Table 35. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - North Dakota: 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 
9,300 
769 
1,236 
739 
922 
2,532 
2,689 
122 
291 
workers 
27,414 
1,665 
2,783 
1,483 
1,825 
5,804 
9,836 
2,239 
1,779 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,610 
280 
337 
244 
350 
1,130 
1,967 
115 
187 
workers 
9,188 
369 
513 
335 
468 
1,806 
4,229 
816 
652 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
6,729 
531 
952 
538 
684 
1,858 
1,868 
100 
198 
workers 
18,226 
1,296 
2,270 
1,148 
1,357 
3,998 
5,607 
1,423 
1,127 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
284 
13 
13 
3 
7 
51 
152 
19 
26 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
11 
5 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
10,096 
1,638 
3,148 
1,429 
999 
1,677 
962 
23 
220 
workers 
21,632 
3,301 
7,104 
3,064 
2,128 
3,432 
1,989 
55 
559 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
689 
73 
340 
207 
18 
30 
7 
1 
13 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,711 
730 
1,496 
393 
7 
15 
10 
- 
60 
50 to 69 acres 
1,063 
310 
586 
124 
3 
- 
3 
- 
37 
70 to 99 acres 
1,455 
480 
720 
213 
2 
2 
1 
- 
37 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,407 
453 
608 
304 
6 
2 
- 
1 
33 
140 to 179 acres 
2,632 
917 
1,181 
423 
17 
14 
3 
- 
77 
180 to 219 acres 
958 
338 
416 
155 
16 
8 
- 
- 
25 
220 to 259 acres 
862 
272 
346 
186 
22 
1 
1 
- 
34 
260 to 499 acres 
4,086 
1,205 
1,507 
872 
293 
38 
6 
- 
165 
500 to 999 acres 
4,237 
843 
1,071 
909 
764 
526 
22 
- 
102 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4,424 
240 
436 
494 
985 
1,951 
225 
- 
93 
2,000 acres or more 
6,437 
83 
114 
169 
630 
2,245 
2,875 
124 
197 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
12,218 
562 
1,237 
1,259 
1,777 
4,119 
2,872 
93 
299 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .... 
136 
20 
27 
25 
2 
5 
31 
14 
12 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
41 
5 
26 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
56 
7 
29 
11 
2 
3 
1 
_ 
3 
Other crop farming (1119) 
10,807 
4,121 
4,430 
1,330 
238 
186 
100 
8 
394 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
10,807 
4,121 
4,430 
1,330 
238 
186 
100 
8 
394 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
4,949 
629 
1,728 
1,320 
642 
422 
98 
7 
103 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
157 
18 
49 
32 
20 
16 
17 
1 
4 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
90 
2 
4 
6 
43 
18 
10 
- 
7 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
66 
7 
31 
12 
- 
4 
5 
- 
7 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
105 
11 
60 
28 
1 
- 
4 
- 
1 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
251 
47 
132 
69 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
2,085 
515 
1,068 
348 
38 
57 
15 
3 
41 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
9,868 
926 
2,513 
1,979 
1,523 
1,857 
868 
22 
180 
number 
1,809,613 
62,983 
147,440 
167,487 
327,821 
588,519 
435,287 
33,329 
46,747 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
836 
153 
438 
174 
15 
29 
15 
12 
1 0 to 49 
2,813 
449 
1,199 
724 
153 
177 
53 
- 
58 
50 to 99 
1,625 
159 
444 
472 
223 
239 
66 
- 
22 
100 to 199 
1,806 
112 
266 
425 
420 
389 
150 
- 
44 
200 to 499 
1,941 
35 
162 
167 
618 
642 
286 
7 
24 
500 or more 
847 
18 
4 
17 
94 
381 
298 
15 
20 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
9,049 
796 
2,226 
1,850 
1,486 
1,734 
785 
17 
155 
number 
899,558 
30,498 
85,019 
97,528 
182,693 
292,106 
179,978 
12,963 
18,773 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,964 
788 
2,212 
1,842 
1,460 
1,722 
772 
17 
151 
number 
881,682 
30,404 
84,587 
97,283 
179,607 
289,575 
173,016 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
985 
166 
504 
214 
30 
53 
9 
9 
1 0 to 49 
3,071 
417 
1,160 
813 
265 
271 
86 
- 
59 
50 to 99 
1,867 
146 
332 
538 
357 
350 
109 
- 
35 
100 to 199 
1,734 
46 
184 
253 
536 
480 
202 
4 
29 
200 to 499 
1,140 
13 
32 
24 
264 
488 
296 
8 
15 
500 or more 
167 
- 
- 
- 
8 
80 
70 
5 
4 
Milk cows 
farms 
243 
15 
39 
36 
70 
46 
29 
1 
7 
number 
17,876 
94 
432 
245 
3,086 
2,531 
6,962 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
89 
11 
32 
27 
7 
7 
5 
1 0 to 49 
80 
4 
6 
9 
42 
15 
2 
- 
2 
50 to 99 
40 
- 
- 
- 
18 
17 
5 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
15 
- 
1 
- 
3 
6 
4 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
8 
1 
- 
500 or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
4 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,638 
747 
2,058 
1,666 
1,432 
1,738 
834 
22 
141 
number 
910,055 
32,485 
62,421 
69,959 
145,128 
296,413 
255,309 
20,366 
27,974 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
8,925 
751 
2,152 
1,762 
1,485 
1,770 
826 
24 
155 
number 
964,746 
27,389 
69,824 
79,905 
161,887 
295,927 
255,015 
32,600 
42,199 
$1,000 
1,063,287 
24,449 
63,777 
67,877 
153,187 
320,088 
335,892 
43,513 
54,503 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
484 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
