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 
1,116 
479 
503 
134 
622 
494 
$1,000 
35,275 
4,458 
24,068 
6,748 
12,851 
22,424 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
251 
200 
35 
16 
116 
135 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
265 
151 
83 
31 
173 
92 
$5,000 to $24,999 
323 
94 
184 
45 
211 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
16 
87 
13 
62 
54 
$50,000 or more 
161 
18 
114 
29 
60 
101 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
947 
668 
227 
52 
453 
494 
$1,000 
94,265 
66,942 
23,617 
3,706 
42,970 
51,295 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
203 
152 
32 
19 
84 
119 
$5,000 to $24,999 
89 
68 
15 
6 
41 
48 
$25,000 to $99,999 
308 
197 
96 
15 
152 
156 
$1 00,000 to $249,999 
255 
184 
64 
7 
143 
112 
$250,000 or more 
92 
67 
20 
5 
33 
59 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
151 
102 
45 
4 
55 
96 
$1,000 
1,871 
1,129 
652 
90 
587 
1,284 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
842 
596 
196 
50 
417 
425 
$1,000 
92,394 
65,813 
22,966 
3,616 
42,383 
50,011 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,602 
1,197 
310 
95 
793 
809 
$1,000 
503,159 
357,100 
130,824 
15,236 
231,186 
271,973 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
550 
466 
49 
35 
276 
274 
$5,000 to $24,999 
337 
244 
62 
31 
162 
175 
$25,000 to $99,999 
70 
44 
21 
5 
29 
41 
$100,000 to $249,999 
39 
29 
8 
2 
15 
24 
$250,000 or more 
606 
414 
170 
22 
311 
295 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,358 
1,592 
585 
181 
1,286 
1,072 
$1,000 
30,861 
7,634 
17,562 
5,665 
12,921 
17,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,497 
1,219 
184 
94 
842 
655 
$5,000 to $24,999 
630 
332 
242 
56 
356 
274 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
23 
75 
17 
56 
59 
$50,000 or more 
116 
18 
84 
14 
32 
84 
Utilities 
farms 
1,850 
1,212 
509 
129 
969 
881 
$1,000 
16,595 
9,151 
6,262 
1,182 
7,123 
9,473 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
474 
373 
74 
27 
279 
195 
$1,000 to $4,999 
526 
316 
158 
52 
281 
245 
$5,000 to $24,999 
714 
455 
217 
42 
359 
355 
$25,000 to $49,999 
96 
59 
34 
3 
43 
53 
$50,000 or more 
40 
9 
26 
5 
7 
33 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,085 
1,376 
555 
154 
1,118 
967 
$1,000 
40,061 
12,857 
21,433 
5,771 
16,467 
23,594 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,087 
879 
140 
68 
600 
487 
$5,000 to $24,999 
612 
354 
208 
50 
347 
265 
$25,000 to $49,999 
229 
102 
111 
16 
122 
107 
$50,000 or more 
157 
41 
96 
20 
49 
108 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
898 
510 
311 
77 
404 
494 
$1,000 
50,307 
23,119 
21,949 
5,238 
15,686 
34,621 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
208 
146 
57 
5 
119 
89 
$5,000 to $24,999 
298 
183 
90 
25 
140 
158 
$25,000 to $99,999 
272 
141 
100 
31 
122 
150 
$100,000 to $249,999 
85 
25 
49 
11 
15 
70 
$250,000 or more 
35 
15 
15 
5 
8 
27 
Contract labor 
farms 
247 
149 
81 
17 
87 
160 
$1,000 
6,147 
2,808 
2,936 
404 
2,140 
4,007 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
17 
3 
1 
9 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
61 
49 
8 
4 
22 
39 
$5,000 to $24,999 
107 
66 
36 
5 
33 
74 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
6 
19 
4 
13 
16 
$50,000 or more 
29 
11 
15 
3 
10 
19 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,021 
612 
326 
83 
549 
472 
$1,000 
10,348 
5,221 
3,828 
1,299 
4,956 
5,391 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
100 
74 
18 
8 
42 
58 
$1,000 to $4,999 
246 
134 
83 
29 
146 
100 
$5,000 to $24,999 
596 
374 
190 
32 
327 
269 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
29 
24 
9 
31 
31 
$50,000 or more 
17 
1 
11 
5 
3 
14 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
642 
- 
488 
154 
388 
254 
$1,000 
25,825 
- 
18,269 
7,556 
9,910 
15,916 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
248 
- 
184 
64 
180 
68 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
- 
64 
28 
50 
42 
$10,000 to $24,999 
124 
- 
100 
24 
85 
39 
$25,000 or more 
178 
- 
140 
38 
73 
105 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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