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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Barley for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
49 
1 
8 
1 
2 
20 
15 
- 
2 
acres 
2,637 
(D) 
329 
(D) 
(D) 
799 
1,405 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
267 
49 
50 
71 
45 
37 
3 
- 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
355 
31 
67 
32 
40 
129 
39 
- 
17 
1 00 to 249 acres 
83 
9 
1 
- 
10 
20 
38 
2 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
24 
- 
6 
- 
- 
1 
14 
3 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
" 
" 
" 
1 
2 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,888 
483 
605 
509 
374 
527 
233 
8 
149 
acres 
435,646 
20,064 
23,873 
19,897 
39,825 
128,371 
165,036 
12,980 
25,600 
bushels 
50,114,967 
1,698,787 
2,401,238 
1,853,711 
3,942,857 
14,224,975 
21,145,137 
1,916,315 
2,931,947 
Irrigated 
farms 
351 
10 
39 
36 
51 
103 
86 
4 
22 
acres 
49,991 
319 
1,389 
466 
3,802 
14,857 
26,427 
789 
1,942 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
878 
246 
302 
248 
45 
24 
- 
1 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
1,010 
190 
249 
216 
164 
99 
10 
- 
82 
1 00 to 249 acres 
521 
41 
52 
43 
140 
182 
35 
- 
28 
250 to 499 acres 
270 
5 
2 
1 
24 
173 
45 
3 
17 
500 acres or more 
209 
1 
" 
1 
1 
49 
143 
4 
10 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
653 
51 
87 
127 
116 
172 
56 
5 
39 
acres 
42,816 
938 
1,119 
2,214 
5,898 
14,022 
12,061 
4,003 
2,561 
tons 
758,065 
11,490 
15,583 
33,670 
83,530 
260,978 
223,463 
88,948 
40,403 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
1 
4 
5 
- 
7 
5 
2 
3 
acres 
2,141 
(D) 
4 
55 
- 
328 
783 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
268 
36 
77 
98 
28 
17 
1 
- 
11 
25 to 99 acres 
266 
15 
10 
28 
79 
104 
10 
- 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
98 
- 
- 
1 
8 
48 
35 
1 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
13 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
6 
- 
3 
500 acres or more 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
4 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
176 
25 
38 
77 
26 
6 
2 
- 
2 
acres 
1,936 
179 
403 
599 
382 
198 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
126,423 
10,499 
29,359 
38,234 
25,016 
13,565 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
5 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
159 
24 
37 
74 
21 
2 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
17 
1 
1 
3 
5 
4 
1 
- 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
153 
19 
26 
20 
19 
43 
17 
1 
8 
acres 
14,772 
3,278 
976 
803 
1,098 
5,561 
2,467 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
840,293 
88,763 
60,707 
43,253 
77,717 
334,700 
191,731 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
12 
- 
4 
- 
- 
6 
1 
1 
acres 
393 
- 
290 
- 
- 
96 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
44 
3 
15 
12 
6 
5 
1 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
59 
9 
8 
4 
8 
20 
5 
- 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
33 
1 
3 
4 
5 
10 
9 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
14 
6 
- 
- 
- 
6 
1 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
" 
2 
1 
- 
" 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2,511 
398 
535 
350 
347 
511 
231 
7 
132 
acres 
475,615 
23,858 
29,504 
19,094 
48,109 
145,986 
170,442 
11,855 
26,767 
bushels 
21,593,477 
1,028,867 
1,286,831 
802,906 
1,961,573 
6,564,264 
8,116,683 
570,852 
1,261,501 
Irrigated 
farms 
224 
9 
22 
16 
23 
84 
50 
2 
18 
acres 
24,401 
380 
1,575 
(D) 
1,379 
8,527 
10,570 
(D) 
1,576 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
488 
119 
212 
92 
23 
28 
2 
- 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
927 
214 
233 
213 
115 
86 
15 
- 
51 
1 00 to 249 acres 
531 
60 
82 
42 
158 
131 
23 
1 
34 
250 to 499 acres 
308 
4 
7 
2 
51 
178 
40 
1 
25 
500 acres or more 
257 
1 
1 
1 
- 
88 
151 
5 
10 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
13 
1 
3 
4 
1 
1 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
247 
(D) 
9 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
pounds 
301,066 
(D) 
768 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
1 
3 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 291 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
