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 
814 
3 
59 
92 
236 
240 
184 
$1,000 
1,548 
2 
169 
170 
535 
358 
314 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
453 
3 
27 
47 
125 
149 
102 
$1,000 to $4,999 
287 
- 
22 
36 
87 
75 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
- 
10 
9 
18 
15 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
- 
- 
- 
6 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
6,902 
30 
398 
733 
1,841 
2,257 
1,643 
$1,000 
47,464 
73 
2,101 
5,036 
14,190 
15,207 
10,858 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,153 
26 
250 
451 
1,016 
1,391 
1,019 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,432 
4 
146 
248 
720 
761 
553 
$25,000 to $99,999 
303 
- 
2 
32 
101 
99 
69 
$100,000 or more 
14 
- 
- 
2 
4 
6 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
5,165 
13 
279 
554 
1,412 
1,705 
1,202 
$1,000 
39,680 
29 
1,611 
4,052 
11,891 
12,942 
9,155 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
747 
7 
46 
91 
183 
216 
204 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,012 
2 
124 
211 
496 
721 
458 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,143 
4 
107 
229 
647 
680 
476 
$25,000 to $49,999 
199 
- 
2 
13 
68 
68 
48 
$50,000 or more 
64 
- 
- 
10 
18 
20 
16 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,610 
21 
245 
349 
924 
1,154 
917 
$1,000 
7,784 
44 
490 
984 
2,298 
2,265 
1,702 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,681 
4 
120 
172 
405 
569 
411 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,604 
17 
95 
149 
422 
485 
436 
$5,000 to $24,999 
308 
- 
30 
24 
90 
95 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
- 
- 
3 
6 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
24,193 
50 
1,059 
2,466 
6,334 
7,660 
6,624 
$1,000 
48,930 
65 
1,572 
4,261 
12,355 
15,364 
15,313 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,332 
50 
1,022 
2,324 
5,865 
7,093 
5,978 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,298 
- 
17 
92 
333 
404 
452 
$10,000 to $24,999 
489 
- 
20 
46 
118 
142 
163 
$25,000 or more 
74 
- 
" 
4 
18 
21 
31 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,021 
40 
592 
1,282 
3,339 
3,844 
2,924 
$1,000 
41,127 
81 
1,093 
4,170 
10,028 
15,993 
9,763 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,539 
33 
543 
1,153 
2,919 
3,333 
2,558 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,286 
7 
45 
105 
377 
446 
306 
$25,000 to $49,999 
122 
- 
4 
15 
28 
43 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
46 
- 
- 
4 
10 
10 
22 
$100,000 or more 
28 
- 
- 
5 
5 
12 
6 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
185 
- 
21 
30 
49 
39 
46 
$1,000 
533 
- 
155 
41 
131 
120 
87 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
9,613 
27 
424 
923 
2,512 
3,126 
2,601 
$1,000 
76,338 
454 
3,031 
7,976 
19,137 
25,531 
20,209 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
25,290 
89 
1,210 
2,650 
6,576 
7,969 
6,796 
$1,000 
-51,884 
-531 
-525 
4,098 
-21,663 
-16,460 
-16,803 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,052 
-5,964 
-434 
1,547 
-3,294 
-2,066 
-2,473 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
8,303 
39 
404 
822 
1,978 
2,661 
2,399 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,909 
5,099 
18,387 
32,486 
19,565 
20,955 
18,680 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,287 
1 
52 
110 
308 
406 
410 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,711 
24 
118 
231 
626 
885 
827 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,516 
6 
77 
141 
353 
530 
409 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,539 
8 
87 
197 
380 
463 
404 
$25,000 to $49,999 
639 
- 
34 
85 
159 
179 
182 
$50,000 or more 
611 
- 
36 
58 
152 
198 
167 
Farms with net losses 
number 
16,987 
50 
806 
1,828 
4,598 
5,308 
4,397 
Average net loss 
dollars 
13,274 
14,593 
9,868 
12,366 
13,128 
13,606 
14,013 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,741 
- 
84 
193 
440 
551 
473 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,476 
28 
273 
581 
1,479 
1,689 
1,426 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,801 
4 
194 
429 
1,020 
1,227 
927 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,826 
11 
165 
422 
1,115 
1,125 
988 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,482 
1 
87 
139 
380 
484 
391 
$50,000 or more 
661 
6 
3 
64 
164 
232 
192 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
25,290 
89 
1,210 
2,650 
6,576 
7,969 
6,796 
$1,000 
-72,959 
-531 
-975 
1,986 
-27,400 
-24,357 
-21,682 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,885 
-5,964 
-806 
750 
-4,167 
-3,056 
-3,190 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
8,271 
39 
402 
818 
1,971 
2,650 
2,391 
Average net gain 
dollars 
18,617 
5,099 
17,523 
30,379 
16,907 
18,224 
16,842 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 195 
