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 
15,146 
7,918 
6,470 
758 
7,414 
7,732 
$1,000 
222,731 
55,314 
153,837 
13,580 
85,403 
137,328 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,839 
4,317 
1,321 
201 
2,941 
2,898 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,201 
2,196 
1,742 
263 
2,145 
2,056 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,455 
1,112 
2,119 
224 
1,707 
1,748 
$25,000 to $49,999 
733 
142 
559 
32 
312 
421 
$50,000 or more 
918 
151 
729 
38 
309 
609 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,255 
6,122 
3,720 
413 
4,568 
5,687 
$1,000 
139,833 
50,157 
83,945 
5,731 
56,459 
83,375 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,336 
4,785 
2,261 
290 
3,250 
4,086 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,086 
1,065 
931 
90 
957 
1,129 
$25,000 to $99,999 
604 
213 
367 
24 
278 
326 
$100,000 to $249,999 
126 
29 
89 
8 
45 
81 
$250,000 or more 
103 
30 
72 
1 
38 
65 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,449 
2,745 
2,474 
230 
2,470 
2,979 
$1,000 
72,677 
20,956 
49,724 
1,997 
32,503 
40,174 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,538 
4,356 
1,928 
254 
2,816 
3,722 
$1,000 
67,156 
29,201 
34,221 
3,735 
23,956 
43,200 
Feed purchased 
farms 
21,869 
13,699 
7,323 
847 
9,983 
11,886 
$1,000 
1,007,295 
218,329 
743,920 
45,047 
265,482 
741,813 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,764 
8,670 
2,747 
347 
5,592 
6,172 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,283 
3,461 
1,628 
194 
2,390 
2,893 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,321 
1,268 
1,815 
238 
1,536 
1,785 
$100,000 to $249,999 
920 
220 
648 
52 
328 
592 
$250,000 or more 
581 
80 
485 
16 
137 
444 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
34,584 
22,970 
10,213 
1,401 
17,511 
17,073 
$1,000 
313,194 
79,882 
222,173 
11,139 
105,670 
207,524 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,033 
20,059 
5,042 
932 
13,659 
12,374 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,366 
2,499 
3,466 
401 
3,103 
3,263 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,070 
240 
797 
33 
410 
660 
$50,000 or more 
1,115 
172 
908 
35 
339 
776 
Utilities 
farms 
25,776 
15,962 
8,794 
1,020 
12,623 
13,153 
$1,000 
130,377 
42,955 
80,759 
6,663 
44,644 
85,732 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,627 
8,196 
2,138 
293 
5,566 
5,061 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,008 
6,085 
3,464 
459 
5,072 
4,936 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,287 
1,485 
2,580 
222 
1,758 
2,529 
$25,000 to $49,999 
505 
131 
349 
25 
148 
357 
$50,000 or more 
349 
65 
263 
21 
79 
270 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
30,573 
19,649 
9,641 
1,283 
15,295 
15,278 
$1,000 
424,483 
100,234 
309,166 
15,083 
138,407 
286,076 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,849 
16,080 
4,025 
744 
10,819 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,536 
2,888 
3,230 
418 
3,348 
3,188 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,661 
440 
1,149 
72 
651 
1,010 
$50,000 or more 
1,527 
241 
1,237 
49 
477 
1,050 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
10,345 
5,468 
4,374 
503 
4,696 
5,649 
$1,000 
730,687 
238,280 
453,525 
38,881 
209,604 
521,083 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,615 
2,319 
1,133 
163 
1,839 
1,776 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,829 
1,510 
1,166 
153 
1,365 
1,464 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,398 
1,120 
1,179 
99 
1,028 
1,370 
$100,000 to $249,999 
835 
337 
450 
48 
309 
526 
$250,000 or more 
668 
182 
446 
40 
155 
513 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,535 
1,611 
813 
111 
1,163 
1,372 
$1,000 
40,594 
18,957 
20,415 
1,222 
12,990 
27,603 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
513 
394 
99 
20 
227 
286 
$1,000 to $4,999 
945 
619 
280 
46 
472 
473 
$5,000 to $24,999 
781 
444 
302 
35 
353 
428 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
101 
71 
5 
71 
106 
$50,000 or more 
119 
53 
61 
5 
40 
79 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,451 
3,208 
3,914 
329 
3,574 
3,877 
$1,000 
101,449 
16,706 
80,634 
4,108 
33,131 
68,318 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,101 
1,246 
783 
72 
1,060 
1,041 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,520 
1,218 
1,166 
136 
1,313 
1,207 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,080 
640 
1,357 
83 
960 
1,120 
$25,000 to $49,999 
395 
73 
299 
23 
144 
251 
$50,000 or more 
355 
31 
309 
15 
97 
258 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
8,923 
37 
7,785 
1,101 
4,370 
4,553 
$1,000 
130,799 
526 
112,295 
17,977 
48,074 
82,725 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,145 
24 
4,600 
521 
2,686 
2,459 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,358 
3 
1,148 
207 
656 
702 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,321 
8 
1,078 
235 
621 
700 
$25,000 or more 
1,099 
2 
959 
138 
407 
692 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
