Table 1. State Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New Flampshire 
Farms 
number 
38,076 
99,171 
28,008 
49,969 
4,137 
4,391 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,931,080 
28,266,137 
59,758,917 
45,331,783 
5,913,761 
474,065 
Average size of farm 
acres 
287 
285 
2,134 
907 
1,429 
108 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
120 
300 
280 
40 
38 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
652,593 
795,444 
1,674,568 
2,159,268 
1 ,324,673 
449,848 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,273 
2,791 
785 
2,380 
927 
4,167 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,499,554 
8,822,239 
3,854,196 
11,503,486 
556,947 
247,765 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,917 
88,960 
137,625 
230,222 
134,658 
56,439 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,697 
3,544 
2,365 
3,520 
1,003 
953 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,017 
21,706 
5,518 
8,125 
1,197 
1,482 
50 to 1 79 acres 
14,871 
37,013 
4,478 
9,742 
745 
1,292 
1 80 to 499 acres 
8,002 
23,301 
3,835 
9,735 
409 
512 
500 to 999 acres 
2,323 
7,819 
2,560 
7,717 
294 
115 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2,166 
5,788 
9,252 
11,130 
489 
37 
Total cropland 
farms 
23,905 
76,746 
19,888 
40,472 
2,295 
2,606 
acres 
5,075,579 
15,259,319 
17,022,177 
21,597,393 
756,852 
98,268 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1 7,595 
64,722 
15,894 
35,747 
2,047 
2,416 
acres 
4,292,113 
12,917,688 
9,533,929 
18,812,755 
582,494 
87,382 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,454 
3,727 
9,451 
17,136 
2,512 
686 
acres 
1,651,978 
1,180,886 
1,903,019 
8,296,573 
687,790 
2,630 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
6,441,025 
9,164,886 
4,230,083 
23,068,756 
764,144 
190,907 
Average per farm 
dollars 
169,162 
92,415 
151,031 
461,661 
184,710 
43,477 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,973,575 
4,566,953 
2,255,996 
1 1 ,377,933 
366,010 
100,714 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,467,450 
4,597,933 
1,974,087 
11,690,823 
398,134 
90,193 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
17,620 
33,002 
10,170 
10,648 
1,410 
2,115 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,668 
8,520 
1,747 
2,224 
439 
593 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,222 
11,206 
1,988 
2,850 
550 
516 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,332 
15,841 
2,531 
3,998 
396 
494 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,288 
10,822 
2,053 
3,711 
226 
253 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,226 
7,365 
2,178 
5,071 
241 
156 
$100,000 or more 
4,720 
12,415 
7,341 
21,467 
875 
264 
Government payments 
farms 
16,498 
41,354 
12,443 
34,316 
340 
467 
$1,000 
181,205 
323,953 
209,846 
392,428 
3,253 
3,472 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,166 
39,119 
12,101 
30,854 
1,295 
1,385 
$1,000 
168,762 
790,362 
248,531 
1,141,105 
17,680 
26,777 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
5,158,725 
8,290,499 
3,516,180 
19,175,997 
616,515 
231,196 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,485 
83,598 
125,542 
383,758 
149,025 
52,652 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
38,076 
99,171 
28,008 
49,969 
4,137 
4,391 
$1,000 
1 ,632,266 
1,988,702 
1,172,280 
5,426,292 
168,562 
-10,039 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,869 
20,053 
41,855 
108,593 
40,745 
-2,286 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
16,355 
43,788 
15,434 
29,819 
2,194 
2,107 
Other 
number 
21,721 
55,383 
12,574 
20,150 
1,943 
2,284 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
22,957 
61,676 
15,892 
28,307 
2,547 
2,819 
200 days or more 
number 
14,826 
42,462 
9,589 
18,928 
1,625 
1,664 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
15,940 
53,401 
11,845 
23,280 
1,822 
1,091 
number 
921,508 
3,703,120 
2,633,740 
6,385,675 
420,322 
33,392 
Beef cows 
farms 
14,644 
46,161 
10,598 
19,313 
1,508 
683 
number 
495,381 
1,683,731 
1,439,653 
1,730,112 
220,150 
4,075 
Milk cows 
farms 
184 
2,451 
397 
559 
56 
251 
number 
14,480 
92,952 
13,947 
54,628 
29,484 
13,474 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13,178 
46,909 
10,629 
20,967 
1,498 
606 
number 
458,561 
2,297,985 
1,711,264 
7,567,890 
282,642 
12,784 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
540 
2,128 
406 
1,476 
81 
359 
number 
401,898 
2,774,597 
173,953 
2,992,576 
(D) 
3,287 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
306 
1,852 
412 
1,552 
78 
343 
number 
1,183,798 
9,727,491 
511,483 
10,620,451 
2,837 
6,990 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
499 
2,454 
1,338 
1,464 
508 
618 
number 
12,984 
91,967 
236,646 
71,771 
91,934 
8,079 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,277 
8,150 
2,243 
2,858 
746 
1,309 
number 
5,593,802 
8,276,409 
464,802 
9,351,688 
21,209 
221 ,446 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1,430 
784 
95 
366 
43 
233 
number 
761,180,486 
272,389,497 
166,380 
4,777,716 
(D) 
102,340 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,022 
15,101 
370 
22,977 
36 
19 
acres 
793,762 
3,302,499 
60,693 
9,087,851 
3,862 
592 
bushels 
127,937,980 
226,370,607 
5,633,512 
1,188,509,521 
489,627 
63,913 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
107 
2,485 
351 
4,232 
92 
102 
acres 
9,573 
148,805 
42,208 
446,386 
6,451 
11,187 
tons 
129,093 
1,239,611 
871,062 
4,605,604 
148,781 
224,904 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,247 
6,270 
5,608 
5,013 
55 
7 
acres 
346,310 
690,245 
5,627,463 
1 ,309,269 
18,239 
13 
bushels 
19,615,783 
38,087,065 
180,120,936 
51,650,730 
1,489,060 
760 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,247 
6,261 
2,968 
4,951 
40 
7 
acres 
346,310 
689,965 
2,168,021 
1 ,302,674 
(D) 
7 
bushels 
19,615,783 
38,077,448 
79,104,642 
51,442,415 
(D) 
400 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
9 
4,133 
78 
17 
6 
acres 
- 
280 
2,909,910 
6,595 
(D) 
6 
bushels 
- 
9,617 
85,262,950 
208,315 
335,934 
360 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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