Table 17. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Kansas: 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. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
250 to 499 acres 
2,560 
107 
161 
168 
732 
1,031 
264 
5 
92 
500 acres or more 
2,160 
38 
34 
48 
245 
1,013 
636 
23 
123 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
362 
13 
30 
26 
26 
141 
108 
4 
14 
acres 
80,179 
1,262 
2,683 
1,875 
2,969 
24,506 
43,396 
1,058 
2,430 
pounds 
111,263,316 
774,043 
2,107,495 
1,638,376 
2,304,875 
25,713,968 
74,772,105 
1,131,525 
2,820,929 
Irrigated 
farms 
95 
- 
8 
2 
2 
30 
45 
3 
5 
acres 
17,175 
- 
1,060 
(D) 
(D) 
3,088 
11,391 
(D) 
977 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
3 
2 
5 
2 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
116 
6 
17 
16 
13 
41 
16 
1 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
133 
2 
10 
4 
8 
63 
40 
2 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
69 
2 
1 
1 
3 
31 
27 
- 
4 
500 acres or more 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
25 
1 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
21,528 
2,749 
4,442 
4,041 
3,508 
4,339 
1,645 
57 
747 
acres 
9,009,535 
378,379 
594,711 
655,011 
1,469,446 
3,210,649 
2,152,124 
101,490 
447,725 
bushels 
359,484,644 
14,271,637 
22,235,976 
22,539,803 
53,422,877 
129,272,841 
95,495,625 
4,413,870 
17,832,015 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,388 
88 
148 
168 
362 
872 
584 
27 
139 
acres 
618,741 
9,433 
12,862 
21,328 
71,770 
191,794 
240,680 
15,964 
54,910 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,662 
441 
685 
423 
39 
16 
3 
55 
25 to 99 acres 
5,079 
1,096 
1,863 
1,405 
346 
188 
41 
1 
139 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5,014 
765 
1,221 
1,363 
852 
528 
111 
4 
170 
250 to 499 acres 
4,014 
327 
498 
646 
1,172 
1,044 
191 
8 
128 
500 acres or more 
5,759 
120 
175 
204 
1,099 
2,563 
1,299 
44 
255 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
25,710 
5,341 
9,228 
4,105 
2,360 
2,900 
1,087 
56 
633 
acres 
2,468,996 
313,097 
456,763 
303,639 
322,316 
570,102 
337,140 
37,384 
128,555 
tons, dry 
4,336,148 
390,393 
597,369 
397,590 
524,094 
1,067,087 
871,202 
136,893 
351,520 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,415 
63 
141 
124 
215 
436 
316 
27 
93 
acres 
218,205 
3,963 
7,809 
5,970 
17,964 
51,778 
70,390 
16,653 
43,678 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7,738 
2,043 
3,927 
1,152 
266 
193 
45 
1 
111 
25 to 99 acres 
11,025 
2,472 
4,139 
1,988 
993 
939 
238 
13 
243 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,873 
664 
1,003 
809 
784 
1,078 
350 
10 
175 
250 to 499 acres 
1,458 
135 
132 
126 
234 
481 
276 
9 
65 
500 acres or more 
616 
27 
27 
30 
83 
209 
178 
23 
39 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
7,391 
917 
1,541 
1,243 
1,231 
1,549 
641 
28 
241 
acres 
583,282 
33,285 
52,318 
45,507 
86,610 
163,326 
132,793 
14,836 
54,607 
tons, dry 
1,633,838 
60,890 
108,161 
89,453 
205,539 
442,966 
461,075 
61,271 
204,483 
Irrigated 
farms 
871 
41 
73 
76 
127 
266 
217 
13 
58 
acres 
148,385 
2,966 
4,449 
3,803 
11,566 
34,627 
49,405 
7,520 
34,049 
Other tame hay 
farms 
13,536 
2,851 
4,948 
2,112 
1,148 
1,583 
577 
25 
292 
acres 
958,345 
136,900 
208,137 
124,268 
1 1 1 ,529 
227,972 
112,982 
9,663 
26,894 
tons, dry 
1,447,999 
191,126 
278,098 
171,235 
166,236 
364,860 
210,302 
15,901 
50,241 
Irrigated 
farms 
435 
19 
38 
39 
60 
167 
87 
10 
15 
acres 
25,480 
891 
1,017 
871 
2,956 
9,098 
7,189 
1,327 
2,131 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
83 
14 
20 
10 
11 
17 
10 
_ 
1 
acres 
5,477 
(D) 
990 
348 
658 
1,398 
1,768 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
347 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
441 
105 
160 
124 
10 
15 
15 
2 
10 
acres 
7,074 
252 
465 
448 
159 
1,664 
1,534 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
213 
51 
75 
60 
7 
9 
7 
2 
2 
acres 
5,529 
109 
137 
(D) 
95 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
357 
87 
145 
101 
4 
5 
6 
. 
9 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
57 
18 
10 
19 
3 
4 
3 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
15 
- 
5 
4 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
8 
- 
- 
- 
" 
4 
2 
1 
1 
Beans, snap 
farms 
129 
35 
40 
47 
2 
1 
1 
- 
3 
acres 
53 
8 
7 
16 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
18 
5 
8 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
3 
1 
1 
1 
" 
- 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
166 
46 
52 
50 
4 
7 
3 
2 
2 
acres 
5,179 
16 
15 
25 
1 
1,457 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
18 
2 
11 
2 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
1,626 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
154 
46 
52 
49 
4 
1 
1 
. 
1 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
236 Farm Typology 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
