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 
27,527 
18,286 
5,068 
4,173 
13,381 
14,146 
$1,000 
1,317,934 
369,654 
582,666 
365,614 
476,624 
841,310 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
11,381 
9,621 
836 
924 
5,602 
5,779 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,676 
4,515 
1,112 
1,049 
3,429 
3,247 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,157 
2,620 
1,432 
1,105 
2,599 
2,558 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,473 
626 
524 
323 
657 
816 
$50,000 or more 
2,840 
904 
1,164 
772 
1,094 
1,746 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,585 
8,718 
2,490 
1,377 
5,294 
7,291 
$1,000 
1,254,286 
515,570 
538,549 
200,166 
533,334 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,903 
6,204 
1,063 
636 
3,269 
4,634 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,950 
1,761 
788 
401 
1,277 
1,673 
$25,000 to $99,999 
995 
429 
361 
205 
458 
537 
$100,000 to $249,999 
335 
151 
117 
67 
126 
209 
$250,000 or more 
402 
173 
161 
68 
164 
238 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,850 
4,301 
1,694 
855 
2,898 
3,952 
$1,000 
255,730 
116,099 
119,380 
20,252 
129,248 
126,482 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
7,673 
5,650 
1,238 
785 
3,130 
4,543 
$1,000 
998,556 
399,472 
419,170 
179,914 
404,086 
594,470 
Feed purchased 
farms 
30,014 
22,876 
4,435 
2,703 
13,174 
16,840 
$1,000 
6,069,374 
3,147,012 
2,102,181 
820,181 
2,374,420 
3,694,955 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,191 
13,368 
1,698 
1,125 
7,137 
9,054 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,417 
7,106 
1,456 
855 
4,145 
5,272 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,042 
1,276 
513 
253 
891 
1,151 
$100,000 to $249,999 
596 
296 
182 
118 
291 
305 
$250,000 or more 
1,768 
830 
586 
352 
710 
1,058 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
70,844 
54,171 
9,333 
7,340 
35,944 
34,900 
$1,000 
1,552,328 
621,785 
638,765 
291,778 
588,902 
963,426 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
51,974 
44,052 
3,836 
4,086 
27,019 
24,955 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,182 
6,964 
2,466 
1,752 
5,683 
5,499 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,745 
1,321 
929 
495 
1,263 
1,482 
$50,000 or more 
4,943 
1,834 
2,102 
1,007 
1,979 
2,964 
Utilities 
farms 
60,680 
46,338 
8,232 
6,110 
30,862 
29,818 
$1,000 
1,684,343 
821,072 
603,184 
260,087 
695,531 
988,811 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,704 
14,440 
1,075 
1,189 
8,598 
8,106 
$1,000 to $4,999 
23,136 
19,026 
2,140 
1,970 
12,083 
11,053 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,275 
8,528 
2,252 
1,495 
6,496 
5,779 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,178 
1,844 
833 
501 
1,538 
1,640 
$50,000 or more 
5,387 
2,500 
1,932 
955 
2,147 
3,240 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
63,106 
47,733 
8,765 
6,608 
31,756 
31,350 
$1,000 
2,042,434 
881,886 
794,012 
366,537 
798,202 
1 ,244,232 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,934 
35,294 
3,190 
3,450 
21,682 
20,252 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,194 
8,284 
2,340 
1,570 
6,143 
6,051 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,091 
1,671 
924 
496 
1,478 
1,613 
$50,000 or more 
5,887 
2,484 
2,311 
1,092 
2,453 
3,434 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
33,955 
23,857 
5,811 
4,287 
17,353 
16,602 
$1,000 
5,877,973 
2,275,168 
2,231,288 
1,371,517 
2,239,516 
3,638,457 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,680 
8,323 
684 
673 
5,457 
4,223 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,646 
6,730 
891 
1,025 
4,652 
3,994 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,011 
5,294 
1,577 
1,140 
4,133 
3,878 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,496 
1,819 
1,073 
604 
1,571 
1,925 
$250,000 or more 
4,122 
1,691 
1,586 
845 
1,540 
2,582 
Contract labor 
farms 
25,067 
19,255 
3,620 
2,192 
13,105 
1 1 ,962 
$1,000 
3,378,012 
1,504,101 
1,175,489 
698,422 
1,301,012 
2,077,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,190 
1,935 
152 
103 
1,202 
988 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,812 
4,959 
483 
370 
3,097 
2,715 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,825 
6,372 
802 
651 
4,243 
3,582 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,941 
2,163 
486 
292 
1,591 
1,350 
$50,000 or more 
6,299 
3,826 
1,697 
776 
2,972 
3,327 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
19,644 
13,317 
3,975 
2,352 
10,068 
9,576 
$1,000 
1,258,384 
547,073 
507,611 
203,700 
511,644 
746,740 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,589 
3,015 
352 
222 
1,810 
1,779 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,990 
3,899 
652 
439 
2,755 
2,235 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,384 
3,649 
1,106 
629 
2,926 
2,458 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,859 
1,010 
496 
353 
944 
915 
$50,000 or more 
3,822 
1,744 
1,369 
709 
1,633 
2,189 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,007 
2,028 
7,078 
5,901 
7,269 
7,738 
$1,000 
1,511,985 
31,975 
787,522 
692,488 
530,181 
981,804 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,241 
886 
2,174 
2,181 
2,737 
2,504 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,649 
193 
790 
666 
860 
789 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,878 
834 
1,176 
868 
1,366 
1,512 
$25,000 or more 
5,239 
115 
2,938 
2,186 
2,306 
2,933 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
228 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
