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 
5,838 
3,507 
1,981 
350 
2,876 
2,962 
$1,000 
42,525 
18,124 
20,699 
3,701 
13,344 
29,181 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,150 
2,306 
691 
153 
1,506 
1,644 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,645 
825 
711 
109 
888 
757 
$5,000 to $24,999 
798 
285 
443 
70 
390 
408 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
44 
84 
8 
53 
83 
$50,000 or more 
109 
47 
52 
10 
39 
70 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,025 
3,616 
1,947 
462 
2,764 
3,261 
$1,000 
114,862 
48,214 
57,156 
9,491 
55,536 
59,326 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,255 
2,727 
1,193 
335 
1,967 
2,288 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,303 
680 
531 
92 
591 
712 
$25,000 to $99,999 
310 
138 
151 
21 
139 
171 
$100,000 to $249,999 
76 
38 
32 
6 
27 
49 
$250,000 or more 
81 
33 
40 
8 
40 
41 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,353 
1,771 
1,308 
274 
1,501 
1,852 
$1,000 
38,315 
16,795 
19,744 
1,776 
12,925 
25,390 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,566 
2,296 
1,006 
264 
1,615 
1,951 
$1,000 
76,547 
31,419 
37,412 
7,715 
42,611 
33,936 
Feed purchased 
farms 
11,921 
7,815 
3,093 
1,013 
5,764 
6,157 
$1,000 
611,302 
386,658 
197,473 
27,170 
349,483 
261,819 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,580 
5,311 
1,662 
607 
3,729 
3,851 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,074 
1,824 
929 
321 
1,469 
1,605 
$25,000 to $99,999 
886 
495 
325 
66 
398 
488 
$100,000 to $249,999 
141 
77 
56 
8 
68 
73 
$250,000 or more 
240 
108 
121 
11 
100 
140 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
16,874 
11,553 
4,081 
1,240 
8,805 
8,069 
$1,000 
96,270 
44,680 
46,359 
5,231 
43,142 
53,128 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,717 
10,147 
2,549 
1,021 
7,268 
6,449 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,396 
1,116 
1,100 
180 
1,235 
1,161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
454 
174 
259 
21 
200 
254 
$50,000 or more 
307 
116 
173 
18 
102 
205 
Utilities 
farms 
11,330 
7,681 
3,054 
595 
5,790 
5,540 
$1,000 
55,700 
29,605 
22,889 
3,207 
26,379 
29,321 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,872 
4,420 
1,168 
284 
3,099 
2,773 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,878 
2,505 
1,152 
221 
1,980 
1,898 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,212 
589 
549 
74 
573 
639 
$25,000 to $49,999 
208 
90 
111 
7 
81 
127 
$50,000 or more 
160 
77 
74 
9 
57 
103 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
13,556 
9,099 
3,592 
865 
6,998 
6,558 
$1,000 
105,173 
52,043 
47,874 
5,255 
48,077 
57,096 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,550 
7,702 
2,158 
690 
5,541 
5,009 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,223 
1,093 
995 
135 
1,151 
1,072 
$25,000 to $49,999 
430 
156 
246 
28 
184 
246 
$50,000 or more 
353 
148 
193 
12 
122 
231 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
4,309 
2,419 
1,601 
289 
2,095 
2,214 
$1,000 
177,268 
92,696 
72,982 
11,590 
77,642 
99,626 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,347 
1,437 
741 
169 
1,236 
1,111 
$5,000 to $24,999 
954 
504 
381 
69 
473 
481 
$25,000 to $99,999 
654 
309 
317 
28 
254 
400 
$100,000 to $249,999 
244 
120 
112 
12 
97 
147 
$250,000 or more 
110 
49 
50 
11 
35 
75 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,512 
950 
448 
114 
720 
792 
$1,000 
14,168 
8,844 
4,507 
817 
6,887 
7,282 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
458 
347 
73 
38 
244 
214 
$1,000 to $4,999 
538 
332 
178 
28 
244 
294 
$5,000 to $24,999 
405 
215 
151 
39 
188 
217 
$25,000 to $49,999 
60 
25 
27 
8 
28 
32 
$50,000 or more 
51 
31 
19 
1 
16 
35 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,848 
2,221 
1,395 
232 
2,016 
1,832 
$1,000 
43,267 
26,057 
13,271 
3,939 
29,735 
13,532 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,666 
1,141 
442 
83 
869 
797 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,376 
735 
545 
96 
762 
614 
$5,000 to $24,999 
625 
272 
312 
41 
306 
319 
$25,000 to $49,999 
110 
46 
58 
6 
48 
62 
$50,000 or more 
71 
27 
38 
6 
31 
40 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,901 
885 
3,303 
713 
2,498 
2,403 
$1,000 
58,932 
4,837 
44,642 
9,453 
28,356 
30,577 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,126 
629 
2,049 
448 
1,685 
1,441 
$5,000 to $9,999 
687 
90 
483 
114 
318 
369 
$10,000 to $24,999 
636 
145 
409 
82 
297 
339 
$25,000 or more 
452 
21 
362 
69 
198 
254 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Utah 213 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
