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 
12,464 
9,405 
2,372 
687 
6,169 
6,295 
$1,000 
344,167 
152,463 
135,464 
56,241 
138,927 
205,240 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,647 
5,580 
883 
184 
3,165 
3,482 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,651 
2,084 
447 
120 
1,391 
1,260 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,684 
1,060 
442 
182 
870 
814 
$25,000 to $49,999 
503 
272 
168 
63 
284 
219 
$50,000 or more 
979 
409 
432 
138 
459 
520 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,474 
6,979 
2,074 
421 
4,280 
5,194 
$1,000 
163,843 
99,867 
54,966 
9,010 
67,185 
96,659 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,752 
5,323 
1,204 
225 
3,047 
3,705 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,823 
1,141 
556 
126 
854 
969 
$25,000 to $99,999 
644 
362 
229 
53 
286 
358 
$100,000 to $249,999 
145 
91 
45 
9 
58 
87 
$250,000 or more 
110 
62 
40 
8 
35 
75 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,623 
3,714 
1,607 
302 
2,559 
3,064 
$1,000 
61,772 
31,964 
25,858 
3,950 
24,709 
37,062 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,138 
4,153 
796 
189 
2,238 
2,900 
$1,000 
102,071 
67,903 
29,108 
5,060 
42,475 
59,596 
Feed purchased 
farms 
30,765 
24,550 
5,137 
1,078 
15,531 
15,234 
$1,000 
750,800 
417,264 
299,867 
33,669 
257,142 
493,658 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,926 
16,630 
2,736 
560 
10,511 
9,415 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,264 
6,310 
1,607 
347 
3,870 
4,394 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,884 
1,227 
538 
119 
861 
1,023 
$100,000 to $249,999 
332 
184 
127 
21 
161 
171 
$250,000 or more 
359 
199 
129 
31 
128 
231 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
43,804 
35,605 
6,318 
1,881 
23,215 
20,589 
$1,000 
325,053 
168,351 
122,577 
34,124 
126,106 
198,947 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
37,342 
31,687 
4,367 
1,288 
20,098 
17,244 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,711 
3,063 
1,237 
411 
2,312 
2,399 
$25,000 to $49,999 
835 
413 
337 
85 
424 
411 
$50,000 or more 
916 
442 
377 
97 
381 
535 
Utilities 
farms 
28,263 
22,558 
4,512 
1,193 
14,417 
13,846 
$1,000 
133,415 
83,999 
36,137 
13,279 
54,942 
78,473 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,390 
12,134 
1,878 
378 
7,690 
6,700 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,032 
7,871 
1,688 
473 
5,027 
5,005 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,064 
2,107 
696 
261 
1,397 
1,667 
$25,000 to $49,999 
431 
259 
133 
39 
170 
261 
$50,000 or more 
346 
187 
117 
42 
133 
213 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
35,660 
28,467 
5,569 
1,624 
18,537 
17,123 
$1,000 
379,424 
204,853 
134,720 
39,851 
145,778 
233,646 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,161 
24,431 
3,665 
1,065 
15,376 
13,785 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,495 
2,942 
1,202 
351 
2,287 
2,208 
$25,000 to $49,999 
841 
468 
285 
88 
371 
470 
$50,000 or more 
1,163 
626 
417 
120 
503 
660 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
13,291 
9,809 
2,550 
932 
6,828 
6,463 
$1,000 
1,276,025 
723,235 
364,973 
187,817 
492,158 
783,868 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,283 
4,107 
923 
253 
2,946 
2,337 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,479 
2,639 
589 
251 
1,817 
1,662 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,671 
1,952 
512 
207 
1,302 
1,369 
$100,000 to $249,999 
970 
587 
273 
110 
416 
554 
$250,000 or more 
888 
524 
253 
111 
347 
541 
Contract labor 
farms 
7,234 
5,523 
1,260 
451 
3,915 
3,319 
$1,000 
560,600 
364,998 
151,565 
44,036 
250,570 
310,029 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,203 
998 
157 
48 
650 
553 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,098 
1,673 
321 
104 
1,138 
960 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,174 
1,615 
385 
174 
1,210 
964 
$25,000 to $49,999 
617 
465 
120 
32 
331 
286 
$50,000 or more 
1,142 
772 
277 
93 
586 
556 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
5,787 
4,248 
1,230 
309 
3,068 
2,719 
$1,000 
219,396 
160,735 
48,105 
10,556 
99,632 
119,764 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,913 
1,477 
348 
88 
1,066 
847 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,723 
1,308 
322 
93 
886 
837 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,358 
936 
357 
65 
722 
636 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
167 
60 
23 
123 
127 
$50,000 or more 
543 
360 
143 
40 
271 
272 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
5,713 
21 
4,267 
1,425 
3,039 
2,674 
$1,000 
159,519 
430 
105,321 
53,768 
67,366 
92,153 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,465 
8 
2,667 
790 
1,863 
1,602 
$5,000 to $9,999 
630 
2 
446 
182 
385 
245 
$10,000 to $24,999 
708 
7 
528 
173 
347 
361 
$25,000 or more 
910 
4 
626 
280 
444 
466 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
