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 
1,187 
9 
146 
180 
296 
325 
231 
$1,000 
11,383 
29 
814 
731 
2,374 
5,447 
1,989 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
531 
5 
51 
71 
136 
151 
117 
$1,000 to $4,999 
384 
2 
52 
62 
97 
107 
64 
$5,000 to $24,999 
220 
2 
35 
42 
48 
57 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
- 
5 
5 
9 
7 
7 
$50,000 or more 
19 
- 
3 
- 
6 
3 
7 
Interest expense 
farms 
8,843 
63 
725 
1,325 
2,482 
2,513 
1,735 
$1,000 
80,268 
263 
4,913 
12,897 
22,714 
24,252 
15,229 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,883 
52 
418 
691 
1,346 
1,426 
950 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,396 
9 
276 
562 
957 
927 
665 
$25,000 to $99,999 
511 
2 
28 
64 
172 
133 
112 
$100,000 or more 
53 
- 
3 
8 
7 
27 
8 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
6,714 
29 
463 
968 
1,945 
1,961 
1,348 
$1,000 
56,486 
191 
3,303 
8,644 
16,118 
17,213 
11,017 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,064 
4 
64 
119 
294 
322 
261 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,537 
17 
151 
353 
749 
785 
482 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,713 
6 
226 
448 
769 
738 
526 
$25,000 to $49,999 
289 
2 
21 
29 
95 
80 
62 
$50,000 or more 
111 
- 
1 
19 
38 
36 
17 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
5,035 
43 
480 
758 
1,383 
1,388 
983 
$1,000 
23,782 
72 
1,610 
4,253 
6,595 
7,039 
4,212 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,733 
16 
181 
255 
469 
477 
335 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,351 
24 
228 
350 
622 
680 
447 
$5,000 to $24,999 
851 
3 
67 
142 
266 
202 
171 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59 
- 
- 
7 
16 
15 
21 
$50,000 or more 
41 
- 
4 
4 
10 
14 
9 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
18,385 
79 
1,238 
2,552 
4,888 
5,389 
4,239 
$1,000 
87,438 
297 
3,812 
9,204 
21,695 
27,681 
24,750 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,627 
58 
1,029 
2,036 
3,592 
3,931 
2,981 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,991 
16 
156 
357 
846 
929 
687 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,458 
2 
49 
137 
370 
437 
463 
$25,000 or more 
309 
3 
4 
22 
80 
92 
108 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
11,349 
73 
964 
1,723 
3,046 
3,182 
2,361 
$1,000 
97,094 
358 
4,204 
13,777 
21,994 
40,941 
15,820 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,715 
54 
743 
1,325 
2,323 
2,438 
1,832 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,114 
17 
199 
330 
576 
588 
404 
$25,000 to $49,999 
316 
1 
15 
33 
98 
98 
71 
$50,000 to $99,999 
128 
1 
3 
22 
30 
36 
36 
$100,000 or more 
76 
- 
4 
13 
19 
22 
18 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
972 
19 
137 
132 
282 
281 
121 
$1,000 
12,040 
118 
1,410 
1,431 
3,448 
4,079 
1,554 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
8,598 
52 
715 
1,126 
2,302 
2,525 
1,878 
$1,000 
128,456 
860 
9,527 
22,389 
32,172 
39,765 
23,742 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
20,150 
151 
1,708 
2,895 
5,247 
5,729 
4,420 
$1,000 
359,333 
2,186 
30,014 
31,903 
82,009 
111,318 
101,904 
Average per farm 
dollars 
17,833 
14,475 
17,572 
11,020 
15,630 
19,431 
23,055 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
9,890 
73 
825 
1,291 
2,367 
2,821 
2,513 
Average net gain 
dollars 
54,972 
41,111 
54,566 
47,951 
56,288 
56,362 
56,313 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
615 
1 
45 
107 
163 
177 
122 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,754 
16 
152 
245 
416 
477 
448 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,276 
13 
89 
132 
294 
373 
375 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,078 
8 
144 
257 
484 
629 
556 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,570 
16 
157 
210 
380 
411 
396 
$50,000 or more 
2,597 
19 
238 
340 
630 
754 
616 
Farms with net losses 
number 
10,260 
78 
883 
1,604 
2,880 
2,908 
1,907 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,966 
10,453 
16,991 
18,705 
17,786 
16,396 
20,771 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
642 
3 
63 
91 
165 
169 
151 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,791 
35 
235 
460 
737 
830 
494 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,310 
18 
196 
364 
685 
676 
371 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,769 
12 
247 
364 
843 
782 
521 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,122 
10 
100 
203 
287 
313 
209 
$50,000 or more 
626 
- 
42 
122 
163 
138 
161 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
20,150 
151 
1,708 
2,895 
5,247 
5,729 
4,420 
$1,000 
309,685 
1,650 
26,670 
26,936 
69,815 
95,767 
88,846 
Average per farm 
dollars 
15,369 
10,929 
15,615 
9,304 
13,306 
16,716 
20,101 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
9,806 
74 
823 
1,282 
2,334 
2,789 
2,504 
Average net gain 
dollars 
51,113 
33,216 
50,758 
44,752 
52,227 
53,431 
51,397 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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