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 
2,358 
7 
146 
327 
635 
774 
469 
$1,000 
1,988 
(D) 
(D) 
392 
375 
713 
408 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,045 
5 
125 
290 
548 
673 
404 
$1,000 to $4,999 
248 
2 
20 
21 
77 
76 
52 
$5,000 to $24,999 
56 
- 
1 
15 
9 
21 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
3 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
" 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,312 
10 
246 
543 
949 
964 
600 
$1,000 
28,944 
6 
1,780 
5,994 
6,900 
7,690 
6,573 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,595 
10 
186 
419 
767 
765 
448 
$5,000 to $24,999 
523 
- 
46 
97 
133 
142 
105 
$25,000 to $99,999 
139 
- 
7 
21 
36 
43 
32 
$100,000 to $249,999 
43 
- 
7 
1 
11 
12 
12 
$250,000 or more 
12 
- 
- 
5 
2 
2 
3 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,718 
6 
170 
276 
508 
474 
284 
$1,000 
7,637 
4 
993 
960 
2,594 
1,794 
1,293 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,085 
7 
136 
380 
587 
598 
377 
$1,000 
21,307 
2 
788 
5,034 
4,306 
5,895 
5,281 
Feed purchased 
farms 
8,134 
22 
457 
1,154 
2,289 
2,508 
1,704 
$1,000 
73,112 
57 
2,909 
8,748 
29,041 
19,258 
13,098 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,911 
19 
382 
980 
1,967 
2,152 
1,411 
$5,000 to $24,999 
972 
3 
62 
137 
262 
287 
221 
$25,000 to $99,999 
193 
- 
12 
28 
40 
50 
63 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
1 
$250,000 or more 
52 
- 
1 
9 
16 
18 
8 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
11,823 
32 
582 
1,430 
2,998 
3,723 
3,058 
$1,000 
15,220 
30 
700 
1,779 
4,794 
4,577 
3,341 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,449 
32 
569 
1,382 
2,898 
3,599 
2,969 
$5,000 to $24,999 
340 
- 
10 
44 
90 
114 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
- 
3 
4 
9 
8 
5 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
" 
- 
1 
2 
2 
Utilities 
farms 
5,172 
12 
206 
610 
1,345 
1,710 
1,289 
$1,000 
4,776 
10 
160 
549 
1,671 
1,401 
985 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,105 
10 
160 
484 
1,055 
1,350 
1,046 
$1,000 to $4,999 
971 
2 
45 
112 
261 
328 
223 
$5,000 to $24,999 
91 
- 
1 
13 
28 
30 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
" 
" 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
8,880 
22 
430 
1,064 
2,320 
2,830 
2,214 
$1,000 
16,647 
31 
559 
1,723 
5,840 
4,978 
3,517 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,411 
22 
408 
1,006 
2,172 
2,687 
2,116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
443 
- 
22 
57 
143 
133 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
9 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
- 
2 
5 
1 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,602 
5 
77 
161 
400 
518 
441 
$1,000 
9,280 
(D) 
(D) 
1,183 
2,616 
2,553 
2,731 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,267 
4 
70 
121 
328 
398 
346 
$5,000 to $24,999 
266 
1 
6 
34 
61 
96 
68 
$25,000 to $99,999 
65 
- 
1 
5 
10 
24 
25 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
3 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
Contract labor 
farms 
513 
_ 
25 
61 
121 
168 
138 
$1,000 
3,403 
- 
42 
162 
2,256 
480 
464 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
247 
- 
13 
14 
64 
86 
70 
$1,000 to $4,999 
204 
- 
11 
36 
40 
66 
51 
$5,000 to $24,999 
52 
- 
1 
11 
16 
10 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
852 
- 
42 
88 
206 
292 
224 
$1,000 
4,394 
- 
68 
128 
3,405 
425 
367 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
596 
- 
32 
59 
146 
201 
158 
$1,000 to $4,999 
198 
- 
6 
24 
39 
74 
55 
$5,000 to $24,999 
48 
- 
4 
5 
16 
15 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
1 
" 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,568 
5 
131 
267 
431 
457 
277 
$1,000 
5,128 
42 
304 
842 
1,630 
1,612 
699 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,389 
- 
116 
242 
379 
408 
244 
$5,000 to $9,999 
112 
3 
12 
18 
35 
24 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
47 
2 
3 
3 
13 
17 
9 
$25,000 or more 
20 
- 
- 
4 
4 
8 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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