Table 33. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - New York: 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 
879 
38 
55 
79 
186 
322 
130 
5 
64 
$50,000 or more 
1,097 
12 
21 
12 
85 
332 
408 
115 
112 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
14,466 
2,686 
3,356 
3,449 
1,970 
1,532 
675 
132 
666 
$1,000 
151,480 
3,572 
5,092 
7,506 
12,483 
28,920 
47,589 
30,289 
16,031 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,980 
2,515 
3,148 
3,096 
1,311 
499 
36 
5 
370 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,334 
161 
196 
319 
564 
701 
220 
7 
166 
$25,000 to $49,999 
560 
9 
10 
28 
70 
204 
157 
18 
64 
$50,000 or more 
592 
1 
2 
6 
25 
128 
262 
102 
66 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
15,146 
2,831 
3,683 
3,805 
1,921 
1,487 
665 
129 
625 
$1,000 
222,731 
6,083 
8,477 
13,449 
20,848 
42,029 
57,533 
38,805 
35,507 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,839 
1,746 
2,279 
1,506 
147 
40 
3 
- 
118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,201 
779 
972 
1,521 
604 
153 
16 
- 
156 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,455 
283 
384 
720 
999 
770 
100 
7 
192 
$25,000 to $49,999 
733 
15 
40 
41 
132 
276 
172 
8 
49 
$50,000 or more 
918 
8 
8 
17 
39 
248 
374 
114 
110 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
10,255 
1,955 
3,504 
2,733 
961 
542 
224 
57 
279 
$1,000 
139,833 
7,031 
13,869 
15,371 
19,486 
29,175 
30,266 
14,185 
10,451 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,336 
1,590 
2,891 
1,938 
507 
195 
40 
7 
168 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,086 
323 
517 
678 
288 
154 
63 
6 
57 
$25,000 to $99,999 
604 
40 
88 
109 
131 
118 
71 
22 
25 
$100,000 to $249,999 
126 
2 
6 
8 
22 
36 
25 
12 
15 
$250,000 or more 
103 
- 
2 
- 
13 
39 
25 
10 
14 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
5,449 
920 
1,587 
1,437 
735 
404 
169 
46 
151 
$1,000 
72,677 
3,954 
7,270 
8,979 
11,967 
18,391 
11,862 
3,801 
6,454 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
6,538 
1,301 
2,535 
1,874 
357 
201 
84 
21 
165 
$1,000 
67,156 
3,077 
6,599 
6,392 
7,519 
10,784 
18,404 
10,384 
3,997 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
21,869 
4,789 
7,162 
5,520 
1,994 
1,174 
472 
114 
644 
$1,000 
1,007,295 
27,558 
42,227 
69,637 
114,825 
139,706 
222,314 
292,998 
98,029 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,764 
3,492 
5,219 
2,652 
133 
48 
16 
- 
204 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,283 
1,083 
1,635 
1,932 
353 
101 
20 
- 
159 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,321 
207 
286 
905 
1,285 
448 
37 
2 
151 
$100,000 to $249,999 
920 
5 
20 
28 
213 
490 
103 
3 
58 
$250,000 or more 
581 
2 
2 
3 
10 
87 
296 
109 
72 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
34,584 
8,972 
11,187 
8,131 
2,561 
1,727 
728 
136 
1,142 
$1,000 
313,194 
18,657 
20,211 
29,873 
30,522 
51,531 
68,988 
66,846 
26,565 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,033 
8,186 
10,333 
6,290 
477 
110 
13 
3 
621 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,366 
747 
814 
1,747 
1,902 
809 
46 
- 
301 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,070 
28 
29 
76 
157 
563 
122 
1 
94 
$50,000 or more 
1,115 
11 
11 
18 
25 
245 
547 
132 
126 
Utilities 
... farms 
25,776 
6,122 
7,186 
6,461 
2,473 
1,729 
730 
136 
939 
$1,000 
130,377 
8,724 
9,982 
14,976 
16,000 
20,173 
24,388 
23,636 
12,497 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,627 
3,567 
4,309 
2,389 
138 
34 
2 
- 
188 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,008 
2,302 
2,566 
3,392 
1,040 
334 
34 
- 
340 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,287 
243 
296 
661 
1,257 
1,229 
295 
3 
303 
$25,000 to $49,999 
505 
4 
14 
18 
31 
104 
272 
11 
51 
$50,000 or more 
349 
6 
1 
1 
7 
28 
127 
122 
57 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
30,573 
7,656 
9,436 
7,346 
2,500 
1,733 
728 
136 
1,038 
$1,000 
424,483 
21,631 
27,722 
38,121 
45,740 
68,246 
95,989 
93,501 
33,534 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,849 
6,599 
8,251 
5,068 
367 
92 
8 
- 
464 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,536 
991 
1,063 
2,081 
1,532 
541 
38 
- 
290 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,661 
56 
84 
158 
498 
634 
102 
1 
128 
$50,000 or more 
1,527 
10 
38 
39 
103 
466 
580 
135 
156 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
10,345 
1,769 
2,123 
2,209 
1,378 
1,364 
705 
136 
661 
$1,000 
730,687 
19,231 
43,692 
47,461 
48,213 
106,429 
193,948 
155,646 
116,067 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,615 
1,072 
1,151 
937 
280 
67 
5 
- 
103 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,829 
487 
533 
777 
527 
321 
24 
- 
160 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,398 
182 
351 
416 
460 
632 
158 
2 
197 
$100,000 to $249,999 
835 
27 
64 
58 
101 
278 
226 
5 
76 
$250,000 or more 
668 
1 
24 
21 
10 
66 
292 
129 
125 
Contract labor 
... farms 
2,535 
497 
752 
598 
223 
214 
119 
22 
110 
$1,000 
40,594 
3,226 
4,379 
4,451 
3,379 
4,664 
8,765 
6,476 
5,254 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
513 
151 
205 
117 
19 
3 
1 
1 
16 
$1,000 to $4,999 
945 
209 
326 
253 
72 
52 
11 
- 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
781 
100 
194 
198 
97 
101 
47 
2 
42 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 449 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
