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 
1,492 
1,087 
301 
104 
551 
941 
$1,000 
10,679 
8,081 
2,315 
283 
2,710 
7,969 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,004 
800 
138 
66 
368 
636 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
279 
179 
79 
21 
117 
162 
$5,000 to $24,999 
146 
66 
65 
15 
42 
104 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
19 
10 
2 
12 
19 
$50,000 or more 
32 
23 
9 
- 
12 
20 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,247 
960 
236 
51 
486 
761 
$1,000 
3,874 
1,709 
1,776 
389 
1,258 
2,617 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,120 
897 
180 
43 
439 
681 
$5,000 to $24,999 
93 
53 
36 
4 
39 
54 
$25,000 to $99,999 
32 
10 
18 
4 
7 
25 
$1 00,000 to $249,999 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
526 
383 
123 
20 
201 
325 
$1,000 
1,842 
690 
965 
186 
759 
1,083 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
989 
777 
175 
37 
380 
609 
$1,000 
2,033 
1,019 
811 
203 
499 
1,534 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,787 
2,254 
428 
105 
1,136 
1,651 
$1,000 
44,756 
23,180 
18,905 
2,671 
9,430 
35,327 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,782 
1,522 
214 
46 
754 
1,028 
$5,000 to $24,999 
776 
607 
131 
38 
316 
460 
$25,000 to $99,999 
171 
113 
39 
19 
56 
115 
$100,000 to $249,999 
31 
6 
25 
- 
8 
23 
$250,000 or more 
27 
6 
19 
2 
2 
25 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
4,116 
3,266 
658 
192 
1,776 
2,340 
$1,000 
13,389 
6,976 
5,899 
514 
4,029 
9,360 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,651 
3,035 
449 
167 
1,613 
2,038 
$5,000 to $24,999 
394 
204 
165 
25 
146 
248 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
14 
23 
- 
12 
25 
$50,000 or more 
34 
13 
21 
- 
5 
29 
Utilities 
farms 
2,780 
2,117 
534 
129 
1,141 
1,639 
$1,000 
7,748 
4,359 
2,861 
528 
2,161 
5,588 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,688 
1,388 
249 
51 
737 
951 
$1,000 to $4,999 
791 
577 
171 
43 
307 
484 
$5,000 to $24,999 
262 
134 
98 
30 
87 
175 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
13 
10 
5 
8 
20 
$50,000 or more 
11 
5 
6 
- 
2 
9 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
3,318 
2,534 
617 
167 
1,377 
1,941 
$1,000 
20,243 
11,127 
7,894 
1,222 
4,865 
15,379 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,723 
2,218 
378 
127 
1,156 
1,567 
$5,000 to $24,999 
462 
276 
153 
33 
190 
272 
$25,000 to $49,999 
78 
24 
52 
2 
18 
60 
$50,000 or more 
55 
16 
34 
5 
13 
42 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
1,167 
837 
261 
69 
481 
686 
$1,000 
53,786 
32,733 
18,491 
2,562 
13,783 
40,003 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
392 
320 
60 
12 
207 
185 
$5,000 to $24,999 
395 
283 
86 
26 
156 
239 
$25,000 to $99,999 
288 
189 
73 
26 
98 
190 
$100,000 to $249,999 
57 
28 
25 
4 
12 
45 
$250,000 or more 
35 
17 
17 
1 
8 
27 
Contract labor 
farms 
344 
253 
71 
20 
123 
221 
$1,000 
3,324 
1,967 
1,048 
309 
1,355 
1,969 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
98 
82 
9 
7 
25 
73 
$1,000 to $4,999 
120 
85 
31 
4 
51 
69 
$5,000 to $24,999 
92 
69 
21 
2 
32 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
11 
3 
6 
9 
11 
$50,000 or more 
14 
6 
7 
1 
6 
8 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
313 
182 
103 
28 
112 
201 
$1,000 
3,353 
649 
2,393 
311 
467 
2,886 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132 
94 
25 
13 
43 
89 
$1,000 to $4,999 
101 
65 
27 
9 
52 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
49 
18 
28 
3 
12 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
3 
11 
2 
5 
11 
$50,000 or more 
15 
2 
12 
1 
- 
15 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
435 
- 
334 
101 
171 
264 
$1,000 
4,874 
- 
3,719 
1,155 
2,335 
2,539 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
262 
- 
210 
52 
99 
163 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66 
- 
43 
23 
29 
37 
$10,000 to $24,999 
57 
- 
43 
14 
16 
41 
$25,000 or more 
50 
- 
38 
12 
27 
23 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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