Table 26. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Missouri: 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 
3,114 
424 
503 
542 
883 
554 
64 
1 
143 
$50,000 or more 
4,698 
148 
227 
173 
755 
2,155 
931 
42 
267 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
41,110 
10,373 
14,366 
7,667 
2,875 
3,333 
1,080 
49 
1,367 
$1,000 
486,213 
24,456 
32,547 
29,043 
50,947 
146,458 
147,679 
26,291 
28,791 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,949 
9,159 
12,705 
5,944 
857 
412 
37 
1 
834 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,700 
1,078 
1,488 
1,580 
1,331 
849 
97 
5 
272 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,012 
95 
128 
111 
480 
970 
113 
2 
113 
$50,000 or more 
2,449 
41 
45 
32 
207 
1,102 
833 
41 
148 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
37,610 
9,140 
12,822 
7,217 
2,759 
3,273 
1,064 
49 
1,286 
$1,000 
635,310 
36,201 
48,844 
44,133 
71,651 
195,728 
175,788 
25,713 
37,252 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,208 
4,741 
6,624 
2,371 
103 
54 
3 
- 
312 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,089 
2,509 
3,511 
2,251 
310 
167 
22 
1 
318 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,226 
1,618 
2,329 
2,253 
1,168 
481 
54 
5 
318 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,613 
202 
306 
281 
813 
833 
59 
2 
117 
$50,000 or more 
3,474 
70 
52 
61 
365 
1,738 
926 
41 
221 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
27,112 
6,621 
11,188 
5,093 
1,597 
1,627 
385 
36 
565 
$1,000 
906,474 
65,311 
97,032 
67,387 
110,911 
225,009 
130,722 
158,075 
52,028 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,995 
4,457 
7,562 
3,004 
377 
297 
44 
- 
254 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,172 
1,677 
2,883 
1,487 
473 
404 
81 
- 
167 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,257 
371 
623 
455 
309 
343 
81 
7 
68 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,020 
90 
105 
134 
345 
243 
56 
4 
43 
$250,000 or more 
668 
26 
15 
13 
93 
340 
123 
25 
33 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
18,367 
4,462 
7,464 
3,587 
1,133 
1,092 
234 
19 
376 
$1,000 
209,880 
26,329 
47,000 
28,351 
24,840 
29,057 
20,228 
23,614 
10,462 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
12,517 
2,910 
5,170 
2,289 
738 
885 
238 
21 
266 
$1,000 
696,594 
38,982 
50,032 
39,036 
86,070 
195,952 
110,494 
134,460 
41,566 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
63,616 
18,731 
27,095 
11,383 
2,339 
2,257 
494 
34 
1,283 
$1,000 
1,989,225 
180,813 
228,849 
206,737 
346,190 
419,478 
190,063 
314,506 
102,588 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
37,913 
12,278 
18,694 
5,698 
357 
229 
36 
- 
621 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,158 
5,256 
6,896 
4,215 
665 
627 
91 
2 
406 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,373 
1,063 
1,367 
1,263 
781 
647 
112 
2 
138 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,039 
73 
63 
51 
255 
460 
84 
- 
53 
$250,000 or more 
1,133 
61 
75 
156 
281 
294 
171 
30 
65 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
94,220 
29,274 
39,098 
15,178 
3,350 
3,617 
1,136 
66 
2,501 
$1,000 
507,282 
61,732 
71,644 
55,603 
48,778 
112,282 
101,153 
28,685 
27,404 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
76,409 
26,391 
35,837 
11,598 
552 
204 
22 
- 
1,805 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,869 
2,730 
3,131 
3,436 
2,336 
1,639 
155 
- 
442 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,258 
122 
97 
121 
383 
1,181 
236 
2 
116 
$50,000 or more 
1,684 
31 
33 
23 
79 
593 
723 
64 
138 
Utilities 
...farms 
63,618 
19,422 
23,435 
10,956 
3,220 
3,621 
1,136 
66 
1,762 
$1,000 
162,386 
24,399 
27,227 
20,495 
16,419 
27,876 
22,944 
14,273 
8,753 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
32,783 
11,774 
14,763 
4,911 
365 
195 
23 
- 
752 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,237 
7,156 
8,095 
5,421 
1,918 
1,723 
229 
1 
694 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,922 
467 
549 
587 
877 
1,539 
632 
10 
261 
$25,000 to $49,999 
416 
17 
18 
24 
47 
126 
136 
13 
35 
$50,000 or more 
260 
8 
10 
13 
13 
38 
116 
42 
20 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
79,184 
24,232 
31,622 
13,063 
3,294 
3,626 
1,136 
66 
2,145 
$1,000 
514,423 
68,243 
81,790 
57,665 
51,563 
107,937 
90,457 
29,811 
26,956 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
60,095 
20,798 
27,526 
9,471 
558 
309 
33 
- 
1,400 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,845 
3,212 
3,836 
3,355 
2,136 
1,624 
183 
2 
497 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,497 
180 
208 
205 
497 
1,068 
217 
2 
120 
$50,000 or more 
1,747 
42 
52 
32 
103 
625 
703 
62 
128 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
20,702 
5,245 
6,076 
3,572 
1,508 
2,401 
1,023 
64 
813 
$1,000 
405,792 
25,250 
33,664 
23,839 
23,586 
78,974 
93,435 
89,841 
37,203 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,050 
4,197 
4,854 
2,565 
601 
417 
46 
- 
370 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,307 
833 
879 
790 
611 
868 
136 
- 
190 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,689 
201 
314 
204 
274 
983 
536 
9 
168 
$100,000 to $249,999 
507 
14 
26 
10 
20 
119 
242 
17 
59 
$250,000 or more 
149 
- 
3 
3 
2 
14 
63 
38 
26 
Contract labor 
...farms 
7,575 
2,105 
2,580 
1,196 
470 
639 
316 
20 
249 
$1,000 
56,130 
6,907 
8,577 
5,143 
4,791 
9,335 
9,766 
4,578 
7,034 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,425 
799 
1,079 
383 
46 
47 
12 
- 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,065 
957 
1,081 
544 
173 
160 
67 
1 
82 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,648 
314 
366 
233 
200 
330 
127 
- 
78 
352 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
