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 
37,610 
20,824 
14,364 
2,422 
20,507 
17,103 
$1,000 
635,310 
115,154 
450,716 
69,440 
326,328 
308,982 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,208 
10,717 
2,969 
522 
6,925 
7,283 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,089 
5,715 
2,819 
555 
5,034 
4,055 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,226 
3,434 
4,080 
712 
5,077 
3,149 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,613 
553 
1,840 
220 
1,653 
960 
$50,000 or more 
3,474 
405 
2,656 
413 
1,818 
1,656 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
27,112 
16,104 
9,660 
1,348 
13,057 
14,055 
$1,000 
906,474 
478,084 
393,401 
34,988 
441,698 
464,776 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,995 
10,716 
4,532 
747 
7,442 
8,553 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,172 
3,728 
3,024 
420 
3,632 
3,540 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,257 
896 
1,256 
105 
1,150 
1,107 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,020 
507 
478 
35 
521 
499 
$250,000 or more 
668 
257 
370 
41 
312 
356 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
18,367 
9,875 
7,503 
989 
8,920 
9,447 
$1,000 
209,880 
102,638 
96,342 
10,900 
99,060 
110,820 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,517 
8,227 
3,747 
543 
5,717 
6,800 
$1,000 
696,594 
375,446 
297,059 
24,089 
342,638 
353,956 
Feed purchased 
farms 
63,616 
42,555 
18,236 
2,825 
32,148 
31,468 
$1,000 
1,989,225 
1,280,218 
650,563 
58,444 
792,774 
1,196,451 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
37,913 
28,520 
7,711 
1,682 
19,183 
18,730 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,158 
10,542 
6,786 
830 
9,250 
8,908 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,373 
2,479 
2,675 
219 
2,760 
2,613 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,039 
338 
644 
57 
480 
559 
$250,000 or more 
1,133 
676 
420 
37 
475 
658 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
94,220 
65,895 
23,871 
4,454 
51,084 
43,136 
$1,000 
507,282 
178,640 
286,768 
41,873 
249,374 
257,908 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
76,409 
59,837 
13,391 
3,181 
41,226 
35,183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,869 
5,249 
7,719 
901 
7,899 
5,970 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,258 
472 
1,604 
182 
1,202 
1,056 
$50,000 or more 
1,684 
337 
1,157 
190 
757 
927 
Utilities 
farms 
63,618 
41,942 
19,186 
2,490 
33,532 
30,086 
$1,000 
162,386 
84,129 
70,042 
8,215 
76,415 
85,971 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
32,783 
25,142 
6,541 
1,100 
17,462 
15,321 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,237 
14,770 
9,454 
1,013 
13,322 
11,915 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,922 
1,768 
2,831 
323 
2,467 
2,455 
$25,000 to $49,999 
416 
146 
228 
42 
188 
228 
$50,000 or more 
260 
116 
132 
12 
93 
167 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
79,184 
53,369 
22,200 
3,615 
42,296 
36,888 
$1,000 
514,423 
188,450 
290,200 
35,773 
252,164 
262,259 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
60,095 
46,092 
11,575 
2,428 
32,038 
28,057 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,845 
6,343 
7,670 
832 
8,119 
6,726 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,497 
597 
1,717 
183 
1,335 
1,162 
$50,000 or more 
1,747 
337 
1,238 
172 
804 
943 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
20,702 
11,480 
8,057 
1,165 
10,655 
10,047 
$1,000 
405,792 
195,539 
178,653 
31,600 
156,909 
248,883 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,050 
8,385 
4,076 
589 
6,852 
6,198 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,307 
1,943 
2,105 
259 
2,265 
2,042 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,689 
951 
1,501 
237 
1,301 
1,388 
$100,000 to $249,999 
507 
129 
309 
69 
190 
317 
$250,000 or more 
149 
72 
66 
11 
47 
102 
Contract labor 
farms 
7,575 
4,796 
2,459 
320 
3,936 
3,639 
$1,000 
56,130 
26,954 
26,123 
3,053 
26,548 
29,582 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,425 
1,862 
503 
60 
1,253 
1,172 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,065 
1,970 
965 
130 
1,613 
1,452 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,648 
787 
755 
106 
844 
804 
$25,000 to $49,999 
289 
121 
154 
14 
158 
131 
$50,000 or more 
148 
56 
82 
10 
68 
80 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
22,052 
13,253 
7,648 
1,151 
11,881 
10,171 
$1,000 
134,066 
58,286 
62,330 
13,450 
67,915 
66,152 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,300 
5,946 
2,012 
342 
4,306 
3,994 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,350 
4,956 
2,955 
439 
4,642 
3,708 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,531 
2,085 
2,163 
283 
2,495 
2,036 
$25,000 to $49,999 
532 
155 
338 
39 
287 
245 
$50,000 or more 
339 
111 
180 
48 
151 
188 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
22,674 
115 
19,115 
3,444 
12,613 
10,061 
$1,000 
473,645 
804 
387,893 
84,948 
233,997 
239,648 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,637 
100 
10,618 
1,919 
6,787 
5,850 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,198 
6 
2,751 
441 
1,792 
1,406 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,253 
2 
2,757 
494 
1,975 
1,278 
$25,000 or more 
3,586 
7 
2,989 
590 
2,059 
1,527 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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