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 
4,419 
10 
286 
498 
1,163 
1,384 
1,078 
$1,000 
13,166 
18 
1,150 
1,384 
2,999 
4,659 
2,956 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,055 
4 
172 
328 
806 
982 
763 
$1,000 to $4,999 
936 
6 
74 
122 
239 
277 
218 
$5,000 to $24,999 
337 
- 
25 
38 
94 
102 
78 
$25,000 to $49,999 
50 
- 
12 
6 
14 
10 
8 
$50,000 or more 
41 
- 
3 
4 
10 
13 
11 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,543 
21 
188 
376 
709 
758 
491 
$1,000 
32,221 
29 
2,642 
7,306 
11,633 
6,998 
3,614 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,066 
21 
141 
293 
573 
636 
402 
$5,000 to $24,999 
333 
- 
32 
55 
85 
90 
71 
$25,000 to $99,999 
47 
- 
6 
4 
19 
9 
9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
65 
- 
7 
12 
21 
17 
8 
$250,000 or more 
32 
- 
2 
12 
11 
6 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,247 
8 
91 
194 
302 
387 
265 
$1,000 
4,381 
10 
274 
782 
1,272 
1,140 
903 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,640 
13 
121 
255 
496 
454 
301 
$1,000 
27,840 
19 
2,369 
6,524 
10,361 
5,858 
2,710 
Feed purchased 
farms 
8,372 
39 
414 
1,030 
2,320 
2,681 
1,888 
$1,000 
163,745 
341 
1 1 ,430 
31,903 
67,386 
36,153 
16,532 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,445 
24 
327 
782 
1,829 
2,061 
1,422 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,579 
8 
61 
191 
405 
519 
395 
$25,000 to $99,999 
222 
7 
11 
32 
41 
73 
58 
$100,000 to $249,999 
13 
- 
2 
- 
8 
1 
2 
$250,000 or more 
113 
- 
13 
25 
37 
27 
11 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
14,040 
40 
604 
1,510 
3,399 
4,488 
3,999 
$1,000 
24,351 
105 
1,263 
3,017 
6,355 
7,042 
6,570 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,317 
35 
543 
1,398 
3,215 
4,291 
3,835 
$5,000 to $24,999 
624 
5 
57 
94 
153 
174 
141 
$25,000 to $49,999 
69 
- 
4 
14 
23 
17 
11 
$50,000 or more 
30 
- 
" 
4 
8 
6 
12 
Utilities 
farms 
7,270 
17 
301 
772 
1,766 
2,407 
2,007 
$1,000 
11,796 
13 
829 
1,525 
3,235 
3,509 
2,684 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,124 
13 
194 
541 
1,215 
1,733 
1,428 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,861 
4 
92 
195 
471 
581 
518 
$5,000 to $24,999 
216 
- 
8 
27 
62 
76 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
- 
1 
7 
13 
13 
15 
$50,000 or more 
20 
- 
6 
2 
5 
4 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
10,596 
30 
473 
1,119 
2,621 
3,407 
2,946 
$1,000 
25,049 
79 
1,574 
3,188 
6,480 
7,135 
6,594 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,790 
25 
421 
991 
2,425 
3,171 
2,757 
$5,000 to $24,999 
699 
5 
41 
112 
168 
212 
161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
- 
7 
11 
15 
17 
15 
$50,000 or more 
42 
- 
4 
5 
13 
7 
13 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,523 
12 
92 
254 
566 
811 
788 
$1,000 
33,663 
39 
1,166 
2,835 
8,231 
12,137 
9,256 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,631 
12 
54 
163 
335 
546 
521 
$5,000 to $24,999 
572 
- 
31 
61 
152 
164 
164 
$25,000 to $99,999 
268 
- 
4 
27 
70 
81 
86 
$100,000 to $249,999 
37 
- 
3 
1 
6 
13 
14 
$250,000 or more 
15 
- 
- 
2 
3 
7 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
907 
4 
30 
111 
204 
259 
299 
$1,000 
7,573 
47 
346 
695 
1,814 
1,851 
2,819 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
286 
- 
11 
36 
66 
95 
78 
$1,000 to $4,999 
318 
1 
7 
41 
69 
95 
105 
$5,000 to $24,999 
206 
3 
7 
23 
49 
47 
77 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
- 
3 
11 
11 
13 
28 
$50,000 or more 
31 
- 
2 
- 
9 
9 
11 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,288 
1 
54 
150 
310 
378 
395 
$1,000 
6,071 
(D) 
(D) 
750 
1,585 
2,133 
1,184 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
580 
- 
11 
61 
133 
192 
183 
$1,000 to $4,999 
479 
1 
15 
51 
109 
139 
164 
$5,000 to $24,999 
178 
- 
24 
33 
52 
34 
35 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
- 
4 
4 
11 
10 
13 
$50,000 or more 
9 
- 
" 
1 
5 
3 
" 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,908 
10 
169 
303 
454 
579 
393 
$1,000 
11,020 
393 
1,091 
1,731 
3,520 
2,656 
1,628 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,602 
6 
130 
246 
373 
505 
342 
$5,000 to $9,999 
123 
- 
16 
19 
40 
28 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
97 
- 
17 
21 
13 
26 
20 
$25,000 or more 
86 
4 
6 
17 
28 
20 
11 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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