Table 31 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - New Jersey: 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 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
360 
43 
74 
75 
41 
67 
41 
1 
18 
acres 
26,545 
(D) 
2,298 
2,255 
2,913 
8,791 
7,671 
(D) 
1,636 
bushels 
1,403,864 
(D) 
113,655 
115,796 
142,028 
441,050 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
42 
4 
3 
2 
5 
15 
10 
3 
acres 
3,921 
(D) 
323 
(D) 
239 
2,232 
777 
- 
242 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
116 
24 
48 
29 
3 
5 
2 
1 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
167 
19 
23 
45 
29 
32 
11 
- 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
57 
- 
3 
1 
9 
23 
18 
- 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
9 
- 
3 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
3,025 
887 
1,227 
627 
87 
87 
24 
1 
85 
acres 
102,624 
21,295 
24,932 
23,520 
9,496 
13,509 
(D) 
(D) 
5,685 
tons, dry 
207,403 
38,076 
43,826 
43,202 
21,059 
37,108 
13,941 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
99 
33 
29 
23 
4 
4 
5 
1 
acres 
834 
131 
161 
177 
(D) 
71 
214 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,070 
651 
987 
361 
16 
11 
3 
41 
25 to 99 acres 
745 
208 
215 
205 
42 
38 
7 
1 
29 
1 00 to 249 acres 
159 
22 
22 
53 
16 
27 
9 
- 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
43 
6 
2 
8 
12 
8 
4 
- 
3 
500 acres or more 
8 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
1 
- 
2 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
612 
129 
243 
126 
41 
44 
10 
1 
18 
acres 
13,587 
2,302 
2,782 
2,894 
1,535 
2,641 
860 
(D) 
(D) 
tons, dry 
40,074 
5,674 
6,776 
7,589 
5,097 
9,773 
3,696 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
28 
10 
6 
5 
1 
2 
4 
acres 
272 
32 
28 
60 
(D) 
(D) 
92 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,139 
639 
851 
446 
69 
60 
20 
_ 
54 
acres 
76,790 
15,622 
20,309 
18,962 
6,617 
8,594 
2,655 
- 
4,031 
tons, dry 
138,278 
26,794 
34,705 
32,124 
13,002 
19,382 
5,897 
- 
6,374 
Irrigated 
farms 
67 
25 
19 
15 
3 
3 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
418 
94 
92 
114 
32 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,127 
254 
325 
226 
81 
105 
82 
3 
51 
acres 
45,528 
1,231 
1,325 
2,138 
2,499 
9,157 
20,878 
1,870 
6,431 
Irrigated 
farms 
555 
92 
128 
109 
44 
79 
65 
3 
35 
acres 
30,970 
330 
615 
980 
1,654 
6,557 
14,307 
1,865 
4,661 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
587 
177 
255 
121 
12 
5 
2 
15 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
272 
68 
63 
81 
30 
17 
1 
- 
12 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
134 
8 
6 
24 
36 
40 
12 
- 
8 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
84 
1 
1 
- 
3 
40 
33 
1 
5 
250.0 acres or more 
50 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
34 
2 
11 
Beans, snap 
farms 
298 
64 
88 
59 
18 
31 
22 
- 
16 
acres 
2,841 
45 
55 
48 
(D) 
354 
1,659 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
- 
acres 
254 
- 
" 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
179 
" 
" 
Peas, green 
farms 
45 
3 
6 
8 
6 
11 
10 
- 
1 
acres 
1,442 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
176 
425 
766 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
17 
1 
- 
4 
7 
5 
- 
acres 
1,277 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
669 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
191 
39 
55 
36 
11 
22 
16 
- 
12 
acres 
2,427 
33 
39 
35 
(D) 
485 
1,684 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
12 
1 
- 
- 
2 
8 
- 
1 
acres 
1,480 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,245 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
162 
38 
55 
34 
11 
12 
2 
. 
10 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
17 
1 
- 
2 
- 
7 
6 
- 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
6 
- 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
" 
2 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
349 
77 
82 
63 
31 
48 
28 
_ 
20 
acres 
7,139 
358 
247 
598 
515 
1,955 
2,536 
- 
930 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
- 
1 
acres 
1,092 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
547 
- 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
55 
6 
9 
8 
4 
13 
9 
1 
5 
acres 
1,203 
8 
13 
12 
8 
236 
485 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
688 
164 
208 
144 
49 
59 
37 
1 
26 
acres 
4,084 
(D) 
178 
204 
147 
836 
2,357 
(D) 
187 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
- 
acres 
1,329 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 431 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
