Table 4. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Arizona: 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. 
Wheat for grain, all - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
250 to 499 acres 
53 
7 
10 
23 
4 
9 
500 acres or more 
64 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
13 
32 
13 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
1,390 
325 
285 
253 
80 
167 
119 
45 
116 
acres 
324,562 
8,184 
6,102 
10,141 
9,942 
49,798 
100,800 
50,766 
88,829 
tons, dry 
2,288,772 
35,839 
27,034 
36,715 
48,415 
326,691 
760,509 
379,080 
674,489 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,315 
303 
270 
227 
72 
163 
119 
45 
116 
acres 
322,816 
7,525 
6,064 
9,908 
9,358 
49,566 
100,800 
50,766 
88,829 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
643 
245 
215 
139 
8 
12 
1 
1 
22 
25 to 99 acres 
291 
60 
59 
89 
36 
25 
5 
4 
13 
1 00 to 249 acres 
169 
20 
10 
21 
27 
40 
15 
5 
31 
250 to 499 acres 
107 
- 
1 
4 
8 
58 
22 
3 
11 
500 acres or more 
180 
- 
- 
- 
1 
32 
76 
32 
39 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
1,103 
253 
207 
180 
60 
154 
108 
37 
104 
acres 
272,457 
6,198 
4,154 
7,150 
6,832 
42,725 
88,309 
38,896 
78,193 
tons, dry 
2,017,479 
26,158 
22,728 
28,076 
35,546 
285,677 
692,381 
306,895 
620,018 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,058 
241 
198 
168 
52 
150 
108 
37 
104 
acres 
270,948 
5,638 
4,139 
7,032 
6,248 
42,493 
88,309 
38,896 
78,193 
Other tame hay 
farms 
296 
78 
58 
68 
15 
23 
20 
15 
19 
acres 
27,519 
1,235 
1,357 
2,090 
1,524 
3,518 
5,924 
6,301 
5,570 
tons, dry 
126,207 
7,305 
2,434 
6,170 
7,598 
19,881 
31,107 
27,630 
24,082 
Irrigated 
farms 
266 
68 
52 
54 
15 
23 
20 
15 
19 
acres 
27,342 
1,136 
1,334 
2,035 
1,524 
3,518 
5,924 
6,301 
5,570 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
94 
11 
17 
10 
2 
16 
16 
14 
8 
acres 
12,988 
265 
(D) 
521 
(D) 
1,480 
2,163 
5,472 
2,786 
Irrigated 
farms 
88 
11 
17 
10 
2 
11 
16 
14 
7 
acres 
12,584 
265 
(D) 
521 
(D) 
(D) 
2,163 
5,472 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,945 
608 
297 
904 
8 
20 
17 
34 
57 
acres 
119,610 
1,391 
529 
2,500 
75 
1,159 
5,396 
89,572 
18,990 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,828 
570 
283 
839 
8 
20 
17 
34 
57 
acres 
119,400 
1,311 
512 
2,387 
75 
1,159 
5,396 
89,572 
18,990 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,713 
543 
286 
834 
5 
2 
43 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
142 
64 
9 
60 
1 
3 
3 
- 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
26 
- 
1 
6 
2 
14 
- 
- 
3 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
15 
1 
1 
4 
- 
- 
6 
2 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
49 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
8 
32 
8 
Beans, snap 
farms 
107 
30 
13 
49 
_ 
1 
1 
- 
13 
acres 
61 
9 
4 
25 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
22 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
10 
4 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
5 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
56 
18 
7 
22 
- 
- 
3 
3 
3 
acres 
3,389 
19 
3 
18 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
49 
18 
7 
22 
. 
. 
1 
. 
1 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Sweet corn 
farms 
232 
96 
44 
80 
1 
1 
1 
- 
9 
acres 
529 
179 
28 
268 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
6 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
141 
57 
28 
40 
1 
3 
3 
- 
9 
acres 
94 
22 
8 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
11 
- 
7 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
- 
“ 
" 
“ 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,136 
443 
348 
210 
23 
34 
13 
9 
56 
acres 
46,182 
3,553 
2,693 
3,760 
1,507 
5,066 
5,601 
4,840 
19,162 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,125 
440 
343 
207 
23 
34 
13 
9 
56 
acres 
46,176 
3,553 
2,689 
3,759 
1,507 
5,066 
5,601 
4,840 
19,162 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
577 
234 
213 
102 
6 
2 
20 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
399 
185 
111 
82 
3 
1 
- 
2 
15 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
89 
22 
24 
20 
8 
3 
2 
- 
10 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
47 
2 
- 
4 
6 
25 
3 
5 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
24 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
8 
2 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 55 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
