Table 21 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Maryland: 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 
12,256 
3,301 
4,616 
2,242 
636 
672 
289 
23 
477 
percent 
100.0 
26.9 
37.7 
18.3 
5.2 
5.5 
2.4 
0.2 
3.9 
Land in farms 
....acres 
2,030,745 
267,333 
323,772 
213,771 
173,123 
422,975 
459,270 
40,628 
129,873 
Average size of farm 
....acres 
166 
81 
70 
95 
272 
629 
1,589 
1,766 
272 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
12,256 
3,301 
4,616 
2,242 
636 
672 
289 
23 
477 
$1,000 
2,307,421 
134,519 
161,436 
176,769 
338,881 
541,891 
573,290 
231,808 
148,826 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
188,269 
40,751 
34,973 
78,844 
532,832 
806,386 
1,983,703 
10,078,601 
312,005 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,563 
699 
1,305 
469 
17 
1 
1 
71 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,458 
529 
696 
194 
- 
- 
- 
- 
39 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,340 
517 
628 
156 
1 
- 
- 
- 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,419 
509 
634 
241 
2 
- 
- 
- 
33 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,329 
417 
572 
276 
3 
- 
- 
- 
61 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,031 
297 
333 
330 
2 
1 
2 
_ 
66 
$50,000 to $99,999 
562 
127 
151 
244 
5 
2 
- 
- 
33 
$100,000 to $249,999 
778 
99 
186 
179 
260 
10 
1 
- 
43 
$250,000 to $499,999 
549 
31 
39 
21 
165 
253 
1 
- 
39 
$500,000 to $999,999 
648 
51 
51 
122 
87 
307 
13 
- 
17 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
579 
25 
21 
10 
94 
98 
271 
23 
37 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
442 
25 
19 
10 
90 
67 
204 
- 
27 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
101 
- 
1 
- 
3 
28 
63 
- 
6 
$5,000,000 or more 
36 
- 
1 
" 
1 
3 
4 
23 
4 
Total sales 
....farms 
12,256 
3,301 
4,616 
2,242 
636 
672 
289 
23 
477 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
129,559 
156,595 
173,996 
335,638 
533,095 
564,794 
231,268 
146,452 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
....farms 
3,769 
733 
918 
696 
432 
557 
242 
9 
182 
$1,000 
716,348 
28,022 
37,948 
24,210 
61,136 
204,856 
294,613 
25,411 
40,151 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1,719 
146 
208 
171 
349 
503 
239 
9 
94 
$1,000 
679,915 
18,286 
26,165 
14,965 
59,227 
203,684 
294,552 
25,411 
37,625 
Corn 
....farms 
2,923 
490 
622 
517 
377 
525 
233 
8 
151 
$1,000 
339,134 
10,623 
15,841 
11,010 
26,736 
91,362 
148,829 
15,302 
19,432 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1,129 
63 
105 
54 
212 
404 
224 
7 
60 
$1,000 
310,407 
(D) 
8,389 
3,993 
22,584 
88,382 
148,580 
(D) 
17,495 
Wheat 
....farms 
1,773 
278 
279 
242 
274 
388 
197 
6 
109 
$1,000 
87,328 
4,086 
3,895 
3,397 
8,594 
27,137 
33,423 
2,227 
4,569 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
487 
14 
9 
8 
44 
221 
160 
5 
26 
$1,000 
66,565 
891 
527 
(D) 
3,300 
23,398 
32,416 
(D) 
3,173 
Soybeans 
....farms 
2,486 
397 
535 
349 
339 
499 
229 
7 
131 
$1,000 
268,581 
11,877 
16,066 
9,007 
23,602 
80,826 
104,976 
7,216 
15,011 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1,113 
68 
102 
50 
201 
399 
217 
7 
69 
$1,000 
242,048 
5,921 
9,180 
3,406 
19,739 
78,210 
104,678 
7,216 
13,697 
Sorghum 
....farms 
203 
22 
34 
29 
32 
53 
19 
2 
12 
$1,000 
7,131 
592 
443 
319 
793 
2,306 
2,068 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
49 
7 
2 
4 
5 
15 
12 
2 
2 
$1,000 
5,122 
399 
(D) 
203 
360 
1,631 
1,929 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
....farms 
714 
88 
121 
101 
93 
182 
92 
4 
33 
$1,000 
13,157 
777 
1,587 
339 
1,290 
2,995 
5,091 
273 
805 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
63 
- 
6 
- 
7 
9 
36 
2 
3 
$1,000 
6,221 
- 
677 
- 
609 
588 
3,629 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
....farms 
232 
32 
47 
81 
30 
22 
13 
2 
5 
$1,000 
1,018 
67 
117 
138 
121 
230 
226 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Tobacco 
... farms 
43 
4 
12 
23 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,026 
(D) 
(D) 
601 
149 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(□) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
....farms 
797 
155 
179 
231 
64 
75 
61 
2 
30 
$1,000 
70,711 
3,132 
3,493 
5,891 
(D) 
13,362 
29,270 
(D) 
6,933 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
206 
14 
16 
31 
34 
45 
56 
2 
8 
$1,000 
63,010 
1,693 
2,194 
2,587 
(D) 
12,691 
29,112 
(D) 
6,598 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
....farms 
476 
123 
143 
118 
27 
27 
14 
1 
23 
$1,000 
20,065 
(D) 
1,410 
1,183 
1,709 
5,520 
8,476 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
61 
6 
6 
7 
12 
16 
11 
3 
$1,000 
17,415 
374 
593 
555 
1,558 
5,410 
8,428 
- 
497 
Fruits and tree nuts 
....farms 
283 
70 
102 
46 
16 
21 
13 
- 
15 
$1,000 
16,769 
(D) 
1,088 
741 
1,353 
4,766 
7,416 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
53 
5 
4 
5 
11 
16 
9 
- 
3 
$1,000 
14,901 
316 
414 
329 
1,277 
4,734 
7,356 
- 
476 
Berries 
....farms 
276 
68 
54 
90 
21 
19 
8 
1 
15 
$1,000 
3,297 
(D) 
322 
443 
357 
754 
1,060 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
13 
2 
2 
1 
3 
5 
$1,000 
2,014 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
542 
1,025 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
280 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
