Table 17. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Kansas: 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 
3,811 
250 
471 
477 
1,376 
973 
128 
5 
131 
$50,000 or more 
6,532 
117 
178 
146 
843 
3,251 
1,595 
61 
341 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
36,820 
6,292 
11,243 
6,727 
4,251 
5,108 
1,909 
92 
1,198 
$1,000 
703,310 
21,749 
39,069 
35,739 
81,388 
231,792 
210,341 
31,649 
51,583 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,759 
5,112 
9,196 
4,625 
848 
355 
75 
7 
541 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,046 
1,025 
1,788 
1,847 
2,337 
1,543 
186 
16 
304 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,330 
127 
208 
225 
805 
1,547 
298 
5 
115 
$50,000 or more 
3,685 
28 
51 
30 
261 
1,663 
1,350 
64 
238 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
31,220 
4,754 
8,332 
5,863 
4,188 
5,073 
1,883 
83 
1,044 
$1,000 
673,173 
23,870 
40,436 
38,695 
82,922 
219,348 
201,089 
21,450 
45,362 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,503 
1,771 
3,074 
1,298 
147 
67 
5 
- 
141 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,125 
1,625 
2,979 
2,179 
707 
347 
44 
2 
242 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,525 
1,207 
1,997 
2,162 
2,177 
1,447 
213 
10 
312 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,290 
115 
236 
174 
848 
1,496 
287 
10 
124 
$50,000 or more 
3,777 
36 
46 
50 
309 
1,716 
1,334 
61 
225 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
16,190 
2,386 
5,703 
2,659 
1,554 
2,250 
1,065 
111 
462 
$1,000 
5,440,898 
22,075 
56,060 
29,561 
61,780 
254,471 
684,512 
1,713,389 
2,619,051 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,864 
1,526 
3,696 
1,464 
554 
436 
74 
1 
113 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,635 
670 
1,505 
901 
515 
730 
191 
2 
121 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,800 
159 
422 
261 
312 
436 
155 
4 
51 
$100,000 to $249,999 
697 
24 
76 
22 
141 
289 
114 
2 
29 
$250,000 or more 
1,194 
7 
4 
11 
32 
359 
531 
102 
148 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
10,480 
1,487 
3,538 
1,845 
1,151 
1,569 
592 
37 
261 
$1,000 
206,584 
9,299 
23,989 
14,423 
13,601 
49,043 
31,804 
36,488 
27,938 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
8,352 
1,168 
2,984 
1,278 
661 
1,150 
750 
91 
270 
$1,000 
5,234,314 
12,777 
32,071 
15,137 
48,179 
205,428 
652,708 
1,676,901 
2,591,113 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
32,131 
6,061 
12,657 
5,705 
2,532 
3,081 
1,243 
112 
740 
$1,000 
4,207,051 
44,480 
89,121 
60,763 
80,194 
197,571 
491,283 
1,358,561 
1,885,077 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,707 
3,893 
8,391 
2,951 
683 
477 
72 
- 
240 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,050 
1,784 
3,552 
2,104 
1,086 
1,105 
202 
1 
216 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,682 
357 
661 
629 
628 
983 
319 
1 
104 
$100,000 to $249,999 
883 
25 
40 
10 
109 
368 
276 
1 
54 
$250,000 or more 
809 
2 
13 
11 
26 
148 
374 
109 
126 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
56,700 
12,456 
21,233 
9,584 
4,380 
5,267 
1,980 
130 
1,670 
$1,000 
710,412 
34,915 
56,417 
51,040 
80,507 
196,539 
190,427 
36,666 
63,900 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,880 
10,607 
18,279 
6,243 
547 
255 
27 
7 
915 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,098 
1,722 
2,729 
3,094 
2,970 
1,937 
280 
4 
362 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,687 
102 
174 
198 
670 
1,938 
446 
12 
147 
$50,000 or more 
3,035 
25 
51 
49 
193 
1,137 
1,227 
107 
246 
Utilities 
...farms 
40,691 
8,120 
12,915 
6,893 
4,151 
5,284 
1,985 
130 
1,213 
$1,000 
214,947 
12,907 
19,109 
15,142 
18,716 
42,357 
50,408 
24,364 
31,946 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,817 
4,133 
7,016 
2,504 
473 
312 
34 
3 
342 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18,576 
3,617 
5,323 
3,750 
2,562 
2,415 
454 
7 
448 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,165 
357 
553 
621 
1,059 
2,253 
1,035 
23 
264 
$25,000 to $49,999 
601 
9 
16 
16 
44 
212 
224 
18 
62 
$50,000 or more 
532 
4 
7 
2 
13 
92 
238 
79 
97 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
49,119 
10,372 
17,237 
8,342 
4,304 
5,293 
1,985 
130 
1,456 
$1,000 
723,144 
38,654 
58,138 
51,741 
85,392 
198,445 
171,029 
49,002 
70,743 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,223 
8,268 
14,102 
5,201 
614 
312 
30 
4 
692 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,611 
1,907 
2,886 
2,785 
2,507 
1,895 
281 
10 
340 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,957 
157 
209 
287 
909 
1,770 
430 
16 
179 
$50,000 or more 
3,328 
40 
40 
69 
274 
1,316 
1,244 
100 
245 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
16,943 
2,497 
3,791 
2,457 
2,065 
3,552 
1,735 
127 
719 
$1,000 
531,492 
12,131 
20,029 
15,468 
26,266 
97,160 
135,144 
105,152 
120,143 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,883 
1,989 
2,945 
1,806 
961 
836 
120 
1 
225 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,160 
385 
659 
499 
774 
1,377 
317 
7 
142 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,068 
121 
176 
142 
320 
1,198 
905 
25 
181 
$100,000 to $249,999 
580 
1 
11 
10 
9 
119 
320 
25 
85 
$250,000 or more 
252 
1 
- 
- 
1 
22 
73 
69 
86 
Contract labor 
...farms 
6,346 
1,050 
1,724 
908 
654 
1,125 
593 
48 
244 
$1,000 
66,431 
3,709 
6,804 
4,582 
4,791 
17,087 
16,361 
3,898 
9,198 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,609 
389 
676 
257 
116 
89 
43 
3 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,390 
450 
740 
380 
262 
334 
144 
6 
74 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,756 
199 
257 
250 
239 
511 
213 
12 
75 
226 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
