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 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 
EQUIPMENT - Con. 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment - Con. 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
965 
316 
478 
131 
3 
2 
1 
- 
34 
$5,000 to $9,999 
986 
357 
457 
129 
8 
- 
- 
- 
35 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,520 
541 
674 
237 
11 
4 
1 
- 
52 
$20,000 to $49,999 
3,288 
987 
1,467 
653 
62 
11 
1 
- 
107 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,217 
591 
843 
540 
114 
43 
6 
- 
80 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,512 
333 
472 
364 
167 
93 
13 
1 
69 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,164 
157 
189 
164 
212 
310 
66 
1 
65 
$500,000 or more 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
604 
19 
36 
24 
59 
209 
201 
21 
35 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
....farms 
9,130 
2,298 
3,204 
1,753 
591 
658 
286 
19 
321 
number 
19,642 
3,539 
5,089 
3,206 
1,862 
2,683 
2,000 
393 
870 
Tractors, all 
....farms 
10,325 
2,746 
3,715 
1,918 
617 
658 
283 
18 
370 
number 
29,864 
6,806 
8,433 
5,297 
2,468 
3,314 
1,993 
288 
1,265 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
....farms 
6,277 
1,814 
2,352 
1,175 
315 
260 
128 
8 
225 
number 
10,158 
2,897 
3,542 
1,910 
523 
483 
309 
108 
386 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
....farms 
7,201 
1,850 
2,440 
1,349 
516 
538 
225 
14 
269 
number 
13,257 
3,155 
3,806 
2,579 
1,124 
1,276 
647 
98 
572 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
....farms 
3,251 
525 
782 
540 
411 
564 
254 
13 
162 
number 
6,449 
754 
1,085 
808 
821 
1,555 
1,037 
82 
307 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
...farms 
1,904 
262 
324 
319 
268 
414 
216 
6 
95 
number 
2,175 
307 
346 
344 
291 
458 
299 
17 
113 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
....farms 
379 
60 
79 
65 
39 
75 
33 
4 
24 
number 
405 
64 
81 
68 
42 
79 
38 
4 
29 
Hay balers 
....farms 
3,745 
960 
1,254 
758 
254 
277 
110 
6 
126 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
5,146 
1,237 
1,703 
1,066 
375 
415 
164 
12 
174 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
....farms 
5,427 
1,156 
1,613 
1,019 
485 
609 
276 
16 
253 
acres treated 
1,011,668 
59,477 
79,795 
59,668 
103,966 
279,573 
336,257 
35,328 
57,604 
Manure used 
....farms 
2,634 
481 
811 
520 
297 
314 
115 
7 
89 
acres treated 
208,568 
1 1 ,735 
19,237 
15,116 
31,020 
57,061 
50,712 
12,415 
1 1 ,272 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
....farms 
2,574 
388 
521 
455 
311 
491 
245 
14 
149 
acres 
581,377 
24,284 
24,347 
20,001 
45,518 
171,044 
236,032 
22,421 
37,730 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
....farms 
4,799 
971 
1,309 
908 
481 
612 
275 
16 
227 
acres 
1,086,600 
56,837 
67,838 
52,853 
106,539 
322,128 
380,331 
35,657 
64,417 
Nematodes 
....farms 
382 
67 
78 
83 
28 
53 
47 
2 
24 
acres 
43,457 
1,534 
2,346 
(D) 
3,267 
10,779 
15,809 
(D) 
4,621 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
....farms 
873 
144 
187 
156 
73 
136 
121 
11 
45 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
140,305 
4,286 
5,012 
3,753 
6,568 
37,442 
66,018 
1 1 ,280 
5,946 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
....farms 
254 
45 
50 
61 
24 
35 
28 
3 
8 
acres on which used 
24,543 
1,719 
818 
751 
1,335 
1,966 
17,248 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
....farms 
736 
162 
159 
137 
80 
107 
47 
2 
42 
acres 
43,840 
3,940 
(□) 
5,437 
4,292 
1 1 ,225 
9,568 
(D) 
5,111 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
....farms 
1,705 
440 
477 
262 
179 
164 
83 
3 
97 
acres 
252,992 
23,827 
19,148 
11,267 
28,099 
60,692 
92,507 
(D) 
(D) 
Land under conservation easement 
....farms 
1,628 
426 
595 
247 
94 
114 
51 
3 
98 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
147,413 
25,965 
30,667 
16,617 
(D) 
22,322 
21,688 
(D) 
16,474 
used 
....farms 
3,340 
628 
774 
562 
425 
542 
238 
11 
160 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
767,813 
38,751 
47,312 
34,321 
76,196 
237,978 
272,862 
18,154 
42,239 
used 
....farms 
1,249 
205 
229 
221 
160 
239 
111 
4 
80 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
194,668 
10,243 
8,116 
8,703 
19,247 
54,187 
76,236 
8,952 
8,984 
practices were used 
....farms 
2,095 
443 
569 
492 
183 
197 
104 
7 
100 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
145,531 
1 1 ,323 
14,104 
13,136 
14,903 
31,947 
43,463 
4,652 
12,003 
(excluding CRP) 
....farms 
2,366 
392 
552 
447 
302 
397 
162 
8 
106 
acres 
327,689 
17,259 
25,263 
16,662 
37,395 
98,736 
101,694 
1 1 ,265 
19,415 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems ... 
....farms 
416 
96 
164 
83 
16 
19 
12 
- 
26 
Solar panels 
....farms 
284 
64 
109 
62 
11 
13 
6 
- 
19 
Wind turbines 
....farms 
29 
9 
7 
9 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
Methane digesters 
....farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
....farms 
83 
22 
38 
12 
2 
1 
2 
" 
6 
Small hydro systems 
....farms 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
....farms 
45 
5 
12 
13 
2 
5 
3 
- 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
286 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
