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 
11,669 
7,291 
3,088 
1,290 
4,916 
6,753 
$1,000 
273,805 
69,332 
147,212 
57,261 
82,525 
191,279 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,576 
4,751 
624 
201 
2,270 
3,306 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,186 
1,338 
623 
225 
1,018 
1,168 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,260 
838 
975 
447 
1,030 
1,230 
$25,000 to $49,999 
741 
194 
364 
183 
283 
458 
$50,000 or more 
906 
170 
502 
234 
315 
591 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,641 
7,400 
1,845 
396 
3,752 
5,889 
$1,000 
424,941 
366,001 
43,144 
15,797 
341,760 
83,182 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,673 
6,315 
1,121 
237 
2,958 
4,715 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,461 
859 
503 
99 
584 
877 
$25,000 to $99,999 
340 
154 
145 
41 
139 
201 
$100,000 to $249,999 
91 
33 
46 
12 
35 
56 
$250,000 or more 
76 
39 
30 
7 
36 
40 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,250 
2,860 
1,178 
212 
1,676 
2,574 
$1,000 
36,085 
14,347 
17,768 
3,970 
15,803 
20,282 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,686 
5,452 
997 
237 
2,497 
4,189 
$1,000 
388,856 
351,654 
25,376 
11,826 
325,956 
62,899 
Feed purchased 
farms 
20,375 
16,457 
3,195 
723 
8,316 
12,059 
$1,000 
1,106,416 
682,299 
326,496 
97,621 
573,551 
532,864 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,478 
12,380 
1,733 
365 
5,937 
8,541 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,546 
3,400 
909 
237 
1,810 
2,736 
$25,000 to $99,999 
766 
465 
245 
56 
343 
423 
$100,000 to $249,999 
190 
69 
106 
15 
83 
107 
$250,000 or more 
395 
143 
202 
50 
143 
252 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
34,021 
26,086 
5,835 
2,100 
15,603 
18,418 
$1,000 
353,923 
121,914 
174,499 
57,510 
125,098 
228,825 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27,334 
23,438 
2,860 
1,036 
12,656 
14,678 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,996 
1,934 
1,535 
527 
1,910 
2,086 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,262 
361 
656 
245 
563 
699 
$50,000 or more 
1,429 
353 
784 
292 
474 
955 
Utilities 
farms 
23,406 
16,850 
4,873 
1,683 
10,524 
12,882 
$1,000 
249,395 
92,904 
122,750 
33,741 
91,185 
158,210 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,450 
8,880 
1,212 
358 
4,772 
5,678 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,299 
5,974 
1,704 
621 
3,762 
4,537 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,154 
1,467 
1,248 
439 
1,380 
1,774 
$25,000 to $49,999 
691 
270 
317 
104 
318 
373 
$50,000 or more 
812 
259 
392 
161 
292 
520 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
27,614 
20,246 
5,429 
1,939 
12,477 
15,137 
$1,000 
507,072 
169,624 
260,501 
76,947 
170,869 
336,203 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,499 
17,171 
2,401 
927 
9,342 
11,157 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,976 
2,144 
1,418 
414 
1,869 
2,107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,285 
435 
614 
236 
588 
697 
$50,000 or more 
1,854 
496 
996 
362 
678 
1,176 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1 1 ,746 
7,208 
3,283 
1,255 
5,452 
6,294 
$1,000 
1,713,124 
688,488 
831,804 
192,832 
578,111 
1,135,013 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,229 
3,255 
765 
209 
2,046 
2,183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,754 
1,709 
711 
334 
1,345 
1,409 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,454 
1,215 
850 
389 
1,109 
1,345 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,110 
491 
452 
167 
482 
628 
$250,000 or more 
1,199 
538 
505 
156 
470 
729 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,669 
2,636 
725 
308 
1,718 
1,951 
$1,000 
129,368 
64,226 
47,316 
17,827 
52,498 
76,870 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
813 
691 
103 
19 
350 
463 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,095 
855 
180 
60 
568 
527 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,080 
731 
212 
137 
497 
583 
$25,000 to $49,999 
248 
143 
83 
22 
118 
130 
$50,000 or more 
433 
216 
147 
70 
185 
248 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
5,890 
3,400 
1,874 
616 
2,774 
3,116 
$1,000 
182,475 
65,161 
84,876 
32,438 
66,243 
116,231 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,643 
1,285 
300 
58 
798 
845 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,775 
1,196 
462 
117 
887 
888 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,408 
603 
594 
211 
640 
768 
$25,000 to $49,999 
425 
112 
219 
94 
174 
251 
$50,000 or more 
639 
204 
299 
136 
275 
364 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
6,269 
821 
3,962 
1,486 
2,763 
3,506 
$1,000 
366,979 
10,679 
236,403 
119,898 
113,368 
253,611 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,847 
461 
1,872 
514 
1,290 
1,557 
$5,000 to $9,999 
689 
87 
423 
179 
331 
358 
$10,000 to $24,999 
955 
248 
512 
195 
447 
508 
$25,000 or more 
1,778 
25 
1,155 
598 
695 
1,083 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
