Table 14. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Illinois: 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. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Peas, green - Con. 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
117 
5 
5 
7 
16 
52 
25 
4 
3 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
208 
(D) 
683 
5,277 
(D) 
830 
157 
Potatoes 
farms 
330 
67 
82 
133 
12 
13 
8 
1 
14 
acres 
7,021 
104 
33 
80 
25 
73 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
26 
6 
6 
7 
1 
- 
2 
1 
3 
acres 
6,346 
78 
3 
1 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
317 
65 
81 
131 
11 
12 
4 
- 
13 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
4 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
4 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2 
1 
1 
Sweet corn 
farms 
540 
90 
127 
126 
42 
85 
49 
3 
18 
acres 
18,227 
521 
1,521 
1,080 
1,173 
5,310 
6,063 
1,700 
861 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
157 
16 
24 
17 
17 
46 
30 
2 
5 
acres 
12,956 
(D) 
1,331 
643 
806 
4,065 
4,334 
(D) 
550 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
43 
11 
12 
15 
- 
4 
- 
1 
acres 
20 
(D) 
2 
6 
- 
10 
- 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
587 
137 
177 
191 
24 
28 
13 
- 
17 
acres 
702 
79 
87 
165 
35 
144 
151 
- 
40 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
47 
13 
13 
16 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
acres 
40 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
- 
(D) 
- 
" 
1 
Land in orchards 
farms 
926 
291 
373 
158 
28 
25 
4 
- 
47 
acres 
5,743 
1,171 
1,416 
790 
696 
463 
908 
- 
299 
Irrigated 
farms 
117 
33 
39 
24 
6 
4 
1 
- 
10 
acres 
713 
154 
163 
69 
125 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
65 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
672 
214 
302 
111 
10 
11 
- 
- 
24 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
222 
73 
65 
42 
9 
10 
1 
- 
22 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
28 
4 
6 
5 
8 
3 
1 
- 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
460 
146 
168 
83 
24 
15 
3 
_ 
21 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
2,146 
406 
361 
315 
336 
251 
451 
" 
27 
Grapes 
farms 
421 
124 
180 
73 
4 
10 
3 
- 
27 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1,197 
354 
407 
213 
(D) 
41 
(D) 
151 
Peaches, all 
farms 
295 
81 
113 
66 
13 
7 
3 
- 
12 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1,430 
127 
202 
188 
221 
167 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
3 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Almonds 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Pecans 
farms 
65 
19 
38 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
394 
(D) 
167 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
39 
10 
22 
4 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
104 
39 
62 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
473 
110 
181 
126 
18 
15 
6 
- 
17 
acres 
749 
121 
210 
168 
107 
49 
58 
- 
36 
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 195 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
