Table 4. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Arizona: 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 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
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 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
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 
163 
4 
11 
13 
35 
69 
19 
1 
11 
$50,000 or more 
409 
1 
6 
- 
14 
101 
145 
60 
82 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
3,407 
957 
779 
781 
145 
270 
187 
67 
221 
$1,000 
133,675 
669 
857 
1,565 
2,005 
7,791 
24,010 
64,747 
32,032 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,635 
928 
741 
730 
58 
58 
11 
3 
106 
$5,000 to $24,999 
346 
28 
34 
36 
66 
108 
30 
3 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101 
1 
4 
4 
7 
42 
26 
3 
14 
$50,000 or more 
325 
- 
- 
11 
14 
62 
120 
58 
60 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
3,212 
799 
764 
783 
146 
238 
177 
70 
235 
$1,000 
148,445 
978 
1,351 
2,012 
2,186 
7,166 
23,559 
78,519 
32,674 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,802 
630 
554 
542 
10 
1 
- 
- 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
563 
133 
152 
151 
34 
29 
5 
3 
56 
$5,000 to $24,999 
416 
33 
45 
73 
71 
119 
28 
6 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
2 
11 
10 
24 
47 
20 
1 
11 
$50,000 or more 
305 
1 
2 
7 
7 
42 
124 
60 
62 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
3,226 
979 
940 
971 
69 
77 
34 
25 
131 
$1,000 
166,502 
3,671 
3,552 
3,965 
2,814 
9,022 
14,093 
118,811 
10,573 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,438 
779 
784 
779 
7 
14 
2 
- 
73 
$5,000 to $24,999 
560 
164 
136 
154 
40 
28 
3 
1 
34 
$25,000 to $99,999 
141 
36 
15 
37 
14 
14 
7 
9 
9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
40 
- 
5 
1 
8 
9 
8 
1 
8 
$250,000 or more 
47 
- 
- 
" 
- 
12 
14 
14 
7 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
1,817 
532 
469 
573 
56 
58 
19 
20 
90 
$1,000 
20,253 
2,012 
2,145 
1,836 
1,966 
3,054 
1,668 
6,297 
1,275 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
1,783 
512 
575 
540 
27 
38 
20 
11 
60 
$1,000 
146,249 
1,659 
1,407 
2,128 
848 
5,968 
12,426 
112,515 
9,298 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
16,346 
5,314 
4,130 
6,086 
140 
118 
52 
52 
454 
$1,000 
795,229 
25,584 
22,405 
34,522 
4,384 
9,875 
54,815 
541,267 
102,377 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,734 
3,714 
2,599 
4,196 
13 
10 
- 
- 
202 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,982 
1,501 
1,462 
1,740 
67 
17 
11 
- 
184 
$25,000 to $99,999 
468 
98 
69 
134 
55 
53 
7 
- 
52 
$100,000 to $249,999 
64 
1 
- 
15 
5 
34 
2 
- 
7 
$250,000 or more 
98 
- 
1 
" 
4 
32 
52 
9 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
18,575 
5,957 
4,582 
6,413 
258 
372 
219 
110 
664 
$1,000 
189,338 
11,922 
8,623 
15,447 
5,404 
14,108 
24,601 
66,116 
43,118 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,101 
5,534 
4,232 
5,815 
48 
47 
2 
1 
422 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,694 
393 
333 
537 
150 
125 
31 
1 
124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
295 
18 
16 
43 
47 
110 
35 
3 
23 
$50,000 or more 
485 
12 
1 
18 
13 
90 
151 
105 
95 
Utilities 
... farms 
8,986 
2,779 
2,210 
2,585 
215 
372 
219 
111 
495 
$1,000 
156,545 
5,263 
4,884 
6,168 
4,018 
15,347 
32,202 
54,491 
34,172 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,926 
1,449 
976 
1,357 
12 
5 
2 
1 
124 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,408 
1,153 
1,054 
915 
59 
56 
11 
- 
160 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,033 
156 
164 
296 
85 
155 
45 
5 
127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
20 
14 
13 
44 
71 
29 
5 
17 
$50,000 or more 
406 
1 
2 
4 
15 
85 
132 
100 
67 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
11,775 
3,570 
3,029 
3,704 
231 
372 
218 
111 
540 
$1,000 
179,001 
7,280 
7,007 
9,139 
4,393 
14,159 
26,239 
75,257 
35,527 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,903 
3,322 
2,823 
3,346 
43 
46 
5 
1 
317 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,100 
219 
163 
313 
124 
140 
34 
2 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
26 
34 
35 
51 
82 
30 
5 
30 
$50,000 or more 
479 
3 
9 
10 
13 
104 
149 
103 
88 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
4,851 
1,382 
1,134 
1,150 
188 
307 
211 
110 
369 
$1,000 
459,771 
14,461 
13,183 
16,321 
8,633 
30,672 
64,218 
194,341 
117,944 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,393 
897 
690 
690 
20 
10 
- 
- 
86 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,103 
338 
313 
258 
56 
44 
6 
1 
87 
$25,000 to $99,999 
757 
124 
109 
176 
88 
145 
34 
3 
78 
$100,000 to $249,999 
311 
19 
18 
23 
23 
82 
81 
11 
54 
$250,000 or more 
287 
4 
4 
3 
1 
26 
90 
95 
64 
Contract labor 
... farms 
1,808 
452 
477 
424 
68 
144 
68 
47 
128 
$1,000 
97,429 
3,051 
3,679 
3,518 
1,795 
5,999 
11,675 
50,170 
17,542 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
367 
116 
131 
92 
1 
8 
5 
- 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
588 
164 
193 
163 
26 
13 
4 
- 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
535 
141 
133 
132 
21 
48 
19 
3 
38 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 45 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
