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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
4,294 
2,627 
12 
199 
287 
508 
759 
862 
$1,000 
40,871 
34,404 
35 
2,387 
6,260 
6,774 
1 1 ,440 
7,508 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,065 
1,059 
5 
61 
97 
167 
308 
421 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,186 
699 
5 
54 
48 
149 
206 
237 
$5,000 to $24,999 
729 
586 
2 
61 
90 
125 
162 
146 
$25,000 to $49,999 
141 
127 
- 
12 
18 
34 
40 
23 
$50,000 or more 
173 
156 
- 
11 
34 
33 
43 
35 
Interest expense 
farms 
42,264 
20,154 
139 
1,156 
1,922 
4,119 
5,802 
7,016 
$1,000 
423,275 
279,294 
833 
15,853 
35,350 
69,524 
83,774 
73,960 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,011 
9,247 
79 
425 
704 
1,582 
2,595 
3,862 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,923 
8,243 
57 
565 
862 
1,867 
2,443 
2,449 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,964 
2,329 
3 
150 
308 
590 
654 
624 
$100,000 or more 
366 
335 
- 
16 
48 
80 
110 
81 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
33,635 
15,294 
91 
842 
1,459 
3,263 
4,447 
5,192 
$1,000 
309,650 
192,251 
560 
10,156 
23,138 
47,644 
56,723 
54,031 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,931 
1,526 
12 
59 
133 
250 
426 
646 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,288 
5,246 
34 
247 
374 
1,000 
1,535 
2,056 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,168 
6,757 
44 
432 
717 
1,559 
1,990 
2,015 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,489 
1,103 
1 
79 
139 
284 
295 
305 
$50,000 or more 
759 
662 
- 
25 
96 
170 
201 
170 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
23,958 
12,713 
85 
793 
1,250 
2,611 
3,689 
4,285 
$1,000 
113,625 
87,042 
274 
5,697 
12,212 
21,880 
27,051 
19,929 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,477 
3,662 
37 
169 
295 
588 
975 
1,598 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,471 
5,252 
38 
315 
481 
1,096 
1,525 
1,797 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,350 
3,191 
8 
279 
379 
779 
983 
763 
$25,000 to $49,999 
412 
381 
1 
15 
63 
97 
130 
75 
$50,000 or more 
248 
227 
1 
15 
32 
51 
76 
52 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
96,504 
42,686 
244 
1,891 
3,065 
6,983 
11,137 
19,366 
$1,000 
193,377 
121,321 
342 
4,086 
10,208 
26,983 
34,474 
45,227 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
90,303 
37,904 
233 
1,742 
2,632 
5,977 
9,636 
17,684 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,067 
2,988 
9 
90 
277 
574 
936 
1,102 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,630 
1,355 
1 
45 
103 
320 
413 
473 
$25,000 or more 
504 
439 
1 
14 
53 
112 
152 
107 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
55,970 
29,454 
166 
1,317 
2,210 
5,032 
7,973 
12,756 
$1,000 
408,299 
336,098 
996 
12,621 
35,959 
100,185 
98,384 
87,954 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,574 
20,553 
115 
823 
1,334 
3,032 
5,304 
9,945 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,519 
6,351 
45 
387 
581 
1,342 
1,855 
2,141 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,593 
1,365 
1 
54 
148 
316 
438 
408 
$50,000 to $99,999 
808 
749 
5 
38 
90 
211 
225 
180 
$100,000 or more 
476 
436 
- 
15 
57 
131 
151 
82 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
4,041 
3,144 
24 
156 
340 
730 
1,018 
876 
$1,000 
1 1 1 ,403 
102,575 
425 
3,743 
14,272 
27,346 
36,574 
20,215 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
46,386 
24,901 
119 
1,009 
1,939 
4,208 
6,943 
10,683 
$1,000 
783,039 
614,304 
2,207 
26,248 
71,518 
161,462 
186,182 
166,688 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
99,171 
43,788 
326 
2,059 
3,189 
7,175 
1 1 ,378 
19,661 
$1,000 
1,988,702 
1,895,138 
6,731 
85,198 
285,090 
460,569 
571,414 
486,137 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,053 
43,280 
20,646 
41,378 
89,398 
64,191 
50,221 
24,726 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
47,381 
24,093 
187 
1,187 
1,746 
3,865 
6,125 
10,983 
Average net gain 
dollars 
60,725 
99,655 
49,872 
97,157 
191,161 
147,171 
116,174 
60,293 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,305 
1,254 
8 
62 
86 
131 
310 
657 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,717 
3,788 
22 
176 
186 
480 
888 
2,036 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,113 
3,060 
29 
90 
165 
346 
724 
1,706 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,805 
4,811 
46 
222 
255 
674 
1,128 
2,486 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,857 
3,478 
36 
177 
200 
528 
821 
1,716 
$50,000 or more 
9,584 
7,702 
46 
460 
854 
1,706 
2,254 
2,382 
Farms with net losses 
number 
51,790 
19,695 
139 
872 
1,443 
3,310 
5,253 
8,678 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,156 
25,685 
18,672 
34,550 
33,734 
32,704 
26,681 
20,288 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,926 
1,506 
4 
53 
98 
195 
361 
795 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,101 
5,112 
38 
171 
320 
755 
1,321 
2,507 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,313 
4,058 
14 
146 
266 
625 
1,109 
1,898 
$10,000 to $24,999 
11,956 
4,796 
50 
223 
351 
865 
1,334 
1,973 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,378 
2,117 
25 
123 
176 
386 
573 
834 
$50,000 or more 
3,116 
2,106 
8 
156 
232 
484 
555 
671 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
99,171 
43,788 
326 
2,059 
3,189 
7,175 
1 1 ,378 
19,661 
$1,000 
1,442,188 
1,410,738 
4,741 
53,595 
198,740 
319,802 
430,262 
403,599 
Average per farm 
dollars 
14,542 
32,217 
14,543 
26,030 
62,321 
44,572 
37,815 
20,528 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
46,799 
23,707 
181 
1,160 
1,715 
3,775 
6,010 
10,866 
Average net gain 
dollars 
50,924 
82,774 
43,172 
74,219 
146,623 
115,934 
97,822 
54,427 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
