Table 47. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Virginia: 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 
762 
75 
66 
97 
160 
264 
37 
- 
63 
$50,000 or more 
907 
24 
22 
11 
67 
403 
266 
24 
90 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
17,647 
5,272 
6,382 
3,080 
835 
1,084 
350 
28 
616 
$1,000 
116,536 
5,829 
6,120 
5,566 
7,132 
29,352 
37,818 
12,975 
1 1 ,744 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,156 
5,033 
6,129 
2,812 
456 
272 
20 
2 
432 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,572 
219 
230 
240 
316 
412 
63 
1 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
398 
16 
20 
21 
49 
211 
44 
3 
34 
$50,000 or more 
521 
4 
3 
7 
14 
189 
223 
22 
59 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
14,485 
4,244 
5,099 
2,548 
712 
1,023 
343 
26 
490 
$1,000 
152,365 
6,935 
7,478 
6,368 
8,888 
34,143 
37,192 
37,492 
13,869 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,517 
3,047 
3,731 
1,448 
68 
39 
2 
- 
182 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,125 
891 
1,030 
768 
191 
134 
6 
1 
104 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,789 
273 
309 
302 
347 
408 
43 
- 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
446 
24 
26 
23 
84 
195 
56 
1 
37 
$50,000 or more 
608 
9 
3 
7 
22 
247 
236 
24 
60 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
13,722 
3,789 
5,590 
2,609 
618 
593 
126 
11 
386 
$1,000 
424,722 
44,573 
50,015 
41,579 
57,822 
86,332 
39,789 
51,165 
53,447 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,311 
2,474 
3,945 
1,497 
95 
104 
22 
- 
174 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,239 
923 
1,236 
689 
152 
127 
24 
- 
88 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,224 
304 
317 
321 
111 
92 
22 
3 
54 
$100,000 to $249,999 
666 
78 
86 
99 
202 
129 
23 
- 
49 
$250,000 or more 
282 
10 
6 
3 
58 
141 
35 
8 
21 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
7,395 
2,035 
3,004 
1,398 
314 
358 
73 
5 
208 
$1,000 
57,220 
9,548 
14,410 
10,256 
5,593 
7,203 
2,786 
250 
7,175 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
8,369 
2,227 
3,376 
1,646 
423 
359 
74 
9 
255 
$1,000 
367,502 
35,025 
35,605 
31,323 
52,229 
79,129 
37,003 
50,915 
46,272 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
32,768 
10,676 
13,599 
5,747 
823 
864 
194 
12 
853 
$1,000 
1,067,299 
131,744 
129,925 
151,509 
209,124 
228,560 
110,392 
20,544 
85,500 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,799 
7,345 
9,786 
3,132 
78 
69 
18 
- 
371 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,971 
2,509 
3,040 
1,828 
194 
123 
29 
- 
248 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,517 
689 
652 
547 
262 
220 
18 
1 
128 
$100,000 to $249,999 
587 
49 
36 
63 
90 
271 
33 
3 
42 
$250,000 or more 
894 
84 
85 
177 
199 
181 
96 
8 
64 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
44,347 
15,309 
17,873 
7,248 
1,044 
1,213 
372 
33 
1,255 
$1,000 
190,119 
29,854 
28,223 
22,373 
16,830 
37,393 
27,928 
1 1 ,460 
16,058 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,000 
14,048 
16,845 
5,987 
187 
70 
5 
- 
858 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,920 
1,190 
963 
1,204 
678 
586 
45 
1 
253 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
58 
52 
46 
141 
352 
104 
2 
78 
$50,000 or more 
594 
13 
13 
11 
38 
205 
218 
30 
66 
Utilities 
...farms 
25,648 
8,430 
8,974 
4,731 
1,005 
1,213 
372 
33 
890 
$1,000 
70,860 
1 1 ,209 
9,366 
9,863 
6,498 
12,065 
8,213 
4,899 
8,748 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,223 
5,826 
6,351 
2,461 
124 
71 
7 
- 
383 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,690 
2,315 
2,355 
1,854 
441 
377 
72 
- 
276 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,365 
266 
258 
393 
419 
679 
174 
4 
172 
$25,000 to $49,999 
252 
15 
9 
13 
20 
67 
86 
6 
36 
$50,000 or more 
118 
8 
1 
10 
1 
19 
33 
23 
23 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
36,935 
12,637 
14,410 
6,167 
1,025 
1,213 
372 
33 
1,078 
$1,000 
221,152 
35,070 
32,279 
24,321 
18,767 
41,574 
34,655 
14,430 
20,057 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,836 
11,005 
13,057 
4,839 
187 
83 
10 
- 
655 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,382 
1,509 
1,261 
1,219 
619 
469 
50 
2 
253 
$25,000 to $49,999 
997 
95 
75 
85 
167 
417 
78 
- 
80 
$50,000 or more 
720 
28 
17 
24 
52 
244 
234 
31 
90 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
12,718 
3,874 
3,875 
2,262 
702 
1,014 
352 
33 
606 
$1,000 
354,999 
33,332 
34,674 
33,988 
19,793 
59,629 
66,386 
49,274 
57,923 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,052 
2,756 
2,718 
1,172 
134 
65 
9 
- 
198 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,929 
750 
774 
694 
299 
281 
17 
- 
114 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,068 
333 
344 
348 
240 
482 
140 
2 
179 
$100,000 to $249,999 
493 
31 
34 
43 
29 
174 
109 
5 
68 
$250,000 or more 
176 
4 
5 
5 
- 
12 
77 
26 
47 
Contract labor 
...farms 
3,920 
1,169 
1,311 
717 
182 
267 
104 
14 
156 
$1,000 
40,125 
5,232 
6,518 
5,432 
2,451 
7,082 
4,902 
4,271 
4,237 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,142 
407 
488 
190 
17 
8 
4 
- 
28 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,474 
498 
512 
258 
67 
62 
16 
1 
60 
$5,000 to $24,999 
963 
228 
248 
224 
64 
119 
39 
- 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
644 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
