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 
5,977 
100.0 
4,916 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
550,620 
100.0 
551,553 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
92,123 
(X) 
112,195 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
1,903 
31.8 
1,307 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
304 
0.1 
246 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
880 
14.7 
638 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
749 
12.5 
626 
$1,000 
252,923 
45.9 
269,221 
$1,000 
1,215 
0.2 
1,038 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
820 
13.7 
719 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
2,855 
0.5 
2,453 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
490 
8.2 
338 
$1,000 
6,049 
1.1 
3,840 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
709 
11.9 
561 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
490 
8.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
4,949 
0.9 
3,886 
$1,000 
6,049 
1.1 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
581 
9.7 
499 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
8,043 
1.5 
6,959 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
162 
2.7 
153 
$1,000 
3,578 
0.6 
3,383 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
1,453 
24.3 
1,493 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
264 
4.4 
228 
$1,000 
15,492 
2.8 
10,148 
$1,000 
8,348 
1.5 
7,026 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
160 
2.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
571 
0.1 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
88 
1.5 
101 
$1,000 
3,840 
0.7 
4,424 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
243 
4.1 
231 
their products 
.. farms 
2,420 
40.5 
2,040 
$1,000 
17,310 
3.1 
16,111 
$1,000 
161,482 
29.3 
150,181 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
194 
3.2 
222 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
777 
13.0 
801 
$1,000 
29,875 
5.4 
35,505 
$1,000 
48,859 
8.9 
45,274 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
774 
12.9 
805 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
103 
1.7 
91 
$1,000 
9,751 
1.8 
9,405 
$1,000 
36,263 
6.6 
31,071 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
149 
2.5 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
69 
1.2 
83 
$1,000 
69,843 
12.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
47,360 
8.6 
57,173 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
335 
5.6 
251 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
92 
1.5 
95 
$1,000 
1,259 
0.2 
616 
$1,000 
386,678 
70.2 
382,278 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
54 
0.9 
55 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
81,313 
14.8 
73,937 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
420 
7.0 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
14 
0.2 
16 
$1,000 
1,435 
0.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
51,798 
9.4 
54,834 
Plorses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
24 
0.4 
24 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
445 
7.4 
221 
$1,000 
253,567 
46.1 
253,507 
$1,000 
8,089 
1.5 
4,868 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
44 
0.7 
49 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
19,665 
3.6 
15,142 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
3,249 
54.4 
2,937 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
389,137 
70.7 
401,372 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
482 
8.1 
271 
$1,000 
2,583 
0.5 
1,444 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
261 
4.4 
157 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
15,216 
2.8 
2,316 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
53 
0.9 
34 
Corn 
farms 
239 
4.0 
142 
$1,000 
206 
(Z) 
94 
$1,000 
14,907 
2.7 
2,182 
Wheat 
farms 
13 
0.2 
3 
$1,000 
62 
(Z) 
(D) 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
8 
0.1 
7 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
1,420 
23.8 
1,099 
Sorghum 
farms 
3 
0.1 
1 
$1,000 
30,439 
5.5 
29,752 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
21,436 
(X) 
27,072 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
306 
5.1 
179 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
74 
(Z) 
42 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
27 
0.5 
18 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
162 
2.7 
96 
$1,000 
110 
(Z) 
29 
$1,000 
116 
(Z) 
65 
Tobacco 
farms 
49 
0.8 
75 
$1,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
515 
8.6 
404 
$1,000 
35,722 
6.5 
56,976 
$1,000 
1,245 
0.2 
967 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
139 
2.3 
146 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
923 
0.2 
954 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
129 
2.2 
116 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
952 
15.9 
733 
$1,000 
2,020 
0.4 
1,849 
$1,000 
36,386 
6.6 
30,230 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
65 
1.1 
68 
$1,000 
2,243 
0.4 
2,338 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
556 
9.3 
499 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
104 
1.7 
90 
$1,000 
27,349 
5.0 
28,641 
$1,000 
23,817 
4.3 
23,537 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
314 
5.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
21,629 
3.9 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
371 
6.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
5,720 
1.0 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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