Table 13. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Idaho: 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. 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,177 
159 
223 
322 
355 
511 
405 
81 
121 
acres 
585,867 
(D) 
8,573 
17,932 
32,865 
91,467 
211,336 
(D) 
74,519 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
413 
104 
127 
111 
33 
22 
6 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
962 
118 
160 
209 
218 
178 
36 
3 
40 
1 00 to 249 acres 
669 
34 
49 
103 
121 
212 
104 
9 
37 
250 to 499 acres 
424 
6 
17 
30 
77 
137 
117 
4 
36 
500 acres or more 
677 
8 
8 
10 
39 
222 
253 
67 
70 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
11,930 
2,750 
4,043 
2,233 
933 
931 
516 
131 
393 
acres 
1,376,632 
111,173 
150,085 
177,806 
187,992 
264,395 
239,959 
142,714 
102,508 
tons, dry 
5,041,850 
258,778 
377,524 
439,665 
582,932 
995,417 
1,109,975 
866,562 
410,997 
Irrigated 
farms 
9,172 
1,892 
3,013 
1,750 
809 
809 
465 
124 
310 
acres 
1,006,065 
61,569 
94,033 
103,280 
131,615 
201,409 
199,471 
132,765 
81,923 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,946 
1,505 
2,449 
747 
64 
54 
33 
1 
93 
25 to 99 acres 
3,783 
972 
1,239 
916 
283 
183 
90 
6 
94 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,868 
230 
292 
436 
331 
343 
121 
25 
90 
250 to 499 acres 
782 
37 
49 
98 
180 
215 
116 
24 
63 
500 acres or more 
551 
6 
14 
36 
75 
136 
156 
75 
53 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
9,182 
1,830 
2,963 
1,788 
827 
865 
467 
117 
325 
acres 
1,027,761 
68,438 
101,465 
123,090 
140,191 
213,834 
197,806 
113,946 
68,991 
tons, dry 
3,966,325 
192,811 
296,378 
349,854 
464,606 
863,730 
940,815 
556,466 
301,665 
Irrigated 
farms 
7,825 
1,500 
2,497 
1,515 
730 
766 
432 
111 
274 
acres 
811,911 
47,501 
74,615 
81,990 
101,813 
168,979 
171,067 
106,349 
59,597 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,247 
664 
836 
366 
108 
125 
60 
7 
81 
acres 
142,158 
21,065 
25,151 
26,601 
20,397 
22,936 
14,571 
2,054 
9,383 
tons, dry 
261,367 
29,160 
40,787 
39,109 
43,991 
47,978 
36,833 
6,022 
17,487 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,026 
262 
392 
173 
60 
68 
29 
4 
38 
acres 
49,909 
3,770 
8,029 
7,119 
10,013 
11,163 
6,111 
974 
2,730 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
172 
12 
5 
11 
19 
54 
53 
1 
17 
acres 
32,111 
(D) 
842 
884 
850 
8,649 
14,577 
(D) 
5,673 
Irrigated 
farms 
84 
10 
3 
6 
16 
14 
26 
1 
8 
acres 
8,297 
(D) 
(D) 
237 
789 
947 
3,898 
(D) 
1,752 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,307 
172 
217 
161 
101 
201 
286 
71 
98 
acres 
369,404 
1,108 
1,688 
1,147 
(D) 
(D) 
139,452 
140,991 
52,816 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,262 
163 
196 
153 
100 
201 
286 
71 
92 
acres 
369,260 
1,090 
1,674 
(D) 
(D) 
27,273 
139,360 
140,991 
52,809 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
474 
146 
174 
120 
8 
26 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
101 
15 
23 
25 
19 
12 
1 
- 
6 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
206 
7 
20 
16 
67 
66 
11 
3 
16 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
191 
4 
- 
- 
7 
94 
72 
2 
12 
250.0 acres or more 
335 
- 
- 
- 
29 
202 
66 
38 
Beans, snap 
farms 
172 
31 
67 
59 
3 
1 
1 
_ 
10 
acres 
(D) 
5 
127 
52 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
19 
- 
12 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
116 
40 
" 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
116 
27 
40 
38 
2 
- 
- 
- 
9 
acres 
28 
(D) 
7 
8 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Potatoes 
farms 
794 
54 
90 
93 
49 
138 
239 
68 
63 
acres 
345,217 
372 
536 
512 
2,706 
23,314 
127,866 
139,056 
50,856 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
344 
6 
11 
5 
21 
70 
138 
55 
38 
acres 
146,326 
176 
99 
177 
1,171 
9,370 
43,850 
63,768 
27,715 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
211 
44 
79 
79 
3 
6 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
28 
4 
3 
4 
7 
6 
2 
- 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
90 
5 
8 
10 
35 
21 
3 
2 
6 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
148 
1 
- 
- 
4 
82 
48 
2 
11 
250.0 acres or more 
317 
- 
- 
- 
29 
186 
64 
38 
Sweet corn 
farms 
326 
68 
83 
64 
41 
30 
14 
3 
23 
acres 
9,292 
522 
237 
264 
1,418 
1,803 
2,732 
1,165 
1,151 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
100 
5 
6 
12 
29 
26 
13 
2 
7 
acres 
8,125 
196 
(D) 
209 
1,320 
1,629 
2,657 
(D) 
1,120 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
231 
69 
75 
62 
5 
1 
1 
- 
18 
acres 
97 
25 
18 
25 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
1 
(D) 
" 
- 
- 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
482 
153 
206 
91 
6 
3 
5 
1 
17 
acres 
6,529 
597 
707 
(D) 
261 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,253 
Irrigated 
farms 
386 
120 
158 
78 
6 
2 
5 
1 
16 
acres 
6,329 
537 
623 
(D) 
261 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,252 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
363 
119 
166 
70 
1 
7 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
88 
32 
34 
18 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
25 
2 
6 
3 
6 
1 
1 
- 
6 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
180 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
