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 
30,680 
13,966 
14,176 
2,538 
17,833 
12,847 
$1,000 
927,802 
101,106 
741,034 
85,662 
441,211 
486,591 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,526 
5,389 
912 
225 
3,524 
3,002 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,092 
4,657 
1,917 
518 
4,288 
2,804 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,352 
3,140 
4,226 
986 
5,299 
3,053 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,266 
443 
2,497 
326 
2,006 
1,260 
$50,000 or more 
5,444 
337 
4,624 
483 
2,716 
2,728 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
14,009 
8,949 
4,455 
605 
6,647 
7,362 
$1,000 
508,824 
236,948 
244,727 
27,149 
217,738 
291,086 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,066 
6,412 
2,295 
359 
4,376 
4,690 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,956 
1,646 
1,150 
160 
1,404 
1,552 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,086 
534 
503 
49 
472 
614 
$100,000 to $249,999 
465 
203 
248 
14 
214 
251 
$250,000 or more 
436 
154 
259 
23 
181 
255 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,826 
3,975 
2,497 
354 
3,239 
3,587 
$1,000 
84,804 
31,769 
45,129 
7,906 
40,864 
43,940 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
9,346 
6,276 
2,714 
356 
4,332 
5,014 
$1,000 
424,019 
205,180 
199,597 
19,243 
176,874 
247,146 
Feed purchased 
farms 
28,754 
20,150 
7,551 
1,053 
14,356 
14,398 
$1,000 
1,592,005 
787,244 
651,954 
152,807 
634,669 
957,336 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,721 
13,622 
3,544 
555 
9,157 
8,564 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,898 
4,513 
2,092 
293 
3,395 
3,503 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,298 
1,204 
968 
126 
1,067 
1,231 
$100,000 to $249,999 
807 
355 
420 
32 
336 
471 
$250,000 or more 
1,030 
456 
527 
47 
401 
629 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
54,389 
34,816 
16,517 
3,056 
30,933 
23,456 
$1,000 
457,781 
94,363 
321,807 
41,610 
207,522 
250,259 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,861 
31,486 
6,583 
1,792 
22,966 
16,895 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,985 
2,893 
6,189 
903 
5,947 
4,038 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,576 
245 
2,150 
181 
1,325 
1,251 
$50,000 or more 
1,967 
192 
1,595 
180 
695 
1,272 
Utilities 
farms 
36,555 
20,587 
13,984 
1,984 
20,261 
16,294 
$1,000 
151,613 
54,497 
84,754 
12,363 
68,549 
83,065 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,090 
12,168 
3,258 
664 
9,245 
6,845 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,461 
7,126 
6,489 
846 
8,245 
6,216 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,127 
1,105 
3,636 
386 
2,472 
2,655 
$25,000 to $49,999 
568 
97 
413 
58 
191 
377 
$50,000 or more 
309 
91 
188 
30 
108 
201 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
45,575 
27,331 
15,647 
2,597 
25,804 
19,771 
$1,000 
523,094 
128,950 
349,873 
44,272 
244,882 
278,212 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,732 
23,170 
5,291 
1,271 
17,051 
12,681 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,569 
3,527 
6,156 
886 
6,266 
4,303 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,001 
387 
2,375 
239 
1,595 
1,406 
$50,000 or more 
2,273 
247 
1,825 
201 
892 
1,381 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
14,350 
6,532 
6,835 
983 
7,472 
6,878 
$1 ,000 
445,331 
157,345 
238,118 
49,868 
168,537 
276,795 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,116 
4,737 
2,924 
455 
4,566 
3,550 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,065 
1,068 
1,776 
221 
1,677 
1,388 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,316 
539 
1,574 
203 
973 
1,343 
$100,000 to $249,999 
612 
100 
436 
76 
173 
439 
$250,000 or more 
241 
88 
125 
28 
83 
158 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,528 
2,066 
1,275 
187 
1,801 
1,727 
$1,000 
42,078 
16,290 
20,734 
5,053 
18,948 
23,130 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
995 
765 
200 
30 
521 
474 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,241 
749 
417 
75 
660 
581 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,015 
467 
500 
48 
511 
504 
$25,000 to $49,999 
148 
44 
85 
19 
52 
96 
$50,000 or more 
129 
41 
73 
15 
57 
72 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
14,018 
7,509 
5,543 
966 
7,849 
6,169 
$1,000 
127,704 
39,979 
73,204 
14,521 
58,162 
69,542 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,901 
3,570 
1,120 
211 
2,757 
2,144 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,271 
2,757 
2,120 
394 
3,002 
2,269 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,063 
1,024 
1,769 
270 
1,731 
1,332 
$25,000 to $49,999 
441 
74 
326 
41 
210 
231 
$50,000 or more 
342 
84 
208 
50 
149 
193 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
16,307 
56 
13,678 
2,573 
9,441 
6,866 
$1,000 
1,052,072 
777 
894,277 
157,018 
463,833 
588,238 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,734 
43 
3,965 
726 
2,729 
2,005 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,826 
- 
1,473 
353 
1,156 
670 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,826 
6 
2,256 
564 
1,763 
1,063 
$25,000 or more 
6,921 
7 
5,984 
930 
3,793 
3,128 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
216 Indiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
