Table 1. State Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Jersey 
New Mexico 
New York 
North Carolina 
North Dakota 
Ohio 
Oklahoma 
Farms 
number 
9,071 
24,721 
35,537 
50,218 
30,961 
75,462 
80,245 
Land in farms 
acres 
715,057 
43,201,023 
7,183,576 
8,414,756 
39,262,613 
13,960,604 
34,356,110 
Average size of farm 
acres 
79 
1,748 
202 
168 
1,268 
185 
428 
Median size of farm 
acres 
20 
40 
93 
51 
480 
69 
140 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,008,402 
755,185 
525,587 
726,944 
1,808,801 
894,933 
573,858 
Average per acre 
dollars 
12,792 
432 
2,600 
4,338 
1,426 
4,837 
1,340 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
739,015 
1,491,077 
4,163,633 
4,664,336 
9,297,134 
8,821,220 
5,954,923 
Average per farm 
dollars 
81,470 
60,610 
117,163 
92,887 
300,334 
116,899 
74,212 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,237 
7,861 
2,901 
4,155 
689 
6,796 
3,724 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,221 
4,811 
8,668 
20,014 
2,711 
24,220 
16,327 
50 to 1 79 acres 
1,790 
3,357 
13,544 
17,260 
6,557 
26,890 
27,418 
1 80 to 499 acres 
541 
2,438 
7,446 
5,387 
5,906 
11,291 
17,546 
500 to 999 acres 
182 
1,723 
1,872 
1,706 
4,237 
3,674 
7,401 
1 ,000 acres or more 
100 
4,531 
1,106 
1,696 
10,861 
2,591 
7,829 
Total cropland 
farms 
7,107 
13,674 
29,273 
37,247 
27,440 
64,248 
49,150 
acres 
456,751 
1,976,689 
4,217,041 
4,745,014 
27,147,240 
10,748,553 
11,279,031 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
6,575 
10,617 
26,569 
32,802 
19,391 
55,844 
40,246 
acres 
408,993 
690,858 
3,783,661 
4,378,097 
23,469,816 
10,122,245 
8,074,733 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,769 
1 1 ,430 
3,404 
4,699 
744 
2,462 
2,500 
acres 
88,376 
680,318 
59,807 
174,526 
218,407 
46,569 
479,750 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,006,936 
2,550,147 
5,415,125 
12,588,142 
10,950,680 
10,064,085 
7,129,584 
Average per farm 
dollars 
111,006 
103,157 
152,380 
250,670 
353,693 
133,366 
88,848 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
890,767 
616,938 
2,249,227 
4,302,877 
9,664,285 
6,597,946 
1,875,569 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
116,169 
1,933,209 
3,165,898 
8,285,265 
1 ,286,395 
3,466,139 
5,254,015 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
3,808 
13,609 
11,169 
19,294 
10,447 
25,198 
29,794 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,030 
2,575 
3,119 
5,891 
976 
7,305 
8,032 
$5,000 to $9,999 
958 
2,502 
3,776 
6,307 
1,275 
7,220 
9,680 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,032 
2,172 
4,937 
5,579 
1,816 
8,497 
12,437 
$25,000 to $49,999 
600 
1,064 
2,825 
2,870 
1,817 
6,154 
7,070 
$50,000 to $99,999 
524 
1,058 
2,586 
1,946 
2,074 
5,764 
5,198 
$100,000 or more 
1,119 
1,741 
7,125 
8,331 
12,556 
15,324 
8,034 
Government payments 
farms 
1,036 
5,502 
9,366 
14,417 
24,790 
34,658 
29,747 
$1,000 
7,596 
70,588 
74,511 
120,129 
381,710 
228,858 
256,845 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,531 
4,096 
14,523 
16,809 
20,393 
30,815 
21,485 
$1,000 
76,000 
73,451 
262,302 
217,404 
518,967 
447,301 
251,168 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
913,289 
2,459,316 
4,535,138 
10,061,152 
7,296,140 
7,743,344 
6,682,769 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,682 
99,483 
127,617 
200,350 
235,656 
