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 
55,666 
20,619 
27,502 
7,545 
33,514 
22,152 
$1,000 
1,966,439 
250,386 
1,472,708 
243,345 
1,077,520 
888,918 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,435 
5,199 
866 
370 
3,487 
2,948 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,366 
5,291 
1,934 
1,141 
5,049 
3,317 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,125 
7,501 
7,438 
3,186 
11,707 
6,418 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,899 
1,698 
6,774 
1,427 
6,188 
3,711 
$50,000 or more 
12,841 
930 
10,490 
1,421 
7,083 
5,758 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
24,040 
9,527 
12,068 
2,445 
12,840 
11,200 
$1,000 
3,435,345 
942,741 
2,197,150 
295,454 
1,633,857 
1,801,488 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,804 
5,029 
2,966 
809 
4,505 
4,299 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,953 
2,109 
3,194 
650 
3,402 
2,551 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,524 
866 
2,234 
424 
2,002 
1,522 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,436 
646 
1,531 
259 
1,266 
1,170 
$250,000 or more 
3,323 
877 
2,143 
303 
1,665 
1,658 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,791 
4,682 
6,760 
1,349 
6,826 
5,965 
$1,000 
239,793 
69,567 
147,606 
22,620 
107,138 
132,655 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
15,123 
6,194 
7,491 
1,438 
7,936 
7,187 
$1,000 
3,195,553 
873,174 
2,049,544 
272,834 
1,526,719 
1,668,834 
Feed purchased 
farms 
38,194 
17,832 
16,692 
3,670 
20,541 
17,653 
$1,000 
5,377,863 
2,152,179 
2,812,890 
412,795 
2,425,704 
2,952,159 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,151 
9,247 
3,650 
1,254 
7,447 
6,704 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,833 
4,822 
4,861 
1,150 
6,126 
4,707 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,619 
2,000 
3,967 
652 
3,651 
2,968 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,703 
633 
1,814 
256 
1,428 
1,275 
$250,000 or more 
3,888 
1,130 
2,400 
358 
1,889 
1,999 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
81,746 
43,174 
29,830 
8,742 
48,605 
33,141 
$1,000 
866,990 
187,530 
584,626 
94,834 
446,107 
420,883 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
48,269 
35,941 
7,879 
4,449 
28,951 
19,318 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,242 
6,228 
14,620 
3,394 
15,112 
9,130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,155 
612 
4,964 
579 
3,221 
2,934 
$50,000 or more 
3,080 
393 
2,367 
320 
1,321 
1,759 
Utilities 
farms 
63,853 
29,265 
28,102 
6,486 
37,653 
26,200 
$1,000 
329,138 
108,767 
185,716 
34,655 
167,056 
162,082 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,506 
12,863 
3,112 
1,531 
10,408 
7,098 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30,392 
13,059 
13,978 
3,355 
18,853 
1 1 ,539 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,638 
2,939 
10,236 
1,463 
7,824 
6,814 
$25,000 to $49,999 
819 
208 
521 
90 
354 
465 
$50,000 or more 
498 
196 
255 
47 
214 
284 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
73,361 
36,381 
29,110 
7,870 
43,533 
29,828 
$1,000 
1,099,865 
245,189 
738,610 
116,066 
577,517 
522,348 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,173 
26,726 
6,143 
3,304 
21,487 
14,686 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,226 
7,837 
13,126 
3,263 
15,176 
9,050 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,132 
1,175 
6,119 
838 
4,599 
3,533 
$50,000 or more 
4,830 
643 
3,722 
465 
2,271 
2,559 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
27,906 
10,778 
14,238 
2,890 
15,400 
12,506 
$1,000 
697,719 
254,725 
378,690 
64,304 
285,474 
412,245 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,055 
7,542 
6,080 
1,433 
9,003 
6,052 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,036 
1,847 
4,360 
829 
3,872 
3,164 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,608 
1,010 
3,079 
519 
2,087 
2,521 
$100,000 to $249,999 
857 
216 
559 
82 
306 
551 
$250,000 or more 
350 
163 
160 
27 
132 
218 
Contract labor 
farms 
6,634 
3,154 
2,881 
599 
3,679 
2,955 
$1,000 
80,086 
32,918 
40,123 
7,046 
34,766 
45,320 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,748 
1,181 
412 
155 
970 
778 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,329 
1,099 
1,037 
193 
1,373 
956 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,954 
697 
1,057 
200 
1,049 
905 
$25,000 to $49,999 
387 
106 
256 
25 
201 
186 
$50,000 or more 
216 
71 
119 
26 
86 
130 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
32,495 
13,995 
14,785 
3,715 
19,529 
12,966 
$1,000 
390,011 
119,260 
219,683 
51,069 
211,849 
178,162 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,380 
4,231 
1,588 
561 
3,789 
2,591 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1 1 ,542 
5,255 
4,835 
1,452 
7,286 
4,256 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,379 
3,665 
6,372 
1,342 
6,769 
4,610 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,976 
521 
1,252 
203 
1,084 
892 
$50,000 or more 
1,218 
323 
738 
157 
601 
617 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
35,423 
134 
27,478 
7,811 
21,514 
13,909 
$1,000 
3,071,550 
1,517 
2,510,748 
559,284 
1,639,024 
1,432,526 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,455 
90 
4,044 
1,321 
3,126 
2,329 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,526 
8 
1,836 
682 
1,627 
899 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,906 
17 
4,239 
1,650 
3,786 
2,120 
$25,000 or more 
21,536 
19 
17,359 
4,158 
12,975 
8,561 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
