Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
762 
100.0 
686 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
58,925 
100.0 
57,019 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
77,329 
(X) 
83,119 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
140 
18.4 
143 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
17 
(Z) 
17 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
198 
26.0 
138 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
98 
12.9 
88 
$1,000 
13,007 
22.1 
15,478 
$1,000 
166 
0.3 
140 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
95 
12.5 
81 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
341 
0.6 
279 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
3 
0.4 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
107 
14.0 
91 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
3 
0.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
726 
1.2 
628 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
118 
15.5 
72 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,584 
2.7 
969 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
22 
2.9 
19 
$1,000 
481 
0.8 
413 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
199 
26.1 
201 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
37 
4.9 
49 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
4,328 
$1,000 
1,180 
2.0 
1,505 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
(NA) 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
18 
2.4 
19 
$1,000 
785 
1.3 
831 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
40 
5.2 
47 
their products 
.. farms 
333 
43.7 
303 
$1,000 
2,754 
4.7 
3,251 
$1,000 
34,068 
57.8 
32,271 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
44 
5.8 
40 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
123 
16.1 
88 
$1,000 
6,556 
11.1 
5,901 
$1,000 
353 
0.6 
207 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
71 
9.3 
75 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
22 
2.9 
18 
$1,000 
1,085 
1.8 
768 
$1,000 
7,845 
13.3 
6,246 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
8 
1.0 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
9 
1.2 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
6,214 
10.5 
5,113 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
42 
5.5 
50 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
12 
1.6 
11 
$1,000 
338 
0.6 
242 
$1,000 
30,277 
51.4 
31,726 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
6 
0.8 
4 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
7,729 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
49 
6.4 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
6 
0.8 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
23,997 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
- 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
29 
3.8 
44 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
58 
0.1 
247 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
51 
6.7 
51 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
29,774 
50.5 
28,540 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
471 
61.8 
384 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
24,857 
42.2 
24,749 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
80 
10.5 
66 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
731 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
23 
3.0 
21 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
587 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
9 
1.2 
15 
Corn 
farms 
- 
$1,000 
11 
(Z) 
18 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat 
farms 
4 
0.5 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
241 
31.6 
149 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,227 
3.8 
1,682 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
9,239 
(X) 
1 1 ,292 
Barley 
farms 
18 
2.4 
19 
$1,000 
951 
1.6 
497 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
42 
5.5 
27 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
9 
(Z) 
6 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
9 
1.2 
5 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
19 
2.5 
11 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
90 
$1,000 
12 
(Z) 
8 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
88 
11.5 
51 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
189 
0.3 
121 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
36 
4.7 
13 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
248 
0.4 
87 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
34 
4.5 
30 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
166 
21.8 
95 
$1,000 
534 
0.9 
423 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
4,281 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
11 
1.4 
8 
$1,000 
404 
0.7 
296 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
56 
7.3 
41 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
11 
1.4 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
75 
$1,000 
830 
1.4 
742 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
12 
1.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
49 
6.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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