Table 26. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Missouri: 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 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
20,702 
5,245 
6,076 
3,572 
1,508 
2,401 
1,023 
64 
813 
workers 
56,543 
11,361 
13,544 
7,965 
3,653 
7,079 
5,590 
3,809 
3,542 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
7,725 
1,263 
1,475 
1,168 
742 
1,665 
898 
59 
455 
workers 
18,101 
2,187 
2,296 
1,875 
1,225 
3,316 
3,018 
2,475 
1,709 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
15,932 
4,341 
5,085 
2,786 
1,057 
1,432 
627 
54 
550 
workers 
38,442 
9,174 
1 1 ,248 
6,090 
2,428 
3,763 
2,572 
1,334 
1,833 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
198 
36 
39 
29 
7 
36 
29 
3 
19 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
19 
7 
3 
8 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
39,253 
1 1 ,324 
17,648 
6,421 
1,318 
1,249 
308 
12 
973 
workers 
89,614 
23,665 
41,913 
15,455 
3,013 
2,432 
590 
18 
2,528 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,544 
855 
1,967 
592 
26 
11 
6 
1 
86 
1 0 to 49 acres 
21,706 
6,629 
11,788 
2,764 
80 
22 
8 
7 
408 
50 to 69 acres 
7,104 
2,400 
3,661 
851 
34 
15 
5 
- 
138 
70 to 99 acres 
11,101 
4,051 
5,278 
1,441 
60 
16 
7 
- 
248 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
10,743 
3,873 
4,918 
1,590 
59 
31 
7 
1 
264 
140 to 1 79 acres 
8,065 
2,823 
3,518 
1,360 
78 
24 
4 
1 
257 
180 to 219 acres 
5,738 
2,101 
2,360 
1,013 
77 
21 
2 
- 
164 
220 to 259 acres 
4,523 
1,582 
1,670 
1,001 
81 
28 
2 
- 
159 
260 to 499 acres 
13,040 
4,393 
4,258 
3,113 
660 
186 
18 
3 
409 
500 to 999 acres 
7,819 
1,787 
1,621 
1,708 
1,396 
940 
39 
4 
324 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
3,757 
379 
315 
303 
700 
1,577 
264 
5 
214 
2,000 acres or more 
2,031 
68 
75 
45 
120 
756 
774 
44 
149 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
18,408 
3,556 
5,458 
3,514 
1,859 
2,394 
830 
27 
770 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
648 
157 
254 
192 
12 
8 
7 
1 
17 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
868 
305 
404 
121 
5 
2 
2 
1 
28 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
758 
165 
278 
215 
24 
23 
13 
1 
39 
Other crop farming (1119) 
24,197 
9,752 
10,873 
2,343 
116 
123 
67 
2 
921 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
11 
3 
4 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
196 
9 
12 
8 
12 
82 
57 
2 
14 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
23,990 
9,740 
10,857 
2,333 
103 
40 
10 
907 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
40,724 
13,322 
18,217 
7,055 
670 
592 
102 
6 
760 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
730 
219 
215 
123 
49 
71 
23 
1 
29 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1,153 
131 
189 
336 
286 
162 
11 
5 
33 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
689 
77 
262 
116 
65 
92 
36 
12 
29 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,645 
312 
538 
321 
268 
131 
34 
10 
31 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
2,086 
540 
1,144 
370 
1 
- 
- 
- 
31 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
7,265 
2,405 
3,597 
1,075 
16 
29 
11 
- 
132 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
53,401 
15,705 
21,938 
9,846 
2,186 
2,145 
447 
18 
1,116 
number 
3,703,120 
731,050 
850,160 
635,332 
387,558 
651,005 
229,803 
57,375 
160,837 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
9,880 
2,788 
5,564 
1,309 
49 
19 
5 
146 
10 to 49 
25,292 
8,492 
11,508 
4,188 
346 
271 
49 
2 
436 
50 to 99 
9,181 
2,763 
3,066 
2,361 
468 
271 
43 
- 
209 
1 00 to 1 99 
5,217 
1,180 
1,327 
1,437 
626 
436 
69 
1 
141 
200 to 499 
2,912 
414 
421 
530 
593 
723 
125 
2 
104 
500 or more 
919 
68 
52 
21 
104 
425 
156 
13 
80 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
47,530 
14,149 
19,254 
8,988 
1,976 
1,789 
357 
13 
1,004 
number 
1,776,683 
397,514 
446,250 
337,867 
179,118 
247,616 
79,212 
18,889 
70,217 
Beef cows 
farms 
46,161 
13,987 
18,943 
8,504 
1,754 
1,654 
342 
10 
967 
number 
1,683,731 
392,948 
441,492 
326,206 
159,518 
222,912 
74,145 
2,225 
64,285 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
12,060 
3,636 
6,545 
1,580 
82 
41 
7 
169 
10 to 49 
24,733 
8,246 
10,274 
4,644 
602 
436 
68 
2 
461 
50 to 99 
5,981 
1,572 
1,656 
1,600 
482 
426 
65 
3 
177 
100 to 199 
2,385 
439 
370 
615 
378 
390 
89 
3 
101 
200 to 499 
880 
93 
92 
63 
202 
299 
79 
1 
51 
500 or more 
122 
1 
6 
2 
8 
62 
34 
1 
8 
Milk cows 
.... farms 
2,451 
364 
661 
771 
353 
214 
25 
5 
58 
number 
92,952 
4,566 
4,758 
11,661 
19,600 
24,704 
5,067 
16,664 
5,932 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,327 
270 
548 
429 
45 
14 
2 
19 
10 to 49 
553 
59 
92 
290 
85 
9 
3 
- 
15 
50 to 99 
362 
30 
18 
46 
193 
62 
4 
- 
9 
100 to 199 
165 
5 
3 
6 
30 
108 
6 
- 
7 
200 to 499 
34 
- 
- 
- 
- 
21 
8 
- 
5 
500 or more 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
3 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
45,989 
13,358 
18,499 
8,679 
2,038 
2,020 
425 
17 
953 
number 
1,926,437 
333,536 
403,910 
297,465 
208,440 
403,389 
150,591 
38,486 
90,620 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
46,909 
13,951 
18,658 
8,696 
2,102 
2,072 
418 
17 
995 
number 
2,297,985 
403,148 
463,912 
312,887 
248,971 
449,608 
229,738 
105,974 
83,747 
$1,000 
1,968,617 
313,855 
339,563 
240,016 
196,337 
443,944 
250,562 
107,083 
77,257 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 359 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
