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 
27,198 
17,244 
8,638 
1,316 
15,482 
11,716 
$1,000 
242,500 
39,999 
182,847 
19,654 
120,050 
122,450 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,666 
12,035 
3,110 
521 
8,622 
7,044 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,325 
3,703 
2,200 
422 
3,707 
2,618 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,280 
1,266 
1,777 
237 
2,035 
1,245 
$25,000 to $49,999 
791 
145 
578 
68 
520 
271 
$50,000 or more 
1,136 
95 
973 
68 
598 
538 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
21,345 
14,374 
6,031 
940 
11,261 
10,084 
$1,000 
598,201 
309,278 
263,854 
25,068 
326,079 
272,122 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,674 
10,048 
3,073 
553 
6,992 
6,682 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
3,052 
1,733 
262 
2,789 
2,258 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,449 
691 
667 
91 
835 
614 
$100,000 to $249,999 
729 
384 
321 
24 
416 
313 
$250,000 or more 
446 
199 
237 
10 
229 
217 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
13,387 
8,398 
4,368 
621 
7,129 
6,258 
$1,000 
124,223 
65,588 
53,732 
4,903 
51,655 
72,568 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,237 
7,933 
2,823 
481 
5,714 
5,523 
$1,000 
473,978 
243,690 
210,123 
20,164 
274,423 
199,554 
Feed purchased 
farms 
50,685 
36,624 
11,966 
2,095 
28,055 
22,630 
$1,000 
1,176,273 
671,233 
464,870 
40,170 
632,884 
543,390 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,219 
26,380 
6,541 
1,298 
18,721 
15,498 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,847 
7,071 
3,259 
517 
6,158 
4,689 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,360 
2,551 
1,564 
245 
2,554 
1,806 
$100,000 to $249,999 
564 
220 
323 
21 
277 
287 
$250,000 or more 
695 
402 
279 
14 
345 
350 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
74,307 
56,168 
15,146 
2,993 
43,562 
30,745 
$1,000 
268,528 
107,573 
145,847 
15,108 
141,538 
126,990 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
64,864 
52,330 
10,067 
2,467 
38,160 
26,704 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,713 
3,434 
3,818 
461 
4,527 
3,186 
$25,000 to $49,999 
949 
230 
696 
23 
528 
421 
$50,000 or more 
781 
174 
565 
42 
347 
434 
Utilities 
farms 
49,293 
35,844 
11,929 
1,520 
27,601 
21,692 
$1,000 
108,946 
60,878 
43,621 
4,447 
55,806 
53,141 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
30,224 
24,164 
5,254 
806 
17,253 
12,971 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,431 
10,057 
4,834 
540 
8,534 
6,897 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,132 
1,391 
1,593 
148 
1,603 
1,529 
$25,000 to $49,999 
357 
155 
187 
15 
156 
201 
$50,000 or more 
149 
77 
61 
11 
55 
94 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
60,318 
44,254 
13,719 
2,345 
34,640 
25,678 
$1,000 
279,056 
126,443 
139,703 
12,909 
143,375 
135,682 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,919 
39,385 
8,672 
1,862 
28,688 
21,231 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,481 
4,313 
3,769 
399 
4,993 
3,488 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,136 
349 
741 
46 
607 
529 
$50,000 or more 
782 
207 
537 
38 
352 
430 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
19,586 
12,496 
6,187 
903 
11,156 
8,430 
$1,000 
377,169 
191,226 
162,536 
23,407 
173,725 
203,444 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,213 
9,375 
3,303 
535 
7,626 
5,587 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,762 
2,007 
1,532 
223 
2,193 
1,569 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,965 
848 
1,021 
96 
1,082 
883 
$100,000 to $249,999 
449 
164 
251 
34 
184 
265 
$250,000 or more 
197 
102 
80 
15 
71 
126 
Contract labor 
farms 
7,683 
4,887 
2,464 
332 
4,341 
3,342 
$1,000 
76,523 
29,103 
43,423 
3,998 
43,868 
32,655 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,167 
1,719 
377 
71 
1,174 
993 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,872 
1,942 
828 
102 
1,657 
1,215 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,863 
943 
801 
119 
1,057 
806 
$25,000 to $49,999 
473 
214 
238 
21 
279 
194 
$50,000 or more 
308 
69 
220 
19 
174 
134 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
12,695 
8,307 
3,794 
594 
7,383 
5,312 
$1,000 
55,440 
23,377 
27,913 
4,151 
28,436 
27,005 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,305 
4,674 
1,370 
261 
3,691 
2,614 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,188 
2,645 
1,320 
223 
2,443 
1,745 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,843 
853 
900 
90 
1,073 
770 
$25,000 to $49,999 
227 
98 
119 
10 
119 
108 
$50,000 or more 
132 
37 
85 
10 
57 
75 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
12,478 
32 
10,424 
2,022 
7,448 
5,030 
$1,000 
258,029 
440 
218,082 
39,507 
123,743 
134,286 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,830 
26 
6,540 
1,264 
4,718 
3,112 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,565 
1 
1,253 
311 
932 
633 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,439 
1 
1,187 
251 
863 
576 
$25,000 or more 
1,644 
4 
1,444 
196 
935 
709 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
