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. 
Rice - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
250 to 499 acres 
1,361 
7 
19 
6 
88 
686 
390 
14 
151 
500 acres or more 
1,933 
- 
1 
- 
6 
363 
1,122 
94 
347 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
20,037 
1,789 
2,835 
2,905 
3,152 
5,204 
2,820 
150 
1,182 
acres 
5,142,099 
143,082 
250,286 
269,964 
608,630 
1,716,639 
1,532,647 
100,768 
520,083 
bushels 
264,337,547 
6,232,530 
10,888,733 
10,897,922 
25,168,775 
82,584,555 
92,053,448 
6,866,369 
29,645,215 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,465 
145 
229 
335 
489 
1,065 
807 
71 
324 
acres 
626,406 
8,669 
17,980 
25,297 
58,369 
167,340 
215,314 
39,966 
93,471 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,344 
476 
706 
538 
191 
195 
79 
6 
153 
25 to 99 acres 
6,182 
831 
1,324 
1,387 
988 
952 
408 
13 
279 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5,699 
395 
626 
777 
1,203 
1,669 
725 
32 
272 
250 to 499 acres 
3,082 
77 
141 
175 
532 
1,272 
656 
34 
195 
500 acres or more 
2,730 
10 
38 
28 
238 
1,116 
952 
65 
283 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
302,963 
38,883 
65,534 
43,385 
41,663 
68,497 
31,794 
1,372 
11,835 
acres 
76,104,780 
2,735,674 
4,498,597 
3,272,949 
7,544,193 
24,811,288 
25,712,338 
2,647,484 
4,882,257 
bushels 
2,926,822,777 
91,456,854 
156,318,490 
98,585,172 
255,356,828 
937,907,122 
1,071,061,859 
116,078,062 
200,058,390 
Irrigated 
farms 
24,370 
1,027 
2,041 
1,628 
3,058 
7,950 
6,618 
411 
1,637 
acres 
7,157,414 
64,572 
130,801 
93,904 
336,714 
1,680,942 
3,436,221 
503,311 
910,949 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
44,485 
11,056 
19,093 
9,341 
2,320 
1,234 
166 
14 
1,261 
25 to 99 acres 
95,693 
19,165 
31,851 
23,255 
10,302 
6,636 
1,320 
50 
3,114 
1 00 to 249 acres 
72,542 
7,264 
12,453 
9,387 
19,479 
17,846 
3,450 
135 
2,528 
250 to 499 acres 
47,155 
1,197 
1,934 
1,235 
7,945 
26,781 
6,040 
163 
1,860 
500 acres or more 
43,088 
201 
203 
167 
1,617 
16,000 
20,818 
1,010 
3,072 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
3,913 
50 
129 
149 
351 
1,178 
1,590 
179 
287 
acres 
1,249,481 
1,796 
6,216 
5,456 
26,851 
191,542 
689,231 
205,528 
122,861 
tons 
35,417,494 
48,262 
162,651 
137,450 
720,004 
5,234,678 
19,164,761 
6,354,773 
3,594,915 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,486 
19 
31 
56 
180 
513 
459 
99 
129 
acres 
401,797 
767 
1,323 
1,573 
14,078 
80,405 
163,282 
94,057 
46,312 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
666 
52 
54 
45 
35 
92 
246 
22 
120 
acres 
(D) 
2,503 
1,253 
(D) 
6,099 
43,786 
286,076 
79,841 
439,689 
tons 
30,269,684 
49,469 
44,820 
52,637 
212,040 
1,472,502 
10,029,268 
3,542,859 
14,866,089 
Irrigated 
farms 
216 
10 
17 
5 
19 
39 
64 
12 
50 
acres 
444,314 
130 
997 
43 
2,769 
9,074 
35,265 
44,420 
351,616 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
4,953 
208 
372 
366 
540 
1,626 
1,485 
83 
273 
acres 
1,877,145 
18,377 
37,937 
27,512 
99,285 
471,153 
927,492 
150,876 
144,513 
pounds 
2,728,794,260 
15,044,073 
44,724,620 
26,211,142 
119,843,150 
616,701,643 
1,473,496,672 
226,152,266 
206,620,694 
Irrigated 
farms 
581 
26 
48 
44 
49 
174 
147 
22 
71 
acres 
90,798 
1,359 
2,202 
2,177 
4,221 
23,110 
33,814 
10,845 
