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 
2,790 
1,800 
549 
441 
1,274 
1,516 
$1,000 
39,460 
13,561 
20,322 
5,577 
10,040 
29,420 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,631 
1,222 
197 
212 
795 
836 
$1,000 to $4,999 
625 
357 
129 
139 
271 
354 
$5,000 to $24,999 
384 
156 
162 
66 
157 
227 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72 
29 
34 
9 
28 
44 
$50,000 or more 
78 
36 
27 
15 
23 
55 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,961 
1,376 
411 
174 
905 
1,056 
$1,000 
7,275 
3,897 
2,636 
742 
3,053 
4,221 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,660 
1,213 
315 
132 
778 
882 
$5,000 to $24,999 
252 
136 
79 
37 
111 
141 
$25,000 to $99,999 
43 
24 
15 
4 
15 
28 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
3 
1 
1 
- 
5 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
" 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
637 
429 
160 
48 
309 
328 
$1,000 
2,006 
1,012 
781 
213 
887 
1,120 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,612 
1,143 
328 
141 
720 
892 
$1,000 
5,268 
2,885 
1,855 
528 
2,167 
3,102 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,276 
3,256 
730 
290 
1,980 
2,296 
$1,000 
50,732 
26,314 
19,530 
4,889 
20,069 
30,663 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,650 
2,114 
377 
159 
1,300 
1,350 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,216 
927 
226 
63 
521 
695 
$25,000 to $99,999 
324 
187 
76 
61 
124 
200 
$100,000 to $249,999 
69 
26 
37 
6 
29 
40 
$250,000 or more 
17 
2 
14 
1 
6 
11 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
7,221 
5,353 
1,180 
688 
3,630 
3,591 
$1,000 
30,619 
14,928 
11,519 
4,172 
1 1 ,944 
18,675 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,100 
4,765 
763 
572 
3,134 
2,966 
$5,000 to $24,999 
904 
506 
308 
90 
425 
479 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
56 
70 
12 
48 
90 
$50,000 or more 
79 
26 
39 
14 
23 
56 
Utilities 
farms 
4,878 
3,512 
930 
436 
2,265 
2,613 
$1,000 
19,519 
10,357 
7,346 
1,816 
7,477 
12,042 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,336 
1,901 
273 
162 
1,187 
1,149 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,824 
1,256 
374 
194 
805 
1,019 
$5,000 to $24,999 
593 
300 
229 
64 
227 
366 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
36 
35 
11 
33 
49 
$50,000 or more 
43 
19 
19 
5 
13 
30 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
6,051 
4,362 
1,095 
594 
2,907 
3,144 
$1,000 
40,716 
18,659 
16,822 
5,235 
15,828 
24,888 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,644 
3,613 
605 
426 
2,326 
2,318 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,086 
609 
345 
132 
452 
634 
$25,000 to $49,999 
188 
94 
76 
18 
86 
102 
$50,000 or more 
133 
46 
69 
18 
43 
90 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,534 
1,644 
572 
318 
1,199 
1,335 
$1,000 
164,366 
83,178 
56,863 
24,325 
55,778 
108,587 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
791 
599 
88 
104 
449 
342 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
360 
143 
59 
291 
271 
$25,000 to $99,999 
776 
494 
198 
84 
336 
440 
$100,000 to $249,999 
278 
137 
89 
52 
83 
195 
$250,000 or more 
127 
54 
54 
19 
40 
87 
Contract labor 
farms 
946 
636 
199 
111 
447 
499 
$1,000 
20,919 
13,150 
5,915 
1,854 
9,338 
11,580 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132 
102 
19 
11 
65 
67 
$1,000 to $4,999 
309 
217 
45 
47 
153 
156 
$5,000 to $24,999 
328 
220 
81 
27 
152 
176 
$25,000 to $49,999 
110 
62 
28 
20 
46 
64 
$50,000 or more 
67 
35 
26 
6 
31 
36 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
741 
481 
188 
72 
368 
373 
$1,000 
8,592 
5,049 
3,284 
259 
4,478 
4,115 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
231 
155 
43 
33 
113 
118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
267 
199 
46 
22 
123 
144 
$5,000 to $24,999 
172 
96 
60 
16 
96 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
10 
24 
1 
21 
14 
$50,000 or more 
36 
21 
15 
- 
15 
21 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,186 
8 
666 
512 
552 
634 
$1,000 
9,502 
44 
6,250 
3,209 
3,816 
5,686 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
799 
2 
422 
375 
411 
388 
$5,000 to $9,999 
192 
6 
121 
65 
64 
128 
$10,000 to $24,999 
103 
- 
69 
34 
44 
59 
$25,000 or more 
92 
- 
54 
38 
33 
59 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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