Table 1 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - United States: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75,295 
5,911 
10,262 
7,513 
20,906 
22,613 
4,284 
263 
$50,000 or more 
133,661 
2,033 
3,666 
1,958 
12,719 
59,524 
40,549 
3,769 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
999,806 
227,381 
316,980 
170,167 
82,374 
109,904 
50,618 
4,673 
$1,000 
16,459,840 
438,044 
686,493 
535,741 
1,088,428 
3,813,264 
5,223,409 
2,599,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
693,464 
206,267 
281,650 
140,072 
29,692 
13,824 
2,352 
190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
175,304 
18,820 
31,498 
27,457 
40,160 
41,525 
7,228 
478 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59,485 
1,819 
3,122 
2,138 
9,638 
29,838 
9,225 
406 
$50,000 or more 
71,553 
475 
710 
500 
2,884 
24,717 
31,813 
3,599 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
829,089 
169,879 
246,969 
144,805 
76,352 
105,790 
49,378 
4,455 
$1,000 
19,492,750 
560,061 
953,861 
737,949 
1,511,078 
5,150,452 
6,356,332 
2,182,452 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
292,941 
97,287 
131,567 
52,306 
3,299 
1,795 
351 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
183,913 
43,676 
64,774 
48,304 
12,541 
6,370 
1,414 
89 
$5,000 to $24,999 
184,960 
24,963 
43,263 
39,691 
38,395 
25,457 
4,985 
384 
$25,000 to $49,999 
67,893 
3,178 
6,110 
3,569 
16,754 
29,375 
5,403 
345 
$50,000 or more 
99,382 
775 
1,255 
935 
5,363 
42,793 
37,225 
3,623 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
545,100 
118,728 
207,525 
102,500 
37,723 
42,154 
18,951 
2,597 
$1,000 
41,586,018 
1,059,290 
1,688,416 
1,417,996 
2,475,864 
4,780,395 
6,847,785 
11,421,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
329,081 
86,821 
152,614 
63,568 
10,142 
7,858 
1,739 
54 
$5,000 to $24,999 
123,035 
24,229 
42,300 
25,971 
11,531 
11,812 
3,368 
144 
$25,000 to $99,999 
48,212 
5,458 
9,515 
9,752 
7,231 
9,688 
4,063 
431 
$100,000 to $249,999 
24,235 
1,880 
2,587 
2,836 
6,564 
6,182 
2,868 
244 
$250,000 or more 
20,537 
340 
509 
373 
2,255 
6,614 
6,913 
1,724 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
313,266 
67,648 
114,481 
59,958 
24,171 
26,513 
10,506 
1,312 
$1,000 
4,416,439 
355,283 
637,906 
478,421 
524,069 
771,666 
653,464 
575,176 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
313,194 
65,234 
122,533 
59,303 
19,992 
23,639 
12,311 
1,755 
$1,000 
37,169,579 
704,007 
1,050,510 
939,574 
1,951,795 
4,008,729 
6,194,321 
10,846,764 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
1,255,704 
347,301 
505,435 
224,928 
57,502 
60,489 
24,837 
3,335 
$1,000 
75,706,467 
3,685,729 
4,693,566 
4,946,904 
8,548,780 
10,373,853 
11,227,723 
18,700,084 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
754,744 
244,038 
358,767 
120,751 
9,029 
7,106 
1,514 
32 
$5,000 to $24,999 
326,676 
85,090 
122,175 
76,034 
16,819 
14,270 
3,159 
83 
$25,000 to $99,999 
105,023 
14,645 
20,006 
21,119 
20,231 
19,831 
4,708 
96 
$100,000 to $249,999 
27,085 
1,090 
1,824 
1,979 
4,260 
1 1 ,474 
4,703 
96 
$250,000 or more 
42,176 
2,438 
2,663 
5,045 
7,163 
7,808 
10,753 
3,028 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
1,987,747 
571,950 
753,313 
327,719 
94,625 
117,710 
53,675 
5,695 
$1,000 
16,573,188 
