
16,802 
11,912 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,285 
- 
42 
147 
369 
433 
294 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,181 
7 
187 
530 
1,203 
1,384 
870 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,371 
2 
179 
614 
962 
962 
652 
$25,000 to $49,999 
201 
- 
7 
21 
59 
64 
50 
$50,000 or more 
55 
- 
- 
6 
13 
17 
19 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
5,122 
21 
276 
680 
1,411 
1,570 
1,164 
$1,000 
10,289 
17 
510 
1,531 
2,919 
2,996 
2,317 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,375 
16 
135 
275 
657 
740 
552 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,350 
5 
118 
346 
633 
723 
525 
$5,000 to $24,999 
378 
- 
22 
55 
117 
102 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
- 
1 
3 
1 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
2 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
38,376 
105 
1,499 
4,619 
9,838 
12,183 
10,132 
$1,000 
48,654 
104 
1,449 
5,399 
12,135 
15,895 
13,671 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
37,601 
103 
1,487 
4,552 
9,673 
11,910 
9,876 
$5,000 to $9,999 
593 
2 
11 
53 
128 
211 
188 
$10,000 to $24,999 
169 
- 
1 
12 
36 
59 
61 
$25,000 or more 
13 
- 
2 
1 
3 
7 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
16,669 
61 
722 
2,197 
4,462 
5,438 
3,789 
$1,000 
30,031 
24 
1,061 
3,701 
8,000 
9,815 
7,429 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,524 
61 
662 
2,041 
4,153 
5,072 
3,535 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,016 
- 
58 
139 
273 
321 
225 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
- 
2 
9 
26 
40 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
- 
- 
8 
9 
3 
15 
$100,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
282 
- 
22 
39 
68 
80 
73 
$1,000 
966 
- 
138 
95 
174 
238 
321 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
13,858 
36 
532 
1,700 
3,636 
4,597 
3,357 
$1,000 
98,215 
205 
4,261 
14,069 
24,424 
33,043 
22,214 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
39,596 
150 
1,683 
4,870 
10,089 
12,448 
10,356 
$1,000 
-44,183 
14 
-1,679 
337 
-22,055 
-15,644 
-5,156 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,116 
95 
-997 
69 
-2,186 
-1,257 
-498 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
11,146 
58 
462 
1,296 
2,568 
3,382 
3,380 
Average net gain 
dollars 
17,732 
6,052 
18,584 
24,766 
16,839 
18,282 
15,248 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,451 
12 
112 
283 
612 
713 
719 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,733 
21 
124 
430 
829 
1,133 
1,196 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,793 
15 
71 
201 
387 
565 
554 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,690 
8 
76 
182 
384 
519 
521 
$25,000 to $49,999 
764 
2 
45 
82 
177 
232 
226 
$50,000 or more 
715 
- 
34 
118 
179 
220 
164 
Farms with net losses 
number 
28,450 
92 
1,221 
3,574 
7,521 
9,066 
6,976 
Average net loss 
dollars 
8,500 
3,661 
8,407 
8,886 
8,682 
8,546 
8,127 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,284 
13 
120 
343 
773 
1,057 
978 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,070 
56 
483 
1,350 
2,875 
3,481 
2,825 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,552 
19 
291 
832 
1,815 
2,114 
1,481 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,705 
4 
248 
834 
1,544 
1,848 
1,227 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,531 
- 
56 
184 
442 
449 
400 
$50,000 or more 
308 
- 
23 
31 
72 
117 
65 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
39,596 
150 
1,683 
4,870 
10,089 
12,448 
10,356 
$1,000 
-62,907 
-25 
-2,204 
-3,828 
-25,860 
-23,939 
-7,051 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,589 
-166 
-1,309 
-786 
-2,563 
-1,923 
-681 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
11,057 
54 
445 
1,278 
2,547 
3,359 
3,374 
Average net gain 
dollars 
16,437 
6,226 
18,471 
22,479 
15,658 
16,305 
14,763 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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