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 
4,131 
2,854 
984 
293 
2,180 
1,951 
$1,000 
73,464 
30,577 
35,039 
7,848 
28,300 
45,163 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,180 
1,934 
187 
59 
1,134 
1,046 
$1,000 to $4,999 
832 
535 
222 
75 
486 
346 
$5,000 to $24,999 
647 
239 
307 
101 
357 
290 
$25,000 to $49,999 
204 
59 
117 
28 
86 
118 
$50,000 or more 
268 
87 
151 
30 
117 
151 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,876 
1,544 
255 
77 
820 
1,056 
$1,000 
14,758 
12,248 
1,853 
656 
6,168 
8,590 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,519 
1,292 
187 
40 
671 
848 
$5,000 to $24,999 
274 
194 
52 
28 
113 
161 
$25,000 to $99,999 
68 
45 
14 
9 
31 
37 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
6 
1 
- 
1 
6 
$250,000 or more 
8 
7 
1 
" 
4 
4 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
621 
495 
98 
28 
272 
349 
$1,000 
4,087 
2,991 
943 
153 
1,555 
2,532 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,473 
1,236 
183 
54 
642 
831 
$1,000 
10,671 
9,257 
911 
503 
4,613 
6,058 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,683 
3,894 
582 
207 
2,137 
2,546 
$1,000 
54,047 
39,797 
10,728 
3,522 
18,650 
35,397 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,104 
2,701 
320 
83 
1,435 
1,669 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,239 
988 
173 
78 
566 
673 
$25,000 to $99,999 
293 
186 
64 
43 
120 
173 
$100,000 to $249,999 
37 
14 
20 
3 
13 
24 
$250,000 or more 
10 
5 
5 
- 
3 
7 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
8,659 
6,811 
1,360 
488 
4,494 
4,165 
$1,000 
55,991 
22,379 
28,956 
4,656 
22,291 
33,701 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,142 
6,135 
704 
303 
3,749 
3,393 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,053 
527 
386 
140 
549 
504 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
74 
123 
24 
104 
117 
$50,000 or more 
243 
75 
147 
21 
92 
151 
Utilities 
farms 
5,349 
3,950 
1,085 
314 
2,591 
2,758 
$1,000 
27,276 
14,245 
11,047 
1,984 
11,102 
16,175 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,587 
2,256 
248 
83 
1,282 
1,305 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,713 
1,210 
383 
120 
845 
868 
$5,000 to $24,999 
851 
397 
356 
98 
384 
467 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
50 
58 
8 
43 
73 
$50,000 or more 
82 
37 
40 
5 
37 
45 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
6,948 
5,266 
1,249 
433 
3,544 
3,404 
$1,000 
76,015 
34,837 
34,527 
6,650 
27,335 
48,679 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,395 
4,553 
587 
255 
2,812 
2,583 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,020 
531 
353 
136 
516 
504 
$25,000 to $49,999 
256 
94 
141 
21 
118 
138 
$50,000 or more 
277 
88 
168 
21 
98 
179 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,704 
1,776 
714 
214 
1,323 
1,381 
$1,000 
267,547 
122,704 
125,074 
19,768 
93,532 
174,015 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
865 
667 
147 
51 
475 
390 
$5,000 to $24,999 
658 
481 
127 
50 
348 
310 
$25,000 to $99,999 
693 
386 
234 
73 
313 
380 
$100,000 to $249,999 
266 
148 
96 
22 
109 
157 
$250,000 or more 
222 
94 
110 
18 
78 
144 
Contract labor 
farms 
565 
407 
125 
33 
270 
295 
$1,000 
21,291 
8,751 
11,349 
1,191 
5,914 
15,377 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
110 
94 
8 
8 
61 
49 
$1,000 to $4,999 
190 
145 
31 
14 
94 
96 
$5,000 to $24,999 
169 
126 
38 
5 
82 
87 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
14 
10 
1 
11 
14 
$50,000 or more 
71 
28 
38 
5 
22 
49 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,058 
610 
347 
101 
575 
483 
$1,000 
6,734 
2,037 
3,946 
751 
3,219 
3,515 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
375 
304 
49 
22 
220 
155 
$1,000 to $4,999 
410 
222 
145 
43 
215 
195 
$5,000 to $24,999 
211 
65 
116 
30 
111 
100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
16 
17 
5 
18 
20 
$50,000 or more 
24 
3 
20 
1 
11 
13 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,340 
7 
968 
365 
751 
589 
$1,000 
23,117 
155 
17,384 
5,578 
10,155 
12,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
655 
3 
468 
184 
402 
253 
$5,000 to $9,999 
188 
2 
137 
49 
104 
84 
$10,000 to $24,999 
250 
1 
185 
64 
134 
116 
$25,000 or more 
247 
1 
178 
68 
111 
136 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
