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 
371 
1 
22 
78 
115 
75 
80 
$1,000 
1,813 
(D) 
(D) 
228 
457 
673 
247 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
199 
- 
11 
44 
63 
48 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
128 
- 
9 
26 
37 
21 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
32 
1 
- 
6 
11 
4 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
7 
- 
2 
- 
3 
1 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
3,240 
15 
173 
349 
833 
995 
875 
$1,000 
24,486 
39 
1,145 
3,708 
6,263 
7,188 
6,143 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,879 
12 
119 
166 
456 
611 
515 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,207 
3 
46 
154 
345 
339 
320 
$25,000 to $99,999 
141 
- 
8 
24 
31 
40 
38 
$100,000 or more 
13 
- 
- 
5 
1 
5 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
2,463 
15 
116 
267 
649 
766 
650 
$1,000 
20,291 
31 
741 
3,011 
5,311 
6,045 
5,152 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
367 
2 
21 
32 
76 
131 
105 
$1,000 to $4,999 
884 
13 
53 
78 
233 
295 
212 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,088 
- 
40 
129 
316 
303 
300 
$25,000 to $49,999 
88 
- 
2 
17 
15 
27 
27 
$50,000 or more 
36 
- 
- 
11 
9 
10 
6 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,573 
5 
96 
160 
385 
480 
447 
$1,000 
4,195 
8 
404 
697 
951 
1,143 
991 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
806 
- 
52 
73 
186 
259 
236 
$1,000 to $4,999 
597 
5 
30 
57 
153 
179 
173 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
- 
8 
26 
38 
35 
34 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
- 
4 
3 
7 
5 
3 
$50,000 or more 
7 
- 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
14,324 
42 
528 
1,497 
3,418 
4,616 
4,223 
$1,000 
18,054 
(D) 
(D) 
1,699 
4,213 
5,503 
6,071 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,804 
42 
509 
1,447 
3,311 
4,478 
4,017 
$5,000 to $9,999 
350 
- 
9 
36 
77 
92 
136 
$10,000 to $24,999 
125 
- 
10 
12 
22 
30 
51 
$25,000 or more 
45 
- 
" 
2 
8 
16 
19 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
5,344 
11 
207 
572 
1,456 
1,763 
1,335 
$1,000 
20,112 
16 
1,410 
2,420 
6,818 
5,715 
3,733 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,751 
11 
174 
498 
1,279 
1,578 
1,211 
$5,000 to $24,999 
475 
- 
26 
62 
128 
160 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
60 
- 
- 
3 
31 
11 
15 
$50,000 to $99,999 
30 
- 
2 
2 
13 
7 
6 
$100,000 or more 
28 
- 
5 
7 
5 
7 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
66 
- 
9 
8 
14 
18 
17 
$1,000 
204 
- 
24 
9 
110 
23 
38 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
4,132 
23 
164 
442 
940 
1,296 
1,267 
$1,000 
34,484 
158 
1,690 
4,396 
9,774 
9,837 
8,629 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
14,905 
49 
626 
1,578 
3,523 
4,773 
4,356 
$1,000 
46,642 
-820 
2,164 
15,527 
12,177 
13,113 
4,481 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,129 
-16,739 
3,457 
9,840 
3,456 
2,747 
1,029 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
5,071 
9 
212 
492 
1,057 
1,599 
1,702 
Average net gain 
dollars 
31,297 
8,919 
38,064 
56,742 
39,337 
27,792 
21,516 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
890 
- 
30 
84 
184 
270 
322 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,690 
7 
68 
142 
341 
548 
584 
$5,000 to $9,999 
783 
- 
37 
69 
158 
246 
273 
$10,000 to $24,999 
838 
- 
36 
99 
195 
255 
253 
$25,000 to $49,999 
421 
2 
18 
36 
81 
143 
141 
$50,000 or more 
449 
23 
62 
98 
137 
129 
Farms with net losses 
number 
9,834 
40 
414 
1,086 
2,466 
3,174 
2,654 
Average net loss 
dollars 
11,395 
22,512 
14,265 
11,409 
1 1 ,923 
9,870 
12,110 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,211 
4 
41 
132 
251 
398 
385 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,588 
5 
170 
391 
861 
1,217 
944 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,189 
14 
60 
257 
596 
714 
548 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,862 
3 
111 
195 
513 
546 
494 
$25,000 to $49,999 
705 
9 
23 
68 
176 
236 
193 
$50,000 or more 
279 
5 
9 
43 
69 
63 
90 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
14,905 
49 
626 
1,578 
3,523 
4,773 
4,356 
$1,000 
-2,877 
-837 
-1,451 
-1,080 
-3,098 
-104 
3,692 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-193 
-17,073 
-2,318 
-684 
-879 
-22 
848 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
5,051 
9 
208 
493 
1,052 
1,589 
1,700 
Average net gain 
dollars 
21,872 
8,919 
21,508 
22,848 
25,169 
20,262 
21,165 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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