Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
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 
130 
123 
200 
534 
698 
$1,000 
332,870 
154,943 
26,648 
29,144 
37,705 
24,552 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
804 
82 
60 
104 
270 
288 
$1,000 
262,979 
154,291 
26,074 
28,040 
35,239 
19,336 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
12,068 
122 
95 
187 
497 
647 
$1,000 
305,547 
141,505 
22,728 
28,254 
35,132 
22,758 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
742 
76 
50 
100 
253 
263 
$1 ,000 
240,825 
140,835 
22,260 
27,162 
32,827 
1 7,742 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
1,065 
10 
30 
17 
46 
63 
$1,000 
27,323 
13,438 
3,920 
891 
2,572 
1,794 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
6 
10 
3 
17 
21 
$1,000 
21,726 
13,424 
3,811 
800 
2,336 
1,355 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
478,632 
18,602 
18,271 
22,658 
35,214 
35,379 
$1,000 
16,061,669 
8,407,102 
2,198,518 
1,501,043 
1 ,347,354 
778,749 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42,033 
10,657 
8,620 
8,332 
9,202 
5,222 
$1,000 
12,903,736 
8,292,479 
2,053,195 
1,266,886 
948,953 
342,224 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
8,063 
76 
117 
257 
564 
607 
$1,000 
79,473 
2,895 
7,339 
12,501 
21,198 
10,335 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
311 
15 
20 
39 
125 
112 
$1,000 
46,237 
2,252 
6,558 
11,120 
18,771 
7,535 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
740,978 
30,566 
31,811 
44,546 
67,544 
65,070 
$1,000 
76,380,153 
51,815,456 
6,912,490 
5,596,075 
4,716,564 
2,641,938 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
130,364 
23,031 
20,617 
25,224 
34,139 
27,353 
$1,000 
69,397,622 
51,661,511 
6,657,303 
5,166,706 
4,082,312 
1,829,791 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
50,556 
7,792 
6,533 
1 1 ,735 
15,419 
5,597 
$1,000 
35,512,120 
27,158,281 
3,065,017 
2,933,511 
1 ,989,890 
311,504 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44,113 
7,766 
6,478 
11,581 
14,642 
3,646 
$1,000 
35,363,397 
27,157,500 
3,063,834 
2,929,432 
1,967,052 
245,580 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
55,882 
8,871 
4,317 
3,128 
3,402 
3,123 
$1,000 
22,492,611 
20,228,046 
1,557,818 
443,566 
155,149 
40,607 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15,160 
8,378 
3,557 
1,896 
1,044 
285 
$1,000 
22,353,927 
20,222,803 
1 ,548,743 
430,416 
131,899 
20,066 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
114,746 
1,125 
1,512 
2,376 
4,441 
5,306 
$1,000 
939,662 
288,403 
102,147 
100,891 
107,243 
76,461 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,279 
279 
282 
469 
704 
545 
$1,000 
570,009 
281,693 
92,103 
83,959 
76,507 
35,748 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
114,255 
1,271 
1,396 
2,571 
5,314 
6,477 
$1,000 
1,390,703 
252,538 
80,945 
155,649 
191,993 
165,809 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,126 
185 
192 
500 
1,307 
1,942 
$1,000 
753,533 
244,565 
73,391 
142,603 
168,241 
124,733 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
137,541 
13,629 
8,026 
4,705 
5,61 6 
5,765 
$1,000 
42,751,468 
36,213,660 
5,255,426 
970,706 
178,377 
40,261 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24,541 
13,211 
7,196 
2,715 
1,045 
374 
$1,000 
42,627,236 
36,212,434 
5,253,977 
966,605 
168,642 
25,578 
Aquaculture 
farms 
5,533 
471 
344 
489 
658 
498 
$1,000 
1 ,552,375 
1,089,402 
176,756 
145,472 
88,226 
26,359 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,087 
416 
306 
447 
569 
349 
$1,000 
1,520,574 
1,088,394 
176,142 
144,850 
87,328 
23,859 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
46,971 
689 
672 
990 
2,364 
2,978 
$1,000 
1,228,315 
666,783 
141,264 
1 1 1 ,290 
118,273 
61,672 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,429 
301 
248 
385 
832 
663 
$1,000 
1 ,064,093 
663,805 
139,062 
107,669 
109,227 
44,330 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
811,387 
56,401 
60,032 
74,683 
101,543 
82,505 
$1,000 
8,053,346 
2,287,546 
1 ,407,506 
1,124,763 
974,583 
586,465 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
99,241 
15,341 
16,215 
17,307 
18,072 
9,884 
$1,000 
7,205,804 
3,587,465 
1,821,494 
1,049,314 
539,765 
129,091 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
144,530 
2,040 
2,379 
4,020 
7,872 
9,655 
$1,000 
1 ,309,827 
257,274 
157,736 
170,079 
218,734 
148,946 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ^ 
farms 
2,109,303 
81,660 
77,562 
95,653 
141,675 
133,988 
$1,000 
328,939,354 
207,435,426 
41,146,357 
26,493,696 
19,301,437 
8,866,806 
Average per farm 
dollars 
155,947 
2,540,233 
530,496 
276,977 
136,237 
66,176 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,011,896 
66,599 
67,231 
83,609 
116,845 
99,315 
$1,000 
28,532,713 
14,422,906 
5,562,659 
3,689,085 
2,474,920 
986,842 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
582,466 
3,950 
4,198 
7,626 
22,693 
38,358 
$5,000 to $24,999 
220,474 
6,184 
9,693 
23,418 
58,271 
53,535 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75,295 
5,813 
11,027 
23,726 
25,852 
6,237 
$50,000 or more 
133,661 
50,652 
42,313 
28,839 
10,029 
1,185 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
999,806 
71 ,432 
70,160 
86,142 
120,693 
102,474 
$1,000 
16,459,840 
9,630,406 
2,836,503 
1,819,142 
1,193,348 
444,256 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
693,464 
8,440 
9,606 
18,511 
52,333 
74,543 
$5,000 to $24,999 
175,304 
11,109 
20,745 
41,754 
57,809 
26,255 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59,485 
1 1 ,276 
19,375 
17,949 
8,502 
1,418 
$50,000 or more 
71,553 
40,607 
20,434 
7,928 
2,049 
258 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
120 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
