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. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) - Con. 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
255,360 
49,723 
76,743 
49,540 
28,130 
30,252 
11,762 
1,196 
8,014 
acres 
16,625,832 
1,637,156 
2,138,177 
2,262,936 
2,405,665 
3,819,440 
2,540,104 
737,998 
1,084,356 
tons, dry 
49,469,257 
3,615,043 
4,739,740 
4,931,153 
6,148,456 
11,397,706 
10,089,891 
4,078,072 
4,469,196 
Irrigated 
farms 
53,435 
11,761 
14,661 
9,442 
4,702 
6,075 
3,529 
779 
2,486 
acres 
5,781,259 
419,990 
479,601 
546,745 
631,897 
1,264,016 
1,210,812 
581,741 
646,457 
Other tame hay 
farms 
436,052 
142,172 
168,699 
71,001 
17,903 
18,271 
7,042 
567 
10,397 
acres 
23,752,599 
5,840,462 
6,411,012 
4,129,234 
1,949,990 
2,735,520 
1,459,904 
283,676 
942,801 
tons, dry 
44,187,071 
10,223,080 
11,062,350 
7,264,181 
3,888,733 
5,633,031 
3,306,052 
896,355 
1,913,289 
Irrigated 
farms 
22,246 
5,866 
6,922 
3,879 
1,485 
1,847 
1,042 
215 
990 
acres 
1,488,907 
160,901 
186,901 
185,671 
170,535 
296,367 
234,145 
112,774 
141,613 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
3,327 
444 
581 
499 
397 
664 
477 
92 
173 
acres 
759,534 
26,400 
24,057 
28,921 
56,909 
180,425 
269,750 
93,638 
79,434 
Irrigated 
farms 
948 
70 
99 
89 
88 
198 
244 
78 
82 
acres 
212,845 
1,510 
3,262 
3,397 
6,505 
27,296 
77,893 
58,566 
34,416 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
72,045 
16,637 
20,304 
19,398 
3,518 
4,271 
3,739 
859 
3,319 
acres 
4,180,891 
66,742 
87,377 
117,849 
108,954 
411,813 
1,172,317 
1,428,433 
787,404 
Irrigated 
farms 
36,900 
7,542 
9,199 
10,992 
1,809 
2,177 
2,366 
731 
2,084 
acres 
2,994,823 
21,477 
27,015 
49,322 
45,994 
203,070 
767,942 
1,249,534 
630,469 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
47,237 
13,494 
16,900 
13,816 
955 
446 
141 
4 
1,481 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12,773 
2,703 
2,785 
4,607 
1,162 
717 
195 
12 
592 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
5,630 
390 
523 
887 
1,194 
1,587 
659 
34 
356 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
2,954 
48 
83 
77 
190 
1,159 
1,076 
71 
250 
250.0 acres or more 
3,451 
2 
13 
11 
17 
362 
1,668 
738 
640 
Beans, snap 
farms 
22,289 
5,731 
6,600 
6,496 
874 
900 
601 
106 
981 
acres 
266,114 
5,870 
6,048 
7,158 
8,291 
42,958 
99,021 
63,373 
33,394 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2,615 
551 
669 
406 
124 
329 
327 
64 
145 
acres 
172,530 
3,093 
3,364 
3,084 
6,135 
35,142 
69,948 
35,567 
16,197 
Peas, green 
farms 
4,931 
818 
1,099 
1,222 
278 
651 
517 
71 
275 
acres 
192,632 
2,309 
9,026 
6,369 
10,078 
48,990 
68,408 
28,371 
19,081 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1,723 
94 
189 
121 
164 
530 
452 
65 
108 
acres 
186,316 
1,847 
8,574 
5,520 
9,291 
46,994 
67,294 
28,268 
18,529 
Potatoes 
farms 
21,079 
4,940 
5,893 
6,143 
861 
924 
979 
249 
1,090 
acres 
1,168,199 
5,085 
5,350 
7,422 
14,468 
80,923 
389,948 
450,486 
214,518 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2,233 
340 
415 
289 
86 
267 
467 
184 
185 
acres 
623,611 
1,030 
760 
1,909 
5,975 
35,672 
164,214 
296,422 
117,628 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
18,320 
4,798 
5,774 
