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 
224 
- 
11 
26 
63 
78 
46 
$1,000 
494 
- 
19 
26 
272 
135 
41 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
150 
- 
6 
19 
41 
54 
30 
$1,000 to $4,999 
55 
- 
4 
5 
16 
16 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16 
- 
1 
2 
3 
8 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,659 
5 
141 
348 
756 
813 
596 
$1,000 
12,639 
6 
627 
2,050 
3,839 
3,314 
2,803 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,812 
5 
101 
217 
467 
593 
429 
$5,000 to $24,999 
805 
- 
36 
118 
281 
209 
161 
$25,000 to $99,999 
39 
- 
4 
13 
7 
11 
4 
$100,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
2,045 
2 
114 
281 
610 
606 
432 
$1,000 
10,568 
(D) 
(D) 
1,866 
3,219 
2,669 
2,331 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
405 
2 
18 
35 
109 
137 
104 
$1,000 to $4,999 
897 
- 
66 
119 
243 
279 
190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
712 
- 
29 
115 
252 
183 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
- 
1 
6 
5 
7 
3 
$50,000 or more 
9 
- 
- 
6 
1 
- 
2 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,342 
3 
68 
167 
348 
428 
328 
$1,000 
2,070 
(D) 
(D) 
183 
620 
645 
472 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
755 
- 
35 
102 
191 
248 
179 
$1,000 to $4,999 
509 
3 
27 
62 
135 
152 
130 
$5,000 to $24,999 
73 
- 
4 
3 
21 
26 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
11,966 
25 
551 
1,416 
3,059 
3,771 
3,144 
$1,000 
10,773 
25 
404 
1,386 
2,816 
3,347 
2,796 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,850 
25 
551 
1,394 
3,036 
3,738 
3,106 
$5,000 to $9,999 
86 
- 
- 
10 
15 
30 
31 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25 
- 
- 
10 
7 
3 
5 
$25,000 or more 
5 
- 
" 
2 
1 
- 
2 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,740 
8 
253 
583 
1,301 
1,502 
1,093 
$1,000 
10,558 
5 
290 
888 
4,743 
2,612 
2,020 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,451 
8 
243 
547 
1,232 
1,405 
1,016 
$5,000 to $24,999 
255 
- 
10 
33 
57 
84 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
- 
- 
3 
8 
10 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
$100,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
42 
- 
- 
4 
11 
14 
13 
$1,000 
70 
- 
- 
18 
23 
14 
16 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,845 
2 
182 
427 
1,023 
1,262 
949 
$1,000 
26,241 
(D) 
(D) 
3,319 
8,520 
8,186 
5,350 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
12,325 
32 
603 
1,479 
3,115 
3,869 
3,227 
$1,000 
-1,770 
-26 
-1,531 
-2,574 
2,978 
-131 
-485 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-144 
-818 
-2,539 
-1,740 
956 
-34 
-150 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
4,697 
10 
202 
468 
1,075 
1,546 
1,396 
Average net gain 
dollars 
10,931 
8,683 
8,013 
12,549 
15,366 
9,711 
8,762 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,131 
- 
54 
107 
229 
358 
383 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,003 
4 
88 
195 
471 
691 
554 
$5,000 to $9,999 
725 
5 
29 
54 
180 
222 
235 
$10,000 to $24,999 
529 
- 
20 
64 
135 
173 
137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
186 
1 
7 
34 
29 
62 
53 
$50,000 or more 
123 
- 
4 
14 
31 
40 
34 
Farms with net losses 
number 
7,628 
22 
401 
1,011 
2,040 
2,323 
1,831 
Average net loss 
dollars 
6,963 
5,136 
7,854 
8,355 
6,638 
6,519 
6,946 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,247 
4 
52 
131 
293 
379 
388 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,396 
4 
158 
422 
938 
1,104 
770 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,549 
11 
86 
227 
441 
447 
337 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,047 
3 
78 
164 
291 
287 
224 
$25,000 to $49,999 
317 
- 
23 
58 
59 
84 
93 
$50,000 or more 
72 
- 
4 
9 
18 
22 
19 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
12,325 
32 
603 
1,479 
3,115 
3,869 
3,227 
$1,000 
-8,032 
-30 
-1,531 
-3,665 
-342 
-2,016 
-448 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-652 
-950 
-2,539 
-2,478 
-110 
-521 
-139 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
4,680 
10 
202 
462 
1,070 
1,538 
1,398 
Average net gain 
dollars 
9,721 
8,258 
8,040 
11,319 
12,380 
8,547 
8,703 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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