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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Wheat for grain, all - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
113 
4 
12 
12 
10 
37 
33 
1 
4 
acres 
17,479 
(D) 
965 
1,035 
639 
8,352 
5,757 
(D) 
531 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
200 
35 
56 
71 
6 
16 
8 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
1,100 
138 
294 
294 
175 
135 
33 
- 
31 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,084 
143 
278 
410 
555 
519 
131 
1 
47 
250 to 499 acres 
2,151 
68 
147 
180 
537 
885 
300 
4 
30 
500 acres or more 
4,835 
39 
61 
44 
382 
2,095 
1,978 
89 
147 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
10,141 
1,265 
2,483 
1,895 
1,488 
1,860 
936 
23 
191 
acres 
2,172,738 
127,129 
260,946 
283,313 
430,965 
636,892 
375,551 
13,296 
44,646 
tons, dry 
3,139,320 
157,094 
333,468 
325,236 
588,789 
1,008,421 
625,216 
21,429 
79,667 
Irrigated 
farms 
186 
24 
17 
25 
26 
46 
42 
- 
6 
acres 
13,412 
832 
612 
1,259 
2,023 
3,937 
3,971 
- 
778 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,538 
330 
718 
273 
52 
84 
53 
4 
24 
25 to 99 acres 
2,905 
500 
935 
639 
267 
362 
142 
5 
55 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,891 
313 
552 
632 
508 
558 
268 
- 
60 
250 to 499 acres 
1,660 
104 
219 
264 
411 
406 
221 
8 
27 
500 acres or more 
1,147 
18 
59 
87 
250 
450 
252 
6 
25 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
7,417 
793 
1,665 
1,363 
1,204 
1,516 
724 
16 
136 
acres 
1,213,345 
74,762 
142,252 
158,993 
246,518 
358,897 
194,706 
10,041 
27,176 
tons, dry 
1,753,031 
90,666 
182,188 
180,953 
330,362 
569,832 
333,492 
16,663 
48,875 
Irrigated 
farms 
154 
15 
15 
21 
22 
39 
37 
- 
5 
acres 
10,872 
548 
548 
1,045 
1,402 
3,222 
3,709 
- 
398 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,431 
219 
434 
382 
358 
602 
391 
4 
41 
acres 
380,665 
15,329 
42,622 
43,218 
56,425 
122,560 
93,688 
1,082 
5,741 
tons, dry 
522,956 
18,830 
56,224 
53,878 
76,476 
177,972 
131,130 
1,622 
6,824 
Irrigated 
farms 
30 
6 
- 
5 
1 
9 
8 
- 
1 
acres 
1,030 
92 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
486 
253 
- 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
4 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
230 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
- 
“ 
“ 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
262 
26 
59 
31 
17 
16 
64 
26 
23 
acres 
88,741 
161 
145 
274 
240 
1,477 
28,116 
36,919 
21,409 
Irrigated 
farms 
73 
6 
20 
15 
6 
3 
11 
9 
3 
acres 
25,344 
13 
28 
125 
122 
(D) 
4,703 
15,689 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
119 
21 
57 
21 
10 
4 
3 
1 
2 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
17 
4 
1 
7 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
16 
- 
1 
3 
5 
4 
1 
- 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
21 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 
12 
- 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
89 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
48 
25 
15 
Beans, snap 
farms 
49 
13 
14 
17 
4 
- 
_ 
1 
- 
acres 
12 
2 
5 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
8 
2 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
1 
(D) 
(Z) 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
42 
10 
15 
14 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
11 
4 
3 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
5 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
189 
17 
29 
16 
11 
10 
59 
26 
21 
acres 
85,844 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
105 
1,408 
27,475 
35,232 
21,409 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
82 
2 
4 
- 
- 
6 
35 
19 
16 
acres 
58,720 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
14,649 
25,337 
17,623 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
66 
16 
27 
13 
9 
1 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
6 
- 
1 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
9 
- 
1 
- 
2 
3 
1 
- 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
21 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 
12 
- 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
87 
- 
- 
" 
1 
46 
25 
15 
Sweet corn 
farms 
69 
13 
27 
16 
6 
6 
_ 
1 
_ 
acres 
129 
12 
23 
43 
(D) 
44 
- 
(D) 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
8 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
2 
(D) 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
59 
13 
25 
16 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
15 
3 
5 
7 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
2 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
" 
" 
(D) 
" 
Land in orchards 
farms 
54 
3 
27 
19 
1 
2 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
145 
7 
104 
28 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
1 
6 
8 
- 
- 
acres 
42 
(□) 
32 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
43 
3 
18 
17 
1 
2 
- 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 487 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
