Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
37,610 
21,225 
160 
1,201 
1,801 
3,847 
5,859 
8,357 
$1,000 
635,310 
554,700 
2,529 
25,356 
70,625 
130,811 
183,083 
142,294 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,208 
5,881 
27 
230 
412 
843 
1,593 
2,776 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,089 
4,611 
34 
280 
364 
774 
1,132 
2,027 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,226 
5,307 
64 
391 
420 
916 
1,368 
2,148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,613 
2,159 
20 
146 
199 
480 
673 
641 
$50,000 or more 
3,474 
3,267 
15 
154 
406 
834 
1,093 
765 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
27,112 
13,904 
96 
810 
1,285 
2,699 
3,716 
5,298 
$1,000 
906,474 
752,604 
3,175 
51,153 
118,023 
237,561 
172,083 
170,610 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,995 
7,124 
42 
329 
558 
1,232 
1,903 
3,060 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,172 
3,779 
24 
217 
341 
740 
1,050 
1,407 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,257 
1,539 
21 
114 
154 
338 
429 
483 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,020 
869 
8 
80 
151 
217 
208 
205 
$250,000 or more 
668 
593 
1 
70 
81 
172 
126 
143 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
18,367 
9,661 
66 
522 
790 
1,807 
2,688 
3,788 
$1,000 
209,880 
142,868 
1,012 
9,048 
24,473 
41,253 
32,655 
34,427 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,517 
6,346 
41 
450 
777 
1,366 
1,569 
2,143 
$1,000 
696,594 
609,736 
2,164 
42,105 
93,550 
196,307 
139,427 
136,183 
Feed purchased 
farms 
63,616 
30,544 
197 
1,429 
2,242 
5,122 
7,972 
13,582 
$1,000 
1,989,225 
1,605,372 
4,905 
92,095 
290,530 
583,261 
315,921 
318,659 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
37,913 
15,046 
86 
619 
889 
2,198 
3,851 
7,403 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,158 
9,897 
74 
404 
734 
1,627 
2,600 
4,458 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,373 
3,699 
28 
255 
332 
776 
1,043 
1,265 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,039 
914 
6 
67 
95 
213 
263 
270 
$250,000 or more 
1,133 
988 
3 
84 
192 
308 
215 
186 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
94,220 
42,714 
295 
1,976 
3,101 
6,964 
11,100 
19,278 
$1,000 
507,282 
401,773 
1,409 
17,722 
43,796 
102,374 
118,146 
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Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
76,409 
29,132 
187 
1,215 
1,843 
4,076 
7,169 
14,642 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,869 
9,961 
105 
568 
828 
1,914 
2,820 
3,726 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,258 
2,075 
1 
135 
225 
545 
617 
552 
$50,000 or more 
1,684 
1,546 
2 
58 
205 
429 
494 
358 
Utilities 
farms 
63,618 
32,897 
144 
1,368 
2,400 
5,444 
8,819 
14,722 
$1,000 
162,386 
121,311 
314 
5,140 
14,089 
31,837 
32,389 
37,542 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
32,783 
13,203 
49 
446 
769 
1,754 
3,364 
6,821 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,237 
14,988 
83 
656 
1,037 
2,448 
4,111 
6,653 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,922 
4,113 
12 
244 
498 
1,078 
1,177 
1,104 
$25,000 to $49,999 
416 
362 
- 
13 
67 
111 
95 
76 
$50,000 or more 
260 
231 
- 
9 
29 
53 
72 
68 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
79,184 
38,001 
218 
1,688 
2,767 
6,225 
10,043 
17,060 
$1,000 
514,423 
397,600 
1,215 
15,628 
44,426 
95,780 
120,154 
120,396 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
60,095 
24,105 
140 
946 
1,478 
3,362 
6,025 
12,154 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,845 
10,121 
71 
586 
850 
1,915 
2,796 
3,903 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,497 
2,167 
4 
106 
234 
526 
683 
614 
$50,000 or more 
1,747 
1,608 
3 
50 
205 
422 
539 
389 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
20,702 
12,463 
66 
589 
1,039 
2,428 
3,412 
4,929 
$1,000 
405,792 
330,017 
501 
10,328 
38,583 
111,686 
89,581 
79,338 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,050 
6,661 
49 
311 
450 
1,073 
1,675 
3,103 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,307 
3,069 
14 
181 
280 
676 
875 
1,043 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,689 
2,160 
2 
82 
240 
525 
680 
631 
$100,000 to $249,999 
507 
445 
1 
13 
50 
118 
141 
122 
$250,000 or more 
149 
128 
- 
2 
19 
36 
41 
30 
Contract labor 
farms 
7,575 
3,999 
22 
165 
308 
690 
1,176 
1,638 
$1,000 
56,130 
42,392 
81 
3,692 
3,176 
9,290 
12,313 
13,840 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,425 
978 
5 
37 
70 
126 
280 
460 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,065 
1,541 
14 
57 
95 
246 
465 
664 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,648 
1,131 
2 
49 
106 
236 
329 
409 
$25,000 to $49,999 
289 
222 
1 
8 
26 
52 
64 
71 
$50,000 or more 
148 
127 
- 
14 
11 
30 
38 
34 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
22,052 
12,171 
61 
617 
980 
2,084 
3,103 
5,326 
$1,000 
134,066 
104,869 
614 
4,130 
13,833 
25,414 
27,665 
33,213 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,300 
3,716 
13 
146 
230 
498 
894 
1,935 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,350 
4,436 
19 
241 
307 
704 
1,141 
2,024 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,531 
3,247 
23 
205 
348 
684 
847 
1,140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
532 
470 
2 
16 
65 
117 
134 
136 
$50,000 or more 
339 
302 
4 
9 
30 
81 
87 
91 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
22,674 
13,408 
179 
1,111 
1,355 
2,821 
3,815 
4,127 
$1,000 
473,645 
408,186 
3,373 
28,549 
63,370 
107,429 
128,798 
76,667 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,637 
5,864 
67 
393 
472 
1,015 
1,624 
2,293 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,198 
1,985 
29 
178 
188 
423 
568 
599 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,253 
2,396 
46 
282 
273 
526 
667 
602 
$25,000 or more 
3,586 
3,163 
37 
258 
422 
857 
956 
633 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
