Table 1 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - United States: 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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Barley for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
4,657 
392 
568 
625 
783 
1,115 
698 
108 
368 
acres 
851,693 
17,685 
25,812 
34,641 
92,968 
214,573 
275,744 
91,533 
98,737 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,982 
983 
1,249 
1,559 
1,094 
719 
123 
4 
251 
25 to 99 acres 
5,303 
503 
665 
931 
1,098 
1,399 
411 
23 
273 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,614 
131 
217 
300 
733 
1,300 
663 
34 
236 
250 to 499 acres 
2,174 
33 
53 
71 
309 
894 
651 
32 
131 
500 acres or more 
1,594 
6 
11 
20 
117 
469 
751 
83 
137 
Corn for grain 
farms 
348,530 
43,203 
74,843 
53,125 
49,206 
76,345 
35,977 
2,087 
13,744 
acres 
87,413,045 
2,370,298 
4,368,484 
3,053,848 
7,590,572 
27,564,544 
32,212,779 
4,722,520 
5,530,000 
bushels 
10,333,410,157 
220,727,304 
431,337,086 
257,759,172 
738,892,669 
3,120,158,179 
4,197,255,793 
676,772,867 
690,507,087 
Irrigated 
farms 
41,251 
2,033 
3,783 
3,230 
5,435 
12,966 
10,184 
981 
2,639 
acres 
12,819,069 
116,980 
227,325 
179,898 
643,737 
3,154,925 
5,991,232 
1,308,472 
1,196,500 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
72,836 
17,717 
29,307 
18,065 
4,256 
1,340 
251 
18 
1,882 
25 to 99 acres 
101,838 
18,306 
31,362 
26,331 
13,767 
7,288 
1,212 
83 
3,489 
1 00 to 249 acres 
75,245 
6,257 
12,495 
7,818 
23,039 
19,124 
3,431 
173 
2,908 
250 to 499 acres 
48,492 
828 
1,554 
766 
7,023 
30,453 
5,587 
240 
2,041 
500 acres or more 
50,119 
95 
125 
145 
1,121 
18,140 
25,496 
1,573 
3,424 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
86,365 
6,347 
10,282 
15,283 
17,944 
21,017 
9,847 
1,584 
4,061 
acres 
7,196,628 
179,615 
264,229 
376,866 
805,653 
1,793,519 
2,020,552 
1,111,227 
644,967 
tons 
113,153,064 
2,243,945 
3,198,254 
4,501,743 
10,625,555 
25,147,147 
33,353,832 
22,596,252 
11,486,336 
Irrigated 
farms 
9,807 
450 
660 
867 
1,270 
2,401 
2,317 
915 
927 
acres 
1,643,756 
16,162 
24,812 
30,000 
72,001 
241,023 
477,499 
538,388 
243,871 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
32,575 
4,007 
6,944 
10,332 
6,300 
3,343 
691 
18 
940 
25 to 99 acres 
35,586 
2,028 
2,921 
4,502 
10,089 
11,525 
2,886 
109 
1,526 
1 00 to 249 acres 
12,369 
289 
392 
427 
1,370 
5,069 
3,585 
300 
937 
250 to 499 acres 
3,667 
22 
24 
18 
166 
868 
1,863 
341 
365 
500 acres or more 
2,168 
1 
1 
4 
19 
212 
822 
816 
293 
Cotton, all 
farms 
18,155 
1,167 
1,682 
1,917 
2,387 
5,409 
3,938 
322 
1,333 
acres 
9,384,080 
129,950 
195,141 
299,118 
762,862 
2,794,397 
3,658,806 
540,579 
1,003,227 
bales 
16,534,302 
171,266 
255,645 
294,006 
914,388 
4,367,157 
7,123,992 
1,357,632 
2,050,216 
Irrigated 
farms 
9,130 
319 
544 
809 
1,234 
2,888 
2,274 
254 
808 
acres 
3,813,454 
33,692 
61,239 
90,923 
294,690 
1,031,948 
1,459,042 
331,734 
510,186 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
833 
235 
279 
185 
39 
26 
15 
- 
54 
25 to 99 acres 
2,902 
475 
748 
770 
325 
319 
103 
15 
147 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,273 
333 
457 
618 
936 
1,215 
417 
35 
262 
250 to 499 acres 
4,058 
99 
160 
245 
641 
1,789 
810 
32 
282 
