Table 14. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Illinois: 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 
6,434 
685 
1,274 
753 
1,880 
1,448 
156 
3 
235 
$50,000 or more 
13,048 
285 
519 
258 
1,662 
6,396 
3,235 
101 
592 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
46,445 
7,848 
12,664 
6,481 
5,277 
8,759 
3,516 
113 
1,787 
$1,000 
1,094,846 
38,429 
67,513 
39,550 
107,291 
366,652 
340,138 
74,793 
60,478 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,152 
5,696 
8,804 
4,010 
577 
296 
50 
5 
714 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,217 
1,852 
3,318 
2,227 
3,240 
2,780 
296 
8 
496 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,064 
252 
463 
210 
1,110 
3,133 
668 
4 
224 
$50,000 or more 
6,012 
48 
79 
34 
350 
2,550 
2,502 
96 
353 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
45,073 
7,347 
12,114 
6,250 
5,259 
8,752 
3,515 
116 
1,720 
$1,000 
1,769,348 
61,252 
106,382 
64,262 
175,187 
618,922 
577,036 
63,226 
103,080 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,666 
2,081 
3,373 
952 
23 
31 
10 
- 
196 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,485 
2,087 
3,266 
1,622 
160 
90 
11 
- 
249 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,430 
2,524 
4,345 
3,076 
2,051 
811 
104 
14 
505 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,656 
541 
916 
485 
2,043 
2,266 
182 
1 
222 
$50,000 or more 
10,836 
114 
214 
115 
982 
5,554 
3,208 
101 
548 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
12,350 
1,934 
4,462 
1,739 
1,022 
1,727 
1,020 
52 
394 
$1,000 
689,855 
12,464 
32,360 
15,807 
35,615 
113,855 
305,769 
1 1 7,794 
56,191 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,824 
1,409 
3,252 
1,151 
357 
415 
95 
1 
144 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,187 
453 
991 
466 
377 
613 
199 
2 
86 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,217 
63 
176 
101 
214 
356 
221 
5 
81 
$100,000 to $249,999 
477 
5 
37 
16 
48 
200 
138 
5 
28 
$250,000 or more 
645 
4 
6 
5 
26 
143 
367 
39 
55 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
6,746 
1,045 
2,413 
945 
615 
992 
481 
26 
229 
$1,000 
81,200 
4,690 
11,042 
4,949 
8,246 
16,999 
20,536 
5,132 
9,607 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
7,350 
1,102 
2,703 
1,026 
531 
1,012 
724 
38 
214 
$1,000 
608,656 
7,774 
21,319 
10,858 
27,369 
96,856 
285,233 
112,662 
46,584 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
24,338 
5,153 
9,046 
3,609 
1,743 
2,695 
1,298 
63 
731 
$1,000 
1,246,112 
35,011 
67,889 
47,027 
78,543 
194,938 
354,678 
238,149 
229,878 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,430 
3,537 
6,298 
1,983 
567 
653 
137 
- 
255 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,734 
1,365 
2,257 
1,240 
632 
805 
232 
4 
199 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,505 
233 
445 
327 
423 
713 
251 
1 
112 
$100,000 to $249,999 
813 
15 
31 
36 
81 
354 
253 
2 
41 
$250,000 or more 
856 
3 
15 
23 
40 
170 
425 
56 
124 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
68,361 
16,441 
22,590 
9,054 
5,315 
8,810 
3,588 
130 
2,433 
$1,000 
736,736 
36,416 
54,065 
36,065 
66,491 
220,702 
236,154 
32,308 
54,534 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
43,432 
14,423 
19,400 
6,602 
1,051 
525 
53 
2 
1,376 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,087 
1,920 
3,084 
2,343 
3,769 
4,908 
488 
8 
567 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,695 
89 
79 
92 
417 
2,618 
1,183 
4 
213 
$50,000 or more 
3,147 
9 
27 
17 
78 
759 
1,864 
116 
277 
Utilities 
...farms 
48,102 
9,901 
12,739 
6,075 
5,029 
8,823 
3,593 
130 
1,812 
$1,000 
199,753 
14,020 
19,135 
12,502 
18,688 
53,014 
51,888 
10,560 
19,946 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,639 
5,536 
6,901 
2,369 
649 
588 
76 
- 
520 
$1,000 to $4,999 
21,908 
4,010 
5,311 
3,221 
3,270 
4,595 
836 
5 
660 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,472 
343 
509 
471 
1,068 
3,425 
2,154 
24 
478 
$25,000 to $49,999 
718 
6 
11 
11 
36 
174 
385 
24 
71 
$50,000 or more 
365 
6 
7 
3 
6 
41 
142 
77 
83 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
58,721 
13,322 
17,960 
7,516 
5,245 
8,864 
3,593 
130 
2,091 
$1,000 
773,786 
44,023 
65,257 
40,038 
85,615 
241,289 
211,651 
26,513 
59,399 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
32,887 
10,937 
14,275 
4,958 
955 
659 
76 
- 
1,027 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,864 
2,167 
3,362 
2,315 
3,277 
4,400 
778 
9 
556 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,610 
191 
270 
217 
819 
2,701 
1,159 
12 
241 
$50,000 or more 
3,360 
27 
53 
26 
194 
1,104 
1,580 
109 
267 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
20,222 
2,789 
3,977 
2,178 
2,035 
5,025 
2,957 
124 
1,137 
$1,000 
594,616 
16,785 
29,774 
22,241 
26,527 
128,521 
204,083 
62,516 
104,170 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,863 
2,152 
3,027 
1,453 
1,043 
1,540 
236 
- 
412 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,263 
473 
659 
499 
718 
1,916 
754 
2 
242 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,934 
150 
247 
199 
243 
1,368 
1,421 
26 
280 
$100,000 to $249,999 
861 
12 
38 
19 
26 
164 
435 
37 
130 
$250,000 or more 
301 
2 
6 
8 
5 
37 
111 
59 
73 
Contract labor 
...farms 
3,796 
795 
1,023 
440 
321 
606 
379 
27 
205 
$1,000 
37,835 
2,675 
4,735 
2,143 
2,813 
6,753 
9,563 
6,310 
2,841 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,046 
322 
436 
127 
61 
51 
23 
- 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,462 
349 
401 
191 
122 
233 
83 
5 
78 
$5,000 to $24,999 
983 
112 
147 
107 
107 
257 
173 
2 
78 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
184 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
