Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
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 
12,976 
2,153 
5,295 
1,199 
1,227 
885 
$1,000 
332,870 
6,100 
38,460 
13,580 
17,572 
17,579 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
804 
9 
109 
60 
91 
89 
$1,000 
262,979 
827 
11,581 
5,374 
10,048 
10,973 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
12,068 
1,992 
4,909 
1,118 
1,163 
819 
$1,000 
305,547 
5,467 
34,194 
12,240 
15,701 
16,160 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
742 
8 
102 
56 
81 
80 
$1,000 
240,825 
577 
9,093 
4,734 
8,389 
10,286 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
1,065 
192 
451 
96 
80 
72 
$1,000 
27,323 
634 
4,266 
1,340 
1,872 
1,419 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
1 
6 
4 
9 
9 
$1,000 
21,726 
(D) 
2,377 
640 
1,605 
680 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
478,632 
12,789 
110,043 
36,751 
46,808 
44,471 
$1,000 
16,061,669 
21,278 
329,483 
179,247 
292,776 
363,247 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42,033 
13 
131 
217 
574 
964 
$1,000 
12,903,736 
1,354 
10,177 
15,769 
46,553 
83,604 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
8,063 
510 
2,070 
839 
1,019 
965 
$1,000 
79,473 
1,004 
6,393 
3,390 
5,024 
6,721 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
311 
- 
8 
5 
17 
25 
$1,000 
46,237 
- 
703 
315 
1,120 
2,258 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
740,978 
37,697 
136,729 
50,157 
67,599 
68,230 
$1,000 
76,380,153 
826,371 
1,912,291 
800,612 
1,918,399 
1 ,839,655 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
130,364 
1,900 
3,021 
1,399 
2,213 
3,171 
$1,000 
69,397,622 
646,641 
1 ,228,008 
455,686 
1,355,901 
1,165,676 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
50,556 
859 
2,472 
1,825 
3,972 
4,971 
$1,000 
35,512,120 
228,636 
1,049,324 
508,833 
1,094,893 
1,615,700 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44,113 
480 
1,310 
1,301 
2,866 
4,031 
$1,000 
35,363,397 
224,151 
1,034,310 
498,828 
1 ,069,370 
1,590,226 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
55,882 
8,892 
15,864 
3,356 
4,029 
3,367 
$1,000 
22,492,611 
1,517,810 
3,039,342 
848,720 
945,736 
863,052 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15,160 
1,064 
1,714 
428 
585 
596 
$1,000 
22,353,927 
1,499,062 
3,010,656 
841,377 
935,105 
853,346 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
114,746 
23,973 
43,305 
7,655 
8,234 
6,563 
$1,000 
939,662 
67,548 
145,169 
30,921 
44,646 
36,812 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,279 
125 
267 
77 
100 
126 
$1,000 
570,009 
23,068 
40,431 
7,933 
15,163 
13,620 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
114,255 
18,655 
44,566 
8,796 
9,472 
7,547 
$1,000 
1,390,703 
145,865 
405,941 
100,307 
114,548 
94,862 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,126 
422 
1,381 
310 
364 
339 
$1,000 
753,533 
45,511 
159,000 
51,559 
65,720 
53,048 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
137,541 
24,523 
51,209 
1 1 ,072 
12,207 
9,955 
$1,000 
42,751,468 
2,279,691 
9,814,344 
3,491,635 
3,719,935 
3,681,212 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24,541 
1,341 
6,772 
2,242 
2,550 
2,292 
$1,000 
42,627,236 
2,255,315 
9,770,974 
3,480,590 
3,709,201 
3,672,738 
Aquaculture 
farms 
5,533 
1,596 
1,545 
316 
319 
299 
$1,000 
1,552,375 
162,887 
289,792 
54,580 
76,415 
79,109 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,087 
419 
510 
102 
122 
129 
$1,000 
1,520,574 
150,677 
282,162 
52,874 
74,658 
77,626 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
46,971 
11,047 
17,442 
3,420 
3,647 
2,912 
$1,000 
1,228,315 
246,162 
319,769 
64,901 
72,673 
57,917 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,429 
580 
674 
126 
111 
126 
$1,000 
1,064,093 
207,537 
263,707 
54,591 
61,762 
48,199 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
811,387 
14,439 
109,863 
45,070 
68,373 
66,133 
$1,000 
8,053,346 
45,248 
260,940 
127,512 
211,609 
239,587 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
99,241 
551 
2,661 
1,953 
4,126 
5,030 
$1,000 
7,205,804 
2,261 
16,340 
21,336 
31,461 
47,858 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
144,530 
33,792 
51,451 
10,238 
1 1 ,208 
9,377 
$1,000 
1,309,827 
111,057 
279,177 
89,427 
119,389 
108,630 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
2,109,303 
223,634 
589,549 
153,698 
184,942 
166,381 
$1,000 
328,939,354 
7,641,235 
23,407,535 
7,757,571 
10,600,997 
11,029,807 
Average per farm 
dollars 
155,947 
34,168 
39,704 
50,473 
57,321 
66,292 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,011,896 
70,136 
206,372 
62,855 
83,039 
80,959 
$1,000 
28,532,713 
81,444 
453,097 
211,836 
363,082 
463,526 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
582,466 
67,921 
193,052 
53,571 
63,857 
55,430 
$5,000 to $24,999 
220,474 
1,902 
11,981 
8,697 
18,046 
23,353 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75,295 
215 
816 
390 
835 
1,704 
$50,000 or more 
133,661 
98 
523 
197 
301 
472 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
999,806 
69,767 
200,319 
60,154 
78,551 
76,331 
$1,000 
16,459,840 
49,024 
269,568 
125,584 
195,990 
244,953 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
693,464 
68,436 
190,736 
55,877 
71,401 
66,294 
$5,000 to $24,999 
175,304 
1,190 
8,435 
3,594 
6,060 
8,629 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59,485 
87 
774 
460 
731 
879 
$50,000 or more 
71,553 
54 
374 
223 
359 
529 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
68 United States 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
