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 
2,729 
1,475 
1,083 
171 
1,144 
1,585 
$1,000 
27,539 
6,846 
17,093 
3,600 
12,078 
15,460 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,053 
768 
251 
34 
396 
657 
$1,000 to $4,999 
790 
409 
335 
46 
333 
457 
$5,000 to $24,999 
607 
246 
312 
49 
287 
320 
$25,000 to $49,999 
147 
31 
93 
23 
65 
82 
$50,000 or more 
132 
21 
92 
19 
63 
69 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,349 
2,372 
1,683 
294 
1,674 
2,675 
$1,000 
316,034 
135,820 
160,892 
19,321 
99,011 
217,023 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,154 
1,470 
565 
119 
795 
1,359 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,331 
581 
638 
112 
553 
778 
$25,000 to $99,999 
551 
214 
305 
32 
211 
340 
$100,000 to $249,999 
122 
42 
71 
9 
55 
67 
$250,000 or more 
191 
65 
104 
22 
60 
131 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,837 
1,282 
1,344 
211 
1,127 
1,710 
$1,000 
55,056 
18,225 
29,801 
7,030 
22,280 
32,776 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,260 
1,430 
691 
139 
799 
1,461 
$1,000 
260,977 
117,595 
131,091 
12,291 
76,731 
184,246 
Feed purchased 
farms 
8,484 
5,385 
2,582 
517 
3,477 
5,007 
$1,000 
320,457 
157,861 
149,153 
13,443 
123,248 
197,209 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,142 
3,063 
895 
184 
1,697 
2,445 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,614 
1,553 
850 
211 
1,047 
1,567 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,313 
622 
593 
98 
577 
736 
$100,000 to $249,999 
275 
98 
160 
17 
101 
174 
$250,000 or more 
140 
49 
84 
7 
55 
85 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
10,974 
7,141 
3,136 
697 
4,883 
6,091 
$1,000 
101,080 
41,414 
52,315 
7,352 
41,302 
59,779 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,433 
5,705 
1,353 
375 
3,367 
4,066 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,674 
1,175 
1,256 
243 
1,161 
1,513 
$25,000 to $49,999 
512 
154 
304 
54 
215 
297 
$50,000 or more 
355 
107 
223 
25 
140 
215 
Utilities 
farms 
8,083 
4,891 
2,701 
491 
3,528 
4,555 
$1,000 
54,723 
25,155 
26,011 
3,557 
25,404 
29,319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,509 
1,911 
482 
116 
1,150 
1,359 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,436 
2,055 
1,167 
214 
1,478 
1,958 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,753 
775 
850 
128 
736 
1,017 
$25,000 to $49,999 
243 
88 
133 
22 
103 
140 
$50,000 or more 
142 
62 
69 
11 
61 
81 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
8,910 
5,468 
2,866 
576 
3,893 
5,017 
$1,000 
104,874 
42,778 
55,128 
6,969 
42,124 
62,751 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,675 
4,132 
1,222 
321 
2,505 
3,170 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,230 
1,010 
1,043 
177 
973 
1,257 
$25,000 to $49,999 
589 
190 
354 
45 
241 
348 
$50,000 or more 
416 
136 
247 
33 
174 
242 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,133 
1,499 
1,416 
218 
1,383 
1,750 
$1,000 
133,210 
53,734 
70,207 
9,270 
54,030 
79,181 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,006 
612 
332 
62 
453 
553 
$5,000 to $24,999 
953 
409 
474 
70 
437 
516 
$25,000 to $99,999 
867 
343 
464 
60 
384 
483 
$100,000 to $249,999 
236 
116 
100 
20 
89 
147 
$250,000 or more 
71 
19 
46 
6 
20 
51 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,810 
898 
779 
133 
738 
1,072 
$1,000 
16,900 
6,696 
9,076 
1,129 
6,960 
9,941 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
384 
246 
116 
22 
142 
242 
$1,000 to $4,999 
657 
337 
265 
55 
272 
385 
$5,000 to $24,999 
605 
250 
307 
48 
266 
339 
$25,000 to $49,999 
108 
47 
58 
3 
34 
74 
$50,000 or more 
56 
18 
33 
5 
24 
32 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,361 
1,183 
991 
187 
984 
1,377 
$1,000 
24,705 
9,472 
12,807 
2,427 
9,143 
15,562 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
545 
361 
150 
34 
249 
296 
$1,000 to $4,999 
929 
481 
370 
78 
373 
556 
$5,000 to $24,999 
686 
255 
379 
52 
279 
407 
$25,000 to $49,999 
114 
59 
37 
18 
50 
64 
$50,000 or more 
87 
27 
55 
5 
33 
54 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,417 
936 
2,857 
624 
1,942 
2,475 
$1,000 
137,713 
8,457 
108,335 
20,921 
63,833 
73,881 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,892 
562 
1,099 
231 
833 
1,059 
$5,000 to $9,999 
677 
110 
469 
98 
294 
383 
$10,000 to $24,999 
890 
220 
559 
111 
420 
470 
$25,000 or more 
958 
44 
730 
184 
395 
563 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Wyoming 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
