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 
2,263 
1,330 
743 
190 
899 
1,364 
$1,000 
13,081 
3,313 
8,988 
779 
4,141 
8,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,207 
886 
236 
85 
488 
719 
$1,000 to $4,999 
588 
338 
184 
66 
232 
356 
$5,000 to $24,999 
347 
83 
229 
35 
139 
208 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
16 
53 
2 
27 
44 
$50,000 or more 
50 
7 
41 
2 
13 
37 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,205 
1,324 
734 
147 
826 
1,379 
$1,000 
21,865 
7,320 
13,692 
853 
8,155 
13,710 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,736 
1,148 
472 
116 
646 
1,090 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324 
134 
163 
27 
136 
188 
$25,000 to $99,999 
108 
31 
75 
2 
30 
78 
$100,000 to $249,999 
17 
3 
12 
2 
9 
8 
$250,000 or more 
20 
8 
12 
" 
5 
15 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,021 
496 
463 
62 
436 
585 
$1,000 
13,916 
3,768 
9,667 
481 
6,031 
7,885 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,536 
1,026 
406 
104 
517 
1,019 
$1,000 
7,950 
3,553 
4,024 
372 
2,125 
5,825 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,535 
2,793 
1,503 
239 
1,783 
2,752 
$1,000 
210,804 
33,659 
168,483 
8,661 
60,687 
150,116 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,627 
1,949 
564 
114 
1,026 
1,601 
$5,000 to $24,999 
959 
610 
293 
56 
400 
559 
$25,000 to $99,999 
516 
175 
302 
39 
234 
282 
$100,000 to $249,999 
274 
47 
202 
25 
84 
190 
$250,000 or more 
159 
12 
142 
5 
39 
120 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
6,964 
4,493 
2,044 
427 
3,089 
3,875 
$1,000 
43,540 
10,433 
31,397 
1,710 
15,182 
28,358 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,633 
4,109 
1,192 
332 
2,576 
3,057 
$5,000 to $24,999 
957 
329 
542 
86 
390 
567 
$25,000 to $49,999 
208 
34 
167 
7 
72 
136 
$50,000 or more 
166 
21 
143 
2 
51 
115 
Utilities 
farms 
4,921 
2,880 
1,730 
311 
2,116 
2,805 
$1,000 
24,385 
6,518 
16,661 
1,207 
8,572 
15,813 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,282 
1,646 
498 
138 
1,038 
1,244 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,651 
973 
578 
100 
741 
910 
$5,000 to $24,999 
798 
233 
497 
68 
281 
517 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
16 
97 
2 
34 
81 
$50,000 or more 
75 
12 
60 
3 
22 
53 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
5,941 
3,683 
1,886 
372 
2,599 
3,342 
$1,000 
66,687 
16,894 
47,064 
2,730 
22,036 
44,651 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,163 
3,005 
926 
232 
1,882 
2,281 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,185 
546 
522 
117 
533 
652 
$25,000 to $49,999 
307 
93 
199 
15 
95 
212 
$50,000 or more 
286 
39 
239 
8 
89 
197 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,293 
1,108 
1,029 
156 
949 
1,344 
$1,000 
95,703 
27,827 
62,798 
5,078 
29,592 
66,111 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
822 
494 
288 
40 
364 
458 
$5,000 to $24,999 
657 
291 
308 
58 
298 
359 
$25,000 to $99,999 
576 
273 
257 
46 
219 
357 
$100,000 to $249,999 
164 
39 
115 
10 
47 
117 
$250,000 or more 
74 
11 
61 
2 
21 
53 
Contract labor 
farms 
716 
416 
250 
50 
282 
434 
$1,000 
6,679 
2,617 
3,705 
358 
2,835 
3,845 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
227 
173 
40 
14 
78 
149 
$1,000 to $4,999 
242 
146 
79 
17 
84 
158 
$5,000 to $24,999 
190 
75 
98 
17 
95 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
16 
18 
1 
14 
21 
$50,000 or more 
22 
6 
15 
1 
11 
11 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,300 
551 
659 
90 
506 
794 
$1,000 
20,379 
2,592 
16,932 
855 
5,668 
14,711 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
386 
247 
109 
30 
157 
229 
$1,000 to $4,999 
364 
190 
161 
13 
165 
199 
$5,000 to $24,999 
369 
93 
235 
41 
133 
236 
$25,000 to $49,999 
90 
12 
75 
3 
30 
60 
$50,000 or more 
91 
9 
79 
3 
21 
70 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,596 
7 
1,266 
323 
695 
901 
$1,000 
14,133 
78 
11,600 
2,455 
4,118 
10,015 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
975 
5 
779 
191 
473 
502 
$5,000 to $9,999 
276 
- 
214 
62 
115 
161 
$10,000 to $24,999 
219 
- 
165 
54 
74 
145 
$25,000 or more 
126 
2 
108 
16 
33 
93 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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