Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
904 
814 
799 
90 
82 
178 
$1,000 
115,475 
101,485 
(D) 
13,990 
(D) 
4,111 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
158 
158 
17 
16 
17 
$1,000 
109,330 
95,908 
95,908 
13,422 
(D) 
3,306 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
764 
700 
690 
64 
57 
157 
$1,000 
106,262 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,741 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
159 
149 
149 
10 
10 
8 
$1,000 
100,888 
88,254 
88,254 
12,633 
12,633 
956 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
157 
129 
124 
28 
27 
25 
$1,000 
9,214 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,371 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
9 
9 
6 
5 
7 
$1,000 
8,380 
7,650 
7,650 
730 
(D) 
2,232 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
20,611 
18,975 
18,460 
1,636 
1,457 
6,413 
$1,000 
3,865,818 
3,312,050 
3,002,009 
553,768 
236,639 
262,181 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,525 
6,080 
5,882 
445 
354 
606 
$1,000 
3,703,850 
3,162,139 
2,855,750 
541,711 
225,535 
215,699 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
327 
280 
268 
47 
45 
157 
$1,000 
6,958 
5,516 
(D) 
1,442 
(D) 
920 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
34 
34 
5 
4 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
643 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
28,586 
26,582 
25,939 
2,004 
1,845 
7,230 
$1,000 
25,106,368 
16,989,938 
14,357,587 
8,116,430 
4,449,152 
1,800,385 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13,819 
12,930 
12,489 
889 
765 
1,868 
$1,000 
24,875,009 
16,773,855 
14,144,747 
8,101,154 
4,434,521 
1 ,733,204 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
3,702 
3,526 
3,432 
176 
154 
421 
$1,000 
6,822,859 
6,096,419 
5,745,105 
726,440 
684,651 
579,731 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,488 
3,328 
3,236 
160 
138 
392 
$1,000 
6,818,182 
6,091,960 
(D) 
726,222 
684,432 
578,910 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
4,492 
4,089 
3,995 
403 
334 
842 
$1,000 
7,675,465 
6,125,847 
5,584,086 
1,549,618 
709,911 
390,027 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,193 
2,925 
2,853 
268 
203 
185 
$1,000 
7,668,816 
6,119,904 
5,578,284 
1,548,912 
709,217 
387,073 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
3,029 
2,746 
2,678 
283 
265 
1,321 
$1,000 
147,592 
137,184 
130,699 
10,408 
(D) 
18,107 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
256 
240 
27 
19 
55 
$1,000 
132,317 
123,057 
116,887 
9,261 
5,317 
12,729 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
6,430 
5,651 
5,556 
779 
730 
1,331 
$1,000 
275,425 
192,660 
191,442 
82,765 
79,732 
24,014 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
812 
647 
640 
165 
150 
112 
$1,000 
221 ,338 
144,784 
144,155 
76,554 
73,911 
16,098 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
6,864 
6,137 
5,958 
727 
576 
1,505 
$1,000 
11,371,384 
8,353,116 
7,091,181 
3,018,269 
1 ,248,599 
303,152 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,109 
2,794 
2,674 
315 
179 
158 
$1,000 
11,363,954 
8,346,580 
7,085,009 
3,017,373 
1 ,247,794 
301,398 
Aquaculture 
farms 
1,033 
805 
780 
228 
204 
940 
$1,000 
781,991 
569,040 
552,239 
212,951 
159,269 
288,761 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
592 
449 
433 
143 
125 
530 
$1,000 
776,686 
564,811 
548,128 
211,875 
158,307 
284,199 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
3,356 
2,880 
2,829 
476 
458 
718 
$1,000 
467,606 
321,522 
307,150 
146,084 
142,100 
82,001 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
649 
539 
532 
110 
100 
65 
$1,000 
449,103 
305,316 
291,070 
143,787 
139,842 
79,133 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
48,293 
44,761 
43,825 
3,532 
3,260 
15,736 
$1,000 
937,280 
888,698 
868,478 
48,582 
44,235 
144,488 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
8,897 
8,403 
8,289 
494 
463 
793 
$1,000 
1,109,652 
1,047,775 
1,034,354 
61,877 
56,526 
53,973 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
7,800 
6,894 
6,740 
906 
854 
1,817 
$1,000 
315,539 
276,573 
267,356 
38,966 
29,944 
29,295 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
106,716 
95,142 
92,834 
1 1 ,574 
10,438 
35,654 
$1,000 
87,889,975 
69,453,712 
62,744,713 
18,436,263 
10,728,490 
6,143,777 
Average per farm 
dollars 
823,588 
730,001 
675,881 
1 ,592,903 
1 ,027,830 
172,317 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
65,230 
59,586 
58,302 
5,644 
5,134 
12,936 
$1,000 
5,281,980 
4,714,838 
4,478,070 
567,142 
375,956 
346,845 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,786 
19,228 
18,878 
2,558 
2,406 
7,517 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,077 
12,778 
12,520 
1,299 
1,197 
3,244 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,422 
6,959 
6,825 
463 
423 
890 
$50,000 or more 
21,945 
20,621 
20,079 
1,324 
1,108 
1,285 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
68,656 
62,617 
61,184 
6,039 
5,423 
14,107 
$1,000 
3,634,415 
3,142,664 
2,907,833 
491,750 
315,010 
253,426 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,550 
26,292 
25,743 
3,258 
3,067 
10,088 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,164 
14,970 
14,686 
1,194 
1,061 
2,622 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,621 
8,109 
7,969 
512 
452 
590 
$50,000 or more 
14,321 
13,246 
12,786 
1,075 
843 
807 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA United States 149 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
