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 
3,212 
1,578 
586 
1,048 
1,335 
1,877 
$1,000 
148,445 
30,925 
55,872 
61,648 
58,869 
89,576 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,802 
998 
212 
592 
715 
1,087 
$1,000 to $4,999 
563 
330 
98 
135 
250 
313 
$5,000 to $24,999 
416 
141 
140 
135 
208 
208 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
47 
38 
41 
61 
65 
$50,000 or more 
305 
62 
98 
145 
101 
204 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,226 
1,979 
343 
904 
1,338 
1,888 
$1,000 
166,502 
68,119 
(D) 
(D) 
26,494 
140,008 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,438 
1,399 
240 
799 
1,007 
1,431 
$5,000 to $24,999 
560 
406 
71 
83 
236 
324 
$25,000 to $99,999 
141 
111 
22 
8 
64 
77 
$100,000 to $249,999 
40 
30 
3 
7 
15 
25 
$250,000 or more 
47 
33 
7 
7 
16 
31 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,817 
968 
216 
633 
747 
1,070 
$1,000 
20,253 
15,359 
(D) 
(D) 
6,941 
13,312 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,783 
1,242 
174 
367 
717 
1,066 
$1,000 
146,249 
52,759 
(D) 
(D) 
19,553 
126,696 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,346 
6,348 
2,117 
7,881 
7,666 
8,680 
$1,000 
795,229 
454,791 
1 56,665 
183,773 
382,849 
412,380 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,734 
3,337 
1,473 
5,924 
5,222 
5,512 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,982 
2,531 
591 
1,860 
2,150 
2,832 
$25,000 to $99,999 
468 
379 
35 
54 
233 
235 
$100,000 to $249,999 
64 
41 
3 
20 
16 
48 
$250,000 or more 
98 
60 
15 
23 
45 
53 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
18,575 
7,700 
2,507 
8,368 
8,878 
9,697 
$1,000 
189,338 
56,965 
61,810 
70,562 
84,752 
104,586 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,101 
6,526 
1,978 
7,597 
7,705 
8,396 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,694 
905 
295 
494 
856 
838 
$25,000 to $49,999 
295 
127 
93 
75 
136 
159 
$50,000 or more 
485 
142 
141 
202 
181 
304 
Utilities 
farms 
8,986 
5,258 
1,223 
2,505 
4,204 
4,782 
$1,000 
156,545 
44,842 
52,153 
59,549 
60,442 
96,102 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,926 
1,970 
467 
1,489 
1,850 
2,076 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,408 
2,434 
379 
595 
1,634 
1,774 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,033 
653 
195 
185 
473 
560 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
94 
66 
53 
97 
116 
$50,000 or more 
406 
107 
116 
183 
150 
256 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1 1 ,775 
5,942 
1,655 
4,178 
5,441 
6,334 
$1,000 
179,001 
60,485 
53,549 
64,968 
70,129 
108,873 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,903 
5,005 
1,186 
3,712 
4,620 
5,283 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,100 
627 
254 
219 
514 
586 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
166 
73 
54 
108 
185 
$50,000 or more 
479 
144 
142 
193 
199 
280 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
4,851 
2,605 
763 
1,483 
2,215 
2,636 
$1,000 
459,771 
187,289 
128,200 
144,283 
201,865 
257,907 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,393 
1,121 
315 
957 
1,061 
1,332 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,103 
767 
166 
170 
551 
552 
$25,000 to $99,999 
757 
469 
133 
155 
362 
395 
$100,000 to $249,999 
311 
133 
79 
99 
136 
175 
$250,000 or more 
287 
115 
70 
102 
105 
182 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,808 
1,294 
202 
312 
867 
941 
$1,000 
97,429 
27,929 
27,827 
41,673 
32,825 
64,603 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
367 
243 
32 
92 
175 
192 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
588 
466 
59 
63 
282 
306 
$5,000 to $24,999 
535 
416 
47 
72 
251 
284 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
84 
27 
16 
57 
70 
$50,000 or more 
191 
85 
37 
69 
102 
89 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,126 
919 
477 
730 
991 
1,135 
$1,000 
86,103 
22,708 
24,996 
38,399 
32,634 
53,470 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
819 
338 
124 
357 
393 
426 
$1,000 to $4,999 
572 
314 
136 
122 
228 
344 
$5,000 to $24,999 
345 
157 
98 
90 
195 
150 
$25,000 to $49,999 
114 
33 
36 
45 
55 
59 
$50,000 or more 
276 
77 
83 
116 
120 
156 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,395 
718 
849 
828 
1,128 
1,267 
$1,000 
163,186 
6,619 
64,222 
92,345 
60,797 
102,388 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,123 
425 
390 
308 
503 
620 
$5,000 to $9,999 
281 
97 
84 
100 
145 
136 
$10,000 to $24,999 
361 
157 
132 
72 
181 
180 
$25,000 or more 
630 
39 
243 
348 
299 
331 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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