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 
75 
1 
14 
18 
13 
16 
13 
$1,000 
190 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
32 
95 
31 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
43 
- 
14 
10 
8 
6 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
22 
1 
- 
8 
3 
6 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
784 
1 
41 
100 
197 
258 
187 
$1,000 
4,762 
(D) 
(D) 
539 
1,203 
1,463 
1,339 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
493 
1 
26 
70 
124 
159 
113 
$5,000 to $24,999 
268 
- 
13 
27 
66 
98 
64 
$25,000 to $99,999 
22 
- 
2 
3 
6 
1 
10 
$100,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
" 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
549 
_ 
25 
71 
140 
192 
121 
$1,000 
3,677 
- 
177 
458 
867 
1,211 
964 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
92 
- 
- 
19 
30 
22 
21 
$1,000 to $4,999 
209 
- 
13 
26 
51 
81 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
230 
- 
10 
23 
56 
88 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
7 
$50,000 or more 
7 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
472 
1 
23 
53 
135 
139 
121 
$1,000 
1,085 
(D) 
(D) 
82 
336 
252 
375 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
231 
- 
9 
31 
63 
76 
52 
$1,000 to $4,999 
209 
1 
13 
20 
65 
57 
53 
$5,000 to $24,999 
29 
- 
1 
2 
5 
6 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
" 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
3,342 
1 
103 
431 
871 
1,083 
853 
$1,000 
13,874 
(D) 
(D) 
1,418 
3,604 
4,629 
3,904 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,416 
- 
88 
349 
625 
784 
570 
$5,000 to $9,999 
702 
1 
15 
62 
196 
221 
207 
$10,000 to $24,999 
208 
- 
- 
20 
49 
70 
69 
$25,000 or more 
16 
- 
" 
- 
1 
8 
7 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,729 
1 
66 
224 
478 
550 
410 
$1,000 
5,850 
(D) 
287 
1,111 
1,490 
(D) 
1,480 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,470 
1 
56 
191 
427 
466 
329 
$5,000 to $24,999 
229 
- 
7 
25 
44 
78 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
- 
2 
3 
4 
5 
5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
- 
$100,000 or more 
6 
- 
3 
2 
- 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
18 
- 
3 
2 
9 
3 
1 
$1,000 
29 
- 
4 
(D) 
13 
4 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,252 
1 
52 
153 
273 
399 
374 
$1,000 
9,146 
(D) 
(D) 
1,798 
1,896 
2,476 
2,565 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
3,559 
7 
140 
470 
921 
1,140 
881 
$1,000 
-6,129 
(D) 
(D) 
-900 
-1,899 
-3,856 
-241 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,722 
(D) 
(D) 
-1,915 
-2,062 
-3,383 
-273 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,109 
1 
52 
141 
284 
372 
259 
Average net gain 
dollars 
22,771 
(D) 
(D) 
21,293 
21,294 
16,070 
33,158 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
201 
- 
7 
22 
38 
86 
48 
$1,000 to $4,999 
321 
- 
14 
44 
97 
94 
72 
$5,000 to $9,999 
206 
1 
10 
10 
54 
74 
57 
$10,000 to $24,999 
192 
- 
8 
29 
45 
56 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
94 
- 
8 
19 
26 
32 
9 
$50,000 or more 
95 
- 
5 
17 
24 
30 
19 
Farms with net losses 
number 
2,450 
6 
88 
329 
637 
768 
622 
Average net loss 
dollars 
12,809 
35,589 
7,455 
11,861 
12,475 
12,805 
14,194 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
192 
- 
8 
21 
63 
61 
39 
$1,000 to $4,999 
729 
1 
26 
94 
159 
263 
186 
$5,000 to $9,999 
706 
4 
43 
109 
189 
209 
152 
$10,000 to $24,999 
551 
- 
7 
62 
174 
150 
158 
$25,000 to $49,999 
145 
- 
4 
35 
26 
38 
42 
$50,000 or more 
127 
1 
8 
26 
47 
45 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
3,559 
7 
140 
470 
921 
1,140 
881 
$1,000 
-6,245 
(D) 
(D) 
-899 
-1,942 
-3,887 
-282 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,755 
(D) 
(D) 
-1,912 
-2,109 
-3,409 
-320 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,110 
1 
52 
141 
284 
371 
261 
Average net gain 
dollars 
22,655 
(D) 
(D) 
21,302 
21,115 
16,071 
32,753 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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