Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,500 
15 
130 
248 
667 
815 
625 
$1,000 
7,677 
3 
290 
379 
900 
4,133 
1,973 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,902 
15 
84 
179 
528 
618 
478 
$1,000 to $4,999 
427 
- 
25 
53 
96 
149 
104 
$5,000 to $24,999 
136 
- 
21 
13 
39 
38 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
- 
- 
3 
2 
3 
11 
$50,000 or more 
16 
- 
- 
- 
2 
7 
7 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,159 
14 
104 
322 
564 
639 
516 
$1,000 
22,292 
35 
1,353 
7,603 
3,228 
5,730 
4,344 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,658 
14 
87 
253 
440 
475 
389 
$5,000 to $24,999 
384 
- 
8 
50 
105 
125 
96 
$25,000 to $99,999 
86 
- 
3 
14 
16 
30 
23 
$100,000 to $249,999 
19 
- 
6 
2 
- 
7 
4 
$250,000 or more 
12 
- 
- 
3 
3 
2 
4 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,169 
14 
62 
158 
306 
351 
278 
$1,000 
7,977 
(D) 
(D) 
1,004 
(D) 
2,956 
1,779 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,257 
1 
49 
205 
333 
371 
298 
$1,000 
14,315 
(D) 
(D) 
6,600 
(D) 
2,774 
2,565 
Feed purchased 
farms 
7,508 
54 
362 
809 
1,943 
2,285 
2,055 
$1,000 
185,973 
165 
2,126 
19,338 
54,305 
86,630 
23,409 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,446 
40 
259 
573 
1,461 
1,621 
1,492 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,788 
14 
89 
196 
429 
583 
477 
$25,000 to $99,999 
219 
- 
13 
34 
42 
63 
67 
$100,000 to $249,999 
31 
- 
1 
2 
4 
6 
18 
$250,000 or more 
24 
- 
- 
4 
7 
12 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
10,976 
68 
501 
1,065 
2,609 
3,395 
3,338 
$1,000 
29,724 
178 
1,044 
2,883 
6,301 
1 1 ,274 
8,044 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,084 
62 
458 
926 
2,403 
3,124 
3,111 
$5,000 to $24,999 
792 
6 
37 
132 
185 
233 
199 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
- 
6 
2 
7 
18 
12 
$50,000 or more 
55 
- 
- 
5 
14 
20 
16 
Utilities 
farms 
5,846 
32 
243 
517 
1,347 
1,823 
1,884 
$1,000 
16,826 
57 
847 
1,459 
4,167 
5,816 
4,482 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,485 
14 
137 
300 
838 
1,086 
1,110 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,987 
18 
83 
182 
421 
635 
648 
$5,000 to $24,999 
285 
- 
17 
31 
65 
83 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
- 
- 
2 
10 
10 
25 
$50,000 or more 
42 
- 
6 
2 
13 
9 
12 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
7,462 
61 
330 
701 
1,816 
2,337 
2,217 
$1,000 
28,607 
94 
574 
2,208 
4,862 
13,314 
7,556 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,789 
55 
313 
608 
1,665 
2,123 
2,025 
$5,000 to $24,999 
574 
6 
17 
84 
130 
170 
167 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
- 
- 
6 
8 
23 
8 
$50,000 or more 
54 
- 
- 
3 
13 
21 
17 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,014 
3 
93 
163 
423 
595 
737 
$1,000 
47,866 
(Z) 
876 
5,611 
7,906 
23,775 
9,699 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,341 
3 
62 
115 
304 
388 
469 
$5,000 to $24,999 
418 
- 
22 
27 
75 
127 
167 
$25,000 to $99,999 
197 
- 
9 
14 
30 
57 
87 
$100,000 to $249,999 
29 
- 
- 
2 
7 
12 
8 
$250,000 or more 
29 
- 
- 
5 
7 
11 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,196 
6 
55 
100 
266 
368 
401 
$1,000 
8,098 
45 
273 
569 
1,311 
2,757 
3,143 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
483 
- 
18 
36 
126 
176 
127 
$1,000 to $4,999 
424 
- 
27 
35 
88 
99 
175 
$5,000 to $24,999 
236 
6 
9 
23 
42 
76 
80 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
- 
1 
5 
3 
8 
11 
$50,000 or more 
25 
- 
- 
1 
7 
9 
8 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,439 
6 
64 
143 
311 
443 
472 
$1,000 
10,474 
5 
197 
385 
1,015 
7,149 
1,723 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
693 
6 
33 
61 
140 
216 
237 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
552 
- 
16 
60 
152 
160 
164 
$5,000 to $24,999 
170 
- 
15 
22 
14 
53 
66 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
16 
- 
- 
- 
3 
10 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,329 
25 
171 
317 
521 
737 
558 
$1,000 
18,154 
108 
1,228 
1,470 
3,064 
8,346 
3,938 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,723 
19 
112 
253 
391 
543 
405 
$5,000 to $9,999 
179 
- 
13 
11 
49 
49 
57 
$10,000 to $24,999 
299 
6 
38 
45 
51 
87 
72 
$25,000 or more 
128 
- 
8 
8 
30 
58 
24 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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