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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,242 
1,568 
490 
184 
1,041 
1,201 
$1,000 
37,456 
12,885 
14,581 
9,990 
16,512 
20,945 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,310 
1,055 
180 
75 
629 
681 
$1,000 to $4,999 
531 
331 
137 
63 
256 
275 
$5,000 to $24,999 
265 
123 
116 
26 
107 
158 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
27 
27 
9 
22 
41 
$50,000 or more 
73 
32 
30 
11 
27 
46 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,487 
1,067 
317 
103 
707 
780 
$1,000 
6,536 
4,162 
1,819 
555 
2,850 
3,686 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,225 
913 
238 
74 
620 
605 
$5,000 to $24,999 
222 
131 
66 
25 
70 
152 
$25,000 to $99,999 
29 
14 
11 
4 
10 
19 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
6 
2 
- 
5 
3 
$250,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
527 
352 
132 
43 
230 
297 
$1,000 
1,583 
572 
866 
145 
632 
951 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,190 
870 
241 
79 
561 
629 
$1,000 
4,953 
3,590 
954 
409 
2,219 
2,735 
Feed purchased 
farms 
3,617 
2,734 
651 
232 
1,595 
2,022 
$1,000 
66,754 
38,157 
23,741 
4,856 
31,497 
35,257 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,280 
1,849 
355 
76 
1,097 
1,183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
967 
683 
178 
106 
353 
614 
$25,000 to $99,999 
289 
190 
60 
39 
127 
162 
$100,000 to $249,999 
51 
7 
34 
10 
11 
40 
$250,000 or more 
30 
5 
24 
1 
7 
23 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
5,617 
4,247 
971 
399 
2,717 
2,900 
$1,000 
37,338 
16,995 
16,345 
3,998 
14,100 
23,238 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,798 
3,842 
645 
311 
2,379 
2,419 
$5,000 to $24,999 
587 
311 
210 
66 
270 
317 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
56 
55 
12 
34 
89 
$50,000 or more 
109 
38 
61 
10 
34 
75 
Utilities 
farms 
3,613 
2,616 
741 
256 
1,675 
1,938 
$1,000 
15,898 
8,102 
6,021 
1,775 
6,043 
9,855 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,686 
1,379 
233 
74 
854 
832 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,369 
957 
305 
107 
619 
750 
$5,000 to $24,999 
456 
236 
158 
62 
164 
292 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
24 
22 
6 
22 
30 
$50,000 or more 
50 
20 
23 
7 
16 
34 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
4,590 
3,358 
876 
356 
2,203 
2,387 
$1,000 
45,733 
20,269 
19,685 
5,779 
17,361 
28,372 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,705 
2,918 
528 
259 
1,826 
1,879 
$5,000 to $24,999 
609 
341 
206 
62 
291 
318 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
56 
55 
16 
39 
88 
$50,000 or more 
149 
43 
87 
19 
47 
102 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,704 
1,130 
410 
164 
746 
958 
$1,000 
177,047 
70,837 
81,377 
24,833 
62,632 
114,415 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
544 
392 
86 
66 
258 
286 
$5,000 to $24,999 
472 
335 
110 
27 
228 
244 
$25,000 to $99,999 
408 
268 
104 
36 
167 
241 
$100,000 to $249,999 
173 
85 
65 
23 
60 
113 
$250,000 or more 
107 
50 
45 
12 
33 
74 
Contract labor 
farms 
407 
253 
109 
45 
204 
203 
$1,000 
6,030 
2,100 
2,825 
1,106 
2,695 
3,336 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
74 
56 
16 
2 
41 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
134 
103 
26 
5 
84 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
137 
80 
31 
26 
55 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
9 
26 
7 
12 
30 
$50,000 or more 
20 
5 
10 
5 
12 
8 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
437 
259 
148 
30 
191 
246 
$1,000 
4,131 
1,739 
2,113 
279 
924 
3,207 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
161 
120 
34 
7 
82 
79 
$1,000 to $4,999 
170 
99 
59 
12 
75 
95 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
30 
29 
7 
25 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
2 
12 
3 
4 
13 
$50,000 or more 
23 
8 
14 
1 
5 
18 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
756 
- 
526 
230 
368 
388 
$1,000 
9,636 
- 
5,295 
4,341 
3,454 
6,182 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
479 
- 
339 
140 
248 
231 
$5,000 to $9,999 
110 
- 
71 
39 
50 
60 
$10,000 to $24,999 
92 
- 
64 
28 
45 
47 
$25,000 or more 
75 
- 
52 
23 
25 
50 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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