Table 35. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - North Dakota: 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 
2,268 
68 
154 
119 
684 
1,065 
148 
- 
30 
$50,000 or more 
6,609 
23 
85 
12 
385 
2,915 
2,861 
121 
207 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
16,844 
1,318 
2,608 
2,117 
2,471 
4,670 
3,101 
124 
435 
$1,000 
799,532 
5,102 
12,593 
9,933 
38,743 
212,321 
387,361 
93,150 
40,330 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,422 
1,019 
1,916 
1,457 
658 
206 
24 
1 
141 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,405 
261 
579 
610 
1,353 
1,334 
179 
1 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,505 
33 
92 
47 
348 
1,548 
403 
1 
33 
$50,000 or more 
4,512 
5 
21 
3 
112 
1,582 
2,495 
121 
173 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
15,540 
940 
2,027 
1,829 
2,425 
4,682 
3,118 
124 
395 
$1,000 
891,976 
6,219 
14,046 
11,260 
42,562 
232,300 
459,917 
84,312 
41,360 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,649 
329 
647 
392 
147 
80 
7 
- 
47 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
302 
588 
702 
486 
281 
51 
- 
54 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,209 
260 
680 
669 
1,202 
1,128 
187 
- 
83 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,234 
36 
87 
59 
448 
1,300 
271 
1 
32 
$50,000 or more 
4,984 
13 
25 
7 
142 
1,893 
2,602 
123 
179 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
7,183 
586 
1,849 
1,307 
1,120 
1,445 
720 
23 
133 
$1,000 
291,801 
6,510 
17,513 
14,657 
27,714 
67,489 
102,661 
23,084 
32,173 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,740 
346 
1,078 
626 
269 
290 
90 
- 
41 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,809 
187 
599 
543 
529 
641 
268 
- 
42 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,191 
41 
149 
126 
271 
359 
209 
8 
28 
$100,000 to $249,999 
271 
12 
22 
10 
43 
95 
74 
6 
9 
$250,000 or more 
172 
- 
1 
2 
8 
60 
79 
9 
13 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
5,772 
394 
1,323 
1,050 
1,018 
1,270 
602 
12 
103 
$1,000 
101,420 
3,654 
11,193 
9,432 
19,178 
28,999 
21,332 
2,645 
4,986 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
2,666 
270 
824 
495 
296 
440 
272 
17 
52 
$1,000 
190,381 
2,856 
6,319 
5,225 
8,536 
38,490 
81,330 
20,439 
27,186 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
11,830 
1,373 
3,595 
2,280 
1,511 
1,919 
906 
28 
218 
$1,000 
324,796 
9,820 
25,870 
23,289 
28,147 
75,826 
99,192 
18,403 
44,249 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,363 
881 
2,232 
1,155 
442 
459 
123 
- 
71 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,105 
393 
1,101 
884 
699 
714 
247 
- 
67 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,865 
97 
255 
231 
350 
580 
287 
9 
56 
$100,000 to $249,999 
323 
2 
7 
8 
19 
134 
140 
6 
7 
$250,000 or more 
174 
- 
2 
1 
32 
109 
13 
17 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
28,056 
4,795 
7,501 
4,182 
2,754 
4,829 
3,152 
126 
717 
$1,000 
538,408 
11,088 
21,583 
21,890 
40,202 
141,647 
235,894 
41,385 
24,720 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,116 
4,219 
6,277 
2,663 
340 
209 
32 
- 
376 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,825 
557 
1,143 
1,437 
2,072 
2,161 
315 
1 
139 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,269 
17 
71 
65 
301 
1,883 
871 
1 
60 
$50,000 or more 
2,846 
2 
10 
17 
41 
576 
1,934 
124 
142 
Utilities 
... farms 
22,365 
3,064 
4,941 
3,143 
2,587 
4,831 
3,153 
126 
520 
$1,000 
122,072 
5,391 
8,585 
6,955 
10,841 
29,107 
41,678 
12,921 
6,595 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,573 
1,139 
1,950 
864 
233 
217 
52 
- 
118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,365 
1,811 
2,719 
2,012 
1,640 
2,360 
624 
3 
196 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,816 
107 
268 
266 
698 
2,169 
2,130 
15 
163 
$25,000 to $49,999 
388 
5 
1 
1 
13 
69 
258 
22 
19 
$50,000 or more 
223 
2 
3 
“ 
3 
16 
89 
86 
24 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
25,081 
3,869 
6,164 
3,626 
2,689 
4,832 
3,153 
126 
622 
$1,000 
547,670 
11,739 
23,876 
21,416 
42,533 
152,654 
231,961 
39,014 
24,478 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,097 
3,139 
4,718 
2,172 
430 
276 
60 
- 
302 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,757 
676 
1,330 
1,334 
1,748 
2,105 
432 
1 
131 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,229 
52 
102 
108 
440 
1,642 
827 
- 
58 
$50,000 or more 
2,998 
2 
14 
12 
71 
809 
1,834 
125 
131 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
9,300 
769 
1,236 
739 
922 
2,532 
2,689 
122 
291 
$1,000 
280,464 
2,593 
6,436 
4,279 
8,743 
46,795 
146,343 
39,291 
25,982 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,585 
641 
888 
525 
441 
797 
208 
- 
85 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,023 
114 
309 
182 
405 
1,184 
766 
2 
61 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,120 
14 
36 
31 
76 
501 
1,348 
25 
89 
$100,000 to $249,999 
434 
- 
3 
1 
- 
43 
316 
39 
32 
$250,000 or more 
138 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
51 
56 
24 
Contract labor 
... farms 
2,143 
220 
343 
243 
213 
522 
527 
33 
42 
$1,000 
33,848 
694 
1,324 
1,262 
2,243 
6,909 
16,385 
3,425 
1,606 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
297 
75 
111 
49 
13 
36 
13 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
747 
114 
159 
127 
99 
153 
84 
2 
9 
$5,000 to $24,999 
713 
28 
70 
59 
75 
252 
206 
1 
22 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 477 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
