Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
15,540 
13,634 
1,265 
823 
$1,000 
891,976 
642,522 
179,989 
139,268 
Farms with expenses ef- 
$1 to $999 
1,649 
1,514 
94 
63 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
2,305 
122 
58 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,209 
3,858 
224 
132 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,234 
2,031 
131 
81 
$50,000 or more 
4,984 
3,926 
694 
489 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
7,183 
6,552 
467 
282 
$1,000 
291,801 
204,328 
68,513 
59,921 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,740 
2,572 
118 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,809 
2,575 
180 
96 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,191 
1,050 
109 
72 
$100,000 to $249,999 
271 
230 
30 
18 
$250,000 or more 
172 
125 
30 
26 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
5,772 
5,269 
386 
225 
$1,000 
101,420 
85,361 
12,107 
8,860 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
2,666 
2,426 
157 
103 
$1,000 
190,381 
118,966 
56,406 
51,062 
Feed purchased farms 
11,830 
10,894 
675 
406 
$1,000 
324,796 
212,307 
75,600 
63,228 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,363 
5,082 
193 
116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,105 
3,824 
220 
125 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,865 
1,634 
170 
106 
$100,000 to $249,999 
323 
252 
49 
26 
$250,000 or more 
174 
102 
43 
33 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
28,056 
25,100 
1,925 
1,203 
$1,000 
538,408 
398,392 
101,456 
75,369 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,116 
12,970 
727 
429 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,825 
7,226 
409 
246 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,269 
2,890 
213 
115 
$50,000 or more 
2,846 
2,014 
576 
413 
Utilities farms 
22,365 
19,932 
1,600 
1,027 
$1,000 
122,072 
89,223 
23,535 
18,276 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,573 
4,221 
245 
154 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
11,365 
10,520 
542 
321 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,816 
4,845 
625 
403 
$25,000 to $49,999 
388 
245 
101 
78 
$50,000 or more 
223 
101 
87 
71 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
25,081 
22,361 
1,777 
1,120 
$1,000 
547,670 
411,148 
95,194 
70,722 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,097 
10,172 
600 
360 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,757 
7,151 
389 
209 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,229 
2,842 
242 
153 
$50,000 or more 
2,998 
2,196 
546 
398 
Hired farm labor farms 
9,300 
7,698 
970 
671 
$1,000 
280,464 
160,954 
70,694 
57,399 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,585 
3,218 
210 
131 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,023 
2,650 
236 
147 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,120 
1,579 
347 
249 
$100,000 to $249,999 
434 
211 
121 
93 
$250,000 or more 
138 
40 
56 
51 
Contract labor farms 
2,143 
1,827 
193 
129 
$1,000 
33,848 
22,604 
6,355 
4,463 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
297 
276 
9 
7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
747 
669 
45 
33 
$5,000 to $24,999 
713 
601 
71 
44 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
188 
42 
27 
$50,000 or more 
136 
93 
26 
18 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
9,374 
8,220 
768 
509 
$1,000 
177,138 
124,311 
38,831 
32,031 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,490 
1,368 
80 
43 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,979 
2,725 
174 
105 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,143 
2,802 
205 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
977 
788 
120 
76 
$50,000 or more 
785 
537 
189 
150 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
15,102 
13,371 
1,126 
723 
$1,000 
938,732 
665,460 
187,112 
137,898 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,276 
3,059 
142 
72 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,588 
1,496 
60 
36 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,912 
2,669 
167 
90 
$25,000 or more 
7,326 
6,147 
757 
525 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
136 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
