Table 31 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - New Jersey: 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 
233 
8 
27 
22 
41 
80 
40 
1 
14 
$50,000 or more 
304 
4 
9 
8 
41 
106 
96 
16 
24 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
4,016 
870 
1,366 
860 
248 
299 
175 
17 
181 
$1,000 
38,606 
1,082 
1,628 
1,729 
3,383 
8,508 
13,197 
5,676 
3,403 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,166 
819 
1,293 
767 
106 
52 
13 
- 
116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
508 
49 
70 
89 
99 
131 
38 
1 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
139 
2 
1 
3 
30 
54 
34 
- 
15 
$50,000 or more 
203 
- 
2 
1 
13 
62 
90 
16 
19 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
4,131 
995 
1,416 
866 
237 
266 
165 
17 
169 
$1,000 
73,464 
1,686 
2,969 
3,482 
5,839 
11,925 
22,341 
19,790 
5,431 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,180 
730 
990 
395 
7 
3 
- 
- 
55 
$1,000 to $4,999 
832 
192 
278 
268 
29 
20 
7 
- 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
647 
57 
133 
185 
110 
102 
22 
1 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
204 
13 
9 
14 
66 
63 
23 
1 
15 
$50,000 or more 
268 
3 
6 
4 
25 
78 
113 
15 
24 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
1,876 
471 
781 
454 
37 
49 
17 
1 
66 
$1,000 
14,758 
1,596 
2,141 
2,100 
(D) 
1,690 
2,322 
(D) 
3,146 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,519 
431 
674 
336 
12 
16 
6 
- 
44 
$5,000 to $24,999 
274 
32 
89 
102 
15 
16 
5 
- 
15 
$25,000 to $99,999 
68 
6 
18 
16 
9 
12 
1 
- 
6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
1 
- 
- 
1 
4 
1 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
8 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
1 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
621 
145 
239 
163 
17 
27 
9 
1 
20 
$1,000 
4,087 
807 
704 
770 
(D) 
518 
410 
(D) 
90 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
1,473 
372 
640 
342 
25 
28 
10 
1 
55 
$1,000 
10,671 
789 
1,437 
1,330 
(D) 
1,171 
1,912 
(D) 
3,056 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
4,683 
1,263 
1,934 
1,149 
75 
92 
30 
1 
139 
$1,000 
54,047 
5,511 
9,158 
10,626 
1,883 
5,633 
(D) 
(D) 
12,973 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,104 
947 
1,406 
644 
21 
19 
8 
- 
59 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,239 
287 
460 
390 
23 
20 
2 
- 
57 
$25,000 to $99,999 
293 
29 
66 
113 
31 
33 
5 
- 
16 
$100,000 to $249,999 
37 
- 
2 
2 
- 
19 
8 
1 
5 
$250,000 or more 
10 
- 
" 
" 
1 
7 
2 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
8,659 
2,335 
3,301 
1,890 
280 
327 
190 
18 
318 
$1,000 
55,991 
3,429 
4,537 
4,949 
4,712 
11,724 
14,258 
7,164 
5,219 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,142 
2,190 
3,090 
1,560 
55 
30 
8 
- 
209 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,053 
137 
201 
319 
179 
125 
28 
- 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
4 
7 
10 
36 
102 
45 
- 
17 
$50,000 or more 
243 
4 
3 
1 
10 
70 
109 
18 
28 
Utilities 
... farms 
5,349 
1,293 
1,725 
1,287 
269 
327 
189 
18 
241 
$1,000 
27,276 
1,758 
2,431 
3,151 
2,451 
4,795 
6,470 
3,364 
2,856 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,587 
864 
1,103 
534 
16 
3 
2 
- 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,713 
353 
517 
585 
91 
66 
13 
- 
88 
$5,000 to $24,999 
851 
71 
102 
164 
149 
215 
83 
- 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
5 
2 
3 
10 
32 
52 
2 
10 
$50,000 or more 
82 
- 
1 
1 
3 
11 
39 
16 
11 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
6,948 
1,833 
2,457 
1,566 
276 
327 
190 
18 
281 
$1,000 
76,015 
4,010 
6,017 
6,273 
5,238 
13,363 
18,332 
15,636 
7,147 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,395 
1,684 
2,213 
1,231 
44 
31 
10 
1 
181 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,020 
128 
212 
300 
164 
122 
38 
- 
56 
$25,000 to $49,999 
256 
14 
24 
28 
47 
83 
44 
1 
15 
$50,000 or more 
277 
7 
8 
7 
21 
91 
98 
16 
29 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
2,704 
462 
678 
623 
233 
301 
184 
18 
205 
$1,000 
267,547 
9,043 
15,157 
15,076 
12,514 
40,386 
73,847 
65,759 
35,765 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
865 
244 
291 
259 
25 
7 
1 
- 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
658 
119 
213 
197 
44 
35 
5 
- 
45 
$25,000 to $99,999 
693 
75 
143 
135 
139 
108 
24 
- 
69 
$100,000 to $249,999 
266 
23 
29 
25 
21 
103 
41 
- 
24 
$250,000 or more 
222 
1 
2 
7 
4 
48 
113 
18 
29 
Contract labor 
... farms 
565 
120 
169 
110 
32 
55 
43 
8 
28 
$1,000 
21,291 
527 
1,011 
1,042 
574 
3,582 
5,548 
6,348 
2,658 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
110 
35 
53 
13 
1 
3 
1 
- 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
190 
53 
65 
47 
10 
5 
2 
- 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
169 
31 
43 
41 
14 
24 
9 
2 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 421 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
