Table 2. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Alabama: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
383 
138 
125 
97 
13 
1 
1 
- 
8 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
49 
5 
6 
10 
5 
14 
6 
- 
3 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
22 
- 
2 
1 
- 
12 
7 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
8 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
1 
1 
Beans, snap 
farms 
587 
236 
204 
110 
12 
9 
2 
- 
14 
acres 
580 
160 
131 
124 
17 
133 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
89 
36 
32 
16 
- 
2 
- 
3 
acres 
52 
17 
15 
9 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
115 
41 
42 
21 
7 
3 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
357 
73 
86 
64 
(D) 
125 
- 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
10 
3 
4 
1 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
52 
14 
26 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
368 
155 
117 
75 
7 
5 
2 
- 
7 
acres 
808 
110 
(D) 
50 
14 
420 
(D) 
- 
6 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
14 
14 
7 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
159 
12 
6 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
356 
151 
116 
74 
6 
2 
- 
- 
7 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
8 
4 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
693 
284 
261 
Ill 
14 
8 
3 
1 
11 
acres 
1,557 
413 
380 
203 
139 
(D) 
37 
(D) 
13 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
100 
38 
44 
15 
1 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
120 
35 
55 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
67 
22 
16 
15 
1 
6 
4 
- 
3 
acres 
1,768 
18 
60 
36 
(D) 
446 
1,197 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
- 
acres 
290 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
719 
293 
251 
119 
14 
14 
7 
- 
21 
acres 
1,266 
222 
129 
114 
68 
202 
409 
- 
124 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
57 
27 
23 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
23 
16 
5 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,522 
675 
535 
193 
22 
33 
10 
1 
53 
acres 
19,675 
6,823 
5,009 
2,268 
907 
1,877 
1,945 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
268 
111 
91 
40 
3 
12 
3 
8 
acres 
2,606 
766 
410 
158 
(D) 
379 
(D) 
- 
124 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
685 
298 
262 
95 
3 
3 
2 
- 
22 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
643 
314 
221 
68 
4 
9 
1 
1 
25 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
175 
59 
51 
30 
14 
15 
2 
- 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
17 
4 
1 
- 
1 
6 
3 
- 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
" 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
" 
Apples 
farms 
185 
51 
86 
41 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
241 
(D) 
58 
57 
(D) 
" 
" 
(D) 
Grapes 
farms 
241 
108 
92 
29 
1 
1 
1 
- 
9 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
519 
184 
253 
58 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
20 
Peaches, all 
farms 
257 
87 
97 
48 
6 
4 
4 
1 
10 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
2,012 
297 
355 
229 
323 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
110 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
81 
26 
36 
15 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
231 
55 
103 
24 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Almonds 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pecans 
farms 
1,081 
498 
377 
116 
16 
30 
8 
- 
36 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
16,340 
6,091 
4,116 
1,835 
562 
1,652 
1,429 
- 
655 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
461 
180 
167 
82 
8 
6 
6 
- 
12 
acres 
1,154 
417 
458 
181 
45 
12 
8 
- 
32 
' Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 29 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
