Table 15. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Indiana: 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 
3,530 
433 
825 
511 
1,010 
530 
64 
5 
152 
$50,000 or more 
7,072 
179 
338 
146 
844 
3,198 
1,895 
81 
391 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
31,140 
5,418 
10,639 
4,880 
2,856 
4,078 
2,008 
90 
1,171 
$1,000 
564,224 
20,271 
37,704 
21,038 
47,115 
165,340 
206,406 
28,044 
38,306 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,779 
4,311 
8,511 
3,593 
622 
187 
27 
2 
526 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,477 
983 
1,901 
1,173 
1,640 
1,332 
148 
5 
295 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,816 
98 
179 
107 
454 
1,436 
388 
7 
147 
$50,000 or more 
3,068 
26 
48 
7 
140 
1,123 
1,445 
76 
203 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
30,680 
5,065 
10,461 
4,943 
2,887 
4,081 
2,003 
89 
1,151 
$1,000 
927,802 
33,283 
66,244 
36,632 
79,243 
279,048 
336,549 
36,586 
60,217 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,526 
1,602 
3,696 
1,041 
36 
10 
5 
- 
136 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,092 
1,621 
3,280 
1,664 
218 
56 
16 
1 
236 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,352 
1,548 
2,862 
1,978 
1,259 
352 
46 
5 
302 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,266 
250 
516 
215 
1,028 
1,018 
88 
2 
149 
$50,000 or more 
5,444 
44 
107 
45 
346 
2,645 
1,848 
81 
328 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
14,009 
1,943 
6,770 
2,540 
820 
978 
522 
64 
372 
$1,000 
508,824 
9,890 
47,521 
35,614 
50,640 
84,440 
135,672 
88,263 
56,782 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,066 
1,479 
5,126 
1,575 
339 
293 
85 
- 
169 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,956 
408 
1,257 
669 
178 
267 
97 
5 
75 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,086 
46 
332 
216 
141 
184 
104 
15 
48 
$100,000 to $249,999 
465 
9 
43 
64 
98 
135 
76 
7 
33 
$250,000 or more 
436 
1 
12 
16 
64 
99 
160 
37 
47 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
6,826 
995 
3,095 
1,312 
422 
508 
268 
36 
190 
$1,000 
84,804 
3,195 
13,956 
7,818 
6,133 
10,057 
22,670 
12,328 
8,647 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
9,346 
1,163 
4,657 
1,743 
532 
628 
341 
42 
240 
$1,000 
424,019 
6,696 
33,565 
27,796 
44,507 
74,383 
113,002 
75,936 
48,135 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
28,754 
5,435 
14,187 
4,885 
1,288 
1,438 
700 
82 
739 
$1,000 
1,592,005 
33,232 
143,970 
122,582 
151,621 
216,572 
310,706 
423,303 
190,019 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,721 
4,043 
10,017 
2,601 
319 
322 
89 
3 
327 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,898 
1,195 
3,222 
1,484 
297 
394 
114 
3 
189 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,298 
180 
692 
551 
410 
270 
99 
3 
93 
$100,000 to $249,999 
807 
9 
175 
129 
104 
247 
107 
2 
34 
$250,000 or more 
1,030 
8 
81 
120 
158 
205 
291 
71 
96 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
54,389 
12,062 
23,132 
8,072 
3,075 
4,180 
2,052 
119 
1,697 
$1,000 
457,781 
24,500 
45,572 
28,149 
37,709 
113,012 
148,985 
27,619 
32,234 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,861 
10,827 
20,860 
6,234 
642 
230 
55 
1 
1,012 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,985 
1,180 
2,191 
1,760 
2,151 
2,115 
225 
2 
361 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,576 
45 
61 
66 
243 
1,423 
594 
3 
141 
$50,000 or more 
1,967 
10 
20 
12 
39 
412 
1,178 
113 
183 
Utilities 
...farms 
36,555 
7,481 
13,179 
5,489 
2,858 
4,166 
2,056 
119 
1,207 
$1,000 
151,613 
10,109 
17,132 
10,513 
12,244 
29,307 
35,097 
21,839 
15,373 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,090 
4,385 
8,000 
2,503 
534 
258 
46 
- 
364 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,461 
2,848 
4,683 
2,572 
1,622 
1,934 
361 
- 
441 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,127 
235 
485 
400 
654 
1,833 
1,220 
11 
289 
$25,000 to $49,999 
568 
7 
10 
12 
40 
109 
318 
19 
53 
$50,000 or more 
309 
6 
1 
2 
8 
32 
111 
89 
60 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
45,575 
9,577 
18,206 
6,947 
3,013 
4,189 
2,056 
119 
1,468 
$1,000 
523,094 
29,438 
54,758 
33,132 
47,038 
129,353 
142,230 
46,322 
40,823 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,732 
7,937 
15,296 
4,841 
623 
245 
47 
- 
743 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,569 
1,514 
2,709 
1,948 
1,843 
1,850 
334 
2 
369 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,001 
106 
169 
135 
439 
1,429 
555 
4 
164 
$50,000 or more 
2,273 
20 
32 
23 
108 
665 
1,120 
113 
192 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
14,350 
2,235 
3,893 
2,036 
1,224 
2,426 
1,727 
115 
694 
$1,000 
445,331 
10,326 
23,952 
16,574 
19,661 
69,705 
136,853 
104,469 
63,792 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,116 
1,817 
3,116 
1,446 
607 
683 
151 
4 
292 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,065 
337 
573 
443 
409 
856 
342 
3 
102 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,316 
73 
185 
138 
180 
754 
805 
6 
175 
$100,000 to $249,999 
612 
8 
16 
8 
21 
123 
332 
31 
73 
$250,000 or more 
241 
- 
3 
1 
7 
10 
97 
71 
52 
Contract labor 
...farms 
3,528 
630 
1,227 
498 
230 
408 
302 
40 
193 
$1,000 
42,078 
2,605 
4,524 
2,722 
2,099 
5,889 
10,523 
8,628 
5,088 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
995 
253 
469 
158 
31 
39 
15 
1 
29 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,241 
224 
481 
189 
96 
121 
58 
4 
68 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,015 
139 
261 
130 
85 
202 
128 
5 
65 
198 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
