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. 
Sunflower seed, all - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
250 to 499 acres 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
43 
4 
12 
23 
3 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
acres 
256 
(D) 
51 
154 
30 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
pounds 
598,486 
(D) 
100,737 
355,955 
86,800 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
2 
6 
18 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
140 
(D) 
24 
97 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
4 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
6 
- 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
9 
- 
1 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
18 
2 
3 
10 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
6 
- 
1 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,796 
279 
280 
248 
280 
395 
199 
6 
109 
acres 
210,354 
12,900 
11,246 
9,957 
24,836 
64,344 
71,002 
4,800 
11,269 
bushels 
13,951,590 
716,710 
626,528 
583,831 
1,409,116 
4,361,672 
5,163,410 
331,487 
758,836 
Irrigated 
farms 
124 
6 
9 
13 
16 
34 
31 
2 
13 
acres 
9,724 
172 
612 
(D) 
489 
2,678 
4,254 
(D) 
1,295 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
394 
87 
132 
94 
26 
34 
6 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
773 
158 
126 
139 
153 
116 
23 
1 
57 
1 00 to 249 acres 
385 
33 
21 
15 
90 
149 
53 
1 
23 
250 to 499 acres 
185 
1 
1 
- 
11 
90 
68 
1 
13 
500 acres or more 
59 
- 
- 
- 
6 
49 
3 
1 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
4,391 
1,124 
1,607 
902 
240 
289 
99 
6 
124 
acres 
180,843 
31,710 
44,539 
32,867 
16,847 
26,502 
16,633 
3,516 
8,229 
tons, dry 
532,019 
77,007 
110,649 
89,464 
59,625 
98,187 
60,713 
13,695 
22,679 
Irrigated 
farms 
92 
14 
21 
35 
4 
7 
7 
1 
3 
acres 
1,599 
(D) 
232 
129 
21 
300 
767 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,376 
721 
1,009 
489 
66 
46 
9 
36 
25 to 99 acres 
1,613 
362 
540 
347 
122 
146 
30 
- 
66 
1 00 to 249 acres 
339 
39 
53 
61 
42 
83 
43 
1 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
51 
2 
5 
5 
8 
13 
12 
1 
5 
500 acres or more 
12 
- 
" 
- 
2 
1 
5 
4 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
1,053 
162 
283 
246 
118 
152 
45 
2 
45 
acres 
29,128 
3,245 
5,486 
5,364 
3,934 
6,422 
3,078 
(D) 
(D) 
tons, dry 
92,853 
9,729 
14,506 
15,984 
14,373 
22,388 
10,613 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
2 
1 
12 
- 
5 
4 
1 
acres 
348 
(D) 
(D) 
63 
96 
136 
" 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,929 
740 
1,081 
640 
127 
185 
70 
4 
82 
acres 
102,510 
21,054 
28,782 
20,557 
8,333 
1 1 ,472 
6,410 
870 
5,032 
tons, dry 
261,391 
50,994 
70,229 
54,328 
22,655 
31,340 
17,843 
2,450 
11,552 
Irrigated 
farms 
52 
11 
11 
25 
1 
1 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
623 
25 
169 
56 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
789 
149 
176 
231 
64 
75 
61 
2 
31 
acres 
28,131 
902 
1,324 
1,615 
1,671 
6,023 
13,468 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
369 
43 
76 
117 
37 
46 
36 
1 
13 
acres 
12,625 
251 
(D) 
602 
813 
3,052 
6,016 
(D) 
1,053 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
400 
98 
134 
122 
17 
11 
18 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
220 
41 
26 
97 
26 
21 
4 
- 
5 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
91 
10 
14 
12 
17 
18 
16 
- 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
45 
- 
2 
- 
4 
20 
17 
- 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
33 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 
24 
2 
2 
Beans, snap 
farms 
330 
58 
62 
127 
20 
15 
25 
1 
22 
acres 
4,070 
40 
151 
98 
71 
(D) 
2,185 
(D) 
48 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
24 
5 
2 
4 
1 
1 
10 
1 
- 
acres 
2,881 
2 
(D) 
(Z) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
70 
7 
16 
16 
4 
12 
13 
- 
2 
acres 
2,484 
45 
220 
(D) 
142 
860 
1,204 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
39 
4 
9 
3 
11 
12 
- 
acres 
2,441 
35 
217 
- 
141 
854 
1,194 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
260 
57 
61 
90 
15 
8 
9 
- 
20 
acres 
2,266 
59 
72 
56 
95 
(D) 
959 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
22 
6 
2 
4 
2 
3 
4 
- 
1 
acres 
2,027 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
953 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
240 
53 
59 
89 
13 
3 
5 
_ 
18 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
9 
4 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
5 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2 
" 
1 
Sweet corn 
farms 
342 
56 
65 
107 
33 
33 
30 
_ 
18 
acres 
8,182 
240 
487 
491 
620 
2,325 
3,593 
- 
425 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
57 
7 
7 
5 
4 
17 
14 
- 
3 
acres 
4,315 
(D) 
246 
18 
(D) 
1,598 
2,147 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
292 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
