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 
811,387 
8,053,346 
838,391 
7,983,922 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,925 
(X) 
9,523 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
709,098 
6,611,309 
687,434 
6,227,696 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,324 
(X) 
9,059 
$1 to $999 
172,205 
78,960 
197,090 
85,490 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
299,059 
748,132 
314,688 
794,506 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
126,763 
900,901 
127,355 
902,077 
$1 to $999 
198,390 
87,261 
218,674 
86,781 
$10,000 to $24,999 
127,622 
2,003,167 
121,735 
1,910,008 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
237,910 
582,107 
226,532 
564,402 
$25,000 to $49,999 
56,772 
1 ,975,294 
50,424 
1,743,212 
$5,000 to $9,999 
96,758 
688,172 
88,264 
625,015 
$50,000 or more 
28,966 
2,346,894 
27,099 
2,548,628 
$10,000 to $24,999 
103,936 
1,633,576 
92,270 
1 ,453,875 
$25,000 or more 
72,104 
3,620,193 
61,694 
3,497,622 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
12,539 
1,595,189 
50,572 
4,445,758 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
127,218 
(X) 
87,909 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
291,706 
1 ,442,038 
346,227 
1 ,756,226 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,943 
(X) 
5,072 
$1 to $999 
762 
284 
4,246 
1,541 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
994 
2,549 
4,792 
$5,000 to $9,999 
673 
4,920 
3,396 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,094 
15,934 
5,389 
$1 to $999 
76,294 
35,256 
84,656 
41,326 
$20,000 to $24,999 
420 
9,313 
2,312 
51,091 
$1,000 to $4,999 
138,463 
334,588 
1 67,773 
406,059 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,777 
64,744 
8,416 
304,406 
$5,000 to $9,999 
41,584 
289,750 
50,454 
351,228 
$50,000 or more 
6,819 
1 ,497,445 
22,021 
3,971,946 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
26,271 
394,560 
32,266 
484,902 
$25,000 or more 
9,094 
387,884 
11,078 
472,711 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
9,945 
829,441 
(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) 
810,955 
18,522,606 
693,187 
10,489,874 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
22,840 
(X) 
15,133 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
224,718 
77,312 
202,035 
74,061 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
225,962 
555,749 
207,733 
508,874 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,345 
28,619 
3,118 
20,614 
$5,000 to $9,999 
97,776 
683,526 
89,353 
627,048 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,471 
68,558 
3,494 
52,245 
$10,000 to $24,999 
113,287 
1,793,765 
97,998 
1 ,542,249 
$25,000 or more 
4,518 
576,673 
3,637 
473,294 
$25,000 to $49,999 
64,308 
2,258,476 
49,568 
1 ,722,636 
$50,000 or more 
84,904 
13,153,778 
46,500 
6,015,006 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
332,054 
1,160,550 
288,196 
854,995 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,495 
(X) 
2,967 
services 
121,756 
2,301,667 
121,874 
1,875,665 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
18,904 
(X) 
15,390 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
203,511 
54,255 
185,501 
50,613 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
85,686 
194,331 
72,057 
160,082 
$1 to $999 
23,776 
10,730 
25,639 
1 1 ,580 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21,227 
143,456 
15,409 
104,201 
$1,000 to $4,999 
39,418 
95,961 
41,637 
101,285 
$10,000 to $24,999 
14,037 
209,601 
9,725 
145,306 
$5,000 to $9,999 
17,789 
120,441 
17,782 
121,410 
$25,000 or more 
7,593 
558,906 
5,504 
394,792 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20,722 
317,253 
19,356 
296,332 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,883 
336,504 
9,183 
313,173 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
10,168 
1 ,420,777 
8,277 
1,031,886 
payments 
129,670 
6,905,787 
82,001 
1,676,727 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
53,257 
(X) 
20,448 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
291,522 
4,558,131 
241,923 
2,883,897 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,636 
(X) 
11,921 
$1 to $999 
9,972 
4,736 
1 1 ,736 
5,759 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
25,128 
66,716 
24,373 
63,535 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
16,049 
114,558 
13,066 
92,220 
$1 to $999 
52,619 
26,152 
51,159 
25,155 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25,168 
406,186 
15,713 
248,601 
$1,000 to $4,999 
104,020 
259,211 
89,738 
218,877 
$25,000 or more 
53,353 
6,313,590 
17,113 
1,266,611 
$5,000 to $9,999 
45,138 
318,016 
37,116 
260,235 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
46,662 
733,939 
37,047 
579,165 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
43,083 
3,220,813 
26,863 
1,800,464 
government agricultural 
program payments 
28,100 
150,233 
34,410 
145,413 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,346 
(X) 
4,226 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
51,931 
687,084 
47,603 
594,944 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
13,231 
(X) 
12,498 
$1 to $999 
10,166 
3,932 
14,101 
5,523 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,377 
24,672 
12,829 
30,417 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,756 
25,756 
3,741 
25,645 
$1 to $999 
15,527 
5,995 
1 1 ,903 
4,906 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,554 
38,215 
2,807 
42,683 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,455 
37,555 
14,037 
34,592 
$25,000 or more 
1,247 
57,658 
932 
41,144 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,844 
47,356 
7,075 
49,102 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
7,879 
121,979 
8,224 
127,544 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
6,226 
474,199 
6,364 
378,800 
sources (see text) 
103,308 
2,054,008 
118,939 
1,891,400 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,882 
(X) 
15,902 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
33,161 
704,038 
23,350 
566,834 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
21,231 
(X) 
24,276 
$1 to $999 
32,740 
1 1 ,394 
40,970 
15,559 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
30,863 
72,703 
35,477 
83,706 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,931 
74,423 
12,549 
86,750 
$1 to $999 
8,209 
3,207 
5,104 
2,047 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,714 
200,092 
13,649 
211,840 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
11,618 
26,981 
7,997 
18,635 
$25,000 or more 
16,060 
1,695,396 
16,294 
1 ,493,543 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
United States 15 
