Table 39. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Pennsylvania: 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 
1,252 
68 
104 
107 
310 
463 
109 
2 
89 
$50,000 or more 
1,072 
23 
31 
26 
88 
455 
300 
36 
113 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
28,795 
5,746 
8,290 
6,430 
4,115 
2,580 
617 
45 
972 
$1,000 
156,725 
7,459 
1 1 ,462 
13,270 
21,519 
40,045 
38,431 
9,206 
15,334 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,399 
5,422 
7,784 
5,790 
2,918 
819 
77 
- 
589 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,190 
303 
464 
617 
1,058 
1,280 
199 
6 
263 
$25,000 to $49,999 
714 
16 
34 
21 
120 
324 
125 
12 
62 
$50,000 or more 
492 
5 
8 
2 
19 
157 
216 
27 
58 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
27,675 
5,258 
7,978 
6,359 
3,982 
2,507 
617 
44 
930 
$1,000 
262,539 
12,258 
19,642 
23,419 
36,125 
63,111 
47,446 
28,586 
31,953 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,929 
3,101 
4,457 
2,019 
105 
30 
6 
- 
211 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,627 
1,510 
2,489 
2,832 
1,320 
212 
32 
- 
232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,236 
591 
953 
1,444 
2,330 
1,479 
132 
5 
302 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,078 
45 
64 
47 
198 
478 
143 
2 
101 
$50,000 or more 
805 
11 
15 
17 
29 
308 
304 
37 
84 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
18,409 
3,076 
6,134 
4,348 
2,609 
1,395 
339 
20 
488 
$1,000 
502,633 
19,426 
42,451 
58,105 
107,280 
115,159 
63,237 
43,668 
53,308 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,466 
2,367 
4,789 
2,678 
997 
360 
45 
1 
229 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,956 
582 
1,000 
1,096 
721 
348 
74 
1 
134 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,808 
87 
266 
457 
532 
323 
77 
1 
65 
$100,000 to $249,999 
853 
36 
69 
108 
312 
235 
65 
4 
24 
$250,000 or more 
326 
4 
10 
9 
47 
129 
78 
13 
36 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
8,489 
1,239 
2,526 
1,963 
1,552 
814 
178 
7 
210 
$1,000 
114,511 
4,818 
11,637 
19,570 
29,616 
20,189 
10,114 
2,616 
15,951 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
12,736 
2,202 
4,417 
3,111 
1,623 
802 
216 
14 
351 
$1,000 
388,122 
14,608 
30,814 
38,536 
77,663 
94,970 
53,122 
41,052 
37,357 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
37,228 
7,835 
13,029 
8,228 
4,279 
2,333 
496 
31 
997 
$1,000 
1,832,951 
59,161 
121,800 
192,308 
447,083 
436,978 
288,984 
159,971 
126,665 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,138 
5,852 
9,586 
4,003 
224 
95 
13 
- 
365 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,025 
1,588 
2,726 
2,713 
525 
217 
20 
- 
236 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,549 
345 
532 
1,174 
2,538 
701 
58 
1 
200 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,060 
21 
108 
160 
705 
894 
78 
- 
94 
$250,000 or more 
1,456 
29 
77 
178 
287 
426 
327 
30 
102 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
57,129 
14,925 
20,557 
11,679 
4,738 
2,815 
680 
62 
1,673 
$1,000 
312,238 
25,647 
32,765 
39,759 
48,761 
59,804 
43,801 
28,889 
32,812 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,837 
13,823 
19,268 
9,287 
1,071 
295 
33 
- 
1,060 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,276 
1,068 
1,231 
2,291 
3,444 
1,719 
130 
3 
390 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,267 
28 
46 
77 
180 
630 
181 
3 
122 
$50,000 or more 
749 
6 
12 
24 
43 
171 
336 
56 
101 
Utilities 
... farms 
39,053 
9,280 
11,741 
8,744 
4,486 
2,824 
680 
62 
1,236 
$1,000 
171,362 
11,880 
14,859 
20,358 
23,143 
30,337 
22,613 
25,271 
22,901 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18,413 
5,825 
7,501 
3,530 
1,065 
103 
2 
- 
387 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,584 
3,072 
3,760 
4,223 
1,472 
586 
56 
- 
415 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,344 
374 
456 
952 
1,919 
1,993 
317 
5 
328 
$25,000 to $49,999 
423 
6 
19 
27 
21 
112 
185 
3 
50 
$50,000 or more 
289 
3 
5 
12 
9 
30 
120 
54 
56 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
48,928 
12,301 
16,526 
10,383 
4,653 
2,823 
680 
62 
1,500 
$1,000 
452,801 
33,185 
43,932 
53,681 
74,898 
94,370 
67,494 
39,838 
45,404 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,662 
10,684 
14,326 
7,027 
672 
133 
13 
- 
807 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,555 
1,497 
2,074 
3,095 
3,213 
1,194 
94 
3 
385 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,294 
105 
101 
218 
627 
953 
137 
- 
153 
$50,000 or more 
1,417 
15 
25 
43 
141 
543 
436 
59 
155 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
14,954 
2,507 
3,064 
3,413 
2,546 
1,993 
627 
62 
742 
$1,000 
671,592 
25,081 
33,038 
43,926 
41,395 
94,193 
129,999 
157,269 
146,690 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,774 
1,562 
1,795 
1,758 
1,164 
291 
21 
- 
183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,258 
643 
814 
1,059 
878 
615 
46 
- 
203 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,975 
270 
427 
560 
451 
856 
211 
3 
197 
$100,000 to $249,999 
590 
31 
27 
33 
47 
191 
183 
1 
77 
$250,000 or more 
357 
1 
1 
3 
6 
40 
166 
58 
82 
Contract labor 
... farms 
3,159 
667 
847 
733 
282 
313 
139 
20 
158 
$1,000 
66,165 
3,334 
4,218 
4,738 
3,471 
5,829 
9,706 
15,148 
19,723 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
800 
237 
295 
181 
39 
24 
1 
- 
23 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,136 
261 
350 
299 
78 
84 
16 
1 
47 
$5,000 to $24,999 
862 
144 
162 
213 
117 
134 
42 
2 
48 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 533 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
