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 
1,147 
- 
61 
116 
329 
401 
240 
$1,000 
4,702 
- 
(D) 
527 
(D) 
1,267 
1,805 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
873 
- 
42 
89 
264 
292 
186 
$1,000 to $4,999 
167 
- 
14 
17 
48 
66 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
81 
- 
5 
8 
13 
32 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
3 
$50,000 or more 
17 
- 
" 
2 
3 
6 
6 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
907 
18 
33 
130 
298 
268 
160 
$1,000 
2,718 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
725 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
810 
18 
30 
116 
265 
237 
144 
$5,000 to $24,999 
85 
- 
3 
14 
25 
30 
13 
$25,000 to $99,999 
10 
- 
- 
- 
7 
1 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
289 
6 
3 
36 
89 
96 
59 
$1,000 
591 
5 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
198 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
746 
12 
32 
119 
238 
220 
125 
$1,000 
2,127 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
526 
324 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,064 
22 
56 
219 
631 
709 
427 
$1,000 
13,333 
(D) 
(D) 
1,759 
3,983 
5,269 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,451 
22 
50 
124 
460 
464 
331 
$5,000 to $24,999 
533 
- 
4 
87 
153 
204 
85 
$25,000 to $99,999 
68 
- 
2 
7 
16 
33 
10 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10 
- 
- 
- 
1 
8 
1 
$250,000 or more 
2 
- 
" 
1 
1 
- 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
3,490 
24 
94 
302 
973 
1,185 
912 
$1,000 
6,891 
33 
82 
632 
1,664 
2,703 
1,778 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,259 
24 
92 
282 
915 
1,096 
850 
$5,000 to $24,999 
203 
- 
2 
17 
53 
78 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
- 
- 
2 
3 
6 
5 
$50,000 or more 
12 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
4 
Utilities 
farms 
2,000 
10 
60 
175 
570 
688 
497 
$1,000 
4,196 
10 
47 
456 
1,237 
1,385 
1,062 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,247 
6 
38 
93 
365 
418 
327 
$1,000 to $4,999 
617 
4 
20 
56 
190 
208 
139 
$5,000 to $24,999 
116 
- 
2 
24 
10 
56 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
4 
$50,000 or more 
10 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,775 
18 
81 
252 
761 
948 
715 
$1,000 
8,776 
28 
81 
903 
2,752 
2,709 
2,303 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,434 
18 
78 
215 
673 
815 
635 
$5,000 to $24,999 
307 
- 
3 
31 
84 
121 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
- 
- 
4 
1 
5 
7 
$50,000 or more 
17 
- 
2 
3 
7 
5 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
888 
4 
15 
80 
223 
306 
260 
$1,000 
34,992 
108 
109 
3,546 
10,900 
10,476 
9,853 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
386 
- 
13 
34 
98 
128 
113 
$5,000 to $24,999 
190 
- 
- 
10 
47 
71 
62 
$25,000 to $99,999 
233 
4 
2 
28 
56 
80 
63 
$100,000 to $249,999 
60 
- 
- 
6 
14 
23 
17 
$250,000 or more 
19 
- 
- 
2 
8 
4 
5 
Contract labor 
farms 
342 
4 
5 
23 
75 
120 
115 
$1,000 
5,620 
26 
5 
328 
736 
1,530 
2,995 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
51 
- 
- 
1 
10 
25 
15 
$1,000 to $4,999 
134 
- 
5 
10 
33 
34 
52 
$5,000 to $24,999 
113 
4 
- 
4 
27 
40 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
- 
- 
8 
3 
17 
4 
$50,000 or more 
12 
- 
- 
" 
2 
4 
6 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
261 
6 
1 
24 
78 
81 
71 
$1,000 
2,592 
(D) 
(D) 
470 
575 
370 
1,168 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
96 
- 
- 
2 
35 
34 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
101 
6 
1 
7 
30 
33 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
41 
- 
- 
8 
6 
11 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
- 
- 
1 
6 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
11 
- 
6 
1 
1 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
392 
- 
25 
67 
118 
125 
57 
$1,000 
1,424 
- 
34 
300 
366 
454 
269 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
319 
- 
24 
59 
91 
101 
44 
$5,000 to $9,999 
46 
- 
1 
2 
17 
15 
11 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
- 
- 
4 
9 
7 
- 
$25,000 or more 
7 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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