13,070 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
464 
91 
125 
115 
32 
44 
32 
1 
24 
25 to 99 acres 
860 
56 
93 
149 
138 
253 
113 
9 
49 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,434 
48 
116 
82 
247 
601 
275 
11 
54 
250 to 499 acres 
1,046 
7 
34 
18 
93 
482 
348 
9 
55 
500 acres or more 
1,149 
6 
4 
2 
30 
246 
717 
53 
91 
Tobacco 
farms 
10,014 
1,322 
1,795 
2,446 
1,825 
1,441 
758 
48 
379 
acres 
342,932 
12,388 
15,335 
25,924 
38,142 
89,155 
118,840 
21,535 
21,614 
pounds 
766,609,252 
24,333,315 
29,664,391 
46,727,824 
80,811,001 
197,992,861 
285,388,246 
50,997,491 
50,694,123 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,725 
158 
243 
332 
298 
373 
219 
17 
85 
acres 
58,521 
1,452 
1,886 
2,556 
6,271 
18,886 
20,653 
2,314 
4,504 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
139 
37 
60 
30 
2 
1 
1 
8 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
469 
125 
175 
120 
20 
5 
2 
- 
22 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
734 
181 
272 
187 
51 
12 
5 
- 
26 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
1,279 
228 
364 
410 
197 
42 
4 
- 
34 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
2,240 
348 
427 
749 
546 
101 
11 
- 
58 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
2,225 
300 
382 
749 
457 
224 
34 
1 
78 
25.0 acres or more 
2,928 
103 
115 
201 
552 
1,056 
701 
47 
153 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
147,632 
17,499 
24,806 
22,346 
21,667 
34,241 
18,795 
1,368 
6,910 
acres 
49,040,226 
1,700,908 
2,440,322 
2,683,913 
5,859,476 
15,961,832 
15,280,847 
1,857,243 
3,255,685 
bushels 
2,185,108,114 
63,704,647 
90,423,441 
87,656,258 
215,962,872 
673,093,270 
767,762,566 
124,760,422 
161,744,638 
Irrigated 
farms 
15,286 
985 
1,321 
1,541 
2,168 
4,187 
3,321 
559 
1,204 
acres 
3,368,165 
58,348 
75,547 
101,500 
270,147 
753,290 
1,139,637 
546,967 
422,729 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
26,138 
5,797 
8,020 
6,155 
2,661 
2,128 
482 
21 
874 
25 to 99 acres 
44,081 
6,952 
9,915 
8,292 
6,499 
7,833 
2,666 
128 
1,796 
1 00 to 249 acres 
30,720 
3,049 
4,443 
4,718 
5,031 
8,003 
3,765 
227 
1,484 
250 to 499 acres 
19,138 
1,117 
1,620 
2,255 
3,495 
5,915 
3,560 
197 
979 
500 acres or more 
27,555 
584 
808 
926 
3,981 
10,362 
8,322 
795 
1,777 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
813,583 
236,831 
298,449 
136,988 
47,998 
49,822 
19,697 
2,135 
21,663 
acres 
55,775,162 
9,872,928 
11,344,305 
8,441,709 
6,124,186 
9,315,557 
5,993,635 
1,660,348 
3,022,494 
tons, dry 
127,345,016 
17,353,890 
19,872,850 
15,468,097 
13,860,639 
23,620,285 
19,729,823 
8,318,714 
9,120,718 
Irrigated 
farms 
82,453 
19,402 
23,777 
14,373 
6,427 
8,276 
5,053 
1,195 
3,950 
acres 
9,325,503 
697,781 
811,792 
899,625 
1,022,756 
2,024,531 
1,835,004 
958,635 
1,075,379 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
358,682 
117,954 
164,326 
52,277 
8,386 
7,145 
2,075 
76 
6,443 
25 to 99 acres 
315,682 
96,300 
109,291 
59,078 
20,489 
17,020 
4,989 
285 
8,230 
1 00 to 249 acres 
99,035 
19,266 
21,041 
20,857 
12,675 
14,893 
5,663 
398 
4,242 
250 to 499 acres 
26,409 
2,786 
3,061 
3,895 
4,542 
6,432 
3,722 
391 
1,580 
500 acres or more 
13,775 
525 
730 
881 
1,906 
4,332 
3,248 
985 
1,168 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
