Table 10. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Florida: 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 
812 
92 
119 
83 
150 
210 
57 
2 
99 
$50,000 or more 
1,403 
39 
32 
27 
93 
357 
445 
124 
286 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
21,563 
6,776 
6,814 
4,135 
734 
1,003 
675 
132 
1,294 
$1,000 
564,650 
12,545 
12,720 
10,193 
10,540 
44,631 
98,875 
157,972 
217,174 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,446 
6,271 
6,260 
3,621 
307 
221 
82 
3 
681 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,275 
405 
450 
457 
292 
308 
120 
3 
240 
$25,000 to $49,999 
648 
79 
82 
45 
93 
179 
64 
6 
100 
$50,000 or more 
1,194 
21 
22 
12 
42 
295 
409 
120 
273 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
12,464 
3,702 
3,792 
2,321 
508 
718 
544 
116 
763 
$1,000 
344,167 
8,946 
9,500 
8,960 
8,915 
34,618 
87,959 
87,518 
97,751 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,647 
2,572 
2,480 
1,280 
61 
39 
5 
- 
210 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,651 
763 
888 
613 
122 
88 
32 
1 
144 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,684 
281 
347 
356 
200 
205 
110 
5 
180 
$25,000 to $49,999 
503 
58 
60 
48 
92 
130 
52 
6 
57 
$50,000 or more 
979 
28 
17 
24 
33 
256 
345 
104 
172 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
9,474 
2,966 
3,341 
2,024 
298 
271 
157 
31 
386 
$1,000 
163,843 
16,515 
14,943 
15,242 
13,334 
21,471 
25,417 
35,158 
21,763 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,752 
2,345 
2,698 
1,398 
77 
57 
12 
1 
164 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,823 
516 
531 
475 
101 
68 
24 
1 
107 
$25,000 to $99,999 
644 
85 
95 
140 
84 
83 
59 
8 
90 
$100,000 to $249,999 
145 
16 
15 
10 
25 
33 
30 
8 
8 
$250,000 or more 
110 
4 
2 
1 
11 
30 
32 
13 
17 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
5,623 
1,728 
1,989 
1,144 
191 
186 
122 
23 
240 
$1,000 
61,772 
7,729 
9,084 
7,460 
4,000 
6,402 
10,728 
7,520 
8,850 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
5,138 
1,615 
1,811 
1,184 
148 
118 
60 
12 
190 
$1,000 
102,071 
8,787 
5,859 
7,782 
9,334 
15,069 
14,689 
27,638 
12,914 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
30,765 
10,874 
11,673 
5,857 
522 
492 
267 
47 
1,033 
$1,000 
750,800 
76,379 
68,993 
68,465 
54,258 
77,438 
99,509 
192,814 
112,944 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,926 
7,747 
8,384 
3,203 
89 
45 
20 
1 
437 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,264 
2,695 
2,877 
2,060 
136 
109 
42 
5 
340 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,884 
399 
378 
537 
189 
174 
51 
6 
150 
$100,000 to $249,999 
332 
15 
25 
28 
64 
96 
55 
5 
44 
$250,000 or more 
359 
18 
9 
29 
44 
68 
99 
30 
62 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
43,804 
15,357 
15,349 
8,120 
963 
1,173 
739 
151 
1,952 
$1,000 
325,053 
23,918 
22,861 
21,067 
13,615 
31,657 
55,174 
58,460 
98,301 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
37,342 
14,362 
14,384 
6,932 
282 
181 
38 
1 
1,162 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,711 
914 
900 
1,120 
525 
595 
184 
6 
467 
$25,000 to $49,999 
835 
72 
55 
56 
122 
261 
158 
6 
105 
$50,000 or more 
916 
9 
10 
12 
34 
136 
359 
138 
218 
Utilities 
... farms 
28,263 
9,154 
8,903 
5,722 
883 
1,184 
739 
152 
1,526 
$1,000 
133,415 
12,647 
11,856 
12,862 
7,515 
12,617 
18,904 
28,350 
28,663 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,390 
5,762 
5,506 
2,491 
113 
85 
20 
- 
413 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,032 
3,014 
3,009 
2,624 
371 
379 
99 
3 
533 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,064 
350 
368 
585 
365 
608 
384 
18 
386 
$25,000 to $49,999 
431 
22 
14 
22 
26 
85 
156 
21 
85 
$50,000 or more 
346 
6 
6 
- 
8 
27 
80 
110 
109 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
35,660 
12,029 
12,055 
6,822 
930 
1,190 
741 
152 
1,741 
$1,000 
379,424 
26,638 
26,685 
21,639 
15,085 
34,723 
63,355 
81,779 
it* Ena 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,161 
10,958 
11,087 
5,649 
262 
178 
39 
1 
987 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,495 
958 
855 
1,073 
511 
546 
162 
1 
389 
$25,000 to $49,999 
841 
80 
68 
89 
109 
263 
130 
2 
100 
$50,000 or more 
1,163 
33 
45 
11 
48 
203 
410 
148 
265 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
13,291 
3,411 
3,378 
2,815 
695 
999 
662 
147 
1,184 
$1,000 
1,276,025 
48,684 
52,198 
60,061 
46,775 
115,305 
242,019 
319,128 
391,856 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,283 
1,974 
1,834 
1,151 
60 
54 
6 
- 
204 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,479 
910 
952 
959 
186 
169 
27 
1 
275 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,671 
430 
507 
600 
322 
386 
126 
- 
300 
$100,000 to $249,999 
970 
81 
71 
82 
103 
281 
181 
10 
161 
$250,000 or more 
888 
16 
14 
23 
24 
109 
322 
136 
244 
Contract labor 
... farms 
7,234 
1,844 
1,885 
1,407 
405 
558 
366 
93 
676 
$1,000 
560,600 
16,113 
18,257 
16,391 
12,958 
42,129 
85,326 
173,290 
196,135 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,203 
446 
438 
261 
14 
5 
3 
- 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,098 
654 
739 
467 
65 
53 
34 
1 
85 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,174 
578 
522 
509 
146 
136 
58 
4 
221 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 129 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
