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 
62,815 
36,992 
20,660 
5,163 
33,533 
29,282 
$1,000 
714,294 
169,078 
410,839 
134,376 
344,104 
370,189 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
34,478 
24,949 
8,191 
1,338 
17,327 
17,151 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,915 
8,365 
5,432 
1,118 
8,237 
6,678 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,117 
2,618 
3,197 
1,302 
4,515 
2,602 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,592 
465 
1,532 
595 
1,641 
951 
$50,000 or more 
3,713 
595 
2,308 
810 
1,813 
1,900 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
61,054 
38,653 
18,546 
3,855 
31,170 
29,884 
$1,000 
6,860,573 
5,224,681 
1,250,286 
385,606 
4,265,861 
2,594,712 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,482 
28,558 
9,811 
2,113 
20,228 
20,254 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,424 
7,498 
5,714 
1,212 
7,626 
6,798 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,656 
1,404 
1,947 
305 
2,013 
1,643 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,145 
562 
480 
103 
600 
545 
$250,000 or more 
1,347 
631 
594 
122 
703 
644 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
39,929 
22,868 
14,242 
2,819 
21,011 
18,918 
$1,000 
418,586 
199,773 
185,270 
33,543 
221,044 
197,542 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
29,879 
20,901 
7,341 
1,637 
14,290 
15,589 
$1,000 
6,441,987 
5,024,909 
1,065,016 
352,063 
4,044,817 
2,397,171 
Feed purchased 
farms 
185,019 
129,774 
44,959 
10,286 
100,096 
84,923 
$1 ,000 
7,272,692 
5,246,287 
1,660,105 
366,300 
4,026,549 
3,246,142 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
127,470 
95,367 
25,468 
6,635 
70,032 
57,438 
$5,000 to $24,999 
46,950 
29,182 
14,983 
2,785 
24,522 
22,428 
$25,000 to $99,999 
7,430 
3,657 
3,145 
628 
3,998 
3,432 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,229 
468 
627 
134 
616 
613 
$250,000 or more 
1,940 
1,100 
736 
104 
928 
1,012 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
234,425 
166,996 
53,527 
13,902 
132,045 
102,380 
$1,000 
1,164,301 
473,890 
531 ,973 
158,438 
582,935 
581,365 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
202,861 
154,484 
38,441 
9,936 
113,983 
88,878 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,401 
10,397 
10,487 
2,517 
13,845 
9,556 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,141 
1,093 
2,304 
744 
2,379 
1,762 
$50,000 or more 
4,022 
1,022 
2,295 
705 
1,838 
2,184 
Utilities 
farms 
148,085 
101,945 
38,009 
8,131 
80,398 
67,687 
$1,000 
671,586 
319,170 
266,036 
86,380 
324,054 
347,532 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
82,344 
61,628 
17,361 
3,355 
45,497 
36,847 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
50,324 
33,439 
14,147 
2,738 
26,671 
23,653 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,043 
5,318 
4,442 
1,283 
6,034 
5,009 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,908 
736 
845 
327 
1,021 
887 
$50,000 or more 
2,466 
824 
1,214 
428 
1,175 
1,291 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
187,141 
128,869 
46,846 
11,426 
103,203 
83,938 
$1,000 
1,197,249 
530,223 
527,353 
139,673 
591,174 
606,075 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
155,565 
115,555 
32,074 
7,936 
85,748 
69,817 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22,926 
10,649 
10,031 
2,246 
13,118 
9,808 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,360 
1,395 
2,380 
585 
2,370 
1,990 
$50,000 or more 
4,290 
1,270 
2,361 
659 
1,967 
2,323 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
56,401 
33,924 
18,014 
4,463 
31,413 
24,988 
$1 ,000 
1,544,572 
820,799 
547,999 
175,774 
684,786 
859,786 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,536 
21,094 
8,551 
1,891 
18,249 
13,287 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,425 
7,543 
4,746 
1,136 
7,642 
5,783 
$25,000 to $99,999 
9,171 
4,228 
3,815 
1,128 
4,632 
4,539 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,495 
612 
676 
207 
579 
916 
$250,000 or more 
774 
447 
226 
101 
311 
463 
Contract labor 
farms 
36,840 
23,436 
10,708 
2,696 
19,975 
16,865 
$1,000 
362,075 
178,463 
150,108 
33,505 
166,586 
195,489 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,193 
7,180 
2,341 
672 
5,546 
4,647 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,779 
9,537 
4,160 
1,082 
8,164 
6,615 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,230 
5,393 
3,186 
651 
5,026 
4,204 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,544 
845 
562 
137 
731 
813 
$50,000 or more 
1,094 
481 
459 
154 
508 
586 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
44,841 
26,704 
14,663 
3,474 
25,514 
19,327 
$1,000 
455,884 
185,228 
207,055 
63,602 
212,075 
243,809 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,897 
10,639 
3,532 
726 
8,442 
6,455 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
17,927 
1 1 ,093 
5,621 
1,213 
10,322 
7,605 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,554 
3,909 
3,685 
960 
4,991 
3,563 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,786 
548 
962 
276 
979 
807 
$50,000 or more 
1,677 
515 
863 
299 
780 
897 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
59,188 
4,931 
42,812 
1 1 ,445 
35,379 
23,809 
$1,000 
792,133 
22,602 
538,527 
231,004 
424,869 
367,264 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,907 
3,823 
30,953 
7,131 
25,012 
16,895 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,931 
492 
4,084 
1,355 
3,713 
2,218 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,553 
574 
3,707 
1,272 
3,451 
2,102 
$25,000 or more 
5,797 
42 
4,068 
1,687 
3,203 
2,594 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
222 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
