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. 2021 Aug 23;39(1):385–403. doi: 10.1007/s10460-021-10255-5

Table 2.

Size distribution of farms by region and VBSC type

Gross farm income Less than $50 K $50 K or more, less than $500 K $500 K or more N
Commodities produced
  Meats and dairy 19% 47% 34% 73
  Horticultural crops 16% 44% 39% 194
  Agronomic crops 11% 34% 54% 61
Region
  Pacific 24% 39% 38% 88
  Northwest 4% 28% 68% 57
  Northeast 13% 63% 24% 54
  Southeast 56% 38% 6% 16
  Midwest 15% 55% 30% 33
Acres operated 1 to 9 acres (%) 10 to 49 acres (%) 50 to 99 acres (%) 100 to 219 acres (%) 220 to 499 acres (%) 500 + acres (%) N
Commodities produced
  Meats and dairy 14 23 4 6 30 24 71
  Horticultural crops 23 33 5 10 19 10 193
  Agronomical crops 3 8 2 5 28 53 60
Region
  Pacific 28 35 18 4 11 3 89
  Northwest 0 15 11 13 9 53 55
  Northeast 11% 30 11 17 15 15 53
  Southeast 31 38 13 13 6 0 16
  Midwest 21 33 6 12 12 15 33