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 
31,220 
11,556 
16,551 
3,113 
18,535 
12,685 
$1,000 
673,173 
102,875 
488,679 
81,619 
344,340 
328,833 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,503 
4,336 
1,751 
416 
3,519 
2,984 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,125 
3,772 
3,416 
937 
5,026 
3,099 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,525 
2,578 
5,959 
988 
6,086 
3,439 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,290 
456 
2,473 
361 
2,023 
1,267 
$50,000 or more 
3,777 
414 
2,952 
411 
1,881 
1,896 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
16,190 
6,626 
8,263 
1,301 
8,267 
7,923 
$1,000 
5,440,898 
3,844,295 
1,332,563 
264,039 
2,745,921 
2,694,977 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,864 
4,206 
3,115 
543 
3,839 
4,025 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,635 
1,598 
2,633 
404 
2,471 
2,164 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,800 
413 
1,188 
199 
967 
833 
$100,000 to $249,999 
697 
109 
538 
50 
405 
292 
$250,000 or more 
1,194 
300 
789 
105 
585 
609 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,480 
3,635 
5,995 
850 
5,362 
5,118 
$1,000 
206,584 
69,630 
118,062 
18,893 
94,635 
111,949 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,352 
3,914 
3,783 
655 
4,154 
4,198 
$1,000 
5,234,314 
3,774,666 
1,214,502 
245,146 
2,651,285 
2,583,028 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,131 
15,717 
14,091 
2,323 
16,869 
15,262 
$1,000 
4,207,051 
3,004,708 
949,967 
252,376 
2,277,455 
1,929,596 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,707 
10,122 
5,503 
1,082 
8,667 
8,040 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,050 
4,091 
5,204 
755 
5,344 
4,706 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,682 
1,039 
2,308 
335 
2,038 
1,644 
$100,000 to $249,999 
883 
170 
645 
68 
428 
455 
$250,000 or more 
809 
295 
431 
83 
392 
417 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
56,700 
30,766 
21,383 
4,551 
32,692 
24,008 
$1,000 
710,412 
167,195 
462,984 
80,233 
362,457 
347,956 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,880 
26,377 
7,975 
2,528 
21,119 
15,761 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,098 
3,423 
8,355 
1,320 
8,095 
5,003 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,687 
480 
2,866 
341 
2,100 
1,587 
$50,000 or more 
3,035 
486 
2,187 
362 
1,378 
1,657 
Utilities 
farms 
40,691 
19,345 
18,410 
2,936 
22,968 
17,723 
$1,000 
214,947 
76,823 
114,100 
24,025 
101,875 
113,072 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,817 
9,914 
3,976 
927 
8,393 
6,424 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18,576 
7,902 
9,363 
1,311 
10,774 
7,802 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,165 
1,257 
4,357 
551 
3,298 
2,867 
$25,000 to $49,999 
601 
99 
426 
76 
283 
318 
$50,000 or more 
532 
173 
288 
71 
220 
312 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
49,119 
25,010 
20,247 
3,862 
28,146 
20,973 
$1,000 
723,144 
182,727 
466,284 
74,133 
367,769 
355,375 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,223 
20,358 
6,872 
1,993 
16,561 
12,662 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,611 
3,635 
7,800 
1,176 
7,754 
4,857 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,957 
514 
3,104 
339 
2,261 
1,696 
$50,000 or more 
3,328 
503 
2,471 
354 
1,570 
1,758 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
16,943 
6,289 
9,123 
1,531 
9,246 
7,697 
$1,000 
531,492 
223,456 
241,496 
66,540 
236,720 
294,773 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,883 
4,279 
3,881 
723 
5,139 
3,744 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,160 
1,146 
2,728 
286 
2,345 
1,815 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,068 
628 
2,079 
361 
1,468 
1,600 
$100,000 to $249,999 
580 
109 
356 
115 
197 
383 
$250,000 or more 
252 
127 
79 
46 
97 
155 
Contract labor 
farms 
6,346 
2,740 
3,053 
553 
3,404 
2,942 
$1,000 
66,431 
21,547 
38,412 
6,472 
32,451 
33,979 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,609 
977 
503 
129 
876 
733 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,390 
1,071 
1,125 
194 
1,299 
1,091 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,756 
523 
1,074 
159 
955 
801 
$25,000 to $49,999 
349 
109 
196 
44 
159 
190 
$50,000 or more 
242 
60 
155 
27 
115 
127 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
17,040 
6,899 
8,551 
1,590 
9,883 
7,157 
$1,000 
264,947 
60,251 
165,510 
39,186 
132,842 
132,105 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,541 
2,274 
1,086 
181 
1,857 
1,684 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,872 
2,696 
2,640 
536 
3,582 
2,290 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,306 
1,493 
3,235 
578 
3,247 
2,059 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,255 
238 
882 
135 
673 
582 
$50,000 or more 
1,066 
198 
708 
160 
524 
542 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
22,083 
1,830 
16,793 
3,460 
12,748 
9,335 
$1,000 
621,585 
16,522 
484,808 
120,255 
308,945 
312,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,311 
1,203 
6,610 
1,498 
5,343 
3,968 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,190 
204 
2,502 
484 
1,960 
1,230 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,428 
375 
3,392 
661 
2,652 
1,776 
$25,000 or more 
5,154 
48 
4,289 
817 
2,793 
2,361 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
