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 
37,529 
18,404 
16,375 
2,750 
21,776 
15,753 
$1,000 
711,750 
108,184 
538,429 
65,137 
347,281 
364,469 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,917 
7,903 
1,645 
369 
5,223 
4,694 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,629 
5,969 
2,867 
793 
5,859 
3,770 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,835 
3,842 
5,958 
1,035 
6,769 
4,066 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,451 
432 
2,729 
290 
2,109 
1,342 
$50,000 or more 
3,697 
258 
3,176 
263 
1,816 
1,881 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
19,332 
12,207 
6,217 
908 
9,071 
10,261 
$1,000 
473,494 
211,100 
238,334 
24,061 
207,361 
266,134 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,590 
9,527 
3,482 
581 
6,262 
7,328 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,513 
1,790 
1,514 
209 
1,762 
1,751 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,216 
534 
632 
50 
587 
629 
$100,000 to $249,999 
590 
220 
323 
47 
281 
309 
$250,000 or more 
423 
136 
266 
21 
179 
244 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,355 
5,469 
3,369 
517 
4,369 
4,986 
$1,000 
102,128 
50,758 
46,589 
4,782 
40,686 
61,443 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,880 
8,504 
3,812 
564 
5,921 
6,959 
$1,000 
371,366 
160,342 
191,745 
19,279 
166,675 
204,691 
Feed purchased 
farms 
38,782 
26,594 
10,640 
1,548 
19,073 
19,709 
$1,000 
1,521,609 
825,578 
606,429 
89,602 
598,499 
923,110 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,997 
19,005 
5,248 
744 
s 81 
12,398 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,756 
5,589 
2,704 
463 
4,532 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,940 
1,280 
1,443 
217 
1,567 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,044 
333 
648 
63 
471 
573 
$250,000 or more 
1,045 
387 
597 
61 
406 
639 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
71,230 
47,238 
20,362 
3,630 
40,265 
30,965 
$1,000 
419,513 
1 1 1 ,095 
277,512 
30,905 
196,735 
222,778 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
55,655 
43,322 
9,855 
2,478 
31,612 
24,043 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,988 
3,483 
7,606 
899 
7,079 
4,909 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,223 
260 
1,820 
143 
1,108 
1,115 
$50,000 or more 
1,364 
173 
1,081 
110 
466 
898 
Utilities 
farms 
47,649 
28,697 
16,742 
2,210 
26,248 
21,401 
$1,000 
157,806 
70,353 
77,406 
10,047 
72,936 
84,870 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23,281 
17,480 
4,932 
869 
13,174 
10,107 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18,340 
9,512 
7,943 
885 
10,387 
7,953 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,337 
1,481 
3,447 
409 
2,455 
2,882 
$25,000 to $49,999 
432 
110 
296 
26 
146 
286 
$50,000 or more 
259 
114 
124 
21 
86 
173 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
60,146 
37,721 
19,238 
3,187 
33,813 
26,333 
$1,000 
518,932 
147,016 
335,649 
36,267 
248,739 
270,193 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,736 
32,158 
7,706 
1,872 
23,556 
18,180 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,534 
4,853 
7,699 
982 
7,964 
5,570 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,956 
439 
2,326 
191 
1,545 
1,411 
$50,000 or more 
1,920 
271 
1,507 
142 
748 
1,172 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
17,035 
8,834 
7,198 
1,003 
8,695 
8,340 
$1 ,000 
527,247 
228,345 
253,002 
45,900 
175,916 
351,331 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,223 
6,197 
3,508 
518 
5,651 
4,572 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,629 
1,557 
1,830 
242 
1,787 
1,842 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,309 
754 
1,386 
169 
993 
1,316 
$100,000 to $249,999 
584 
198 
343 
43 
185 
399 
$250,000 or more 
290 
128 
131 
31 
79 
211 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,315 
2,636 
1,451 
228 
2,183 
2,132 
$1,000 
53,300 
31,688 
18,653 
2,959 
22,442 
30,858 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,312 
1,008 
262 
42 
675 
637 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,597 
969 
542 
86 
855 
742 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,070 
532 
465 
73 
520 
550 
$25,000 to $49,999 
171 
62 
98 
11 
72 
99 
$50,000 or more 
165 
65 
84 
16 
61 
104 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
17,300 
8,778 
7,324 
1,198 
9,918 
7,382 
$1,000 
113,253 
33,768 
68,034 
11,451 
52,978 
60,275 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,130 
4,243 
1,595 
292 
3,508 
2,622 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,712 
3,286 
2,872 
554 
4,051 
2,661 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,662 
1,087 
2,308 
267 
2,014 
1,648 
$25,000 to $49,999 
490 
93 
347 
50 
217 
273 
$50,000 or more 
306 
69 
202 
35 
128 
178 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
19,786 
99 
16,684 
3,003 
1 1 ,560 
8,226 
$1,000 
667,793 
1,810 
559,876 
106,107 
303,532 
364,262 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,966 
85 
6,732 
1,149 
4,639 
3,327 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,618 
2 
2,107 
509 
1,637 
981 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,740 
6 
3,087 
647 
2,306 
1,434 
$25,000 or more 
5,462 
6 
4,758 
698 
2,978 
2,484 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
216 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
