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 
15,540 
3,620 
9,932 
1,988 
9,483 
6,057 
$1,000 
891,976 
89,961 
714,011 
88,004 
455,038 
436,937 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,649 
1,023 
514 
112 
981 
668 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
967 
1,139 
358 
1,524 
940 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,209 
994 
2,455 
760 
2,743 
1,466 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,234 
239 
1,699 
296 
1,440 
794 
$50,000 or more 
4,984 
397 
4,125 
462 
2,795 
2,189 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,183 
2,392 
4,143 
648 
3,747 
3,436 
$1,000 
291,801 
70,893 
201,042 
19,865 
141,093 
150,708 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,740 
1,306 
1,194 
240 
1,449 
1,291 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,809 
768 
1,782 
259 
1,462 
1,347 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,191 
230 
853 
108 
615 
576 
$1 00,000 to $249,999 
271 
44 
193 
34 
128 
143 
$250,000 or more 
172 
44 
121 
7 
93 
79 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,772 
1,580 
3,637 
555 
3,035 
2,737 
$1,000 
101,420 
21,694 
71,680 
8,045 
50,340 
51,080 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,666 
1,185 
1,300 
181 
1,300 
1,366 
$1,000 
190,381 
49,199 
129,362 
1 1 ,820 
90,753 
99,628 
Feed purchased 
farms 
11,830 
4,894 
5,915 
1,021 
6,354 
5,476 
$1,000 
324,796 
113,800 
188,816 
22,180 
156,328 
168,468 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,363 
2,721 
2,134 
508 
2,894 
2,469 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,105 
1,503 
2,243 
359 
2,229 
1,876 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,865 
532 
1,202 
131 
981 
884 
$100,000 to $249,999 
323 
75 
238 
10 
163 
160 
$250,000 or more 
174 
63 
98 
13 
87 
87 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
28,056 
13,191 
12,127 
2,738 
17,399 
10,657 
$1,000 
538,408 
82,560 
410,110 
45,739 
278,055 
260,353 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,116 
10,600 
2,271 
1,245 
9,153 
4,963 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,825 
2,010 
4,800 
1,015 
4,855 
2,970 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,269 
304 
2,709 
256 
1,993 
1,276 
$50,000 or more 
2,846 
277 
2,347 
222 
1,398 
1,448 
Utilities 
farms 
22,365 
8,898 
1 1 ,502 
1,965 
13,437 
8,928 
$1,000 
122,072 
28,988 
83,949 
9,136 
63,495 
58,577 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,573 
3,067 
1,050 
456 
2,904 
1,669 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,365 
4,905 
5,430 
1,030 
7,094 
4,271 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,816 
807 
4,579 
430 
3,179 
2,637 
$25,000 to $49,999 
388 
64 
292 
32 
168 
220 
$50,000 or more 
223 
55 
151 
17 
92 
131 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
25,081 
10,805 
1 1 ,838 
2,438 
15,427 
9,654 
$1,000 
547,670 
83,630 
418,411 
45,629 
287,964 
259,706 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,097 
7,873 
2,178 
1,046 
7,166 
3,931 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,757 
2,274 
4,542 
941 
4,806 
2,951 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,229 
380 
2,594 
255 
1,959 
1,270 
$50,000 or more 
2,998 
278 
2,524 
196 
1,496 
1,502 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
9,300 
2,628 
5,859 
813 
5,297 
4,003 
$1,000 
280,464 
53,094 
196,960 
30,409 
128,550 
151,913 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,585 
1,648 
1,616 
321 
2,256 
1,329 
$5,000 to $24,999 
636 
2,124 
263 
1,729 
1,294 
$25,000 to $99,999 
223 
1,737 
160 
1,076 
1,044 
$100,000 to $249,999 
89 
301 
44 
186 
248 
$250,000 or more 
138 
32 
81 
25 
50 
88 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,143 
702 
1,268 
173 
1,242 
901 
$1,000 
33,848 
8,515 
21,813 
3,520 
18,060 
15,788 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
297 
175 
102 
20 
182 
115 
$1,000 to $4,999 
747 
284 
396 
67 
441 
306 
$5,000 to $24,999 
713 
150 
501 
62 
423 
290 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
71 
166 
13 
131 
119 
$50,000 or more 
136 
22 
103 
11 
65 
71 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
9,374 
2,691 
5,720 
963 
5,642 
3,732 
$1,000 
177,138 
29,929 
130,436 
16,772 
88,353 
88,785 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,490 
813 
534 
143 
928 
562 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,979 
1,102 
1,550 
327 
1,818 
1,161 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,143 
550 
2,257 
336 
1,936 
1,207 
$25,000 to $49,999 
977 
137 
756 
84 
607 
370 
$50,000 or more 
785 
89 
623 
73 
353 
432 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,102 
1,039 
11,491 
2,572 
8,901 
6,201 
$1,000 
938,732 
9,510 
802,230 
126,993 
472,813 
465,920 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,276 
535 
2,159 
582 
1,866 
1,410 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,588 
131 
1,062 
395 
1,009 
579 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,912 
358 
2,029 
525 
1,791 
1,121 
$25,000 or more 
7,326 
15 
6,241 
1,070 
4,235 
3,091 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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