Table 21 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Maryland: 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 
415 
51 
46 
36 
118 
114 
22 
1 
27 
$50,000 or more 
714 
15 
31 
6 
84 
305 
214 
13 
46 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
5,960 
1,293 
1,764 
1,184 
524 
635 
277 
19 
264 
$1,000 
78,148 
3,637 
4,319 
3,279 
7,519 
22,370 
25,973 
5,266 
5,784 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,059 
1,118 
1,533 
982 
178 
88 
10 
1 
149 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,136 
156 
215 
190 
258 
208 
43 
3 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
13 
12 
10 
74 
202 
41 
1 
28 
$50,000 or more 
384 
6 
4 
2 
14 
137 
183 
14 
24 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
5,560 
1,243 
1,597 
1,089 
488 
614 
268 
16 
245 
$1,000 
116,385 
4,971 
5,751 
4,857 
8,774 
28,755 
35,694 
14,744 
12,839 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,809 
615 
778 
363 
8 
2 
1 
- 
42 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,467 
384 
498 
418 
84 
29 
1 
- 
53 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,341 
212 
282 
289 
273 
185 
20 
1 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
421 
25 
37 
15 
99 
177 
33 
1 
34 
$50,000 or more 
522 
7 
2 
4 
24 
221 
213 
14 
37 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
3,184 
578 
1,152 
675 
318 
268 
90 
10 
93 
$1,000 
161,816 
1 1 ,253 
17,229 
17,033 
30,130 
29,385 
13,621 
40,131 
3,033 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,770 
400 
835 
362 
51 
55 
13 
- 
54 
$5,000 to $24,999 
521 
79 
160 
145 
51 
50 
18 
1 
17 
$25,000 to $99,999 
462 
53 
98 
114 
88 
75 
21 
2 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
330 
44 
50 
52 
108 
45 
21 
1 
9 
$250,000 or more 
101 
2 
9 
2 
20 
43 
17 
6 
2 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
1,293 
243 
549 
235 
87 
116 
32 
5 
26 
$1,000 
13,058 
743 
2,390 
1,021 
1,367 
5,027 
1,409 
905 
195 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
2,296 
404 
780 
545 
258 
164 
68 
6 
71 
$1,000 
148,758 
10,510 
14,839 
16,012 
28,763 
24,358 
12,212 
39,226 
2,838 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
7,133 
1,602 
2,868 
1,502 
439 
383 
128 
8 
203 
$1,000 
629,143 
59,158 
68,140 
86,230 
154,947 
143,178 
71,202 
29,682 
16,605 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,948 
1,074 
1,966 
737 
41 
31 
8 
- 
91 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,739 
373 
701 
477 
63 
42 
13 
- 
70 
$25,000 to $99,999 
527 
59 
103 
126 
117 
93 
9 
- 
20 
$100,000 to $249,999 
238 
14 
23 
22 
39 
99 
30 
1 
10 
$250,000 or more 
681 
82 
75 
140 
179 
118 
68 
7 
12 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
11,692 
3,125 
4,340 
2,168 
633 
672 
288 
22 
444 
$1,000 
86,919 
7,439 
7,754 
7,503 
7,782 
19,669 
23,851 
6,480 
6,440 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,005 
2,814 
3,991 
1,729 
136 
37 
5 
- 
293 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,964 
280 
326 
422 
451 
354 
37 
- 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
374 
17 
21 
15 
38 
188 
68 
- 
27 
$50,000 or more 
349 
14 
2 
2 
8 
93 
178 
22 
30 
Utilities 
...farms 
7,682 
1,823 
2,402 
1,538 
618 
672 
288 
23 
318 
$1,000 
46,876 
4,030 
4,559 
5,637 
6,745 
8,101 
9,849 
4,839 
3,116 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,158 
1,044 
1,399 
558 
39 
21 
- 
- 
97 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,700 
616 
829 
710 
203 
186 
32 
1 
123 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,442 
147 
151 
235 
306 
380 
151 
- 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
266 
6 
19 
32 
62 
68 
62 
- 
17 
$50,000 or more 
116 
10 
4 
3 
8 
17 
43 
22 
9 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
10,134 
2,605 
3,568 
1,955 
630 
672 
288 
23 
393 
$1,000 
116,019 
9,544 
10,950 
11,693 
12,155 
27,626 
29,674 
7,481 
6,895 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,953 
2,154 
3,075 
1,378 
87 
33 
3 
- 
223 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,048 
396 
435 
495 
374 
218 
21 
1 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
583 
40 
44 
46 
128 
241 
60 
- 
24 
$50,000 or more 
550 
15 
14 
36 
41 
180 
204 
22 
38 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
3,536 
633 
851 
714 
345 
501 
255 
23 
214 
$1,000 
179,692 
9,793 
14,817 
12,826 
10,301 
29,217 
54,185 
29,579 
18,976 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,344 
353 
474 
294 
91 
69 
7 
- 
56 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,026 
181 
224 
261 
140 
138 
32 
- 
50 
$25,000 to $99,999 
782 
78 
122 
138 
85 
214 
84 
1 
60 
$100,000 to $249,999 
248 
18 
26 
20 
27 
58 
75 
1 
23 
$250,000 or more 
136 
3 
5 
1 
2 
22 
57 
21 
25 
Contract labor 
...farms 
979 
204 
287 
185 
85 
116 
62 
7 
33 
$1,000 
15,863 
1,464 
2,040 
1,646 
1,150 
2,568 
3,391 
2,988 
616 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
220 
61 
78 
52 
8 
13 
1 
- 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
329 
86 
116 
66 
22 
21 
10 
- 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
284 
42 
76 
48 
43 
43 
23 
1 
8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
282 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