1,098,683 
1,399,861 
1,196,341 
1,358,183 
3,387,658 
4,272,799 
1,992,689 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,531,246 
522,146 
689,837 
254,445 
17,507 
7,919 
1,232 
66 
$5,000 to $24,999 
320,171 
46,924 
59,759 
68,912 
64,455 
58,687 
7,950 
184 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72,414 
2,307 
2,917 
3,455 
10,090 
35,127 
13,817 
262 
$50,000 or more 
63,916 
573 
800 
907 
2,573 
15,977 
30,676 
5,183 
Utilities 
... farms 
1,352,944 
354,976 
447,315 
234,790 
90,456 
118,087 
53,798 
5,708 
$1,000 
8,261,978 
537,835 
668,194 
592,326 
647,647 
1,338,774 
1,721,655 
1,525,456 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
602,093 
211,150 
267,076 
95,613 
8,571 
5,077 
683 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
509,556 
127,230 
158,710 
112,034 
43,341 
43,972 
8,236 
77 
$5,000 to $24,999 
191,303 
15,339 
19,978 
25,425 
34,197 
57,636 
26,884 
551 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26,481 
979 
1,229 
1,354 
3,288 
7,407 
9,014 
517 
$50,000 or more 
23,511 
278 
322 
364 
1,059 
3,995 
8,981 
4,551 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
1,662,710 
458,528 
598,597 
279,614 
92,970 
118,300 
53,813 
5,712 
$1,000 
18,868,185 
1,236,100 
1,612,382 
1,305,836 
1,592,596 
3,851,133 
4,401,021 
2,614,295 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,180,600 
399,623 
522,515 
203,151 
15,858 
8,376 
1,295 
39 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324,133 
54,027 
69,563 
69,599 
57,701 
51,291 
8,896 
154 
$25,000 to $49,999 
83,557 
3,953 
5,086 
5,490 
15,307 
36,418 
12,412 
251 
$50,000 or more 
74,420 
925 
1,433 
1,374 
4,104 
22,215 
31,210 
5,268 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
566,469 
119,323 
143,206 
93,134 
48,266 
78,330 
47,109 
5,564 
$1,000 
26,986,669 
943,616 
1,268,791 
1,171,485 
1,139,663 
3,431,609 
6,351,786 
7,030,391 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
281,264 
84,576 
99,850 
53,493 
16,238 
15,752 
2,666 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
140,082 
24,888 
29,945 
26,794 
18,131 
25,698 
7,758 
89 
$25,000 to $99,999 
100,902 
8,916 
11,807 
1 1 ,334 
12,036 
28,588 
19,472 
508 
$100,000 to $249,999 
26,836 
811 
1,396 
1,262 
1,617 
6,538 
10,550 
798 
$250,000 or more 
17,385 
132 
208 
251 
244 
1,754 
6,663 
4,146 
Contract labor 
... farms 
217,322 
51,553 
65,397 
35,535 
15,120 
21,651 
14,243 
2,360 
$1,000 
6,473,989 
295,154 
394,950 
268,219 
243,309 
627,374 
1,103,181 
1,957,583 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
50,514 
16,175 
21,415 
8,254 
1,429 
1,420 
466 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
77,168 
21,431 
26,512 
14,158 
4,773 
5,243 
2,095 
94 
$5,000 to $24,999 
60,060 
11,513 
14,163 
10,713 
6,111 
8,974 
4,879 
239 
Non-family 
farms 
37,709 
2,074,499 
19,417 
8,138 
31,461 
2,040,566 
6,322 
6,745 
7,822 
3,159 
7,413 
14,922 
8,677 
420,454 
8,427 
11,473,879 
31,877 
13,529,829 
13,507 
9,046 
4,387 
1,659 
3,278 
63,060 
1,866,973 
47,814 
1,230,092 
13,911 
15,956 
1 1 ,293 
2,693 
3,961 
55,176 
2,254,823 
29,743 
12,902 
4,640 
7,891 
31,537 
5,649,328 
8,666 
6,779 
8,241 
3,864 
3,987 
11,463 
1,584,221 
1,331 
2,862 
3,468 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 3 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
