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 
45,073 
17,282 
21,753 
6,038 
28,952 
16,121 
$1,000 
1 ,769,348 
184,234 
1,357,149 
227,965 
985,269 
784,078 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,666 
5,509 
788 
369 
3,909 
2,757 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,485 
4,927 
1,639 
919 
4,955 
2,530 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,430 
5,182 
5,870 
2,378 
9,214 
4,216 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,656 
1,049 
4,583 
1,024 
4,551 
2,105 
$50,000 or more 
10,836 
615 
8,873 
1,348 
6,323 
4,513 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,350 
5,889 
5,374 
1,087 
6,543 
5,807 
$1,000 
689,855 
155,383 
461,961 
72,51 1 
318,497 
371,359 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,824 
4,183 
2,086 
555 
3,596 
3,228 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,187 
1,146 
1,735 
306 
1,747 
1,440 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,217 
332 
766 
119 
641 
576 
$100,000 to $249,999 
477 
100 
332 
45 
274 
203 
$250,000 or more 
645 
128 
455 
62 
285 
360 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,746 
2,928 
3,203 
615 
3,656 
3,090 
$1,000 
81,200 
24,820 
49,453 
6,927 
39,921 
41,279 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
7,350 
3,692 
3,029 
629 
3,673 
3,677 
$1,000 
608,656 
130,564 
412,508 
65,584 
278,575 
330,080 
Feed purchased 
farms 
24,338 
13,508 
8,964 
1,866 
13,343 
10,995 
$1,000 
1,246,112 
512,458 
632,518 
101,136 
536,194 
709,918 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,430 
8,979 
3,616 
835 
7,500 
5,930 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,734 
3,299 
2,809 
626 
3,709 
3,025 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,505 
824 
1,457 
224 
1,358 
1,147 
$100,000 to $249,999 
813 
158 
547 
108 
398 
415 
$250,000 or more 
856 
248 
535 
73 
378 
478 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
68,361 
37,900 
23,634 
6,827 
43,295 
25,066 
$1,000 
736,736 
125,956 
522,332 
88,448 
392,803 
343,933 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
43,432 
33,338 
6,675 
3,419 
27,632 
15,800 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,087 
3,946 
10,624 
2,517 
11,590 
5,497 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,695 
360 
3,773 
562 
2,734 
1,961 
$50,000 or more 
3,147 
256 
2,562 
329 
1,339 
1,808 
Utilities 
farms 
48,102 
22,141 
21,241 
4,720 
29,823 
18,279 
$1,000 
199,753 
54,037 
124,243 
21,473 
103,055 
96,698 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,639 
12,011 
3,433 
1,195 
10,510 
6,129 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,908 
8,558 
10,986 
2,364 
14,147 
7,761 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,472 
1,328 
6,098 
1,046 
4,745 
3,727 
$25,000 to $49,999 
718 
132 
500 
86 
278 
440 
$50,000 or more 
365 
112 
224 
29 
143 
222 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
58,721 
30,028 
22,760 
5,933 
36,876 
21,845 
$1,000 
773,786 
141,018 
544,533 
88,236 
426,696 
347,090 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
32,887 
24,628 
5,597 
2,662 
20,629 
12,258 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,864 
4,443 
10,157 
2,264 
1 1 ,285 
5,579 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,610 
620 
4,339 
651 
3,353 
2,257 
$50,000 or more 
3,360 
337 
2,667 
356 
1,609 
1,751 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
20,222 
7,405 
10,544 
2,273 
1 1 ,738 
8,484 
$1 ,000 
594,616 
179,879 
337,055 
77,683 
223,850 
370,766 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,863 
4,939 
3,920 
1,004 
6,248 
3,615 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,263 
1,407 
3,257 
599 
3,208 
2,055 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,934 
775 
2,646 
513 
1,907 
2,027 
$100,000 to $249,999 
861 
169 
586 
106 
275 
586 
$250,000 or more 
301 
115 
135 
51 
100 
201 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,796 
1,945 
1,502 
349 
2,206 
1,590 
$1,000 
37,835 
10,452 
20,195 
7,187 
18,761 
19,074 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,046 
718 
265 
63 
617 
429 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,462 
810 
531 
121 
875 
587 
$5,000 to $24,999 
983 
327 
533 
123 
566 
417 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
64 
98 
15 
93 
84 
$50,000 or more 
128 
26 
75 
27 
55 
73 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
18,642 
7,938 
8,481 
2,223 
1 1 ,905 
6,737 
$1,000 
205,031 
53,072 
122,013 
29,946 
105,716 
99,315 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,681 
3,025 
1,261 
395 
2,978 
1,703 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,754 
3,005 
2,922 
827 
4,428 
2,326 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,665 
1,610 
3,262 
793 
3,684 
1,981 
$25,000 to $49,999 
955 
186 
646 
123 
546 
409 
$50,000 or more 
587 
112 
390 
85 
269 
318 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
24,489 
58 
18,999 
5,432 
15,781 
8,708 
$1,000 
1,891,268 
668 
1,511,134 
379,466 
1,005,721 
885,547 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,070 
40 
3,840 
1,190 
3,261 
1,809 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,256 
4 
1,687 
565 
1,506 
750 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,306 
10 
3,211 
1,085 
2,964 
1,342 
$25,000 or more 
12,857 
4 
10,261 
2,592 
8,050 
4,807 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
216 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
