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 
762 
1 
65 
126 
197 
228 
145 
$1,000 
1,164 
(D) 
(D) 
89 
341 
(D) 
449 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
587 
1 
47 
104 
140 
178 
117 
$1,000 to $4,999 
143 
- 
18 
19 
45 
42 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
26 
- 
- 
3 
10 
7 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
967 
2 
46 
201 
279 
265 
174 
$1,000 
2,819 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
523 
684 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
849 
2 
45 
180 
247 
234 
141 
$5,000 to $24,999 
108 
- 
1 
18 
29 
29 
31 
$25,000 to $99,999 
7 
- 
- 
3 
1 
2 
1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
349 
- 
14 
70 
86 
105 
74 
$1,000 
1,348 
- 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
276 
492 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
747 
2 
35 
165 
224 
209 
112 
$1,000 
1,470 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
744 
248 
193 
Feed purchased farms 
1,949 
6 
71 
309 
539 
609 
415 
$1,000 
11,687 
9 
434 
1,680 
4,430 
2,832 
2,303 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,514 
6 
61 
251 
405 
490 
301 
$5,000 to $24,999 
354 
- 
8 
48 
108 
94 
96 
$25,000 to $99,999 
69 
- 
1 
7 
21 
24 
16 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
- 
1 
2 
3 
- 
2 
$250,000 or more 
4 
- 
1 
2 
1 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
3,258 
7 
125 
407 
846 
1,054 
819 
$1,000 
5,524 
16 
249 
790 
1,384 
1,685 
1,400 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,091 
7 
113 
375 
799 
1,013 
784 
$5,000 to $24,999 
144 
- 
12 
26 
44 
32 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
- 
- 
4 
1 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
12 
- 
2 
2 
6 
2 
Utilities farms 
2,021 
2 
71 
259 
561 
625 
503 
$1,000 
2,877 
(D) 
(D) 
454 
971 
628 
678 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,365 
2 
43 
183 
371 
458 
308 
$1,000 to $4,999 
571 
- 
24 
60 
160 
153 
174 
$5,000 to $24,999 
71 
- 
3 
10 
25 
14 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
- 
- 
6 
2 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
1 
" 
3 
" 
" 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
2,609 
6 
95 
314 
689 
835 
670 
$1,000 
7,450 
24 
265 
1,179 
2,216 
1,858 
1,908 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,287 
5 
81 
259 
592 
748 
602 
$5,000 to $24,999 
283 
1 
12 
43 
83 
83 
61 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
- 
2 
9 
9 
3 
5 
$50,000 or more 
11 
- 
" 
3 
5 
1 
2 
Hired farm labor farms 
684 
3 
39 
86 
170 
176 
210 
$1,000 
13,412 
(D) 
(D) 
1,893 
2,627 
3,428 
4,897 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
365 
1 
15 
44 
96 
93 
116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
161 
1 
18 
23 
38 
42 
39 
$25,000 to $99,999 
131 
- 
6 
13 
32 
31 
49 
$100,000 to $249,999 
23 
1 
- 
4 
3 
10 
5 
$250,000 or more 
4 
- 
" 
2 
1 
- 
1 
Contract labor farms 
244 
_ 
5 
33 
51 
105 
50 
$1,000 
895 
- 
(D) 
176 
230 
306 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
101 
- 
1 
14 
20 
44 
22 
$1,000 to $4,999 
89 
- 
4 
5 
20 
45 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
48 
- 
- 
12 
9 
14 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
313 
- 
14 
40 
99 
108 
52 
$1,000 
973 
- 
36 
117 
286 
366 
167 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
155 
- 
3 
15 
44 
62 
31 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
- 
9 
19 
37 
30 
17 
$5,000 to $24,999 
41 
- 
2 
6 
18 
14 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
403 
1 
39 
88 
99 
98 
78 
$1,000 
1,267 
(D) 
(D) 
270 
345 
244 
281 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
321 
- 
29 
70 
77 
85 
60 
$5,000 to $9,999 
47 
- 
9 
10 
10 
7 
11 
$10,000 to $24,999 
31 
1 
1 
8 
11 
6 
4 
$25,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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