摘要：The typology was made on the basis of the following starting points: — Object of classification is farm as a producitonal and social unit within the production and consumation dimension are intertwined. Inside the farm family there is a family nucleus which consists of the farmer-owner and his (her) wife (husband), and the supported family members. — The basic criterium of typology is the activity of sigle familiy members and the fact hether they are employed off-farm. It is also of un utmost importance whether those employed off-farm belong to the family nucleus. — Further typology criterium is the age of the family members. Activity on the farm or employment off-farm are determined onliy for the members in an active period od life (15 — 65 years). The following 5 types of farms were determined as well as the type 6 which represents the ownership residue of a former farm. Type 1. Full-time farm: All family members in the active period of life ork only on their farm or they are supported. Type 2. Potentially full-time farm: Only those members of family who do not belong to the family nucleus are employed off-farm. Exceptionally, those farms on which of the four members of family nucleus in the active period of life one is off-farm and the other three represent at at least two full labour forces, could ranged in this group too. Type 3. Part-time farm: At least one of the productionally active members of family nucleus works exclusively on the farm; at the same time at least one these members is employed off-farm. Type 4. Supplementary farm: All the productionally active members of family are employed off-farm, they are engaged in agriculture exclusively in their free time. Type 5. Senior farm: All the family members are older than 64 years and they are still (at least some of them) actively engaged in agriculture. Type 6. Agriculturally non-active farm: Households in possession of agricultural land but which are not engaged in agriculture any more. By the comparison of classification of about 450 farms from a small region (investigated in 1981.) according to 3 different typologies (2,4 and the defined 6 groups) and by the analysis of several characteristical data on farms, the author has illustrated the applicability of the suggested typology.
