Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
2,729 
1,798 
6 
132 
156 
324 
585 
595 
$1,000 
27,539 
24,303 
64 
2,328 
3,518 
5,181 
6,798 
6,415 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,053 
514 
- 
17 
36 
91 
168 
202 
$1,000 to $4,999 
790 
523 
1 
52 
44 
86 
164 
176 
$5,000 to $24,999 
607 
504 
5 
31 
42 
90 
183 
153 
$25,000 to $49,999 
147 
138 
- 
21 
14 
28 
38 
37 
$50,000 or more 
132 
119 
- 
11 
20 
29 
32 
27 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,349 
2,581 
7 
194 
250 
463 
801 
866 
$1,000 
316,034 
260,563 
2,935 
3,946 
53,299 
47,965 
86,758 
65,658 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,154 
957 
- 
96 
87 
178 
265 
331 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,331 
918 
1 
68 
89 
153 
283 
324 
$25,000 to $99,999 
551 
439 
- 
23 
40 
85 
160 
131 
$100,000 to $249,999 
122 
99 
- 
3 
11 
31 
31 
23 
$250,000 or more 
191 
168 
6 
4 
23 
16 
62 
57 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,837 
1,936 
1 
160 
167 
357 
611 
640 
$1,000 
55,056 
45,876 
(D) 
(D) 
5,719 
9,653 
16,384 
1 1 ,324 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,260 
1,120 
6 
64 
139 
212 
351 
348 
$1,000 
260,977 
214,686 
(D) 
(D) 
47,580 
38,313 
70,374 
54,334 
Feed purchased 
farms 
8,484 
4,442 
7 
267 
357 
781 
1,412 
1,618 
$1,000 
320,457 
257,036 
583 
5,684 
57,910 
51,693 
66,406 
74,759 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,142 
1,660 
- 
102 
111 
281 
521 
645 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,614 
1,424 
- 
98 
115 
258 
463 
490 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,313 
1,003 
7 
57 
86 
186 
299 
368 
$100,000 to $249,999 
275 
228 
- 
9 
28 
35 
82 
74 
$250,000 or more 
140 
127 
- 
1 
17 
21 
47 
41 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
10,974 
5,698 
20 
354 
431 
939 
1,760 
2,194 
$1,000 
101,080 
82,582 
198 
3,835 
11,522 
15,021 
25,866 
26,141 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,433 
2,869 
6 
137 
173 
431 
819 
1,303 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,674 
2,045 
14 
176 
162 
354 
659 
680 
$25,000 to $49,999 
512 
466 
- 
34 
52 
88 
171 
121 
$50,000 or more 
355 
318 
- 
7 
44 
66 
111 
90 
Utilities 
farms 
8,083 
4,773 
22 
284 
349 
801 
1,488 
1,829 
$1,000 
54,723 
43,093 
139 
2,325 
5,704 
8,420 
13,581 
12,924 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,509 
942 
3 
34 
65 
148 
281 
411 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,436 
2,059 
3 
137 
125 
307 
613 
874 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,753 
1,434 
16 
97 
112 
280 
477 
452 
$25,000 to $49,999 
243 
217 
- 
11 
24 
44 
78 
60 
$50,000 or more 
142 
121 
- 
5 
23 
22 
39 
32 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
8,910 
5,045 
20 
310 
380 
832 
1,573 
1,930 
$1,000 
104,874 
89,106 
250 
5,076 
12,413 
15,275 
30,247 
25,845 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,675 
2,409 
12 
145 
142 
348 
668 
1,094 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,230 
1,735 
2 
117 
140 
314 
576 
586 
$25,000 to $49,999 
589 
517 
6 
23 
49 
82 
197 
160 
$50,000 or more 
416 
384 
- 
25 
49 
88 
132 
90 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,133 
2,232 
8 
117 
196 
392 
718 
801 
$1,000 
133,210 
108,185 
168 
4,449 
18,371 
21,431 
34,963 
28,803 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,006 
584 
1 
29 
36 
93 
171 
254 
$5,000 to $24,999 
953 
711 
6 
34 
41 
137 
223 
270 
$25,000 to $99,999 
867 
689 
1 
45 
79 
114 
237 
213 
$100,000 to $249,999 
236 
183 
- 
9 
22 
34 
69 
49 
$250,000 or more 
71 
65 
- 
18 
14 
18 
15 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,810 
1,217 
_ 
91 
78 
216 
397 
435 
$1,000 
16,900 
13,640 
- 
1,393 
1,731 
2,435 
3,840 
4,240 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
384 
196 
- 
14 
8 
32 
59 
83 
$1,000 to $4,999 
657 
424 
- 
29 
18 
68 
136 
173 
$5,000 to $24,999 
605 
461 
- 
33 
38 
95 
159 
136 
$25,000 to $49,999 
108 
85 
- 
6 
5 
11 
36 
27 
$50,000 or more 
56 
51 
~ 
9 
9 
10 
7 
16 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,361 
1,578 
15 
118 
119 
269 
496 
561 
$1,000 
24,705 
20,342 
42 
1,037 
2,109 
4,467 
6,861 
5,827 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
545 
258 
- 
20 
13 
44 
69 
112 
$1,000 to $4,999 
929 
595 
12 
50 
36 
93 
186 
218 
$5,000 to $24,999 
686 
551 
3 
33 
51 
98 
180 
186 
$25,000 to $49,999 
114 
95 
- 
15 
12 
15 
27 
26 
$50,000 or more 
87 
79 
- 
7 
19 
34 
19 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,417 
2,957 
19 
210 
250 
511 
943 
1,024 
$1,000 
137,713 
110,750 
636 
5,284 
12,197 
19,159 
41,022 
32,452 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,892 
1,010 
4 
55 
63 
152 
322 
414 
$5,000 to $9,999 
677 
453 
- 
46 
33 
70 
121 
183 
$10,000 to $24,999 
890 
681 
9 
51 
56 
122 
251 
192 
$25,000 or more 
958 
813 
6 
58 
98 
167 
249 
235 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Wyoming 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
