Table 36. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Ohio: 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 
3,734 
469 
895 
353 
1,028 
752 
110 
6 
121 
$50,000 or more 
5,449 
141 
279 
78 
664 
2,700 
1,181 
66 
340 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
37,891 
8,228 
13,276 
6,252 
3,281 
4,047 
1,412 
78 
1,317 
$1,000 
433,202 
25,361 
42,663 
19,598 
41,336 
130,969 
115,480 
29,306 
28,489 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,443 
6,711 
10,702 
5,024 
951 
308 
49 
4 
694 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,095 
1,390 
2,378 
1,170 
1,898 
1,655 
241 
10 
353 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,411 
111 
170 
43 
369 
1,299 
285 
2 
132 
$50,000 or more 
1,942 
16 
26 
15 
63 
785 
837 
62 
138 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
37,529 
7,790 
13,213 
6,421 
3,287 
4,044 
1,409 
73 
1,292 
$1,000 
711,750 
41,307 
73,257 
34,741 
70,578 
220,183 
186,409 
37,773 
47,501 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,917 
2,911 
5,074 
1,652 
52 
26 
4 
- 
198 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,629 
2,461 
3,905 
2,516 
351 
70 
10 
1 
315 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,835 
2,117 
3,683 
2,106 
1,787 
657 
102 
3 
380 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,451 
272 
480 
133 
914 
1,375 
126 
- 
151 
$50,000 or more 
3,697 
29 
71 
14 
183 
1,916 
1,167 
69 
248 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
19,332 
3,521 
8,877 
3,722 
1,078 
1,137 
471 
44 
482 
$1,000 
473,494 
18,669 
56,748 
37,584 
49,834 
96,191 
120,220 
52,541 
41,707 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,590 
2,843 
7,127 
2,579 
411 
311 
68 
2 
249 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,513 
562 
1,389 
799 
313 
282 
72 
2 
94 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,216 
93 
254 
279 
204 
231 
81 
5 
69 
$100,000 to $249,999 
590 
18 
84 
57 
100 
193 
103 
5 
30 
$250,000 or more 
423 
5 
23 
8 
50 
120 
147 
30 
40 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
9,355 
1,703 
4,107 
2,001 
577 
500 
201 
26 
240 
$1,000 
102,128 
5,518 
15,707 
11,527 
11,431 
12,730 
20,635 
15,868 
8,713 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
12,880 
2,245 
6,056 
2,490 
630 
778 
345 
25 
311 
$1,000 
371,366 
13,151 
41,041 
26,058 
38,403 
83,461 
99,585 
36,673 
32,994 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
38,782 
9,200 
17,498 
6,995 
1,767 
1,762 
622 
55 
883 
$1,000 
1,521,609 
57,112 
139,172 
119,768 
148,658 
248,274 
294,198 
369,961 
144,467 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,997 
7,000 
13,246 
3,684 
360 
289 
43 
1 
374 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,756 
1,837 
3,551 
2,304 
434 
332 
71 
1 
226 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,940 
312 
499 
819 
677 
422 
83 
1 
127 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,044 
33 
113 
103 
163 
443 
121 
2 
66 
$250,000 or more 
1,045 
18 
89 
85 
133 
276 
304 
50 
90 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
71,230 
18,995 
30,046 
10,986 
3,514 
4,154 
1,457 
96 
1,982 
$1,000 
419,513 
36,863 
55,247 
34,185 
38,941 
104,153 
96,153 
23,647 
30,323 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
55,655 
17,183 
27,379 
8,870 
738 
190 
37 
1 
1,257 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,988 
1,752 
2,585 
2,056 
2,590 
2,375 
200 
3 
427 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,223 
54 
65 
45 
162 
1,277 
451 
3 
166 
$50,000 or more 
1,364 
6 
17 
15 
24 
312 
769 
89 
132 
Utilities 
... farms 
47,649 
11,909 
17,682 
7,569 
3,316 
4,165 
1,459 
95 
1,454 
$1,000 
157,806 
14,396 
21,962 
14,300 
14,183 
30,587 
27,662 
21,105 
13,612 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23,281 
7,422 
10,932 
3,594 
522 
271 
22 
- 
518 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18,340 
4,170 
6,163 
3,394 
1,878 
1,960 
256 
2 
517 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,337 
309 
563 
553 
878 
1,822 
873 
11 
328 
$25,000 to $49,999 
432 
3 
20 
23 
25 
84 
212 
19 
46 
$50,000 or more 
259 
5 
4 
5 
13 
28 
96 
63 
45 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
60,146 
15,436 
24,272 
9,543 
3,457 
4,166 
1,460 
96 
1,716 
$1,000 
518,932 
48,091 
74,531 
42,471 
54,173 
128,686 
105,274 
33,065 
32,641 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,736 
12,848 
20,373 
6,766 
565 
218 
34 
- 
932 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,534 
2,425 
3,621 
2,616 
2,312 
1,867 
255 
1 
437 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,956 
137 
216 
138 
473 
1,441 
384 
2 
165 
$50,000 or more 
1,920 
26 
62 
23 
107 
640 
787 
93 
182 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
17,035 
3,591 
4,907 
2,806 
1,362 
2,282 
1,212 
94 
781 
$1,000 
527,247 
21,046 
32,123 
26,853 
24,179 
78,606 
126,882 
143,846 
73,712 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
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2,818 
3,810 
1,941 
625 
639 
89 
- 
301 
$5,000 to $24,999 
579 
782 
598 
472 
796 
250 
- 
152 
$25,000 to $99,999 
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172 
275 
232 
219 
688 
518 
8 
197 
$100,000 to $249,999 
584 
18 
34 
29 
42 
117 
232 
29 
83 
$250,000 or more 
290 
4 
6 
6 
4 
42 
123 
57 
48 
Contract labor 
... farms 
4,315 
917 
1,480 
752 
258 
446 
255 
23 
184 
$1,000 
53,300 
3,756 
5,685 
4,362 
2,417 
6,334 
9,626 
16,467 
4,654 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,312 
351 
639 
212 
27 
36 
14 
- 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,597 
371 
570 
312 
92 
135 
52 
- 
65 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,070 
173 
232 
200 
116 
202 
89 
2 
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2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 491 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
