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 
9,235 
4,806 
3,444 
985 
4,324 
4,911 
$1,000 
252,294 
51,452 
161,793 
39,049 
94,326 
157,968 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,123 
2,390 
588 
145 
1,288 
1,835 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,494 
1,425 
832 
237 
1,306 
1,188 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,045 
695 
1,001 
349 
1,051 
994 
$25,000 to $49,999 
602 
121 
381 
100 
294 
308 
$50,000 or more 
971 
175 
642 
154 
385 
586 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,669 
5,015 
2,228 
426 
3,051 
4,618 
$1,000 
633,046 
389,567 
163,597 
79,881 
160,827 
472,218 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,048 
3,668 
1,155 
225 
1,922 
3,126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,712 
939 
652 
121 
756 
956 
$25,000 to $99,999 
588 
271 
259 
58 
232 
356 
$100,000 to $249,999 
143 
60 
73 
10 
59 
84 
$250,000 or more 
178 
77 
89 
12 
82 
96 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,155 
2,268 
1,611 
276 
1,676 
2,479 
$1,000 
102,481 
65,075 
(D) 
(D) 
55,044 
47,437 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,718 
3,402 
1,092 
224 
1,810 
2,908 
$1,000 
530,564 
324,492 
(D) 
(D) 
105,783 
424,782 
Feed purchased 
farms 
14,615 
10,234 
3,656 
725 
6,029 
8,586 
$1,000 
1,921,092 
1,156,358 
617,849 
146,885 
599,305 
1,321,787 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,970 
6,822 
1,790 
358 
3,697 
5,273 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,651 
2,325 
1,093 
233 
1,543 
2,108 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,250 
700 
463 
87 
526 
724 
$100,000 to $249,999 
279 
127 
131 
21 
114 
165 
$250,000 or more 
465 
260 
179 
26 
149 
316 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
23,293 
15,909 
5,779 
1,605 
10,927 
12,366 
$1,000 
318,433 
104,258 
178,563 
35,612 
117,565 
200,868 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,965 
13,420 
2,689 
856 
7,956 
9,009 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,004 
1,847 
1,679 
478 
2,013 
1,991 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,055 
289 
628 
138 
490 
565 
$50,000 or more 
1,269 
353 
783 
133 
468 
801 
Utilities 
farms 
18,239 
12,025 
4,998 
1,216 
8,335 
9,904 
$1,000 
260,561 
97,048 
136,128 
27,385 
96,933 
163,628 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,343 
5,869 
1,170 
304 
3,349 
3,994 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,497 
4,293 
1,771 
433 
3,024 
3,473 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,793 
1,260 
1,232 
301 
1,325 
1,468 
$25,000 to $49,999 
654 
283 
299 
72 
292 
362 
$50,000 or more 
952 
320 
526 
106 
345 
607 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
19,949 
13,159 
5,376 
1,414 
9,281 
10,668 
$1,000 
416,317 
141,975 
233,668 
40,673 
147,678 
268,639 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,535 
10,525 
2,298 
712 
6,259 
7,276 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,834 
1,855 
1,550 
429 
1,972 
1,862 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,074 
334 
606 
134 
492 
582 
$50,000 or more 
1,506 
445 
922 
139 
558 
948 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
7,862 
4,062 
3,050 
750 
3,583 
4,279 
$1,000 
592,484 
226,522 
307,700 
58,263 
199,858 
392,626 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,408 
2,207 
976 
225 
1,615 
1,793 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,834 
892 
711 
231 
897 
937 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,499 
570 
762 
167 
689 
810 
$100,000 to $249,999 
600 
203 
320 
77 
221 
379 
$250,000 or more 
521 
190 
281 
50 
161 
360 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,089 
1,704 
1,105 
280 
1,409 
1,680 
$1,000 
68,784 
26,222 
36,912 
5,650 
26,183 
42,602 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
782 
592 
152 
38 
352 
430 
$1,000 to $4,999 
972 
586 
301 
85 
448 
524 
$5,000 to $24,999 
820 
330 
384 
106 
394 
426 
$25,000 to $49,999 
238 
104 
111 
23 
108 
130 
$50,000 or more 
277 
92 
157 
28 
107 
170 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,377 
4,226 
2,468 
683 
3,464 
3,913 
$1,000 
171,744 
73,221 
78,197 
20,326 
64,363 
107,382 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,174 
1,674 
387 
113 
990 
1,184 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,330 
1,414 
725 
191 
1,095 
1,235 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,813 
794 
813 
206 
946 
867 
$25,000 to $49,999 
460 
130 
252 
78 
191 
269 
$50,000 or more 
600 
214 
291 
95 
242 
358 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
7,408 
1,343 
4,722 
1,343 
3,452 
3,956 
$1,000 
339,276 
10,382 
238,417 
90,477 
118,992 
220,284 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,309 
865 
2,018 
426 
1,497 
1,812 
$5,000 to $9,999 
875 
142 
577 
156 
435 
440 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,286 
296 
714 
276 
644 
642 
$25,000 or more 
1,938 
40 
1,413 
485 
876 
1,062 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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