Table 9. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Delaware: 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 
113 
26 
10 
9 
31 
29 
5 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
228 
3 
3 
- 
25 
87 
90 
7 
13 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
1,313 
244 
267 
301 
152 
170 
106 
8 
65 
$1,000 
32,280 
917 
975 
1,128 
1,900 
7,234 
13,687 
4,715 
1,726 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
770 
189 
221 
236 
56 
27 
4 
- 
37 
$5,000 to $24,999 
306 
50 
37 
62 
78 
55 
10 
- 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
79 
5 
9 
3 
17 
33 
10 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
158 
- 
- 
- 
1 
55 
82 
8 
12 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
1,116 
198 
228 
230 
133 
164 
106 
7 
50 
$1,000 
35,275 
1,242 
1,226 
1,124 
1,999 
6,767 
16,410 
3,542 
2,965 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
251 
69 
118 
44 
12 
1 
1 
- 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
265 
60 
50 
109 
24 
9 
3 
- 
10 
$5,000 to $24,999 
323 
64 
41 
76 
65 
53 
9 
- 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
3 
18 
1 
32 
51 
9 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
161 
2 
1 
" 
- 
50 
84 
7 
17 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
947 
163 
221 
266 
129 
72 
42 
3 
51 
$1,000 
94,265 
12,626 
10,275 
21,375 
22,426 
10,751 
7,454 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
203 
54 
79 
53 
4 
3 
2 
- 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
89 
24 
40 
13 
2 
3 
4 
- 
3 
$25,000 to $99,999 
308 
42 
59 
116 
31 
33 
6 
1 
20 
$100,000 to $249,999 
255 
26 
41 
79 
59 
18 
19 
- 
13 
$250,000 or more 
92 
17 
2 
5 
33 
15 
11 
2 
7 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
151 
40 
49 
30 
4 
6 
9 
- 
13 
$1,000 
1,871 
181 
646 
205 
(D) 
156 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
842 
134 
184 
248 
127 
68 
37 
3 
41 
$1,000 
92,394 
12,446 
9,629 
21,170 
(D) 
10,595 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
1,602 
325 
505 
433 
134 
96 
49 
3 
57 
$1,000 
503,159 
68,717 
54,560 
116,075 
124,583 
59,591 
(D) 
(D) 
23,525 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
550 
186 
258 
86 
2 
11 
2 
- 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
337 
45 
140 
120 
5 
12 
4 
- 
11 
$25,000 to $99,999 
70 
9 
16 
27 
4 
4 
1 
- 
9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
39 
7 
9 
11 
1 
5 
4 
- 
2 
$250,000 or more 
606 
78 
82 
189 
122 
64 
38 
3 
30 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
2,358 
523 
663 
597 
192 
172 
109 
9 
93 
$1,000 
30,861 
1,592 
1,780 
2,751 
2,188 
5,197 
10,445 
4,778 
2,130 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,497 
421 
559 
418 
43 
4 
5 
- 
47 
$5,000 to $24,999 
630 
98 
102 
173 
135 
80 
10 
- 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
3 
2 
4 
13 
68 
20 
- 
5 
$50,000 or more 
116 
1 
- 
2 
1 
20 
74 
9 
9 
Utilities 
... farms 
1,850 
358 
445 
490 
185 
172 
109 
9 
82 
$1,000 
16,595 
1,692 
1,470 
3,493 
2,468 
2,003 
(D) 
(D) 
1,518 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
474 
144 
198 
101 
13 
7 
2 
- 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
526 
112 
152 
142 
53 
44 
7 
- 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
714 
93 
87 
235 
81 
108 
64 
- 
46 
$25,000 to $49,999 
96 
8 
7 
10 
37 
8 
17 
1 
8 
$50,000 or more 
40 
1 
1 
2 
1 
5 
19 
8 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
2,085 
443 
527 
554 
187 
172 
109 
9 
84 
$1,000 
40,061 
3,162 
2,544 
4,811 
3,641 
6,514 
11,809 
4,972 
2,609 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,087 
314 
396 
315 
25 
3 
2 
- 
32 
$5,000 to $24,999 
612 
106 
100 
193 
99 
66 
17 
- 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
229 
12 
30 
33 
57 
67 
19 
- 
11 
$50,000 or more 
157 
11 
1 
13 
6 
36 
71 
9 
10 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
898 
156 
141 
214 
114 
119 
94 
9 
51 
$1,000 
50,307 
4,351 
3,352 
6,248 
3,614 
6,523 
15,010 
4,014 
7,195 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
208 
53 
34 
76 
22 
14 
- 
- 
9 
$5,000 to $24,999 
298 
56 
62 
85 
47 
27 
4 
1 
16 
$25,000 to $99,999 
272 
45 
39 
36 
41 
60 
36 
- 
15 
$100,000 to $249,999 
85 
- 
6 
14 
3 
16 
39 
2 
5 
$250,000 or more 
35 
2 
- 
3 
1 
2 
15 
6 
6 
Contract labor 
... farms 
247 
40 
39 
70 
19 
34 
29 
3 
13 
$1,000 
6,147 
479 
376 
1,435 
205 
903 
1,528 
186 
1,034 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
4 
11 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
61 
16 
8 
23 
5 
4 
4 
- 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
107 
17 
15 
31 
9 
19 
9 
- 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 115 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
