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 
519 
380 
284 
588 
265 
122 
59 
$1,000 
11,324 
8,090 
15,115 
39,529 
42,235 
30,967 
92,318 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
45 
56 
133 
84 
42 
29 
$1,000 
7,731 
5,390 
12,847 
35,554 
40,538 
30,064 
92,051 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
492 
355 
264 
551 
242 
114 
49 
$1,000 
10,841 
7,479 
10,304 
37,642 
41,569 
30,436 
83,515 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
55 
41 
50 
129 
77 
40 
23 
$1,000 
7,524 
5,004 
8,218 
34,072 
40,097 
29,564 
83,269 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
31 
31 
23 
43 
28 
8 
10 
$1,000 
484 
610 
4,812 
1,887 
667 
531 
8,803 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
4 
6 
4 
5 
2 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
364 
(D) 
1,460 
290 
(D) 
8,782 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
33,753 
24,290 
18,597 
56,353 
39,550 
25,766 
29,461 
$1,000 
363,356 
313,122 
302,168 
1,437,710 
2,253,173 
2,898,845 
7,307,266 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,213 
1,120 
1,236 
6,339 
8,758 
8,116 
13,352 
$1,000 
118,671 
115,539 
140,830 
893,646 
1,849,019 
2,626,072 
7,002,504 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
613 
435 
310 
781 
366 
118 
37 
$1,000 
5,513 
4,982 
4,626 
17,778 
13,856 
7,149 
3,037 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
25 
31 
82 
61 
26 
12 
$1,000 
2,165 
2,869 
3,074 
13,519 
11,131 
6,265 
2,817 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
53,256 
39,734 
30,912 
98,703 
69,864 
42,569 
45,528 
$1,000 
2,423,755 
2,022,865 
1 ,791 ,694 
8,913,927 
16,302,647 
14,137,973 
23,489,964 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,618 
3,414 
3,384 
19,952 
27,781 
24,548 
35,963 
$1,000 
1,810,924 
1,510,074 
1,361,381 
7,479,083 
15,399,570 
13,722,737 
23,261,943 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
4,183 
3,767 
3,484 
12,433 
7,908 
3,255 
1,427 
$1,000 
1,588,573 
1,227,327 
1,171,978 
5,476,638 
7,672,550 
6,242,765 
7,634,904 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,528 
3,370 
3,175 
1 1 ,787 
7,689 
3,179 
1,397 
$1,000 
1,569,681 
1,215,520 
1,162,369 
5,457,473 
7,666,650 
6,240,511 
7,634,309 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,500 
1,778 
1,446 
4,960 
4,857 
3,126 
1,707 
$1,000 
811,393 
562,996 
582,748 
2,699,162 
3,475,391 
3,223,438 
3,922,824 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
544 
458 
482 
2,445 
3,297 
2,374 
1,173 
$1,000 
802,469 
556,812 
577,546 
2,681,536 
3,460,954 
3,216,194 
3,918,869 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
4,567 
2,821 
2,074 
6,155 
3,995 
2,387 
3,017 
$1,000 
40,902 
31,367 
16,525 
74,298 
106,976 
76,026 
268,473 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
64 
40 
191 
183 
192 
804 
$1,000 
22,682 
19,121 
6,696 
41,789 
80,048 
58,540 
240,917 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
4,680 
3,077 
2,148 
5,605 
3,601 
2,339 
3,769 
$1,000 
71,971 
47,466 
36,507 
106,553 
92,004 
76,525 
98,155 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
162 
110 
326 
213 
105 
219 
$1,000 
45,392 
31,230 
24,626 
74,810 
70,141 
61,798 
70,696 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
6,449 
4,095 
2,983 
7,685 
4,224 
1,802 
1,337 
$1,000 
2,593,954 
2,063,223 
1,716,862 
5,126,926 
4,051,563 
2,510,357 
1,701,766 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,632 
1,141 
960 
2,706 
1,738 
750 
417 
$1,000 
2,588,055 
2,059,327 
1,714,347 
5,119,617 
4,047,996 
2,509,107 
1,699,970 
Aquaculture 
farms 
229 
156 
92 
334 
277 
183 
187 
$1,000 
111,791 
44,155 
33,686 
161,925 
122,118 
179,819 
236,096 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
91 
73 
56 
165 
159 
130 
131 
$1,000 
110,541 
43,292 
33,501 
160,439 
120,635 
178,923 
235,246 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,795 
1,138 
851 
2,084 
1,135 
659 
841 
$1,000 
27,110 
21,886 
25,564 
135,893 
92,943 
55,572 
107,925 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
51 
52 
150 
156 
103 
212 
$1,000 
21,275 
17,500 
22,528 
126,345 
86,746 
51,166 
102,738 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
64,173 
42,485 
35,844 
126,120 
105,783 
72,487 
60,617 
$1,000 
273,380 
208,698 
200,099 
983,937 
1 ,406,472 
1,660,622 
2,435,241 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
4,710 
3,885 
3,537 
15,488 
19,876 
19,641 
1 7,783 
$1,000 
66,151 
62,770 
80,455 
510,821 
1,204,288 
2,118,107 
3,043,956 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
6,001 
4,010 
2,953 
7,428 
4,212 
2,089 
1,771 
$1,000 
83,644 
66,479 
54,186 
167,182 
115,795 
53,620 
61,241 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ^ 
farms 
129,026 
84,317 
63,636 
198,085 
142,555 
91,273 
82,207 
$1,000 
10,536,742 
8,309,413 
7,722,601 
34,492,423 
53,346,199 
57,501,853 
96,592,977 
Average per farm 
dollars 
81,664 
98,550 
121,356 
174,129 
374,215 
629,999 
1,174,997 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
65,544 
47,275 
38,270 
127,078 
102,730 
70,354 
57,284 
$1,000 
514,585 
458,128 
474,265 
2,573,483 
4,768,146 
6,675,917 
11,495,204 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
37,756 
24,295 
17,064 
41,036 
17,449 
6,602 
4,433 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,192 
18,736 
16,022 
50,008 
27,393 
12,113 
8,031 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,944 
3,469 
4,121 
23,705 
21,365 
9,745 
5,986 
$50,000 or more 
652 
775 
1,063 
12,329 
36,523 
41,894 
38,834 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
64,313 
45,523 
37,225 
126,804 
106,005 
73,269 
61,545 
$1,000 
277,515 
235,167 
248,987 
1,313,885 
2,486,960 
3,577,113 
7,435,096 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
51,582 
34,307 
25,532 
69,402 
34,777 
14,457 
10,663 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,212 
9,762 
10,130 
46,122 
40,777 
18,652 
10,741 
$25,000 to $49,999 
898 
878 
942 
7,809 
19,555 
17,609 
8,863 
$50,000 or more 
621 
576 
621 
3,471 
10,896 
22,551 
31,278 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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