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 
5,560 
2,893 
2,008 
659 
2,965 
2,595 
$1,000 
116,385 
33,835 
63,535 
19,015 
46,379 
70,006 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,809 
1,407 
287 
115 
969 
840 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,467 
859 
440 
168 
822 
645 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,341 
472 
646 
223 
716 
625 
$25,000 to $49,999 
421 
80 
277 
64 
234 
187 
$50,000 or more 
522 
75 
358 
89 
224 
298 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,184 
2,011 
932 
241 
1,411 
1,773 
$1,000 
161,816 
116,646 
37,822 
7,349 
85,577 
76,239 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,770 
1,231 
423 
116 
751 
1,019 
$5,000 to $24,999 
521 
254 
204 
63 
251 
270 
$25,000 to $99,999 
462 
228 
189 
45 
240 
222 
$100,000 to $249,999 
330 
232 
89 
9 
138 
192 
$250,000 or more 
101 
66 
27 
8 
31 
70 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,293 
718 
433 
142 
581 
712 
$1,000 
13,058 
6,040 
4,934 
2,083 
4,071 
8,987 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,296 
1,540 
623 
133 
999 
1,297 
$1,000 
148,758 
110,605 
32,888 
5,265 
81,506 
67,252 
Feed purchased 
farms 
7,133 
4,955 
1,674 
504 
3,330 
3,803 
$1,000 
629,143 
408,509 
189,690 
30,945 
260,914 
368,230 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,948 
2,988 
727 
233 
1,950 
1,998 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,739 
1,226 
385 
128 
768 
971 
$25,000 to $99,999 
527 
225 
213 
89 
217 
310 
$100,000 to $249,999 
238 
81 
120 
37 
94 
144 
$250,000 or more 
681 
435 
229 
17 
301 
380 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1 1 ,692 
8,081 
2,651 
960 
6,209 
5,483 
$1,000 
86,919 
30,470 
45,744 
10,705 
35,893 
51,026 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,005 
7,105 
1,309 
591 
4,906 
4,099 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,964 
824 
878 
262 
1,013 
951 
$25,000 to $49,999 
374 
75 
244 
55 
169 
205 
$50,000 or more 
349 
77 
220 
52 
121 
228 
Utilities 
farms 
7,682 
4,958 
2,099 
625 
3,901 
3,781 
$1,000 
46,876 
26,387 
16,866 
3,623 
19,216 
27,661 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,158 
2,488 
511 
159 
1,742 
1,416 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,700 
1,643 
781 
276 
1,421 
1,279 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,442 
610 
669 
163 
609 
833 
$25,000 to $49,999 
266 
143 
102 
21 
101 
165 
$50,000 or more 
116 
74 
36 
6 
28 
88 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
10,134 
6,811 
2,472 
851 
5,335 
4,799 
$1,000 
116,019 
42,618 
60,184 
13,216 
47,204 
68,815 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,953 
5,451 
1,030 
472 
3,775 
3,178 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,048 
1,023 
788 
237 
1,099 
949 
$25,000 to $49,999 
583 
179 
338 
66 
255 
328 
$50,000 or more 
550 
158 
316 
76 
206 
344 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,536 
2,024 
1,136 
376 
1,701 
1,835 
$1,000 
179,692 
85,365 
66,158 
28,169 
63,178 
116,514 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,344 
911 
306 
127 
741 
603 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,026 
570 
372 
84 
512 
514 
$25,000 to $99,999 
782 
375 
306 
101 
321 
461 
$100,000 to $249,999 
248 
104 
104 
40 
86 
162 
$250,000 or more 
136 
64 
48 
24 
41 
95 
Contract labor 
farms 
979 
658 
234 
87 
414 
565 
$1,000 
15,863 
9,606 
5,118 
1,139 
6,378 
9,486 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
220 
185 
20 
15 
98 
122 
$1,000 to $4,999 
329 
244 
61 
24 
146 
183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
284 
159 
96 
29 
114 
170 
$25,000 to $49,999 
92 
42 
33 
17 
36 
56 
$50,000 or more 
54 
28 
24 
2 
20 
34 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,160 
1,689 
1,153 
318 
1,667 
1,493 
$1,000 
34,681 
12,876 
16,529 
5,276 
14,358 
20,324 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
665 
434 
196 
35 
376 
289 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,049 
601 
328 
120 
622 
427 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,155 
574 
476 
105 
562 
593 
$25,000 to $49,999 
167 
51 
82 
34 
65 
102 
$50,000 or more 
124 
29 
71 
24 
42 
82 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,774 
6 
2,030 
738 
1,517 
1,257 
$1,000 
66,526 
17 
49,933 
16,576 
28,065 
38,461 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,310 
5 
1,000 
305 
759 
551 
$5,000 to $9,999 
385 
1 
268 
116 
224 
161 
$10,000 to $24,999 
497 
- 
331 
166 
259 
238 
$25,000 or more 
582 
- 
431 
151 
275 
307 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
