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 
6,606 
31 
344 
717 
1,844 
2,165 
1,505 
$1,000 
15,065 
23 
915 
1,657 
3,952 
4,799 
3,718 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,805 
26 
259 
525 
1,351 
1,556 
1,088 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,283 
5 
46 
135 
370 
432 
295 
$5,000 to $24,999 
421 
- 
34 
43 
97 
152 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43 
- 
2 
7 
11 
12 
11 
$50,000 or more 
54 
- 
3 
7 
15 
13 
16 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,796 
34 
492 
1,027 
1,951 
1,975 
1,317 
$1,000 
69,180 
1,673 
3,066 
8,115 
19,226 
23,160 
13,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,774 
17 
354 
723 
1,383 
1,399 
898 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,494 
10 
117 
226 
421 
395 
325 
$25,000 to $99,999 
389 
- 
14 
69 
105 
138 
63 
$100,000 to $249,999 
117 
7 
7 
7 
35 
35 
26 
$250,000 or more 
22 
- 
- 
2 
7 
8 
5 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,585 
23 
333 
533 
1,017 
1,032 
647 
$1,000 
17,946 
102 
1,240 
2,188 
5,003 
5,757 
3,656 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,152 
17 
262 
670 
1,248 
1,166 
789 
$1,000 
51,234 
1,571 
1,826 
5,927 
14,224 
17,402 
10,284 
Feed purchased 
farms 
17,283 
66 
950 
2,095 
4,907 
5,339 
3,926 
$1,000 
180,691 
284 
6,027 
20,864 
51,095 
60,843 
41,579 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,401 
48 
695 
1,535 
3,614 
3,799 
2,710 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,802 
18 
203 
419 
1,041 
1,181 
940 
$25,000 to $99,999 
890 
- 
50 
119 
197 
288 
236 
$100,000 to $249,999 
77 
- 
- 
9 
24 
25 
19 
$250,000 or more 
113 
- 
2 
13 
31 
46 
21 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
23,963 
69 
1,101 
2,495 
6,358 
7,580 
6,360 
$1,000 
41,948 
71 
1,687 
4,839 
1 1 ,544 
13,591 
10,216 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,495 
67 
1,024 
2,351 
5,995 
7,077 
5,981 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,325 
2 
76 
130 
315 
456 
346 
$25,000 to $49,999 
99 
- 
1 
7 
29 
34 
28 
$50,000 or more 
44 
- 
- 
7 
19 
13 
5 
Utilities 
farms 
12,036 
47 
460 
1,187 
3,167 
3,858 
3,317 
$1,000 
14,570 
26 
399 
1,446 
3,671 
5,045 
3,983 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,483 
40 
333 
848 
2,193 
2,706 
2,363 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,109 
7 
119 
286 
860 
1,010 
827 
$5,000 to $24,999 
408 
- 
8 
48 
106 
127 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
- 
- 
4 
7 
6 
5 
$50,000 or more 
14 
- 
" 
1 
1 
9 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
19,135 
56 
895 
1,947 
5,136 
6,095 
5,006 
$1,000 
50,915 
91 
1,860 
6,325 
12,432 
17,713 
12,495 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,254 
53 
816 
1,759 
4,667 
5,434 
4,525 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,661 
3 
76 
165 
411 
578 
428 
$25,000 to $49,999 
148 
- 
3 
11 
37 
59 
38 
$50,000 or more 
72 
- 
12 
21 
24 
15 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
5,416 
15 
206 
439 
1,351 
1,685 
1,720 
$1,000 
69,235 
15 
1,324 
7,406 
16,354 
21,941 
22,196 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,704 
15 
153 
304 
935 
1,129 
1,168 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
- 
34 
80 
273 
344 
321 
$25,000 to $99,999 
554 
- 
18 
41 
119 
182 
194 
$100,000 to $249,999 
81 
- 
1 
9 
18 
24 
29 
$250,000 or more 
25 
- 
- 
5 
6 
6 
8 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,852 
11 
79 
170 
444 
582 
566 
$1,000 
10,769 
17 
239 
1,710 
2,647 
3,181 
2,974 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
670 
10 
45 
72 
149 
209 
185 
$1,000 to $4,999 
739 
- 
25 
56 
176 
256 
226 
$5,000 to $24,999 
346 
1 
8 
31 
85 
86 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
- 
- 
7 
28 
22 
16 
$50,000 or more 
24 
- 
1 
4 
6 
9 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,886 
13 
133 
281 
700 
888 
871 
$1,000 
6,611 
15 
272 
662 
1,424 
2,348 
1,890 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,749 
10 
100 
163 
447 
510 
519 
$1,000 to $4,999 
831 
3 
19 
86 
183 
280 
260 
$5,000 to $24,999 
272 
- 
12 
29 
63 
81 
87 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
- 
1 
3 
6 
10 
2 
$50,000 or more 
12 
- 
1 
- 
1 
7 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,777 
41 
380 
732 
1,380 
1,464 
780 
$1,000 
20,412 
52 
1,503 
2,904 
5,132 
6,641 
4,180 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,036 
39 
315 
619 
1,171 
1,230 
662 
$5,000 to $9,999 
364 
2 
33 
59 
91 
134 
45 
$10,000 to $24,999 
243 
- 
23 
34 
69 
69 
48 
$25,000 or more 
134 
- 
9 
20 
49 
31 
25 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 193 
