Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 ^ - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
1,581 
9 
143 
257 
476 
453 
243 
$1,000 
5,655 
17 
616 
1,372 
959 
1,834 
857 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
939 
8 
58 
138 
302 
277 
156 
$1,000 to $4,999 
449 
- 
54 
75 
127 
128 
65 
$5,000 to $24,999 
147 
1 
26 
30 
43 
29 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
- 
2 
8 
3 
14 
2 
$50,000 or more 
17 
- 
3 
6 
1 
5 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
12,514 
32 
731 
1,761 
3,980 
3,895 
2,115 
$1,000 
92,653 
158 
5,112 
13,459 
28,356 
29,046 
16,523 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,676 
22 
344 
846 
2,108 
2,157 
1,199 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,366 
9 
356 
847 
1,733 
1,591 
830 
$25,000 to $99,999 
434 
1 
31 
61 
128 
137 
76 
$100,000 or more 
38 
- 
- 
7 
11 
10 
10 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,544 
20 
588 
1,495 
3,415 
3,281 
1,745 
$1,000 
73,154 
123 
4,190 
11,027 
23,030 
23,012 
1 1 ,772 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,244 
6 
77 
138 
378 
403 
242 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,229 
6 
189 
552 
1,397 
1,372 
713 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,747 
8 
301 
768 
1,541 
1,398 
731 
$25,000 to $49,999 
247 
- 
18 
24 
76 
84 
45 
$50,000 or more 
77 
- 
3 
13 
23 
24 
14 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
5,743 
18 
387 
785 
1,769 
1,790 
994 
$1,000 
19,498 
34 
922 
2,432 
5,326 
6,034 
4,751 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,423 
9 
174 
316 
762 
741 
421 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,587 
6 
164 
355 
795 
816 
451 
$5,000 to $24,999 
653 
3 
47 
97 
193 
208 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
53 
- 
2 
15 
14 
17 
5 
$50,000 or more 
27 
- 
- 
2 
5 
8 
12 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
33,633 
71 
1,554 
4,188 
9,948 
10,697 
7,175 
$1,000 
108,970 
221 
3,920 
12,674 
31,983 
35,100 
25,072 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27,896 
64 
1,404 
3,516 
8,208 
8,824 
5,880 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,897 
4 
128 
613 
1,506 
1,594 
1,052 
$10,000 to $24,999 
748 
- 
22 
57 
216 
244 
209 
$25,000 or more 
92 
3 
- 
2 
18 
35 
34 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
16,200 
54 
881 
2,168 
4,952 
5,201 
2,944 
$1,000 
86,121 
246 
3,155 
12,711 
20,802 
28,730 
20,477 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,856 
46 
750 
1,833 
4,224 
4,464 
2,539 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,965 
4 
106 
288 
608 
621 
338 
$25,000 to $49,999 
244 
4 
15 
34 
79 
68 
44 
$50,000 to $99,999 
81 
- 
8 
6 
27 
26 
14 
$100,000 or more 
54 
- 
2 
7 
14 
22 
9 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
241 
- 
17 
33 
83 
79 
29 
$1,000 
970 
- 
235 
151 
185 
278 
121 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
13,383 
33 
612 
1,659 
3,917 
4,319 
2,843 
$1,000 
118,657 
309 
4,961 
17,688 
35,363 
36,980 
23,355 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
34,994 
118 
1,841 
4,459 
10,253 
10,988 
7,335 
$1,000 
172,590 
2,126 
5,210 
13,363 
17,611 
56,850 
77,429 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,932 
18,021 
2,830 
2,997 
1,718 
5,174 
10,556 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
14,018 
58 
758 
1,678 
3,793 
4,460 
3,271 
Average net gain 
dollars 
29,668 
55,252 
25,315 
28,325 
24,644 
29,507 
36,959 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,793 
14 
71 
189 
475 
572 
472 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,909 
7 
179 
440 
1,023 
1,246 
1,014 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,206 
8 
131 
222 
615 
682 
548 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,885 
12 
175 
375 
751 
945 
627 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,650 
8 
114 
238 
470 
515 
305 
$50,000 or more 
1,575 
9 
88 
214 
459 
500 
305 
Farms with net losses 
number 
20,976 
60 
1,083 
2,781 
6,460 
6,528 
4,064 
Average net loss 
dollars 
1 1 ,599 
17,969 
12,907 
12,286 
1 1 ,743 
1 1 ,451 
10,695 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,856 
10 
76 
186 
522 
598 
464 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,122 
10 
373 
881 
2,048 
2,244 
1,566 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,296 
17 
263 
750 
1,719 
1,611 
936 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,808 
9 
244 
709 
1,581 
1,506 
759 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,332 
4 
77 
181 
420 
391 
259 
$50,000 or more 
562 
10 
50 
74 
170 
178 
80 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
34,994 
118 
1,841 
4,459 
10,253 
10,988 
7,335 
$1,000 
157,573 
767 
3,935 
11,871 
11,715 
54,289 
74,995 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,503 
6,501 
2,138 
2,662 
1,143 
4,941 
10,224 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
13,995 
57 
752 
1,677 
3,782 
4,454 
3,273 
Average net gain 
dollars 
28,957 
32,442 
23,633 
27,509 
24,183 
29,002 
36,315 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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