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 (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 
5,354 
1,277 
1,416 
969 
574 
570 
269 
20 
259 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
121,750 
27,125 
29,622 
38,896 
132,403 
270,926 
734,479 
2,680,261 
216,090 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
323 
133 
129 
44 
1 
1 
1 
- 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
884 
329 
389 
136 
6 
4 
1 
- 
19 
$5,000 to $9,999 
597 
212 
205 
143 
8 
2 
1 
- 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
859 
267 
304 
204 
28 
9 
1 
- 
46 
$25,000 to $49,999 
664 
155 
181 
189 
66 
31 
2 
- 
40 
$50,000 or more 
2,027 
181 
208 
253 
465 
523 
263 
20 
114 
Farms with net losses 
number 
6,902 
2,024 
3,200 
1,273 
62 
102 
20 
3 
218 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
25,333 
17,590 
17,443 
29,679 
108,852 
155,287 
446,451 
937,470 
51,908 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
381 
143 
178 
49 
- 
6 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,669 
574 
820 
234 
4 
5 
1 
- 
31 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,463 
432 
768 
216 
4 
1 
- 
- 
42 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,904 
550 
916 
361 
10 
14 
1 
- 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
797 
218 
312 
208 
5 
6 
3 
- 
45 
$50,000 or more 
688 
107 
206 
205 
39 
70 
15 
3 
43 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
12,256 
3,301 
4,616 
2,242 
636 
672 
289 
23 
477 
$1,000 
394,498 
-8,768 
-24,359 
-12,774 
45,621 
119,658 
180,666 
50,793 
43,660 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
32,188 
-2,656 
-5,277 
-5,698 
71,732 
178,063 
625,141 
2,208,383 
91,531 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
5,316 
1,271 
1,402 
949 
571 
576 
269 
20 
258 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
107,971 
21,690 
22,749 
27,768 
91,910 
234,972 
712,027 
2,680,261 
213,933 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
321 
131 
130 
42 
1 
1 
1 
- 
15 
$1,000 to $4,999 
892 
330 
387 
146 
7 
4 
- 
- 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
601 
213 
209 
143 
7 
2 
1 
- 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
898 
283 
305 
217 
34 
10 
2 
- 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
710 
162 
189 
211 
76 
31 
2 
- 
39 
$50,000 or more 
1,894 
152 
182 
190 
446 
528 
263 
20 
113 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
6,940 
2,030 
3,214 
1,293 
65 
96 
20 
3 
219 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
25,861 
17,899 
17,502 
30,259 
105,525 
163,396 
543,475 
937,470 
52,668 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
386 
143 
183 
49 
- 
6 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,678 
576 
825 
237 
4 
4 
1 
- 
31 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,468 
432 
767 
221 
4 
2 
- 
- 
42 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,912 
549 
919 
364 
11 
15 
2 
- 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
801 
223 
310 
210 
7 
5 
1 
- 
45 
$50,000 or more 
695 
107 
210 
212 
39 
64 
16 
3 
44 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
49 
7 
6 
2 
3 
13 
15 
1 
2 
$1,000 
5,313 
34 
23 
(D) 
25 
1,224 
2,948 
(D) 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
5,152 
1,252 
1,519 
1,036 
440 
467 
197 
15 
226 
$1,000 
109,857 
13,792 
14,949 
13,503 
12,175 
20,410 
23,956 
1,670 
9,402 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
745 
88 
146 
158 
96 
159 
68 
2 
28 
$1,000 
14,688 
620 
775 
(D) 
1,343 
4,717 
4,878 
(D) 
(D) 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
1,835 
642 
630 
293 
78 
58 
26 
6 
102 
$1,000 
16,073 
5,135 
4,393 
2,264 
741 
1,377 
652 
182 
1,329 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
268 
80 
81 
73 
9 
15 
6 
- 
4 
$1,000 
2,417 
576 
773 
(D) 
106 
(D) 
152 
- 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
307 
66 
81 
73 
26 
27 
15 
- 
19 
$1,000 
7,257 
464 
794 
903 
1,013 
2,266 
1,549 
- 
267 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
1,664 
291 
365 
308 
228 
289 
108 
8 
67 
$1,000 
4,320 
281 
549 
430 
506 
983 
904 
494 
175 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
545 
71 
96 
52 
92 
121 
78 
2 
33 
$1,000 
21,120 
1,544 
1,514 
(D) 
2,528 
5,564 
7,048 
(D) 
1,847 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
817 
145 
178 
111 
124 
148 
79 
6 
26 
$1,000 
9,244 
1,006 
708 
498 
1,019 
2,203 
3,163 
448 
199 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
961 
197 
304 
284 
52 
64 
24 
3 
33 
$1,000 
34,739 
4,166 
5,441 
7,163 
4,919 
(D) 
5,610 
(D) 
4,397 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
9,278 
2,534 
3,203 
1,705 
533 
636 
281 
17 
369 
acres 
1,396,144 
123,456 
142,791 
105,755 
(D) 
357,853 
417,509 
(D) 
80,253 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
7,530 
1,877 
2,485 
1,440 
514 
626 
280 
17 
291 
acres 
1,280,965 
90,111 
109,737 
86,477 
126,012 
349,053 
410,849 
36,913 
71,813 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
284 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
