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 
9,648 
4,051 
4,573 
1,024 
4,476 
5,172 
$1,000 
106,555 
26,783 
66,277 
13,494 
47,158 
59,396 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,561 
1,707 
713 
141 
1,114 
1,447 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,103 
1,315 
1,408 
380 
1,523 
1,580 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,891 
818 
1,714 
359 
1,398 
1,493 
$25,000 to $49,999 
681 
126 
467 
88 
274 
407 
$50,000 or more 
412 
85 
271 
56 
167 
245 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,619 
4,490 
3,456 
673 
3,574 
5,045 
$1,000 
365,896 
145,902 
197,233 
22,761 
137,084 
228,813 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,875 
2,524 
1,058 
293 
1,697 
2,178 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,987 
1,368 
1,422 
197 
1,251 
1,736 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,318 
446 
715 
157 
474 
844 
$100,000 to $249,999 
242 
88 
140 
14 
81 
161 
$250,000 or more 
197 
64 
121 
12 
71 
126 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,466 
2,937 
3,000 
529 
2,722 
3,744 
$1,000 
117,977 
40,992 
68,501 
8,484 
41,313 
76,665 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,507 
2,143 
1,103 
261 
1,369 
2,138 
$1,000 
247,919 
104,910 
128,732 
14,277 
95,771 
152,148 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,861 
10,514 
5,138 
1,209 
7,432 
9,429 
$1,000 
439,672 
185,804 
219,106 
34,762 
162,126 
277,546 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,896 
6,446 
1,878 
572 
4,082 
4,814 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,134 
2,872 
1,844 
418 
2,257 
2,877 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,259 
971 
1,102 
186 
890 
1,369 
$100,000 to $249,999 
373 
149 
206 
18 
134 
239 
$250,000 or more 
199 
76 
108 
15 
69 
130 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
25,866 
16,263 
7,532 
2,071 
12,719 
13,147 
$1,000 
270,619 
85,398 
161,639 
23,582 
110,754 
159,865 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,181 
12,705 
2,405 
1,071 
8,330 
7,851 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,785 
2,889 
3,200 
696 
3,281 
3,504 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,885 
436 
1,230 
219 
758 
1,127 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
233 
697 
85 
350 
665 
Utilities 
farms 
19,946 
11,758 
6,732 
1,456 
9,483 
10,463 
$1,000 
106,207 
40,777 
56,842 
8,589 
41,797 
64,411 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,010 
4,855 
847 
308 
3,127 
2,883 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,874 
5,153 
3,002 
719 
4,344 
4,530 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,463 
1,559 
2,515 
389 
1,791 
2,672 
$25,000 to $49,999 
347 
115 
213 
19 
138 
209 
$50,000 or more 
252 
76 
155 
21 
83 
169 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
22,057 
13,216 
7,049 
1,792 
10,636 
11,421 
$1,000 
275,310 
87,083 
165,252 
22,975 
110,823 
164,487 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,958 
9,848 
2,200 
910 
6,618 
6,340 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,118 
2,576 
2,926 
616 
2,819 
3,299 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,796 
523 
1,103 
170 
766 
1,030 
$50,000 or more 
1,185 
269 
820 
96 
433 
752 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,322 
3,420 
3,259 
643 
3,141 
4,181 
$1,000 
239,341 
89,881 
128,871 
20,589 
92,174 
147,166 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,529 
1,504 
826 
199 
1,189 
1,340 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,333 
1,019 
1,072 
242 
1,062 
1,271 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,903 
693 
1,055 
155 
683 
1,220 
$100,000 to $249,999 
421 
150 
233 
38 
155 
266 
$250,000 or more 
136 
54 
73 
9 
52 
84 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,084 
1,576 
1,254 
254 
1,269 
1,815 
$1,000 
39,691 
19,346 
17,152 
3,194 
15,350 
24,341 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
592 
377 
170 
45 
248 
344 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,165 
622 
448 
95 
508 
657 
$5,000 to $24,999 
924 
401 
447 
76 
339 
585 
$25,000 to $49,999 
286 
131 
130 
25 
118 
168 
$50,000 or more 
117 
45 
59 
13 
56 
61 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
6,277 
2,854 
2,816 
607 
2,929 
3,348 
$1,000 
80,522 
24,807 
47,235 
8,481 
32,560 
47,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,431 
866 
456 
109 
688 
743 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,217 
1,142 
869 
206 
1,091 
1,126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,865 
658 
1,012 
195 
828 
1,037 
$25,000 to $49,999 
394 
99 
247 
48 
181 
213 
$50,000 or more 
370 
89 
232 
49 
141 
229 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
10,826 
2,414 
6,584 
1,828 
5,062 
5,764 
$1,000 
330,958 
18,864 
237,857 
74,237 
148,935 
182,024 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,423 
1,398 
2,375 
650 
2,166 
2,257 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,534 
308 
953 
273 
728 
806 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,331 
641 
1,350 
340 
1,066 
1,265 
$25,000 or more 
2,538 
67 
1,906 
565 
1,102 
1,436 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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