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 
7,322 
60 
751 
1,033 
1,959 
2,094 
1,425 
$1,000 
86,812 
334 
8,357 
10,753 
23,559 
26,107 
17,702 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,935 
18 
113 
276 
600 
568 
360 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,797 
14 
200 
225 
436 
524 
398 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,690 
26 
360 
410 
662 
747 
485 
$25,000 to $49,999 
583 
2 
54 
97 
160 
163 
107 
$50,000 or more 
317 
- 
24 
25 
101 
92 
75 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,416 
61 
620 
983 
1,615 
1,384 
753 
$1,000 
904,475 
617 
30,681 
165,932 
110,681 
489,293 
MB 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,198 
24 
289 
581 
1,006 
858 
440 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,526 
36 
237 
278 
429 
328 
218 
$25,000 to $99,999 
476 
- 
69 
88 
120 
133 
66 
$100,000 to $249,999 
109 
1 
17 
22 
31 
29 
9 
$250,000 or more 
107 
- 
8 
14 
29 
36 
20 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,219 
40 
468 
568 
911 
809 
423 
$1,000 
32,992 
268 
4,664 
5,634 
10,738 
7,444 
4,242 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,995 
27 
259 
558 
932 
783 
436 
$1,000 
871,483 
348 
26,016 
160,298 
99,943 
481,849 
103,029 
Feed purchased 
farms 
11,082 
103 
1,100 
1,891 
3,225 
3,009 
1,754 
$1,000 
708,008 
1,094 
27,222 
138,136 
146,288 
301,765 
93,503 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,292 
61 
572 
1,159 
1,875 
1,660 
965 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,610 
36 
411 
552 
1,028 
1,029 
554 
$25,000 to $99,999 
948 
4 
103 
146 
263 
259 
173 
$100,000 to $249,999 
127 
1 
8 
18 
35 
27 
38 
$250,000 or more 
105 
1 
6 
16 
24 
34 
24 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
18,246 
141 
1,563 
2,669 
4,844 
5,211 
3,818 
$1,000 
90,717 
582 
7,443 
11,292 
24,294 
27,635 
19,471 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,765 
110 
1,216 
2,121 
3,888 
4,256 
3,174 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,936 
25 
291 
499 
812 
804 
505 
$25,000 to $49,999 
330 
6 
42 
33 
80 
83 
86 
$50,000 or more 
215 
- 
14 
16 
64 
68 
53 
Utilities 
farms 
12,612 
94 
958 
1,779 
3,367 
3,689 
2,725 
$1,000 
44,936 
196 
2,621 
4,677 
12,431 
13,568 
1 1 ,442 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,395 
51 
412 
819 
1,387 
1,578 
1,148 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,762 
32 
429 
757 
1,591 
1,683 
1,270 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,267 
11 
107 
193 
321 
368 
267 
$25,000 to $49,999 
112 
- 
6 
2 
48 
37 
19 
$50,000 or more 
76 
- 
4 
8 
20 
23 
21 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
15,129 
110 
1,248 
2,138 
4,090 
4,334 
3,209 
$1,000 
106,004 
421 
6,257 
13,397 
32,054 
33,965 
19,909 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,063 
93 
905 
1,574 
2,970 
3,140 
2,381 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,339 
14 
294 
474 
911 
978 
668 
$25,000 to $49,999 
470 
1 
40 
69 
130 
135 
95 
$50,000 or more 
257 
2 
9 
21 
79 
81 
65 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
4,093 
17 
249 
535 
1,146 
1,156 
990 
$1,000 
63,820 
97 
3,364 
8,173 
12,172 
26,613 
13,401 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,842 
7 
189 
372 
829 
765 
680 
$5,000 to $24,999 
845 
10 
42 
122 
225 
249 
197 
$25,000 to $99,999 
299 
- 
11 
30 
69 
105 
84 
$100,000 to $249,999 
69 
- 
4 
6 
15 
21 
23 
$250,000 or more 
38 
- 
3 
5 
8 
16 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,587 
9 
93 
197 
435 
493 
360 
$1,000 
9,909 
41 
410 
1,157 
2,343 
3,449 
2,509 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
439 
2 
33 
55 
133 
129 
87 
$1,000 to $4,999 
750 
3 
47 
93 
193 
233 
181 
$5,000 to $24,999 
333 
4 
9 
37 
92 
115 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
- 
4 
10 
12 
3 
9 
$50,000 or more 
27 
- 
- 
2 
5 
13 
7 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
5,059 
27 
395 
714 
1,315 
1,454 
1,154 
$1,000 
36,632 
107 
2,492 
4,770 
7,868 
13,416 
7,978 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,541 
9 
106 
252 
428 
430 
316 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,998 
12 
156 
270 
508 
547 
505 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,250 
6 
111 
162 
317 
393 
261 
$25,000 to $49,999 
182 
- 
18 
23 
46 
51 
44 
$50,000 or more 
88 
- 
4 
7 
16 
33 
28 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
5,921 
95 
951 
1,087 
1,608 
1,417 
763 
$1,000 
108,909 
642 
16,456 
19,831 
28,315 
26,964 
16,702 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,763 
59 
411 
515 
765 
673 
340 
$5,000 to $9,999 
942 
22 
184 
136 
240 
231 
129 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,150 
7 
193 
212 
338 
242 
158 
$25,000 or more 
1,066 
7 
163 
224 
265 
271 
136 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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