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 (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) 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
- Con. 
number 
1,563 
290 
350 
398 
185 
159 
101 
9 
71 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
232,823 
73,600 
60,532 
104,035 
212,069 
324,376 
1,116,376 
3,380,833 
647,545 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
65 
15 
42 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
128 
36 
54 
33 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114 
39 
34 
36 
2 
- 
1 
- 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
193 
49 
46 
77 
14 
4 
- 
- 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
160 
44 
61 
32 
15 
5 
- 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
903 
107 
113 
213 
153 
150 
100 
9 
58 
Farms with net losses 
number 
888 
248 
364 
224 
7 
13 
8 
_ 
24 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
48,659 
29,724 
19,988 
61,975 
71,562 
279,685 
903,246 
- 
138,188 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
67 
24 
24 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
168 
52 
73 
37 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
186 
54 
86 
42 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
194 
58 
94 
37 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
153 
41 
63 
39 
1 
1 
1 
- 
7 
$50,000 or more 
120 
19 
24 
51 
4 
10 
7 
- 
5 
Net cash farm income of operators 
... farms 
2,451 
538 
714 
622 
192 
172 
109 
9 
95 
$1,000 
224,751 
658 
2,984 
-3,719 
18,798 
39,344 
99,975 
29,980 
36,730 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
91,698 
1,224 
4,179 
-5,979 
97,905 
228,746 
917,204 
3,331,066 
386,636 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
... farms 
1,473 
272 
332 
355 
183 
156 
101 
9 
65 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
184,855 
35,915 
32,297 
33,056 
106,530 
277,048 
1,059,773 
3,331,066 
620,523 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
67 
15 
41 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
143 
38 
56 
40 
1 
- 
- 
- 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
122 
40 
31 
46 
2 
- 
1 
- 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
229 
61 
54 
90 
15 
4 
- 
- 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
50 
83 
73 
23 
3 
- 
- 
10 
$50,000 or more 
670 
68 
67 
96 
142 
149 
100 
9 
39 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
978 
266 
382 
267 
9 
16 
8 
- 
30 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
48,610 
34,251 
20,258 
57,879 
77,488 
242,201 
882,730 
- 
120,118 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
65 
21 
24 
19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
186 
57 
78 
42 
1 
- 
- 
- 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
193 
56 
87 
46 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
230 
64 
102 
56 
- 
2 
- 
- 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
169 
40 
65 
49 
4 
3 
1 
- 
7 
$50,000 or more 
135 
28 
26 
55 
3 
10 
7 
- 
6 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
... farms 
6 
- 
- 
_ 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
484 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
" 
" 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
1,132 
230 
248 
309 
113 
115 
63 
8 
46 
$1,000 
18,805 
1,583 
2,657 
2,067 
1,771 
3,910 
4,868 
849 
1,100 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
... farms 
142 
13 
17 
26 
20 
30 
25 
4 
7 
$1,000 
1,765 
33 
84 
198 
134 
332 
880 
80 
25 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
349 
103 
93 
98 
21 
12 
5 
2 
15 
$1,000 
3,145 
632 
814 
716 
(D) 
148 
(D) 
(D) 
336 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
53 
13 
23 
6 
1 
2 
1 
- 
7 
$1,000 
257 
65 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
119 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
... farms 
43 
5 
19 
9 
2 
3 
1 
1 
3 
$1,000 
453 
10 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
192 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
524 
85 
93 
130 
68 
67 
51 
4 
26 
$1,000 
1,168 
117 
98 
(D) 
138 
152 
340 
(D) 
91 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
... farms 
246 
36 
20 
49 
43 
63 
28 
2 
5 
$1,000 
6,691 
445 
(D) 
350 
980 
2,439 
1,698 
(D) 
266 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
99 
7 
15 
19 
13 
22 
18 
5 
$1,000 
614 
6 
74 
70 
60 
165 
213 
- 
26 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
175 
32 
62 
52 
5 
11 
7 
1 
5 
$1,000 
4,712 
277 
1,367 
588 
298 
(D) 
1,567 
(D) 
45 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
... farms 
1,658 
362 
419 
368 
153 
167 
107 
8 
74 
acres 
439,157 
20,684 
18,773 
20,916 
33,850 
105,680 
182,065 
28,927 
28,262 
Harvested cropland 
... farms 
1,448 
293 
349 
327 
141 
165 
106 
7 
60 
acres 
421,321 
17,146 
15,289 
18,027 
31,331 
104,152 
180,771 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 117 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
