Table 1. State Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
Farms 
number 
28,093 
8,173 
12,256 
7,755 
52,194 
74,542 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,900,864 
1,454,104 
2,030,745 
523,517 
9,948,564 
26,035,838 
Average size of farm 
acres 
281 
178 
166 
68 
191 
349 
Median size of farm 
acres 
60 
67 
50 
23 
60 
142 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
718,179 
410,633 
1,148,268 
704,071 
766,148 
1 ,474,057 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,554 
2,308 
6,930 
10,430 
4,020 
4,220 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
2,933,418 
570,168 
1,420,216 
418,149 
6,395,233 
14,737,084 
Average per farm 
dollars 
104,418 
69,780 
115,879 
53,948 
122,533 
197,715 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,967 
1,239 
1,481 
2,322 
4,162 
3,488 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,309 
2,278 
4,554 
2,913 
18,764 
15,292 
50 to 1 79 acres 
8,723 
2,794 
3,695 
1,833 
17,634 
24,129 
1 80 to 499 acres 
3,845 
1,318 
1,594 
574 
7,040 
18,074 
500 to 999 acres 
1,323 
332 
553 
81 
2,574 
7,293 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,926 
212 
379 
32 
2,020 
6,266 
Total cropland 
farms 
16,597 
5,864 
9,278 
5,249 
44,668 
67,285 
acres 
4,275,637 
477,343 
1,396,144 
160,789 
7,669,071 
21,597,136 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
12,918 
5,325 
7,530 
4,834 
37,479 
53,891 
acres 
3,447,617 
400,960 
1,280,965 
137,039 
7,057,978 
19,807,839 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3,015 
1,365 
1,220 
1,746 
5,025 
2,853 
acres 
1,092,881 
30,887 
104,910 
23,433 
592,243 
524,016 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
763,062 
2,271,397 
492,211 
8,678,050 
21,280,184 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,600 
93,364 
185,329 
63,470 
166,265 
285,479 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,783,610 
473,852 
1,050,557 
382,915 
5,506,437 
13,879,211 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,025,791 
289,210 
1,220,840 
109,296 
3,171,614 
7,400,974 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
12,750 
3,279 
4,798 
3,663 
20,331 
21,188 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,934 
1,022 
966 
727 
4,303 
4,047 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,140 
1,045 
1,207 
828 
4,609 
4,552 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,262 
1,081 
1,226 
861 
5,946 
6,022 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,632 
589 
993 
486 
3,986 
5,630 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,087 
379 
545 
432 
3,623 
8,112 
$100,000 or more 
3,288 
778 
2,521 
758 
9,396 
24,991 
Government payments 
farms 
9,447 
1,332 
4,628 
780 
20,605 
52,205 
$1,000 
138,164 
10,162 
36,024 
8,124 
155,919 
467,867 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,962 
2,722 
5,152 
2,716 
20,264 
44,949 
$1,000 
133,307 
37,017 
109,857 
78,482 
338,828 
804,870 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
2,820,092 
645,631 
1 ,940,277 
539,319 
6,942,117 
15,520,275 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,384 
78,996 
158,312 
69,545 
133,006 
208,208 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
28,093 
8,173 
12,256 
7,755 
52,194 
74,542 
$1,000 
1,260,779 
164,610 
477,002 
39,499 
2,230,681 
7,032,647 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,879 
20,141 
38,920 
5,093 
42,738 
94,345 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
12,136 
3,964 
5,996 
3,878 
25,285 
39,423 
Other 
number 
15,957 
4,209 
6,260 
3,877 
26,909 
35,119 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
17,611 
5,113 
7,396 
5,019 
30,644 
43,635 
200 days or more 
number 
1 1 ,447 
3,068 
4,917 
3,070 
20,205 
28,689 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,687 
2,423 
3,499 
1,423 
13,626 
23,702 
number 
788,967 
86,256 
194,524 
35,703 
1,130,477 
2,412,684 
Beef cows 
farms 
12,115 
1,354 
2,403 
849 
8,016 
13,547 
number 
434,252 
10,505 
39,188 
6,240 
108,126 
357,826 
Milk cows 
farms 
121 
581 
573 
278 
2,409 
4,746 
number 
16,089 
32,117 
50,923 
12,500 
376,255 
463,312 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,121 
1,656 
2,663 
870 
10,677 
20,383 
number 
364,436 
35,311 
89,755 
13,691 
681,128 
1,537,782 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
658 
752 
333 
478 
2,198 
3,355 
number 
6,806 
8,923 
19,869 
11,151 
1,099,478 
7,606,785 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
382 
699 
340 
432 
2,150 
3,420 
number 
7,636 
12,090 
(D) 
23,536 
3,598,475 
22,154,443 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
643 
759 
663 
776 
2,312 
2,171 
number 
9,843 
1 1 ,925 
19,265 
12,504 
86,503 
126,506 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,303 
2,088 
1,544 
1,795 
6,783 
4,501 
number 
1,910,683 
3,531,186 
2,364,942 
153,925 
12,676,021 
9,693,648 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
314 
417 
854 
204 
1,124 
1,157 
number 
151,933,586 
138,857 
304,729,435 
80,913 
5,737,416 
45,037,969 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,009 
68 
2,888 
56 
13,907 
33,198 
acres 
524,008 
5,040 
435,646 
2,810 
2,393,504 
8,316,822 
bushels 
92,016,083 
649,389 
50,114,967 
401,986 
313,802,471 
1 ,297,767,570 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
42 
151 
653 
163 
3,074 
6,746 
acres 
4,706 
24,214 
42,816 
1 1 ,872 
309,709 
361,189 
tons 
73,499 
371,184 
758,065 
220,172 
4,861,484 
6,160,112 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
849 
19 
1,796 
7 
6,241 
5,499 
acres 
275,408 
2,393 
210,354 
(D) 
539,138 
1,354,928 
bushels 
13,509,354 
94,654 
13,951,590 
(D) 
(D) 
76,133,135 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
849 
19 
1,796 
7 
6,236 
377 
acres 
275,408 
2,330 
210,354 
(D) 
538,880 
35,654 
bushels 
13,509,354 
93,406 
13,951,590 
(D) 
39,575,808 
1 ,575,880 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
8 
- 
1 
6 
5,243 
acres 
- 
63 
- 
(D) 
258 
1,319,274 
bushels 
- 
1,248 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
74,557,255 
--continued 
248 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
