Table 16. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Iowa: 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 
9,105 
532 
1,224 
556 
2,546 
3,438 
503 
18 
288 
$50,000 or more 
15,869 
172 
380 
136 
1,249 
8,707 
4,339 
175 
711 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
57,741 
6,944 
14,177 
7,467 
7,048 
14,481 
5,318 
228 
2,078 
$1,000 
1,152,179 
28,465 
64,261 
36,426 
101,764 
451,137 
367,604 
45,285 
57,237 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,463 
5,198 
10,231 
5,084 
1,339 
732 
133 
9 
737 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,297 
1,601 
3,608 
2,231 
4,664 
6,574 
904 
29 
686 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,117 
131 
287 
123 
877 
4,807 
1,534 
38 
320 
$50,000 or more 
5,864 
14 
51 
29 
168 
2,368 
2,747 
152 
335 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
55,666 
6,432 
13,007 
7,241 
7,043 
14,441 
5,321 
228 
1,953 
$1,000 
1,966,439 
48,846 
106,790 
59,181 
172,141 
791,524 
630,153 
57,486 
100,316 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,435 
1,751 
3,259 
1,104 
70 
70 
24 
- 
157 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,366 
1,821 
3,600 
2,175 
273 
191 
63 
3 
240 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,125 
2,467 
5,214 
3,644 
3,911 
2,011 
251 
14 
613 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,899 
338 
824 
243 
2,319 
5,265 
575 
14 
321 
$50,000 or more 
12,841 
55 
110 
75 
470 
6,904 
4,408 
197 
622 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
24,040 
2,029 
6,436 
3,087 
2,458 
6,032 
2,983 
264 
751 
$1,000 
3,435,345 
26,870 
113,849 
69,200 
175,113 
743,183 
1,308,433 
682,929 
315,768 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,804 
1,307 
3,954 
1,666 
638 
946 
159 
1 
133 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,953 
548 
1,714 
974 
821 
1,453 
293 
6 
144 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,524 
118 
481 
261 
554 
1,516 
453 
20 
121 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,436 
38 
198 
126 
234 
1,148 
586 
8 
98 
$250,000 or more 
3,323 
18 
89 
60 
211 
969 
1,492 
229 
255 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
12,791 
1,191 
3,609 
1,927 
1,477 
3,106 
1,028 
93 
360 
$1,000 
239,793 
6,794 
23,757 
14,736 
20,563 
65,705 
57,056 
32,135 
19,047 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
15,123 
1,095 
3,777 
1,664 
1,390 
4,013 
2,448 
229 
507 
$1,000 
3,195,553 
20,076 
90,092 
54,464 
154,550 
677,478 
1,251,377 
650,794 
296,721 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
38,194 
4,544 
11,827 
5,672 
3,606 
7,784 
3,416 
278 
1,067 
$1,000 
5,377,863 
54,253 
208,039 
138,617 
333,167 
1,103,357 
1,533,117 
1,298,618 
708,695 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,151 
2,749 
6,943 
2,532 
735 
828 
148 
- 
216 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,833 
1,416 
3,586 
2,192 
1,248 
1,862 
305 
3 
221 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,619 
333 
969 
731 
1,045 
2,767 
593 
5 
176 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,703 
20 
174 
102 
274 
1,186 
817 
4 
126 
$250,000 or more 
3,888 
26 
155 
115 
304 
1,141 
1,553 
266 
328 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
81,746 
14,500 
26,008 
10,782 
7,229 
14,682 
5,507 
313 
2,725 
$1,000 
866,990 
29,259 
59,851 
40,632 
76,720 
292,394 
253,935 
61,867 
52,332 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
48,269 
12,934 
22,677 
8,164 
1,803 
1,092 
186 
7 
1,406 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,242 
1,511 
3,215 
2,521 
5,042 
9,720 
1,437 
16 
780 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,155 
48 
83 
61 
291 
3,237 
2,111 
33 
291 
$50,000 or more 
3,080 
7 
33 
36 
93 
633 
1,773 
257 
248 
Utilities 
...farms 
63,853 
9,622 
16,415 
8,077 
6,912 
14,749 
5,532 
315 
2,231 
$1,000 
329,138 
14,352 
28,536 
17,879 
28,732 
93,412 
71,480 
46,739 
28,010 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,506 
4,918 
7,904 
2,679 
694 
684 
85 
2 
540 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30,392 
4,320 
7,541 
4,688 
4,435 
7,213 
1,328 
11 
856 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,638 
380 
942 
699 
1,737 
6,574 
3,562 
91 
653 
$25,000 to $49,999 
819 
2 
17 
8 
31 
195 
413 
61 
92 
$50,000 or more 
498 
2 
11 
3 
15 
83 
144 
150 
90 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
73,361 
12,092 
21,495 
9,485 
7,125 
14,784 
5,534 
315 
2,531 
$1,000 
1,099,865 
42,267 
83,610 
53,487 
108,454 
389,427 
285,792 
74,018 
62,809 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,173 
9,719 
16,615 
6,043 
1,342 
1,174 
176 
7 
1,097 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,226 
2,189 
4,480 
3,138 
4,603 
7,567 
1,462 
15 
772 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,132 
150 
326 
259 
968 
4,291 
1,757 
41 
340 
$50,000 or more 
4,830 
34 
74 
45 
212 
1,752 
2,139 
252 
322 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
27,906 
2,970 
5,337 
2,798 
2,822 
8,040 
4,217 
304 
1,418 
$1,000 
697,719 
12,475 
23,752 
15,908 
29,344 
141,970 
224,005 
141,434 
108,830 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,055 
2,456 
4,394 
2,154 
1,657 
3,177 
656 
5 
556 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,036 
395 
704 
500 
859 
3,012 
1,202 
11 
353 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,608 
111 
222 
137 
290 
1,706 
1,760 
72 
310 
$100,000 to $249,999 
857 
7 
16 
6 
13 
130 
482 
94 
109 
$250,000 or more 
350 
1 
1 
1 
3 
15 
117 
122 
90 
Contract labor 
...farms 
6,634 
972 
1,573 
696 
581 
1,507 
928 
94 
283 
$1,000 
80,086 
3,487 
5,742 
3,071 
4,031 
15,663 
19,816 
20,841 
7,434 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,748 
432 
675 
209 
119 
195 
46 
12 
60 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,329 
370 
603 
284 
228 
495 
252 
10 
87 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,954 
151 
262 
191 
196 
660 
390 
20 
84 
212 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