500 acres or more 
6,089 
25 
38 
99 
446 
2,060 
2,593 
240 
588 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
6,896 
340 
560 
708 
843 
1,926 
1,894 
187 
438 
acres 
1,642,797 
12,359 
25,138 
27,191 
82,648 
369,515 
829,624 
155,477 
140,845 
cwt 
31,424,290 
209,460 
482,644 
488,198 
1,584,584 
6,855,596 
15,879,007 
3,161,821 
2,762,980 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,984 
126 
207 
352 
474 
816 
651 
113 
245 
acres 
473,506 
3,774 
8,022 
13,841 
39,020 
112,959 
180,736 
57,454 
57,700 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
949 
170 
240 
321 
81 
67 
24 
7 
39 
25 to 99 acres 
1,902 
142 
249 
331 
397 
518 
157 
19 
89 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,962 
28 
67 
51 
330 
828 
515 
26 
117 
250 to 499 acres 
1,165 
- 
4 
3 
34 
412 
579 
33 
100 
500 acres or more 
918 
- 
2 
1 
101 
619 
102 
93 
Oats for grain 
farms 
35,038 
5,286 
6,812 
9,251 
5,681 
5,098 
1,549 
88 
1,273 
acres 
1,078,698 
88,663 
117,736 
170,487 
190,869 
268,649 
160,674 
21,544 
60,076 
bushels 
65,646,178 
4,736,407 
6,271,886 
9.383,527 
11,477,483 
17,255,343 
11,130,911 
1,451,829 
3,938,792 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,261 
152 
167 
288 
182 
219 
129 
32 
92 
acres 
59,132 
2,532 
3,946 
6,335 
7,496 
12,061 
12,646 
8,473 
5,643 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
23,991 
4,329 
5,679 
7,457 
3,276 
2,077 
440 
13 
720 
25 to 99 acres 
8,949 
870 
984 
1,627 
2,048 
2,338 
633 
27 
422 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,658 
78 
125 
161 
318 
548 
309 
17 
102 
250 to 499 acres 
322 
9 
20 
6 
34 
103 
116 
16 
18 
500 acres or more 
118 
- 
4 
- 
5 
32 
51 
15 
11 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
6,561 
560 
664 
562 
653 
2,185 
1,407 
100 
430 
acres 
1,621,631 
32,207 
36,614 
29,019 
78,733 
492,966 
640,591 
148,460 
163,041 
pounds 
6,660,492,899 
101,113,307 
121,874,847 
90,489,741 
250,581,762 
1,935,963,538 
2,775,960,237 
704,322,497 
680,186,970 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,501 
88 
143 
128 
209 
1,008 
659 
56 
210 
acres 
521,673 
4,168 
6,276 
5,477 
17,838 
138,076 
218,942 
64,358 
66,538 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
751 
209 
240 
198 
31 
15 
9 
- 
49 
25 to 99 acres 
1,567 
251 
309 
288 
286 
319 
56 
3 
55 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,028 
87 
108 
68 
266 
1,040 
357 
- 
102 
250 to 499 acres 
1,451 
13 
7 
8 
68 
706 
513 
16 
120 
500 acres or more 
764 
- 
~ 
- 
2 
105 
472 
81 
104 
Rice 
farms 
5,591 
202 
378 
294 
517 
1,610 
1,779 
117 
694 
acres 
2,693,759 
17,571 
35,372 
21,962 
87,830 
557,334 
1,280,624 
202,443 
490,623 
cwt 
200,239,288 
1,190,002 
2,448,875 
1,340,253 
6,040,846 
40,791,827 
95,328,556 
15,973,571 
37,125,358 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,591 
202 
378 
294 
517 
1,610 
1,779 
117 
694 
acres 
2,693,759 
17,571 
35,372 
21,962 
87,830 
557,334 
1,280,624 
202,443 
490,623 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
155 
34 
41 
33 
15 
9 
8 
- 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
849 
104 
197 
187 
116 
119 
63 
- 
63 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,293 
57 
120 
68 
292 
433 
196 
9 
118 
12 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
