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 
5,872 
14 
400 
746 
1,446 
1,833 
1,433 
$1,000 
29,079 
22 
2,032 
2,893 
7,730 
8,448 
7,954 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,844 
6 
239 
549 
982 
1,176 
892 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,307 
8 
89 
117 
326 
446 
321 
$5,000 to $24,999 
512 
- 
51 
59 
94 
149 
159 
$25,000 to $49,999 
77 
- 
11 
5 
13 
21 
27 
$50,000 or more 
132 
- 
10 
16 
31 
41 
34 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,862 
31 
292 
598 
1,013 
1,149 
779 
$1,000 
89,730 
618 
3,778 
8,620 
23,473 
18,065 
35,175 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,682 
12 
192 
400 
679 
846 
553 
$5,000 to $24,999 
830 
11 
68 
147 
237 
206 
161 
$25,000 to $99,999 
184 
8 
24 
31 
50 
43 
28 
$100,000 to $249,999 
119 
- 
6 
11 
34 
42 
26 
$250,000 or more 
47 
- 
2 
9 
13 
12 
11 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,333 
18 
172 
367 
603 
727 
446 
$1,000 
15,815 
149 
979 
2,836 
3,683 
4,917 
3,251 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,001 
21 
154 
332 
547 
550 
397 
$1,000 
73,915 
468 
2,799 
5,784 
19,791 
13,148 
31,924 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1 1 ,698 
45 
620 
1,584 
2,894 
3,630 
2,925 
$1,000 
244,446 
320 
11,712 
34,742 
66,557 
67,959 
63,157 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,526 
33 
481 
1,148 
2,120 
2,689 
2,055 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,443 
10 
101 
334 
581 
737 
680 
$25,000 to $99,999 
457 
2 
22 
59 
122 
124 
128 
$100,000 to $249,999 
60 
- 
8 
5 
14 
13 
20 
$250,000 or more 
212 
- 
8 
38 
57 
67 
42 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
19,865 
51 
858 
2,169 
4,238 
5,945 
6,604 
$1,000 
46,460 
83 
2,444 
4,555 
10,555 
14,838 
13,986 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,384 
46 
756 
1,998 
3,910 
5,488 
6,186 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,251 
5 
91 
145 
281 
380 
349 
$25,000 to $49,999 
130 
- 
4 
19 
29 
40 
38 
$50,000 or more 
100 
- 
7 
7 
18 
37 
31 
Utilities 
farms 
10,125 
18 
437 
1,062 
2,245 
3,115 
3,248 
$1,000 
20,264 
58 
806 
2,340 
5,021 
6,051 
5,988 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,740 
6 
274 
687 
1,470 
2,115 
2,188 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,795 
10 
114 
283 
632 
836 
920 
$5,000 to $24,999 
445 
2 
48 
72 
98 
115 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
108 
- 
- 
18 
34 
34 
22 
$50,000 or more 
37 
- 
1 
2 
11 
15 
8 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
15,641 
44 
707 
1,645 
3,403 
4,674 
5,168 
$1,000 
47,394 
59 
1,863 
4,669 
10,231 
16,624 
13,950 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,161 
44 
623 
1,468 
3,055 
4,207 
4,764 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,245 
- 
74 
154 
302 
383 
332 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
- 
5 
10 
32 
37 
40 
$50,000 or more 
111 
- 
5 
13 
14 
47 
32 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
4,506 
10 
215 
467 
915 
1,326 
1,573 
$1,000 
44,043 
77 
1,817 
3,586 
10,437 
12,012 
16,115 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,216 
5 
158 
336 
635 
971 
1,111 
$5,000 to $24,999 
960 
5 
42 
103 
208 
247 
355 
$25,000 to $99,999 
270 
- 
13 
26 
58 
90 
83 
$100,000 to $249,999 
39 
- 
1 
- 
7 
13 
18 
$250,000 or more 
21 
- 
1 
2 
7 
5 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,671 
4 
100 
135 
366 
506 
560 
$1,000 
9,498 
10 
453 
1,084 
2,659 
2,581 
2,711 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
504 
- 
27 
41 
100 
144 
192 
$1,000 to $4,999 
703 
4 
54 
39 
150 
223 
233 
$5,000 to $24,999 
393 
- 
10 
47 
101 
117 
118 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
- 
9 
3 
11 
17 
9 
$50,000 or more 
22 
- 
- 
5 
4 
5 
8 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,283 
11 
140 
245 
481 
710 
696 
$1,000 
17,146 
15 
744 
1,325 
4,073 
5,306 
5,683 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
814 
8 
44 
76 
185 
268 
233 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
876 
3 
55 
104 
166 
268 
280 
$5,000 to $24,999 
498 
- 
39 
59 
105 
141 
154 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
- 
- 
3 
7 
20 
17 
$50,000 or more 
48 
- 
2 
3 
18 
13 
12 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
3,317 
17 
284 
529 
897 
964 
626 
$1,000 
32,039 
48 
2,358 
3,659 
9,629 
9,888 
6,458 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,706 
13 
219 
438 
760 
768 
508 
$5,000 to $9,999 
271 
4 
30 
53 
62 
76 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
167 
- 
16 
14 
37 
65 
35 
$25,000 or more 
173 
- 
19 
24 
38 
55 
37 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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