Table 3. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Alaska: 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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con. 
Farms with net gains 2 number 
370 
80 
97 
137 
13 
13 
1 
29 
Average net gain dollars 
64,064 
(D) 
17,331 
18,887 
92,082 
169,967 
(D) 
" 
505,493 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
30 
8 
11 
9 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
82 
21 
31 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
69 
20 
19 
28 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
79 
14 
15 
43 
1 
2 
- 
- 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
14 
11 
17 
1 
1 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
62 
3 
10 
12 
10 
9 
1 
- 
17 
Farms with net losses number 
392 
97 
163 
97 
2 
1 
1 
_ 
31 
Average net loss dollars 
38,559 
11,690 
11,949 
13,728 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
286,040 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
37 
8 
19 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
110 
30 
50 
29 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
77 
19 
41 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99 
27 
36 
32 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
11 
12 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
35 
2 
5 
6 
2 
1 
1 
" 
18 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
762 
177 
260 
234 
15 
14 
2 
- 
60 
$1,000 
8,580 
(D) 
-267 
1,256 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
5,792 
Average per farm dollars 
11,260 
(D) 
-1,026 
5,367 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
96,534 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 
370 
80 
97 
137 
13 
13 
1 
- 
29 
Average net gain dollars 
64,053 
(D) 
17,336 
18,887 
92,082 
169,967 
(D) 
" 
505,493 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
30 
8 
11 
9 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
82 
21 
31 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
69 
21 
18 
28 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
79 
13 
16 
43 
1 
2 
- 
- 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
14 
11 
17 
1 
1 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
62 
3 
10 
12 
10 
9 
1 
" 
17 
Operators reporting net losses farms 
392 
97 
163 
97 
2 
1 
1 
- 
31 
Average net loss dollars 
38,570 
11,728 
11,952 
13,728 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
286,040 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
37 
8 
19 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
110 
30 
50 
29 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
77 
19 
41 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99 
27 
36 
32 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
11 
12 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
35 
2 
5 
6 
2 
1 
1 
- 
18 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
_ 
_ 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
176 
41 
57 
55 
3 
3 
1 
16 
$1,000 
3,150 
324 
486 
621 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,695 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services farms 
27 
7 
10 
8 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
214 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Gross cash rent or share payments farms 
38 
11 
6 
12 
2 
1 
1 
- 
5 
$1,000 
141 
32 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products farms 
16 
4 
9 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) farms 
42 
6 
9 
15 
- 
1 
- 
- 
11 
$1,000 
2,119 
177 
(D) 
359 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives farms 
4 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
14 
2 
3 
9 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
37 
(D) 
(D) 
31 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) farms 
69 
19 
29 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
614 
90 
244 
158 
- 
- 
" 
122 
LAND USE 
Total cropland farms 
561 
139 
192 
178 
13 
13 
2 
_ 
24 
acres 
84,114 
(D) 
17,673 
(D) 
(D) 
23,670 
(D) 
- 
2,094 
Harvested cropland farms 
495 
117 
169 
160 
13 
13 
2 
- 
21 
acres 
31,315 
4,984 
7,378 
7,124 
3,513 
6,874 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
34 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