5,977 
628 
313 
80 
4 
746 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
584 
104 
77 
124 
70 
107 
42 
1 
59 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
478 
35 
38 
34 
133 
133 
55 
5 
45 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
586 
3 
4 
6 
25 
283 
192 
15 
58 
250.0 acres or more 
1,111 
- 
- 
2 
5 
88 
610 
224 
182 
Sweet corn 
farms 
25,632 
6,517 
7,306 
6,342 
1,522 
1,703 
1,038 
173 
1,031 
acres 
572,068 
16,432 
24,823 
30,757 
32,825 
99,571 
157,185 
146,853 
63,621 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4,011 
672 
876 
643 
309 
685 
571 
88 
167 
acres 
342,509 
4,733 
13,529 
11,419 
18,318 
72,109 
111,859 
85,765 
24,776 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,202 
436 
433 
636 
154 
184 
185 
39 
135 
acres 
125,726 
969 
1,163 
981 
3,527 
12,393 
51,707 
34,222 
20,765 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
262 
20 
23 
29 
25 
49 
73 
15 
28 
acres 
30,138 
318 
127 
256 
871 
3,958 
14,769 
6,476 
3,363 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
32,383 
8,400 
9,949 
9,638 
1,259 
956 
612 
182 
1,387 
acres 
397,656 
4,850 
5,056 
7,773 
3,928 
12,101 
78,177 
171,070 
114,701 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2,522 
555 
762 
567 
56 
76 
216 
107 
183 
acres 
277,428 
228 
459 
519 
704 
6,635 
61,346 
121,467 
86,071 
Land in orchards 
farms 
106,488 
33,395 
35,868 
17,875 
4,182 
5,253 
3,372 
812 
5,731 
acres 
5,199,729 
344,883 
351,969 
251,718 
234,882 
620,218 
1,020,881 
1,168,588 
1,206,591 
Irrigated 
farms 
60,340 
17,071 
18,643 
9,818 
2,906 
4,065 
2,885 
762 
4,190 
acres 
4,257,033 
171,282 
193,576 
135,267 
156,227 
474,205 
888,475 
1,125,322 
1,112,681 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
49,493 
18,509 
20,755 
8,317 
400 
248 
103 
10 
1,151 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
33,124 
11,546 
11,696 
6,737 
844 
542 
219 
36 
1,504 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
14,994 
3,004 
3,120 
2,532 
2,296 
2,081 
450 
87 
1,424 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
5,196 
295 
252 
260 
587 
1,881 
1,060 
88 
773 
250.0 acres or more 
3,681 
41 
45 
29 
55 
501 
1,540 
591 
879 
Apples 
farms 
25,129 
7,495 
9,002 
4,986 
1,025 
982 
584 
128 
927 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
384,237 
24,234 
24,539 
27,006 
27,440 
55,390 
83,995 
85,011 
56,620 
Grapes 
farms 
27,878 
7,846 
9,410 
4,828 
1,131 
1,561 
955 
298 
1,849 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,139,146 
50,678 
65,364 
46,529 
49,663 
132,369 
194,835 
321,834 
277,873 
Peaches, all 
farms 
13,916 
4,096 
4,878 
2,774 
627 
602 
369 
87 
483 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
128,480 
8,625 
9,249 
8,343 
8,171 
17,752 
30,483 
30,458 
15,400 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
13,055 
4,010 
4,039 
2,186 
460 
710 
443 
138 
1,069 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
877,701 
44,504 
41,733 
25,252 
27,873 
86,793 
151,903 
247,930 
251,712 
Almonds 
farms 
7,052 
1,352 
1,541 
959 
505 
912 
874 
293 
616 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
936,248 
23,236 
28,027 
24,250 
26,916 
105,427 
217,235 
243,668 
267,489 
14 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
