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. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
11 
26 
11 
23 
42 
53 
2 
9 
$50,000 or more 
128 
1 
13 
4 
8 
23 
47 
18 
14 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
18,642 
3,502 
5,269 
2,234 
1,889 
3,404 
1,639 
68 
637 
$1,000 
205,031 
13,060 
21,664 
8,351 
16,064 
52,003 
62,844 
14,886 
16,159 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,681 
1,352 
1,974 
656 
219 
284 
83 
- 
113 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,754 
1,423 
2,086 
1,056 
694 
1,009 
282 
3 
201 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,665 
675 
1,128 
499 
870 
1,576 
700 
7 
210 
$25,000 to $49,999 
955 
45 
64 
21 
75 
376 
299 
13 
62 
$50,000 or more 
587 
7 
17 
2 
31 
159 
275 
45 
51 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
24,489 
2,065 
5,142 
2,734 
3,483 
7,058 
3,000 
85 
922 
$1,000 
1,891,268 
29,721 
80,719 
37,379 
131,379 
607,837 
784,464 
102,369 
117,401 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,070 
1,009 
2,144 
1,067 
373 
324 
19 
- 
134 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,256 
277 
766 
492 
374 
249 
15 
- 
83 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,306 
430 
1,170 
739 
949 
784 
95 
- 
139 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
12,857 
349 
1,062 
436 
1,787 
5,701 
2,871 
85 
566 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
i . farms 
5,639 
580 
1,128 
537 
558 
1,511 
1,024 
50 
251 
$1,000 
119,908 
1,455 
4,190 
2,636 
6,513 
26,771 
50,517 
17,081 
10,746 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,277 
294 
501 
179 
81 
129 
37 
1 
55 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,496 
191 
356 
193 
174 
374 
148 
- 
60 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,918 
94 
248 
149 
247 
692 
413 
5 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
463 
1 
19 
12 
31 
194 
177 
6 
23 
$50,000 or more 
485 
- 
4 
4 
25 
122 
249 
38 
43 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
34,206 
5,709 
10,004 
3,935 
3,419 
6,757 
3,061 
119 
1,202 
$1,000 
565,142 
37,119 
71,239 
27,498 
43,194 
144,070 
176,896 
36,112 
29,014 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,543 
3,404 
5,638 
2,212 
1,208 
1,343 
265 
2 
471 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,101 
2,076 
3,916 
1,568 
1,791 
3,452 
814 
11 
473 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,788 
223 
427 
150 
393 
1,865 
1,499 
27 
204 
$100,000 or more 
774 
6 
23 
5 
27 
97 
483 
79 
54 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
25,736 
4,579 
7,935 
2,833 
2,300 
4,805 
2,324 
82 
878 
$1,000 
377,420 
30,033 
56,748 
21,117 
29,037 
90,338 
113,525 
17,235 
19,387 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,257 
598 
925 
346 
121 
171 
23 
1 
72 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,656 
2,110 
3,392 
1,138 
669 
889 
198 
1 
259 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,132 
1,683 
3,253 
1,235 
1,209 
2,576 
795 
11 
370 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,218 
139 
293 
96 
229 
809 
556 
9 
87 
$50,000 or more 
1,473 
49 
72 
18 
72 
360 
752 
60 
90 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
20,531 
2,775 
5,117 
2,297 
2,386 
4,902 
2,290 
102 
662 
$1,000 
187,722 
7,086 
14,492 
6,381 
14,157 
53,732 
63,370 
18,877 
9,628 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,080 
1,165 
2,056 
820 
380 
427 
80 
1 
151 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,604 
1,204 
2,250 
1,110 
1,030 
1,427 
374 
2 
207 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,270 
398 
786 
354 
934 
2,564 
1,007 
11 
216 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,028 
7 
15 
12 
33 
400 
499 
11 
51 
$50,000 or more 
549 
1 
10 
1 
9 
84 
330 
77 
37 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
69,056 
17,921 
23,350 
8,923 
4,740 
8,063 
3,310 
123 
2,626 
$1,000 
321,273 
45,021 
55,263 
27,179 
28,452 
70,380 
62,104 
15,437 
17,437 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
51,482 
15,449 
20,431 
7,314 
2,509 
3,265 
671 
22 
1,821 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,500 
1,904 
2,329 
1,219 
1,488 
2,371 
772 
6 
411 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,558 
524 
546 
360 
683 
2,026 
1,130 
15 
274 
$25,000 or more 
1,516 
44 
44 
30 
60 
401 
737 
80 
120 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
42,633 
7,741 
10,943 
5,035 
4,710 
8,863 
3,593 
130 
1,618 
$1,000 
808,097 
27,376 
40,808 
23,235 
60,099 
222,653 
263,206 
73,368 
97,352 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,805 
6,308 
8,821 
3,697 
1,520 
1,523 
224 
2 
710 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,859 
1,313 
1,926 
1,224 
2,672 
4,379 
858 
2 
485 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,542 
80 
148 
80 
399 
1,930 
741 
7 
157 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,132 
33 
34 
24 
92 
784 
1,006 
22 
137 
$100,000 or more 
1,295 
7 
14 
10 
27 
247 
764 
97 
129 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
10,054 
675 
1,429 
1,036 
1,714 
3,383 
1,434 
33 
350 
$1,000 
466,988 
8,983 
22,228 
17,503 
58,627 
201,014 
130,607 
7,037 
20,988 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
41,378 
7,836 
10,140 
4,506 
4,719 
8,863 
3,592 
130 
1,592 
$1,000 
1,405,671 
62,224 
96,064 
53,247 
128,830 
472,240 
442,102 
58,615 
92,349 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
75,087 
18,601 
25,460 
10,058 
5,408 
8,864 
3,593 
130 
2,973 
$1,000 
5,949,076 
227,058 
226,079 
86,218 
456,293 
2,069,395 
2,204,751 
269,753 
409,528 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
79,229 
12,207 
8,880 
8,572 
84,374 
233,461 
613,624 
2,075,026 
137,749 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 185 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
