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 
2,109,303 
100.0 
2,204,792 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
394,644,481 
100.0 
297,220,491 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
187,097 
(X) 
134,807 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
602,119 
28.5 
688,833 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
71,054 
(Z) 
84,357 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
52,751 
2.5 
50,784 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
186,191 
8.8 
211,494 
$1,000 
14,517,593 
3.7 
16,632,734 
$1,000 
309,382 
0.1 
350,588 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
191,422 
9.1 
200,302 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
687,586 
0.2 
718,027 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
12,976 
0.6 
13,374 
$1,000 
332,870 
0.1 
384,594 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
214,245 
10.2 
218,531 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
12,068 
0.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,521,953 
0.4 
1,552,543 
$1,000 
305,547 
0.1 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
188,459 
8.9 
190,402 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
1,065 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,657,519 
0.7 
2,682,120 
$1,000 
27,323 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
56,495 
2.7 
57,883 
$1,000 
1,250,401 
0.3 
1,277,703 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
478,632 
22.7 
434,502 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
106,087 
5.0 
107,046 
$1,000 
16,061,669 
4.1 
9,950,098 
$1,000 
3,339,063 
0.8 
3,367,661 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
8,063 
0.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
79,473 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
46,786 
2.2 
47,686 
$1,000 
2,078,716 
0.5 
2,112,835 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
129,366 
6.1 
125,456 
their products 
.. farms 
1,004,564 
47.6 
1,080,312 
$1,000 
9,250,546 
2.3 
8,961,255 
$1,000 
182,247,407 
46.2 
153,562,563 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
138,883 
6.6 
147,500 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
137,541 
6.5 
148,911 
$1,000 
22,822,425 
5.8 
24,212,940 
$1,000 
42,751,468 
10.8 
37,065,947 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
740,978 
35.1 
798,290 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
94,072 
4.5 
93,373 
$1,000 
76,380,153 
19.4 
61,209,970 
$1,000 
33,964,264 
8.6 
33,409,883 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
50,556 
2.4 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
75,953 
3.6 
60,777 
$1,000 
35,512,120 
9.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
54,685,873 
13.9 
42,690,783 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
55,882 
2.6 
74,789 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
79,225 
3.8 
55,509 
$1,000 
22,492,61 1 
5.7 
18,056,981 
$1,000 
262,005,697 
66.4 
175,799,795 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
56,300 
2.7 
40,390 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
87,935,245 
22.3 
60,549,290 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
114,746 
5.4 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
14,426 
0.7 
9,578 
$1,000 
939,662 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
49,020,022 
12.4 
32,299,503 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
8,499 
0.4 
5,541 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
114,255 
5.4 
114,317 
$1,000 
125,050,429 
31.7 
82,951,002 
$1,000 
1 ,390,703 
0.4 
2,061,862 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
5,533 
0.3 
6,409 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
1,552,375 
0.4 
1,415,271 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
1,032,285 
48.9 
986,080 
Other animals and other animal 
$1 ,000 
212,397,074 
53.8 
143,657,928 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
46,971 
2.2 
43,226 
$1,000 
1,228,315 
0.3 
1,199,649 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
503,315 
23.9 
479,467 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
131,135,151 
33.2 
77,215,262 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
99,241 
4.7 
97,706 
Corn 
farms 
361,744 
17.1 
347,540 
$1,000 
7,205,804 
1.8 
6,429,386 
$1,000 
67,250,120 
17.0 
39,909,600 
Wheat 
farms 
147,022 
7.0 
159,527 
$1,000 
15,761,545 
4.0 
10,623,640 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
301,343 
14.3 
285,089 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
38,745,118 
9.8 
20,283,986 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
144,530 
6.9 
136,817 
Sorghum 
farms 
22,908 
1.1 
27,142 
$1,000 
1,309,827 
0.3 
1 ,21 1 ,270 
$1,000 
1 ,764,352 
0.4 
1,651,798 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
9,063 
(X) 
8,853 
Barley 
farms 
18,099 
0.9 
18,326 
$1 ,000 
1,228,191 
0.3 
701,047 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
5,585 
0.3 
6,085 
$1,000 
2,895,121 
0.7 
2,020,231 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
37,398 
1.8 
35,440 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
7,770 
(Z) 
7,217 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
58,168 
2.8 
55,228 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
20,170 
1.0 
20,547 
$1,000 
3,488,622 
0.9 
2,024,959 
$1,000 
13,685 
(Z) 
14,013 
Tobacco 
farms 
10,001 
0.5 
16,228 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
52,750 
2.5 
49,957 
$1,000 
1,491,208 
0.4 
1,268,114 
$1,000 
121,750 
(Z) 
113,960 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
18,143 
0.9 
18,591 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
14,452 
0.7 
13,060 
$1,000 
6,137,649 
1.6 
4,898,608 
$1,000 
97,308 
(Z) 
88,174 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
1 1 ,045 
0.5 
10,032 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
72,267 
3.4 
69,100 
$1,000 
164,774 
(Z) 
151,063 
$1,000 
16,851,235 
4.3 
14,683,058 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
4,244 
0.2 
3,903 
$1,000 
143,722 
(Z) 
133,328 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
105,737 
5.0 
112,690 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
4,471 
0.2 
3,878 
$1,000 
25,869,700 
6.6 
18,625,459 
$1,000 
760,819 
0.2 
703,515 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
86,675 
4.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
22,427,436 
5.7 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
24,553 
1.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
3,442,264 
0.9 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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