Table 9. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Delaware: 2012 
[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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.number 
2,451 
538 
714 
622 
192 
172 
109 
9 
95 
percent 
100.0 
22.0 
29.1 
25.4 
7.8 
7.0 
4.4 
0.4 
3.9 
Land in farms 
.... acres 
508,652 
32,832 
34,878 
33,599 
41,101 
115,265 
189,061 
30,387 
31,529 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
208 
61 
49 
54 
214 
670 
1,735 
3,376 
332 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
2,451 
538 
714 
622 
192 
172 
109 
9 
95 
$1,000 
1,283,691 
117,527 
95,865 
197,853 
211,839 
176,908 
282,648 
87,546 
113,504 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
523,742 
218,452 
134,264 
318,091 
1,103,329 
1,028,537 
2,593,105 
9,727,366 
1,194,780 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
361 
104 
188 
63 
6 
$1,000 to $2,499 
166 
58 
80 
23 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
$2,500 to $4,999 
161 
70 
56 
35 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
158 
60 
65 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
244 
45 
96 
95 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
195 
48 
69 
72 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
142 
21 
36 
84 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
157 
45 
29 
23 
52 
- 
- 
- 
8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
119 
13 
17 
16 
18 
41 
- 
- 
14 
$500,000 to $999,999 
374 
32 
60 
126 
41 
90 
3 
- 
22 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
374 
42 
18 
57 
81 
40 
106 
9 
21 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
276 
36 
17 
57 
72 
24 
58 
- 
12 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
80 
6 
1 
- 
9 
16 
42 
- 
6 
$5,000,000 or more 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
9 
3 
Total sales 
.... farms 
2,451 
538 
714 
622 
192 
172 
109 
9 
95 
$1,000 
1,274,014 
116,805 
95,168 
197,258 
210,588 
174,466 
279,688 
87,340 
112,701 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
... farms 
929 
152 
141 
205 
124 
159 
102 
7 
39 
$1,000 
345,316 
10,024 
7,281 
8,624 
17,318 
72,232 
174,669 
35,226 
19,942 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
567 
66 
36 
81 
97 
152 
101 
7 
27 
$1,000 
337,866 
8,306 
(D) 
6,241 
16,528 
72,067 
(D) 
35,226 
19,714 
Corn 
... farms 
758 
101 
105 
146 
111 
153 
101 
7 
34 
$1,000 
185,554 
4,923 
3,521 
4,230 
8,636 
37,392 
93,590 
22,942 
10,320 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
382 
29 
23 
16 
59 
132 
98 
7 
18 
$1,000 
177,286 
3,328 
2,348 
1,139 
7,242 
36,844 
93,497 
22,942 
9,946 
Wheat 
... farms 
510 
62 
46 
59 
80 
139 
96 
7 
21 
$1,000 
45,481 
1,449 
894 
681 
2,214 
8,265 
24,541 
4,670 
2,767 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
191 
4 
4 
- 
13 
66 
85 
6 
13 
$1,000 
39,257 
(D) 
249 
- 
905 
6,299 
24,252 
(D) 
2,604 
Soybeans 
... farms 
734 
112 
89 
142 
103 
147 
99 
7 
35 
$1,000 
102,033 
3,391 
2,689 
3,462 
5,977 
24,461 
49,614 
6,291 
6,147 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
366 
17 
13 
12 
67 
137 
96 
7 
17 
$1,000 
94,743 
1,627 
1,296 
799 
5,249 
24,130 
49,527 
6,291 
5,824 
Sorghum 
... farms 
17 
2 
5 
3 
2 
4 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
378 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
76 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Barley 
... farms 
199 
7 
10 
30 
24 
56 
51 
7 
14 
$1,000 
11,738 
(D) 
114 
209 
(D) 
2,036 
6,774 
1,323 
703 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
69 
- 
1 
1 
17 
37 
7 
6 
$1,000 
9,471 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,119 
6,327 
1,323 
(D) 
Rice 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
.... farms 
22 
1 
2 
3 
1 
3 
6 
. 
6 
$1,000 
132 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
- 
5 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
... farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
.... farms 
221 
22 
25 
45 
25 
42 
42 
6 
14 
$1,000 
60,953 
571 
782 
583 
1,850 
8,335 
24,574 
11,947 
12,313 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
111 
2 
6 
5 
11 
35 
40 
5 
7 
$1,000 
59,547 
(D) 
540 
285 
1,500 
8,227 
(D) 
(D) 
12,236 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
... farms 
58 
9 
18 
20 
4 
_ 
6 
_ 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
136 
48 
221 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
6 
1 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,915 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
... farms 
14 
3 
- 
7 
1 
- 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
5 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Berries 
... farms 
53 
7 
18 
19 
3 
- 
5 
- 
1 
$1,000 
370 
(D) 
48 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
87 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 113 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
