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 
1,667 
8 
140 
266 
456 
463 
334 
$1,000 
6,468 
2 
448 
1,222 
1,897 
1,242 
1,657 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,006 
8 
70 
157 
287 
300 
184 
$1,000 to $4,999 
487 
- 
38 
80 
132 
111 
126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
143 
- 
31 
22 
27 
44 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
- 
1 
3 
3 
6 
1 
$50,000 or more 
17 
- 
- 
4 
7 
2 
4 
Interest expense 
farms 
22,110 
101 
1,639 
3,165 
6,396 
6,238 
4,571 
$1,000 
143,981 
507 
9,541 
20,735 
42,773 
39,345 
31,079 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,764 
61 
955 
1,719 
3,562 
3,697 
2,770 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,680 
37 
650 
1,365 
2,631 
2,355 
1,642 
$25,000 to $99,999 
635 
3 
29 
79 
194 
180 
150 
$100,000 or more 
31 
- 
5 
2 
9 
6 
9 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
18,341 
81 
1,301 
2,640 
5,391 
5,158 
3,770 
$1,000 
117,399 
407 
7,489 
16,920 
34,574 
32,293 
25,715 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,405 
9 
170 
272 
650 
706 
598 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,042 
42 
567 
1,144 
2,343 
2,281 
1,665 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,411 
27 
545 
1,168 
2,254 
2,034 
1,383 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
3 
15 
46 
121 
104 
97 
$50,000 or more 
97 
- 
4 
10 
23 
33 
27 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
11,245 
58 
865 
1,618 
3,140 
3,211 
2,353 
$1,000 
26,582 
100 
2,053 
3,815 
8,198 
7,052 
5,364 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,815 
28 
373 
654 
1,280 
1,390 
1,090 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,219 
24 
385 
757 
1,532 
1,492 
1,029 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,159 
6 
104 
201 
307 
319 
222 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
- 
2 
5 
8 
8 
8 
$50,000 or more 
21 
- 
1 
1 
13 
2 
4 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
53,818 
242 
3,249 
6,667 
14,609 
15,302 
13,749 
$1,000 
72,056 
300 
3,664 
8,135 
19,614 
20,186 
20,157 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
52,399 
238 
3,171 
6,520 
14,235 
14,929 
13,306 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,079 
- 
50 
115 
295 
295 
324 
$10,000 to $24,999 
275 
2 
21 
26 
62 
68 
96 
$25,000 or more 
65 
2 
7 
6 
17 
10 
23 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
26,516 
131 
1,674 
3,431 
7,578 
7,638 
6,064 
$1,000 
72,201 
174 
3,728 
8,986 
19,661 
18,501 
21,151 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,021 
123 
1,522 
3,110 
6,799 
6,935 
5,532 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,168 
8 
137 
286 
684 
611 
442 
$25,000 to $49,999 
228 
- 
11 
25 
68 
63 
61 
$50,000 to $99,999 
59 
- 
1 
5 
13 
21 
19 
$100,000 or more 
40 
- 
3 
5 
14 
8 
10 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
897 
12 
104 
109 
244 
262 
166 
$1,000 
8,828 
282 
939 
899 
2,482 
2,207 
2,019 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
21,485 
67 
1,264 
2,563 
5,898 
6,265 
5,428 
$1,000 
168,734 
495 
11,723 
21,524 
48,207 
49,165 
37,620 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
55,383 
310 
3,535 
6,993 
14,889 
15,663 
13,993 
$1,000 
93,564 
-126 
-2,341 
-7,072 
28,022 
16,675 
58,406 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,689 
-406 
-662 
-1,011 
1,882 
1,065 
4,174 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
23,288 
120 
1,323 
2,506 
5,893 
6,569 
6,877 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,450 
14,911 
20,514 
19,003 
23,665 
18,184 
20,470 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,051 
28 
206 
375 
818 
819 
805 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,929 
32 
367 
730 
1,824 
1,993 
1,983 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,053 
20 
228 
459 
971 
1,227 
1,148 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,994 
28 
277 
507 
1,187 
1,348 
1,647 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,379 
- 
131 
217 
589 
696 
746 
$50,000 or more 
1,882 
12 
114 
218 
504 
486 
548 
Farms with net losses 
number 
32,095 
190 
2,212 
4,487 
8,996 
9,094 
7,116 
Average net loss 
dollars 
11,923 
10,079 
13,328 
12,190 
12,388 
11,302 
11,575 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,420 
16 
262 
394 
912 
952 
884 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,989 
70 
715 
1,439 
3,043 
3,168 
2,554 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,255 
48 
459 
1,100 
2,092 
2,076 
1,480 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,160 
37 
477 
1,100 
2,042 
2,031 
1,473 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,261 
14 
198 
319 
639 
595 
496 
$50,000 or more 
1,010 
5 
101 
135 
268 
272 
229 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
55,383 
310 
3,535 
6,993 
14,889 
15,663 
13,993 
$1,000 
31,450 
-315 
-6,064 
-12,446 
-6,619 
6,928 
49,966 
Average per farm 
dollars 
568 
-1,015 
-1,716 
-1,780 
-445 
442 
3,571 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
23,092 
119 
1,302 
2,470 
5,811 
6,530 
6,860 
Average net gain 
dollars 
18,226 
13,438 
18,332 
17,617 
18,517 
17,056 
19,374 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Missouri 201 
