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 
16,385 
83 
1,269 
2,160 
4,716 
4,764 
3,393 
$1,000 
80,611 
626 
6,481 
10,247 
21,757 
21,954 
19,544 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,327 
22 
550 
1,138 
2,532 
2,447 
1,638 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,478 
38 
394 
581 
1,185 
1,263 
1,017 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,919 
19 
273 
368 
828 
879 
552 
$25,000 to $49,999 
454 
2 
40 
47 
126 
125 
114 
$50,000 or more 
207 
2 
12 
26 
45 
50 
72 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
13,208 
117 
1,262 
2,350 
3,962 
3,451 
2,066 
$1,000 
153,870 
701 
13,865 
22,114 
58,206 
35,043 
23,942 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,871 
75 
766 
1,591 
2,687 
2,358 
1,394 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,393 
36 
391 
614 
937 
881 
534 
$25,000 to $99,999 
718 
6 
90 
115 
249 
166 
92 
$100,000 to $249,999 
151 
- 
6 
26 
55 
34 
30 
$250,000 or more 
75 
- 
9 
4 
34 
12 
16 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,706 
78 
867 
1,531 
2,597 
2,291 
1,342 
$1,000 
67,012 
600 
7,544 
12,116 
18,933 
18,581 
9,238 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,171 
56 
579 
1,164 
1,870 
1,578 
924 
$1,000 
86,858 
101 
6,321 
9,998 
39,273 
16,462 
14,704 
Feed purchased 
farms 
33,072 
228 
2,508 
4,950 
9,852 
9,328 
6,206 
$1,000 
383,853 
1,121 
23,249 
46,765 
140,096 
86,380 
86,242 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,867 
177 
1,774 
3,445 
6,815 
6,482 
4,174 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,261 
41 
570 
1,235 
2,517 
2,295 
1,603 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,674 
9 
152 
239 
417 
471 
386 
$100,000 to $249,999 
125 
1 
4 
14 
36 
50 
20 
$250,000 or more 
145 
- 
8 
17 
67 
30 
23 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
51,506 
271 
3,265 
6,633 
14,050 
14,676 
12,611 
$1,000 
105,508 
413 
6,991 
14,461 
30,133 
29,411 
24,098 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
47,277 
251 
2,969 
6,010 
12,798 
13,482 
11,767 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,908 
20 
282 
581 
1,156 
1,113 
756 
$25,000 to $49,999 
183 
- 
3 
26 
54 
53 
47 
$50,000 or more 
138 
- 
11 
16 
42 
28 
41 
Utilities 
farms 
30,721 
135 
1,716 
3,716 
8,665 
8,908 
7,581 
$1,000 
41,076 
182 
2,087 
5,012 
12,042 
1 1 ,378 
10,375 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
19,580 
77 
1,083 
2,293 
5,511 
5,653 
4,963 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,249 
56 
579 
1,323 
2,870 
3,017 
2,404 
$5,000 to $24,999 
809 
2 
51 
92 
256 
224 
184 
$25,000 to $49,999 
54 
- 
3 
3 
19 
6 
23 
$50,000 or more 
29 
- 
- 
5 
9 
8 
7 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
41,183 
192 
2,537 
5,333 
11,497 
11,773 
9,851 
$1,000 
116,823 
465 
7,350 
14,456 
32,900 
34,042 
27,611 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,990 
168 
2,171 
4,601 
9,986 
10,245 
8,819 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,724 
22 
339 
684 
1,371 
1,392 
916 
$25,000 to $49,999 
330 
2 
14 
30 
104 
102 
78 
$50,000 or more 
139 
- 
13 
18 
36 
34 
38 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
8,239 
34 
432 
1,014 
2,245 
2,259 
2,255 
$1,000 
75,775 
197 
2,900 
10,160 
19,453 
20,404 
22,661 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,389 
30 
342 
817 
1,765 
1,732 
1,703 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,238 
2 
62 
137 
324 
356 
357 
$25,000 to $99,999 
529 
2 
23 
51 
132 
148 
173 
$100,000 to $249,999 
62 
- 
4 
5 
18 
19 
16 
$250,000 or more 
21 
- 
1 
4 
6 
4 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,576 
8 
125 
353 
903 
1,095 
1,092 
$1,000 
13,738 
29 
665 
1,515 
3,445 
3,999 
4,086 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,447 
2 
42 
151 
374 
441 
437 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,524 
3 
52 
137 
364 
464 
504 
$5,000 to $24,999 
517 
3 
27 
54 
141 
159 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
67 
- 
1 
7 
20 
28 
11 
$50,000 or more 
21 
- 
3 
4 
4 
3 
7 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
9,881 
33 
629 
1,164 
2,595 
2,856 
2,604 
$1,000 
29,197 
94 
1,560 
3,031 
7,786 
7,878 
8,849 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,584 
12 
321 
588 
1,196 
1,360 
1,107 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,914 
19 
234 
439 
1,052 
1,075 
1,095 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,284 
2 
70 
128 
321 
393 
370 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
- 
3 
4 
15 
22 
18 
$50,000 or more 
37 
- 
1 
5 
11 
6 
14 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
9,266 
104 
1,127 
1,704 
2,760 
2,336 
1,235 
$1,000 
65,459 
475 
10,090 
10,902 
20,377 
14,579 
9,036 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,773 
78 
815 
1,260 
2,035 
1 ,665 
920 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,213 
16 
140 
231 
355 
337 
134 
$10,000 to $24,999 
857 
8 
105 
154 
247 
229 
114 
$25,000 or more 
423 
2 
67 
59 
123 
105 
67 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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