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 
2,807 
1,888 
694 
225 
1,159 
1,648 
$1,000 
30,904 
10,581 
18,800 
1,522 
9,948 
20,956 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,617 
1,276 
227 
114 
664 
953 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
656 
407 
177 
72 
291 
365 
$5,000 to $24,999 
294 
133 
134 
27 
110 
184 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
43 
77 
6 
53 
73 
$50,000 or more 
114 
29 
79 
6 
41 
73 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,456 
1,807 
542 
107 
946 
1,510 
$1,000 
26,557 
17,671 
(D) 
(D) 
5,687 
20,870 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,078 
1,594 
400 
84 
782 
1,296 
$5,000 to $24,999 
308 
191 
101 
16 
136 
172 
$25,000 to $99,999 
59 
16 
36 
7 
25 
34 
$1 00,000 to $249,999 
5 
2 
3 
- 
1 
4 
$250,000 or more 
6 
4 
2 
- 
2 
4 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
946 
602 
288 
56 
329 
617 
$1,000 
3,163 
1,682 
(D) 
(D) 
913 
2,250 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,975 
1,526 
366 
83 
762 
1,213 
$1,000 
23,394 
15,989 
(D) 
(D) 
4,774 
18,620 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,659 
3,482 
980 
197 
1,927 
2,732 
$1,000 
104,563 
45,013 
44,694 
14,856 
29,067 
75,496 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,178 
2,561 
517 
100 
1,364 
1,814 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,113 
795 
249 
69 
435 
678 
$25,000 to $99,999 
266 
107 
139 
20 
95 
171 
$100,000 to $249,999 
52 
12 
38 
2 
21 
31 
$250,000 or more 
50 
7 
37 
6 
12 
38 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
7,676 
5,673 
1,572 
431 
3,494 
4,182 
$1,000 
40,871 
13,341 
24,029 
3,502 
14,004 
26,867 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,591 
5,264 
991 
336 
3,068 
3,523 
$5,000 to $24,999 
766 
345 
368 
53 
305 
461 
$25,000 to $49,999 
159 
30 
102 
27 
71 
88 
$50,000 or more 
160 
34 
111 
15 
50 
110 
Utilities 
farms 
4,813 
3,361 
1,224 
228 
2,060 
2,753 
$1,000 
21,672 
12,270 
8,574 
828 
5,889 
15,783 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,631 
2,134 
380 
117 
1,241 
1,390 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,597 
1,005 
513 
79 
621 
976 
$5,000 to $24,999 
484 
194 
263 
27 
163 
321 
$25,000 to $49,999 
64 
18 
43 
3 
25 
39 
$50,000 or more 
37 
10 
25 
2 
10 
27 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
6,293 
4,532 
1,455 
306 
2,738 
3,555 
$1,000 
53,481 
16,999 
31,989 
4,493 
16,989 
36,492 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,087 
4,056 
838 
193 
2,252 
2,835 
$5,000 to $24,999 
814 
391 
355 
68 
330 
484 
$25,000 to $49,999 
185 
41 
121 
23 
85 
100 
$50,000 or more 
207 
44 
141 
22 
71 
136 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
2,415 
1,439 
826 
150 
1,060 
1,355 
$1,000 
134,674 
52,987 
75,700 
5,987 
37,864 
96,810 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
964 
699 
233 
32 
467 
497 
$5,000 to $24,999 
722 
435 
217 
70 
317 
405 
$25,000 to $99,999 
477 
218 
224 
35 
198 
279 
$100,000 to $249,999 
163 
52 
103 
8 
55 
108 
$250,000 or more 
89 
35 
49 
5 
23 
66 
Contract labor 
farms 
771 
557 
178 
36 
335 
436 
$1,000 
15,752 
(D) 
9,383 
(D) 
4,568 
11,184 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
198 
146 
36 
16 
83 
115 
$1,000 to $4,999 
279 
231 
44 
4 
133 
146 
$5,000 to $24,999 
215 
143 
60 
12 
97 
118 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
21 
21 
3 
10 
35 
$50,000 or more 
34 
16 
17 
1 
12 
22 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
823 
475 
303 
45 
329 
494 
$1,000 
9,251 
3,205 
5,761 
285 
2,960 
6,291 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
368 
253 
96 
19 
138 
230 
$1,000 to $4,999 
279 
158 
105 
16 
123 
156 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
48 
59 
7 
47 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
7 
21 
1 
9 
20 
$50,000 or more 
33 
9 
22 
2 
12 
21 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,234 
5 
938 
291 
556 
678 
$1,000 
14,696 
(D) 
1 1 ,382 
(D) 
5,317 
9,379 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
745 
2 
565 
178 
355 
390 
$5,000 to $9,999 
171 
1 
127 
43 
75 
96 
$10,000 to $24,999 
201 
1 
151 
49 
80 
121 
$25,000 or more 
117 
1 
95 
21 
46 
71 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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