Table 6. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Government payments 
519 
4,841 
352 
4,122 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,328 
(X) 
11,710 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
513 
4,803 
335 
4,065 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,363 
(X) 
12,133 
$1 to $999 
98 
51 
106 
57 
$1,000 to $4,999 
215 
467 
126 
290 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
62 
440 
33 
241 
$1 to $999 
94 
49 
103 
53 
$10,000 to $24,999 
83 
1,297 
41 
693 
$1,000 to $4,999 
216 
470 
114 
263 
$25,000 to $49,999 
50 
1,823 
17 
582 
$5,000 to $9,999 
61 
435 
33 
241 
$50,000 or more 
11 
764 
29 
2,259 
$10,000 to $24,999 
81 
1,266 
39 
669 
$25,000 or more 
61 
2,583 
46 
2,839 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
(D) 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
14 
38 
38 
57 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,716 
(X) 
1,506 
$1 to $999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $999 
8 
(D) 
26 
(D) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4 
10 
10 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$25,000 or more 
- 
- 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Table 7. Income From Farm - Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses 
gross before taxes and expenses 
(see text) 
2,070 
56,573 
1,233 
36,971 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
27,330 
(X) 
29,985 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
467 
181 
269 
106 
$1,000 to $4,999 
585 
1,429 
379 
937 
$5,000 to $9,999 
31 
220 
5 
28 
$5,000 to $9,999 
273 
1,903 
156 
1,103 
$10,000 to $24,999 
41 
633 
21 
319 
$10,000 to $24,999 
358 
5,759 
189 
3,009 
$25,000 or more 
46 
8,420 
32 
8,177 
$25,000 to $49,999 
117 
4,039 
73 
2,666 
$50,000 or more 
270 
43,261 
167 
29,150 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
318 
1,238 
225 
678 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,893 
(X) 
3,012 
services 
192 
1,657 
187 
1,601 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,629 
(X) 
8,563 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
135 
35 
123 
43 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
128 
330 
71 
162 
$1 to $999 
48 
19 
53 
21 
$5,000 to $9,999 
34 
237 
14 
86 
$1,000 to $4,999 
83 
202 
69 
148 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12 
181 
8 
121 
$5,000 to $9,999 
32 
191 
28 
188 
$25,000 or more 
9 
455 
9 
266 
$10,000 to $24,999 
19 
313 
16 
184 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
104 
10 
299 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
7 
828 
11 
761 
payments 
79 
1,233 
23 
255 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,601 
(X) 
11,105 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
340 
1,435 
236 
1,177 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,219 
(X) 
4,985 
$1 to $999 
37 
14 
7 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
19 
56 
3 
(D) 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6 
41 
7 
(D) 
$1 to $999 
128 
50 
82 
36 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6 
136 
2 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
135 
295 
88 
185 
$25,000 or more 
11 
985 
4 
172 
$5,000 to $9,999 
50 
321 
40 
290 
$10,000 to $24,999 
16 
251 
19 
298 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
11 
517 
7 
369 
government agricultural 
program payments 
116 
2,857 
98 
1,975 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
24,632 
(X) 
20,156 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
358 
1,970 
219 
908 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,503 
(X) 
4,147 
$1 to $999 
12 
6 
13 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15 
37 
19 
(D) 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
16 
132 
20 
(D) 
$1 to $999 
128 
45 
72 
(D) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
37 
635 
19 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
141 
339 
93 
204 
$25,000 or more 
36 
2,048 
27 
1,461 
$5,000 to $9,999 
40 
269 
30 
212 
$10,000 to $24,999 
35 
533 
16 
244 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
14 
784 
8 
(D) 
sources (see text) 
884 
36,686 
506 
21,795 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
41,500 
(X) 
43,073 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
237 
9,497 
101 
8,582 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
40,073 
(X) 
84,972 
$1 to $999 
125 
60 
51 
18 
$1,000 to $4,999 
192 
518 
141 
399 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
99 
666 
68 
469 
$1 to $999 
38 
14 
22 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
210 
3,423 
82 
1,296 
$1,000 to $4,999 
81 
211 
21 
51 
$25,000 or more 
258 
32,020 
164 
19,613 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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