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 
22,394 
10,513 
10,244 
1,637 
12,482 
9,912 
$1,000 
138,351 
32,681 
92,040 
13,630 
81,294 
57,057 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,505 
6,576 
3,266 
663 
5,206 
5,299 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,028 
2,882 
3,610 
536 
4,148 
2,880 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,721 
850 
2,533 
338 
2,448 
1,273 
$25,000 to $49,999 
635 
100 
485 
50 
405 
230 
$50,000 or more 
505 
105 
350 
50 
275 
230 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
24,658 
13,254 
9,740 
1,664 
12,196 
12,462 
$1,000 
1,696,662 
970,292 
619,702 
106,669 
971,526 
725,136 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,220 
8,831 
4,508 
881 
6,658 
7,562 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,307 
2,982 
2,841 
484 
3,217 
3,090 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,276 
834 
1,277 
165 
1,267 
1,009 
$100,000 to $249,999 
991 
367 
558 
66 
566 
425 
$250,000 or more 
864 
240 
556 
68 
488 
376 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
15,940 
7,818 
7,014 
1,108 
8,056 
7,884 
$1,000 
173,024 
79,568 
83,527 
9,929 
92,975 
80,048 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,687 
7,387 
4,522 
778 
6,032 
6,655 
$1,000 
1,523,638 
890,724 
536,175 
96,740 
878,551 
645,087 
Feed purchased 
farms 
61,650 
37,465 
20,437 
3,748 
32,095 
29,555 
$1,000 
2,017,049 
1,357,628 
561,978 
97,443 
1,154,312 
862,737 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,365 
24,989 
9,026 
2,350 
18,829 
17,536 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19,614 
10,283 
8,218 
1,113 
10,109 
9,505 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,096 
1,474 
2,396 
226 
2,357 
1,739 
$100,000 to $249,999 
765 
248 
486 
31 
420 
345 
$250,000 or more 
810 
471 
311 
28 
380 
430 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
77,503 
49,257 
23,530 
4,716 
42,269 
35,234 
$1,000 
351,180 
130,348 
197,129 
23,702 
199,697 
151,482 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
63,255 
44,546 
14,947 
3,762 
34,052 
29,203 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,765 
4,145 
6,822 
798 
6,802 
4,963 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,530 
344 
1,090 
96 
887 
643 
$50,000 or more 
953 
222 
671 
60 
528 
425 
Utilities 
farms 
49,830 
30,214 
17,183 
2,433 
26,531 
23,299 
$1,000 
131,830 
69,757 
55,324 
6,748 
71,521 
60,309 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
24,463 
16,812 
6,431 
1,220 
13,061 
1 1 ,402 
$1,000 to $4,999 
21,065 
1 1 ,758 
8,281 
1,026 
11,173 
9,892 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,786 
1,387 
2,235 
164 
2,042 
1,744 
$25,000 to $49,999 
343 
161 
172 
10 
156 
187 
$50,000 or more 
173 
96 
64 
13 
99 
74 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
63,685 
39,020 
20,941 
3,724 
34,217 
29,468 
$1,000 
356,726 
147,160 
186,341 
23,224 
203,699 
153,027 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
50,446 
34,458 
13,024 
2,964 
26,722 
23,724 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,740 
3,922 
6,180 
638 
6,115 
4,625 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,593 
414 
1,096 
83 
887 
706 
$50,000 or more 
906 
226 
641 
39 
493 
413 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
18,108 
9,209 
7,802 
1,097 
10,054 
8,054 
$1,000 
309,657 
167,834 
124,265 
17,558 
166,750 
142,907 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,305 
6,297 
4,325 
683 
6,228 
5,077 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,621 
2,101 
2,239 
281 
2,683 
1,938 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,863 
667 
1,093 
103 
1,007 
856 
$100,000 to $249,999 
220 
81 
115 
24 
91 
129 
$250,000 or more 
99 
63 
30 
6 
45 
54 
Contract labor 
farms 
8,971 
5,063 
3,440 
468 
4,839 
4,132 
$1,000 
63,123 
28,472 
31,573 
3,078 
33,472 
29,651 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,164 
1,427 
624 
113 
1,130 
1,034 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,950 
2,301 
1,420 
229 
2,142 
1,808 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,374 
1,166 
1,108 
100 
1,311 
1,063 
$25,000 to $49,999 
312 
114 
180 
18 
169 
143 
$50,000 or more 
171 
55 
108 
8 
87 
84 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
15,076 
7,581 
6,544 
951 
8,746 
6,330 
$1,000 
135,553 
58,688 
68,188 
8,676 
83,360 
52,192 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,193 
2,594 
1,359 
240 
2,294 
1,899 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,153 
3,382 
2,376 
395 
3,605 
2,548 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,627 
1,281 
2,122 
224 
2,180 
1,447 
$25,000 to $49,999 
725 
216 
448 
61 
463 
262 
$50,000 or more 
378 
108 
239 
31 
204 
174 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
26,118 
1,668 
20,405 
4,045 
15,103 
11,015 
$1,000 
237,042 
8,073 
192,865 
36,104 
142,896 
94,146 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,217 
1,251 
13,206 
2,760 
9,600 
7,617 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,407 
149 
2,755 
503 
2,070 
1,337 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,221 
261 
2,490 
470 
1,993 
1,228 
$25,000 or more 
2,273 
7 
1,954 
312 
1,440 
833 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Oklahoma 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
