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 
14,485 
8,016 
5,584 
885 
7,749 
6,736 
$1,000 
152,365 
46,825 
86,065 
19,475 
63,283 
89,083 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,517 
5,901 
2,267 
349 
4,427 
4,090 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,125 
1,489 
1,448 
188 
1,765 
1,360 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,789 
488 
1,113 
188 
998 
791 
$25,000 to $49,999 
446 
58 
328 
60 
248 
198 
$50,000 or more 
608 
80 
428 
100 
311 
297 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
13,722 
7,722 
5,246 
754 
6,954 
6,768 
$1,000 
424,722 
215,078 
195,310 
14,334 
240,029 
184,693 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,311 
5,258 
2,633 
420 
4,054 
4,257 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,239 
1,561 
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if 
230 
1,769 
1,470 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,224 
501 
72 
667 
557 
$100,000 to $249,999 
666 
290 
Jf, 
28 
321 
345 
$250,000 or more 
282 
112 
166 
4 
143 
139 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,395 
3,493 
3,471 
431 
3,760 
3,635 
$1,000 
57,220 
22,807 
31,388 
3,025 
26,395 
30,825 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,369 
5,150 
2,786 
433 
4,140 
4,229 
$1,000 
367,502 
192,271 
163,922 
11,309 
213,634 
153,868 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,768 
20,739 
10,361 
1,668 
17,570 
15,198 
$1,000 
1,067,299 
562,965 
468,136 
36,198 
500,303 
566,996 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,799 
14,261 
5,576 
962 
11,119 
9,680 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,971 
4,712 
2,796 
463 
4,349 
3,622 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,517 
1,142 
1,194 
181 
1,428 
1,089 
$100,000 to $249,999 
587 
148 
408 
31 
281 
306 
$250,000 or more 
894 
476 
387 
31 
393 
501 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
44,347 
29,516 
12,464 
2,367 
25,025 
19,322 
$1,000 
190,119 
65,882 
108,295 
15,942 
96,399 
93,720 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,000 
27,512 
8,635 
1,853 
21,565 
16,435 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,920 
1,702 
2,838 
380 
2,790 
2,130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
209 
551 
73 
380 
453 
$50,000 or more 
594 
93 
440 
61 
290 
304 
Utilities 
farms 
25,648 
16,054 
8,348 
1,246 
13,722 
1 1 ,926 
$1,000 
70,860 
34,122 
31,801 
4,937 
34,686 
36,174 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,223 
10,591 
4,028 
604 
8,425 
6,798 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,690 
4,387 
2,881 
422 
3,993 
3,697 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,365 
932 
1,244 
189 
1,159 
1,206 
$25,000 to $49,999 
252 
92 
138 
22 
89 
163 
$50,000 or more 
118 
52 
57 
9 
56 
62 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
36,935 
23,603 
11,348 
1,984 
20,522 
16,413 
$1,000 
221,152 
76,642 
125,585 
18,925 
106,546 
114,606 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,836 
21,031 
7,337 
1,468 
16,746 
13,090 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,382 
2,168 
2,885 
329 
2,964 
2,418 
$25,000 to $49,999 
997 
246 
648 
103 
489 
508 
$50,000 or more 
720 
158 
478 
84 
323 
397 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
12,718 
6,993 
4,940 
785 
6,810 
5,908 
$1,000 
354,999 
134,358 
179,956 
40,685 
140,379 
214,620 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,052 
4,277 
2,444 
331 
4,057 
2,995 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,929 
1,581 
1,170 
178 
1,507 
1,422 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,068 
900 
968 
200 
975 
1,093 
$100,000 to $249,999 
493 
183 
261 
49 
216 
277 
$250,000 or more 
176 
52 
97 
27 
55 
121 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,920 
2,494 
1,161 
265 
1,984 
1,936 
$1,000 
40,125 
16,815 
19,613 
3,697 
19,747 
20,378 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,142 
815 
262 
65 
584 
558 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,474 
989 
374 
111 
765 
709 
$5,000 to $24,999 
963 
554 
358 
51 
467 
496 
$25,000 to $49,999 
202 
97 
86 
19 
92 
110 
$50,000 or more 
139 
39 
81 
19 
76 
63 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,273 
3,840 
2,976 
457 
4,057 
3,216 
$1,000 
47,027 
16,644 
26,421 
3,962 
23,831 
23,196 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,412 
2,108 
1,154 
150 
1,989 
1,423 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,044 
1,015 
879 
150 
1,161 
883 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,444 
621 
700 
123 
750 
694 
$25,000 to $49,999 
248 
70 
157 
21 
103 
145 
$50,000 or more 
125 
26 
86 
13 
54 
71 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1 1 ,352 
28 
9,461 
1,863 
6,805 
4,547 
$1,000 
123,416 
124 
99,460 
23,831 
67,193 
56,223 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,994 
25 
6,735 
1,234 
4,919 
3,075 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,185 
- 
977 
208 
664 
521 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,126 
2 
918 
206 
666 
460 
$25,000 or more 
1,047 
1 
831 
215 
556 
491 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
