Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
11 
8 
7 
8 
3 
3 
- 
$1,000 
191 
130 
1,064 
2,369 
14 
4 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
2 
4 
6 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
1,060 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
11 
8 
7 
8 
3 
3 
- 
$1,000 
191 
130 
1,064 
2,369 
14 
4 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
2 
4 
6 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
1,060 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
86 
52 
33 
95 
42 
16 
5 
$1,000 
1,005 
822 
615 
3,242 
2,083 
1,905 
988 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
4 
2 
21 
17 
10 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
284 
(D) 
2,089 
1,553 
1,799 
988 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
4 
2 
9 
3 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
57 
47 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
" 
(D) 
" 
" 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
40 
36 
19 
65 
34 
15 
5 
$1,000 
532 
487 
291 
1,468 
1,958 
1,872 
1,018 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
7 
16 
9 
4 
$1,000 
245 
(D) 
(D) 
581 
1,529 
1,794 
(D) 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
11 
18 
3 
41 
28 
11 
4 
$1,000 
1,514 
2,322 
595 
12,910 
19,140 
17,148 
13,303 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
16 
3 
39 
27 
11 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
595 
(D) 
(D) 
17,148 
13,303 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
12 
6 
4 
16 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
12 
(D) 
5 
85 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
4 
10 
3 
6 
3 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
78 
9 
53 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
15 
8 
- 
1 
6 
- 
1 
$1,000 
271 
244 
- 
(D) 
1,291 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
29 
22 
4 
16 
8 
1 
1 
$1,000 
197 
62 
9 
(D) 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
180 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
4 
1 
4 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
188 
(D) 
1 ,665 
13,267 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
4 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 ,665 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
8 
8 
4 
9 
4 
1 
- 
$1,000 
13 
(D) 
36 
6 
172 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
39 
38 
16 
72 
31 
17 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
248 
79 
797 
442 
604 
(D) 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
3 
4 
3 
6 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
40 
7 
32 
(D) 
" 
" 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
52 
34 
13 
50 
9 
3 
2 
$1,000 
3,406 
1,449 
(D) 
7,563 
128 
(D) 
(D) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
189 
142 
60 
177 
67 
29 
14 
$1,000 
30,778 
10,726 
8,342 
125,114 
59,507 
45,722 
28,267 
Average per farm 
dollars 
162,844 
75,534 
139,040 
706,857 
888,168 
1,576,631 
2,019,058 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
108 
75 
32 
119 
51 
20 
5 
$1,000 
1,835 
585 
734 
4,918 
2,399 
2,707 
1,221 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
77 
49 
19 
36 
10 
2 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24 
21 
6 
42 
19 
3 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
3 
2 
20 
12 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
5 
21 
10 
11 
4 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
86 
46 
26 
113 
48 
21 
5 
$1,000 
3,699 
200 
168 
1,792 
681 
1,052 
284 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
66 
34 
15 
67 
21 
5 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12 
12 
10 
27 
22 
6 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
- 
1 
6 
1 
5 
2 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
13 
4 
5 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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