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.] 
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. 
Barley for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6 
4 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
" 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
2 
1 
3 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
903 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
587 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
56,810 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
37,638 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4 
1 
2 
_ 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
182 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
226 
67 
72 
66 
5 
7 
- 
- 
9 
acres 
24,155 
4,625 
5,968 
6,703 
1,844 
4,130 
- 
- 
885 
tons, dry 
29,461 
5,134 
7,136 
7,636 
2,837 
5,470 
- 
- 
1,248 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
1,298 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
59 
22 
23 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
94 
28 
29 
32 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
49 
13 
15 
15 
1 
1 
- 
- 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
17 
4 
3 
5 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
7 
- 
2 
1 
1 
3 
- 
- 
" 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
70 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
tons, dry 
86 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
" 
Other tame hay 
farms 
194 
54 
66 
54 
5 
6 
_ 
_ 
9 
acres 
19,509 
3,870 
4,685 
4,944 
1,605 
3,520 
- 
- 
885 
tons, dry 
24,172 
4,444 
5,330 
6,204 
2,362 
4,778 
- 
- 
1,054 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
1,088 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
5 
1 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
54 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
164 
23 
50 
73 
3 
2 
1 
- 
12 
acres 
1,052 
84 
97 
201 
39 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
233 
Irrigated 
farms 
78 
10 
20 
35 
3 
2 
1 
- 
7 
acres 
744 
31 
(D) 
72 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
142 
20 
48 
64 
1 
- 
- 
- 
9 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12 
2 
1 
8 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
40 
6 
17 
13 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
8 
(D) 
3 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
44 
10 
11 
19 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
32 
4 
(D) 
26 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
115 
20 
36 
45 
2 
1 
1 
- 
10 
acres 
676 
53 
58 
103 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
173 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
5 
1 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
100 
17 
35 
40 
1 
- 
- 
- 
7 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
6 
2 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 41 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
