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 
4,620 
3,191 
1,259 
170 
2,375 
2,245 
$1,000 
11,538 
3,494 
7,291 
754 
4,198 
7,340 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,694 
2,756 
828 
110 
1,895 
1,799 
$1,000 to $4,999 
628 
342 
254 
32 
328 
300 
$5,000 to $24,999 
229 
81 
127 
21 
115 
114 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
8 
29 
3 
26 
14 
$50,000 or more 
29 
4 
21 
4 
11 
18 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,198 
4,011 
1,971 
216 
3,190 
3,008 
$1,000 
128,271 
63,737 
59,332 
5,202 
75,839 
52,432 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,435 
3,151 
1,143 
141 
2,243 
2,192 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
548 
467 
37 
591 
461 
$25,000 to $99,999 
419 
207 
191 
21 
218 
201 
$100,000 to $249,999 
215 
82 
120 
13 
99 
116 
$250,000 or more 
77 
23 
50 
4 
39 
38 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,343 
1,900 
1,299 
144 
1,736 
1,607 
$1,000 
22,374 
10,372 
9,928 
2,074 
12,534 
9,840 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,820 
2,636 
1,068 
116 
1,874 
1,946 
$1,000 
105,897 
53,365 
49,404 
3,129 
63,305 
42,593 
Feed purchased 
farms 
15,066 
10,652 
3,960 
454 
8,079 
6,987 
$1,000 
327,286 
152,819 
167,885 
6,582 
147,043 
180,243 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,056 
8,929 
2,825 
302 
6,500 
5,556 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
1,256 
760 
102 
1,125 
993 
$25,000 to $99,999 
537 
284 
208 
45 
301 
236 
$100,000 to $249,999 
75 
33 
41 
1 
26 
49 
$250,000 or more 
280 
150 
126 
4 
127 
153 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
20,838 
15,772 
4,482 
584 
12,001 
8,837 
$1,000 
41,919 
20,884 
19,260 
1,775 
20,753 
21,166 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,432 
15,218 
3,717 
497 
1 1 ,273 
8,159 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,215 
491 
643 
81 
645 
570 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
46 
86 
4 
64 
72 
$50,000 or more 
55 
17 
36 
2 
19 
36 
Utilities 
farms 
10,208 
7,397 
2,598 
213 
5,559 
4,649 
$1,000 
15,017 
8,245 
6,321 
450 
6,876 
8,141 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,471 
5,719 
1,635 
117 
4,213 
3,258 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,223 
1,431 
712 
80 
1,106 
1,117 
$5,000 to $24,999 
470 
230 
227 
13 
221 
249 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
11 
14 
3 
12 
16 
$50,000 or more 
16 
6 
10 
- 
7 
9 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
16,324 
11,868 
3,988 
468 
9,228 
7,096 
$1,000 
47,045 
22,860 
22,084 
2,100 
22,829 
24,215 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,677 
11,186 
3,106 
385 
8,363 
6,314 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,424 
615 
739 
70 
774 
650 
$25,000 to $49,999 
152 
50 
91 
11 
68 
84 
$50,000 or more 
71 
17 
52 
2 
23 
48 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,452 
2,199 
1,139 
114 
1,933 
1,519 
$1,000 
43,344 
19,768 
21,228 
2,348 
16,393 
26,951 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,538 
1,701 
764 
73 
1,437 
1,101 
$5,000 to $24,999 
613 
376 
219 
18 
360 
253 
$25,000 to $99,999 
246 
95 
130 
21 
115 
131 
$100,000 to $249,999 
34 
17 
17 
- 
13 
21 
$250,000 or more 
21 
10 
9 
2 
8 
13 
Contract labor 
farms 
996 
628 
312 
56 
539 
457 
$1,000 
8,139 
3,006 
4,652 
482 
2,509 
5,630 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
401 
290 
109 
2 
225 
176 
$1,000 to $4,999 
366 
234 
110 
22 
189 
177 
$5,000 to $24,999 
198 
85 
81 
32 
113 
85 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
14 
6 
- 
9 
11 
$50,000 or more 
11 
5 
6 
- 
3 
8 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,976 
1,135 
756 
85 
1,138 
838 
$1,000 
10,518 
2,879 
7,122 
517 
3,312 
7,206 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,170 
777 
355 
38 
699 
471 
$1,000 to $4,999 
462 
229 
203 
30 
288 
174 
$5,000 to $24,999 
279 
105 
160 
14 
124 
155 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
21 
27 
1 
19 
30 
$50,000 or more 
16 
3 
11 
2 
8 
8 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
3,356 
7 
2,911 
438 
1,883 
1,473 
$1,000 
15,677 
19 
13,596 
2,062 
7,841 
7,836 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,763 
6 
2,406 
351 
1,551 
1,212 
$5,000 to $9,999 
313 
- 
267 
46 
174 
139 
$10,000 to $24,999 
186 
1 
159 
26 
106 
80 
$25,000 or more 
94 
- 
79 
15 
52 
42 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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