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 
134 
- 
15 
19 
28 
39 
33 
$1,000 
376 
- 
21 
23 
63 
51 
217 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
85 
- 
10 
11 
16 
28 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
34 
- 
5 
8 
9 
6 
6 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
766 
4 
11 
80 
217 
295 
159 
$1,000 
6,780 
66 
142 
723 
1,725 
2,484 
1,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
396 
- 
3 
42 
126 
154 
71 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324 
4 
8 
30 
80 
125 
77 
$25,000 to $99,999 
45 
- 
- 
8 
11 
15 
11 
$100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
" 
- 
1 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
593 
4 
8 
65 
167 
221 
128 
$1,000 
5,926 
56 
138 
647 
1,551 
2,142 
1,392 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
64 
- 
- 
13 
27 
17 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
196 
- 
- 
17 
52 
88 
39 
$5,000 to $24,999 
287 
4 
8 
27 
77 
100 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
- 
- 
7 
9 
11 
6 
$50,000 or more 
13 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
5 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
419 
4 
4 
43 
94 
171 
103 
$1,000 
854 
10 
4 
76 
174 
341 
248 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
167 
- 
2 
19 
36 
70 
40 
$1,000 to $4,999 
223 
4 
2 
22 
54 
86 
55 
$5,000 to $24,999 
28 
- 
- 
2 
4 
15 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
3,526 
24 
71 
288 
1,015 
1,193 
935 
$1,000 
16,507 
94 
262 
1,175 
4,384 
5,417 
5,175 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,423 
20 
60 
212 
707 
777 
647 
$5,000 to $9,999 
824 
- 
9 
61 
241 
323 
190 
$10,000 to $24,999 
225 
4 
- 
7 
59 
78 
77 
$25,000 or more 
54 
- 
2 
8 
8 
15 
21 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,712 
16 
48 
164 
501 
580 
403 
$1,000 
9,840 
99 
77 
1,477 
2,550 
3,065 
2,572 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,294 
6 
43 
123 
397 
425 
300 
$5,000 to $24,999 
340 
10 
5 
29 
77 
133 
86 
$25,000 to $49,999 
54 
- 
- 
10 
19 
15 
10 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
- 
- 
1 
6 
3 
2 
$100,000 or more 
12 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
5 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
7 
4 
4 
$1,000 
59 
- 
" 
- 
56 
2 
1 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,132 
10 
28 
127 
326 
410 
231 
$1,000 
11,932 
278 
72 
1,952 
3,808 
3,349 
2,472 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
3,877 
24 
107 
349 
1,090 
1,311 
996 
$1,000 
-10,619 
(D) 
(D) 
3,997 
-8,013 
-4,786 
-1,883 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,739 
(D) 
(D) 
11,454 
-7,351 
-3,650 
-1,891 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,022 
2 
43 
112 
245 
381 
239 
Average net gain 
dollars 
39,645 
(D) 
(D) 
70,073 
32,619 
33,785 
45,658 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
160 
- 
3 
33 
38 
52 
34 
$1,000 to $4,999 
263 
2 
12 
19 
64 
104 
62 
$5,000 to $9,999 
181 
- 
23 
21 
35 
63 
39 
$10,000 to $24,999 
168 
- 
2 
10 
49 
65 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
93 
- 
2 
4 
15 
43 
29 
$50,000 or more 
157 
- 
1 
25 
44 
54 
33 
Farms with net losses 
number 
2,855 
22 
64 
237 
845 
930 
757 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,911 
20,014 
6,056 
16,248 
18,940 
18,987 
16,903 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
201 
- 
- 
13 
51 
72 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
841 
6 
23 
75 
242 
241 
254 
$5,000 to $9,999 
675 
12 
30 
48 
226 
220 
139 
$10,000 to $24,999 
678 
- 
11 
61 
196 
229 
181 
$25,000 to $49,999 
240 
- 
- 
22 
72 
78 
68 
$50,000 or more 
220 
4 
18 
58 
90 
50 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
3,877 
24 
107 
349 
1,090 
1,311 
996 
$1,000 
-10,734 
(D) 
(D) 
3,976 
-8,101 
-4,786 
-1,888 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,769 
(D) 
(D) 
11,393 
-7,432 
-3,651 
-1,896 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,022 
2 
43 
112 
245 
381 
239 
Average net gain 
dollars 
39,530 
(D) 
(D) 
70,045 
32,182 
33,781 
45,634 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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