Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
14,043 
6,992 
5,136 
1,915 
7,091 
6,952 
$1,000 
489,451 
45,586 
254,133 
189,732 
197,332 
292,119 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,423 
4,459 
1,757 
207 
3,092 
3,331 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,235 
1,722 
1,310 
203 
1,711 
1,524 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,331 
492 
520 
319 
817 
514 
$25,000 to $49,999 
600 
114 
280 
206 
369 
231 
$50,000 or more 
2,454 
205 
1,269 
980 
1,102 
1,352 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,996 
8,301 
4,210 
485 
6,004 
6,992 
$1,000 
891 ,909 
612,225 
268,113 
11,571 
447,704 
444,205 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,949 
4,638 
2,025 
286 
3,218 
3,731 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,506 
1,405 
973 
128 
1,209 
1,297 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,327 
827 
463 
37 
595 
732 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,520 
1,013 
477 
30 
689 
831 
$250,000 or more 
694 
418 
272 
4 
293 
401 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,686 
4,418 
2,934 
334 
3,611 
4,075 
$1,000 
108,357 
62,848 
41,735 
3,774 
46,957 
61,400 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
7,155 
4,861 
2,087 
207 
3,166 
3,989 
$1,000 
783,552 
549,377 
226,378 
7,797 
400,747 
382,805 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,540 
22,526 
8,804 
1,210 
16,332 
16,208 
$1,000 
2,617,016 
1,765,080 
806,110 
45,826 
1,105,499 
1,511,517 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,616 
13,843 
4,020 
753 
9,553 
9,063 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,883 
5,554 
2,980 
349 
4,467 
4,416 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,929 
1,025 
841 
63 
971 
958 
$100,000 to $249,999 
558 
317 
231 
10 
249 
309 
$250,000 or more 
2,554 
1,787 
732 
35 
1,092 
1,462 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
43,591 
29,430 
11,194 
2,967 
23,155 
20,436 
$1,000 
510,909 
127,812 
243,636 
139,461 
208,800 
302,109 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,225 
25,738 
7,095 
1,392 
18,564 
15,661 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,685 
2,839 
2,304 
542 
2,912 
2,773 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,203 
480 
505 
218 
632 
571 
$50,000 or more 
2,478 
373 
1,290 
815 
1,047 
1,431 
Utilities 
farms 
27,221 
1 7,256 
7,936 
2,029 
13,561 
13,660 
$1,000 
199,956 
79,076 
83,182 
37,698 
83,341 
116,615 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,989 
9,472 
3,079 
438 
6,827 
6,162 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,359 
5,241 
2,570 
548 
4,131 
4,228 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,696 
1,762 
1,355 
579 
1,740 
1,956 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,327 
554 
531 
242 
536 
791 
$50,000 or more 
850 
227 
401 
222 
327 
523 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
36,413 
23,660 
10,164 
2,589 
18,869 
17,544 
$1,000 
370,875 
108,968 
174,725 
87,181 
153,159 
217,716 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27,333 
19,860 
6,297 
1,176 
14,478 
12,855 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,950 
3,015 
2,302 
633 
3,034 
2,916 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,292 
491 
565 
236 
660 
632 
$50,000 or more 
1,838 
294 
1,000 
544 
697 
1,141 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
11,715 
6,100 
4,232 
1,383 
5,877 
5,838 
$1,000 
342,712 
108,371 
150,864 
83,478 
138,031 
204,682 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,648 
3,635 
1,749 
264 
3,046 
2,602 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,757 
1,481 
988 
288 
1,368 
1,389 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,512 
833 
1,105 
574 
1,195 
1,317 
$100,000 to $249,999 
634 
101 
318 
215 
216 
418 
$250,000 or more 
164 
50 
72 
42 
52 
112 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,767 
2,638 
1,679 
450 
2,279 
2,488 
$1,000 
49,179 
(D) 
19,831 
(D) 
20,618 
28,561 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
994 
661 
293 
40 
490 
504 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,800 
1,105 
557 
138 
882 
918 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,473 
702 
602 
169 
707 
766 
$25,000 to $49,999 
314 
132 
134 
48 
133 
181 
$50,000 or more 
186 
38 
93 
55 
67 
119 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
9,038 
5,095 
2,994 
949 
4,497 
4,541 
$1,000 
132,549 
46,912 
49,680 
35,956 
53,730 
78,818 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,477 
1,669 
685 
123 
1,284 
1,193 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,487 
1,503 
801 
183 
1,329 
1,158 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,926 
1,607 
998 
321 
1,425 
1,501 
$25,000 to $49,999 
594 
188 
277 
129 
251 
343 
$50,000 or more 
554 
128 
233 
193 
208 
346 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
10,566 
17 
8,420 
2,129 
5,559 
5,007 
$1,000 
259,535 
(D) 
133,893 
(D) 
1 07,724 
151,811 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,916 
12 
5,960 
944 
3,713 
3,203 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,019 
2 
802 
215 
554 
465 
$10,000 to $24,999 
905 
1 
671 
233 
488 
417 
$25,000 or more 
1,726 
2 
987 
737 
804 
922 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
214 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
