Table 44. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Texas: 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 
3,128 
340 
416 
404 
774 
782 
168 
18 
226 
$50,000 or more 
4,659 
99 
132 
116 
428 
1,926 
1,332 
146 
480 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
97,404 
30,782 
38,871 
15,055 
3,567 
4,184 
1,749 
197 
2,999 
$1,000 
649,134 
38,464 
45,271 
37,004 
52,655 
152,773 
184,063 
56,416 
82,489 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
84,099 
29,537 
37,190 
13,212 
1,304 
725 
128 
22 
1,981 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,959 
1,110 
1,481 
1,642 
1,563 
1,361 
266 
42 
494 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,404 
91 
162 
152 
525 
1,022 
260 
19 
173 
$50,000 or more 
2,942 
44 
38 
49 
175 
1,076 
1,095 
114 
351 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
62,815 
18,433 
23,011 
10,330 
3,112 
3,845 
1,690 
186 
2,208 
$1,000 
714,294 
30,944 
43,524 
45,112 
70,797 
185,252 
184,374 
51,992 
102,299 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
34,478 
12,849 
15,677 
5,032 
181 
91 
6 
2 
640 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,915 
4,390 
5,587 
3,271 
627 
363 
89 
9 
579 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,117 
1,056 
1,500 
1,613 
1,257 
996 
236 
35 
424 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,592 
76 
163 
306 
681 
941 
233 
19 
173 
$50,000 or more 
3,713 
62 
84 
108 
366 
1,454 
1,126 
121 
392 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
61,054 
18,499 
26,649 
9,976 
1,656 
1,730 
813 
176 
1,555 
$1,000 
6,860,573 
121,979 
175,115 
95,063 
137,383 
310,815 
540,186 
1,394,960 
4,085,072 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,482 
13,605 
19,295 
6,297 
266 
236 
57 
1 
725 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,424 
4,094 
6,110 
2,742 
498 
420 
121 
8 
431 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,656 
639 
1,052 
809 
408 
386 
165 
23 
174 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,145 
135 
153 
113 
376 
209 
75 
13 
71 
$250,000 or more 
1,347 
26 
39 
15 
108 
479 
395 
131 
154 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
39,929 
12,269 
17,021 
6,742 
1,120 
1,179 
486 
69 
1,043 
$1,000 
418,586 
70,154 
104,203 
55,431 
40,293 
66,010 
37,800 
15,289 
29,406 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
29,879 
8,503 
13,296 
4,901 
845 
949 
538 
131 
716 
$1,000 
6,441,987 
51,825 
70,912 
39,632 
97,090 
244,806 
502,386 
1,379,671 
4,055,666 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
185,019 
64,539 
82,025 
27,279 
2,778 
2,719 
1,105 
223 
4,351 
$1,000 
7,272,692 
385,427 
465,778 
259,165 
405,678 
650,515 
591,996 
1,685,124 
2,829,011 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
127,470 
47,458 
60,532 
16,202 
484 
362 
80 
3 
2,349 
$5,000 to $24,999 
46,950 
15,289 
19,197 
9,383 
906 
663 
171 
4 
1,337 
$25,000 to $99,999 
7,430 
1,586 
2,092 
1,495 
859 
804 
235 
5 
354 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,229 
85 
104 
89 
211 
475 
146 
8 
111 
$250,000 or more 
1,940 
121 
100 
110 
318 
415 
473 
203 
200 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
234,425 
82,856 
100,016 
33,490 
4,499 
4,959 
2,014 
281 
6,310 
$1,000 
1,164,301 
145,168 
164,263 
116,609 
92,089 
197,435 
209,704 
90,390 
148,645 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
202,861 
76,810 
93,526 
26,917 
680 
383 
73 
8 
4,464 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,401 
5,669 
5,986 
6,025 
2,614 
1,756 
272 
17 
1,062 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,141 
291 
407 
419 
896 
1,484 
326 
25 
293 
$50,000 or more 
4,022 
86 
97 
129 
309 
1,336 
1,343 
231 
491 
Utilities 
...farms 
148,085 
50,892 
58,323 
22,842 
4,267 
4,972 
2,016 
281 
4,492 
$1,000 
671,586 
69,165 
80,613 
54,529 
56,230 
129,778 
115,450 
71,153 
94,669 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
82,344 
31,906 
37,384 
10,658 
400 
286 
33 
- 
1,677 
$1,000 to $4,999 
50,324 
17,171 
18,527 
9,812 
1,534 
1,346 
302 
6 
1,626 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,043 
1,657 
2,193 
2,157 
1,710 
1,834 
763 
41 
688 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,908 
115 
181 
161 
378 
651 
254 
12 
156 
$50,000 or more 
2,466 
43 
38 
54 
245 
855 
664 
222 
345 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
187,141 
65,209 
77,319 
27,660 
4,432 
4,980 
2,018 
281 
5,242 
$1,000 
1,197,249 
155,790 
182,538 
114,273 
91,119 
195,232 
188,747 
108,984 
160,565 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
155,565 
58,730 
70,339 
21,767 
748 
428 
76 
2 
3,475 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22,926 
5,898 
6,236 
5,248 
2,474 
1,819 
270 
19 
962 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,360 
460 
530 
491 
842 
1,387 
359 
17 
274 
$50,000 or more 
4,290 
121 
214 
154 
368 
1,346 
1,313 
243 
531 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
56,401 
16,890 
18,513 
9,482 
2,792 
3,887 
1,824 
272 
2,741 
$1,000 
1,544,572 
126,062 
166,368 
119,040 
81,951 
205,817 
241,137 
270,832 
333,365 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,536 
1 1 ,825 
12,535 
5,274 
520 
339 
49 
3 
991 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,425 
3,693 
4,030 
2,780 
1,093 
969 
184 
3 
673 
$25,000 to $99,999 
9,171 
1,290 
1,783 
1,309 
1,069 
2,120 
923 
42 
635 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,495 
80 
151 
106 
97 
393 
431 
22 
215 
$250,000 or more 
774 
2 
14 
13 
13 
66 
237 
202 
227 
Contract labor 
...farms 
36,840 
1 1 ,492 
13,497 
5,739 
1,618 
1,909 
976 
145 
1,464 
$1,000 
362,075 
54,757 
63,767 
39,523 
23,406 
39,971 
50,328 
35,372 
54,952 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,193 
3,742 
4,429 
1,460 
159 
129 
28 
- 
246 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,779 
4,971 
5,818 
2,362 
516 
472 
155 
13 
472 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,230 
2,438 
2,821 
1,579 
718 
858 
309 
35 
472 
602 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
