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 
42,915 
16,883 
21,474 
4,558 
25,893 
17,022 
$1,000 
1,548,460 
219,105 
1,174,961 
154,394 
783,829 
764,631 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,629 
5,144 
1,164 
321 
3,667 
2,962 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,457 
4,390 
2,241 
826 
4,780 
2,677 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,393 
5,629 
6,845 
1,919 
9,298 
5,095 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,622 
1,025 
3,946 
651 
3,467 
2,155 
$50,000 or more 
8,814 
695 
7,278 
841 
4,681 
4,133 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
18,527 
9,393 
8,060 
1,074 
9,413 
9,114 
$1,000 
1,301,768 
454,729 
729,978 
117,061 
611,179 
690,589 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,714 
6,104 
3,173 
437 
4,801 
4,913 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,119 
1,788 
2,046 
285 
2,226 
1,893 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,123 
701 
1,234 
188 
1,128 
995 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,264 
389 
801 
74 
643 
621 
$250,000 or more 
1,307 
411 
806 
90 
615 
692 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,241 
4,298 
4,410 
533 
4,611 
4,630 
$1,000 
163,055 
49,440 
102,180 
11,435 
57,291 
105,764 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
11,859 
6,314 
4,866 
679 
6,042 
5,817 
$1,000 
1,138,713 
405,289 
627,798 
105,626 
553,888 
584,825 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,486 
18,206 
12,651 
1,629 
16,697 
15,789 
$1,000 
2,961,840 
1,281,250 
1,477,671 
202,919 
1,267,113 
1,694,727 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,002 
10,425 
4,057 
520 
7,753 
7,249 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,702 
4,721 
3,488 
493 
4,716 
3,986 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,961 
1,858 
2,744 
359 
2,545 
2,416 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,753 
463 
1,177 
113 
819 
934 
$250,000 or more 
2,068 
739 
1,185 
144 
864 
1,204 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
70,481 
40,610 
24,513 
5,358 
41,921 
28,560 
$1,000 
798,828 
185,707 
541,208 
71,912 
390,498 
408,330 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,307 
33,915 
7,547 
2,845 
26,891 
17,416 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,158 
5,638 
10,680 
1,840 
11,144 
7,014 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,611 
570 
3,675 
366 
2,463 
2,148 
$50,000 or more 
3,405 
487 
2,611 
307 
1,423 
1,982 
Utilities 
farms 
54,750 
28,342 
22,766 
3,642 
31,787 
22,963 
$1,000 
274,491 
94,901 
156,812 
22,777 
128,921 
145,571 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,631 
12,661 
3,072 
898 
10,070 
6,561 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,236 
12,480 
11,002 
1,754 
15,442 
9,794 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,484 
2,817 
7,811 
856 
5,797 
5,687 
$25,000 to $49,999 
878 
182 
616 
80 
293 
585 
$50,000 or more 
521 
202 
265 
54 
185 
336 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
63,055 
34,539 
23,781 
4,735 
37,300 
25,755 
$1,000 
964,212 
220,821 
659,872 
83,519 
470,324 
493,889 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,291 
26,034 
6,080 
2,177 
20,614 
13,677 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,335 
6,827 
9,826 
1,682 
1 1 ,433 
6,902 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,776 
1,027 
4,259 
490 
3,213 
2,563 
$50,000 or more 
4,653 
651 
3,616 
386 
2,040 
2,613 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
22,595 
8,989 
11,638 
1,968 
12,160 
10,435 
$1,000 
692,816 
223,649 
398,648 
70,519 
249,865 
442,951 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,270 
5,787 
4,603 
880 
6,660 
4,610 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,110 
1,861 
3,693 
556 
3,307 
2,803 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,837 
934 
2,553 
350 
1,744 
2,093 
$100,000 to $249,999 
918 
241 
554 
123 
308 
610 
$250,000 or more 
460 
166 
235 
59 
141 
319 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,418 
2,167 
1,904 
347 
2,464 
1,954 
$1,000 
53,564 
19,077 
29,012 
5,475 
25,470 
28,094 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,033 
723 
242 
68 
612 
421 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,642 
851 
662 
129 
956 
686 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,300 
441 
746 
113 
698 
602 
$25,000 to $49,999 
254 
93 
150 
11 
115 
139 
$50,000 or more 
189 
59 
104 
26 
83 
106 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
23,685 
10,026 
11,496 
2,163 
14,012 
9,673 
$1,000 
274,752 
71,589 
172,218 
30,946 
129,361 
145,392 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,675 
3,562 
1,721 
392 
3,486 
2,189 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,469 
3,754 
3,912 
803 
5,191 
3,278 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,396 
2,244 
4,424 
728 
4,276 
3,120 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,279 
291 
867 
121 
701 
578 
$50,000 or more 
866 
175 
572 
119 
358 
508 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
27,660 
71 
22,713 
4,876 
16,562 
11,098 
$1,000 
1,831,867 
1,534 
1,529,427 
300,905 
886,120 
945,747 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,803 
41 
5,805 
957 
4,024 
2,779 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,940 
11 
2,314 
615 
1,842 
1,098 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,279 
6 
4,072 
1,201 
3,388 
1,891 
$25,000 or more 
12,638 
13 
10,522 
2,103 
7,308 
5,330 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
