Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
45,071 
100.0 
49,346 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
9,775,758 
100.0 
7,508,806 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
216,897 
(X) 
152,166 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,432 
25.4 
12,814 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
1,430 
(Z) 
1,735 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
286 
0.6 
357 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,836 
8.5 
4,996 
$1,000 
41,784 
0.4 
48,049 
$1,000 
6,449 
0.1 
8,390 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,497 
10.0 
5,353 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
16,417 
0.2 
19,279 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
31 
0.1 
51 
$1,000 
379 
(Z) 
1,168 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,455 
12.1 
6,263 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
21 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
39,139 
0.4 
44,563 
$1,000 
217 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,274 
11.7 
5,576 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
10 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
74,731 
0.8 
77,750 
$1,000 
162 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,514 
3.4 
1,571 
$1,000 
33,409 
0.3 
34,598 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
9,303 
20.6 
9,555 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,610 
5.8 
2,278 
$1,000 
80,371 
0.8 
74,476 
$1,000 
81,580 
0.8 
70,441 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
919 
2.0 
740 
$1,000 
40,568 
0.4 
32,541 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,028 
4.5 
1,685 
their products 
.. farms 
26,820 
59.5 
29,296 
$1,000 
142,360 
1.5 
116,773 
$1,000 
4,940,880 
50.5 
4,607,833 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,310 
2.9 
1,587 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
4,520 
10.0 
5,640 
$1,000 
212,029 
2.2 
267,171 
$1,000 
4,011,725 
41.0 
3,716,164 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
22,116 
49.1 
23,731 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,076 
2.4 
1,884 
$1,000 
766,476 
7.8 
625,996 
$1,000 
404,295 
4.1 
702,517 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
123 
0.3 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,548 
3.4 
2,345 
$1,000 
28,225 
0.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,147,311 
11.7 
1,677,425 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
540 
1.2 
954 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,572 
7.9 
2,254 
$1,000 
47,178 
0.5 
84,202 
$1,000 
7,576,039 
77.5 
4,455,623 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
2,898 
6.4 
1,846 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
4,631,710 
47.4 
2,801,209 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
1,693 
3.8 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
539 
1.2 
356 
$1,000 
3,954 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1 ,805,882 
18.5 
1,114,084 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
135 
0.3 
52 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
2,242 
5.0 
2,512 
$1,000 
1,138,447 
11.6 
540,330 
$1,000 
1 1 ,699 
0.1 
9,877 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
127 
0.3 
248 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
67,453 
0.7 
118,744 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
14,781 
32.8 
15,966 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
4,834,879 
49.5 
2,900,973 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
489 
1.1 
668 
$1,000 
4,169 
(Z) 
5,507 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
4,629 
10.3 
5,220 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
4,214,355 
43.1 
2,252,907 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
2,865 
6.4 
2,603 
Corn 
farms 
1,741 
3.9 
1,411 
$1,000 
433,390 
4.4 
316,659 
$1,000 
802,551 
8.2 
356,930 
Wheat 
farms 
1,630 
3.6 
2,112 
$1,000 
170,891 
1.7 
118,354 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
4,154 
9.2 
4,711 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
1 ,853,360 
19.0 
769,976 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
1,391 
3.1 
1,657 
Sorghum 
farms 
549 
1.2 
707 
$1,000 
6,369 
0.1 
8,161 
$1,000 
70,861 
0.7 
73,348 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
4,579 
(X) 
4,925 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
2,345 
5.2 
2,752 
$1,000 
1,314,526 
13.4 
932,782 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
415 
0.9 
588 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
88 
(Z) 
112 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
46 
0.1 
62 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
227 
0.5 
297 
$1,000 
2,166 
(Z) 
1,516 
$1,000 
153 
(Z) 
200 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
509 
1.1 
489 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,162 
(Z) 
1,122 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
701 
1.6 
915 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
96 
0.2 
117 
$1,000 
445,812 
4.6 
473,019 
$1,000 
657 
(Z) 
802 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
98 
0.2 
110 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
634 
1.4 
809 
$1,000 
1,433 
(Z) 
1,650 
$1,000 
36,577 
0.4 
38,145 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
28 
0.1 
33 
$1,000 
981 
(Z) 
1,219 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
496 
1.1 
620 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
18 
(Z) 
23 
$1,000 
15,600 
0.2 
13,209 
$1,000 
1,897 
(Z) 
3,055 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
368 
0.8 
(NA) 
$1,000 
12,386 
0.1 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
169 
0.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
3,214 
(Z) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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