102,612 
83,280 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
9,071 
24,721 
35,537 
50,218 
30,961 
75,462 
80,245 
$1,000 
177,242 
234,870 
1,216,800 
2,864,522 
4,555,217 
2,996,899 
954,827 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,539 
9,501 
34,240 
57,042 
147,128 
39,714 
1 1 ,899 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
4,493 
12,392 
20,400 
24,574 
17,509 
33,140 
33,790 
Other 
number 
4,578 
12,329 
15,137 
25,644 
13,452 
42,322 
46,455 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
5,702 
15,788 
19,786 
30,171 
16,465 
47,784 
52,399 
200 days or more 
number 
3,369 
8,974 
12,414 
19,553 
10,266 
32,843 
36,970 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,224 
12,796 
13,559 
19,548 
9,868 
25,501 
51,043 
number 
31,449 
1 ,354,240 
1,419,365 
829,717 
1,809,613 
1 ,242,293 
4,245,970 
Beef cows 
farms 
871 
11,004 
6,579 
16,059 
8,964 
16,922 
44,106 
number 
9,500 
461,595 
86,030 
348,196 
881,682 
277,949 
1 ,677,903 
Milk cows 
farms 
127 
410 
5,427 
571 
243 
4,008 
756 
number 
7,192 
318,878 
610,712 
45,960 
17,876 
267,857 
45,885 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
960 
7,963 
10,555 
15,312 
8,925 
19,953 
41,492 
number 
11,691 
909,923 
618,558 
435,411 
964,746 
786,708 
3,255,675 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
298 
211 
1,912 
2,217 
218 
3,494 
1,947 
number 
7,901 
1,294 
74,671 
8,901,434 
133,653 
2,058,503 
2,304,740 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
256 
177 
1,629 
1,833 
193 
3,372 
1,466 
number 
12,548 
2,383 
337,333 
34,456,613 
831,123 
6,693,226 
7,707,814 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
819 
3,385 
2,017 
1,311 
661 
3,568 
1,779 
number 
14,924 
89,745 
86,286 
29,224 
64,607 
1 1 1 ,972 
53,738 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,366 
1,768 
5,686 
4,996 
840 
8,548 
6,760 
number 
1,543,699 
66,653 
5,208,831 
13,091,384 
92,754 
28,312,692 
3,121,799 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
131 
54 
914 
1,969 
87 
1,275 
606 
number 
38,765 
1 1 ,852 
2,062,445 
801,883,037 
60,366 
62,527,924 
211,214,930 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
915 
132 
5,226 
5,366 
6,651 
24,789 
877 
acres 
85,006 
33,101 
677,268 
803,020 
3,465,997 
3,630,624 
294,133 
bushels 
9,904,677 
6,348,748 
87,677,512 
93,402,417 
406,059,209 
436,832,265 
30,391,761 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
197 
300 
4,931 
602 
1,455 
4,228 
149 
acres 
8,571 
81,866 
496,885 
46,650 
151,096 
199,563 
27,493 
tons 
132,042 
1,918,665 
8,230,187 
732,594 
1 ,770,976 
2,970,370 
393,609 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
360 
264 
1,029 
4,156 
10,370 
8,639 
9,946 
acres 
26,545 
87,504 
86,068 
753,713 
7,767,484 
469,840 
4,291,939 
bushels 
1,403,864 
2,613,145 
5,377,408 
42,625,819 
328,269,437 
31,022,186 
139,417,085 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
360 
255 
1,021 
4,149 
1,769 
8,639 
9,946 
acres 
26,545 
86,434 
84,809 
753,489 
729,244 
469,840 
4,291,939 
bushels 
1,403,864 
2,581,809 
5,323,226 
42,616,223 
38,910,081 
31,022,186 
139,417,085 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
8 
31 
10 
8,692 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
1,259 
224 
5,708,405 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
54,182 
9,596 
243,202,977 
- 
- 
--continued 
250 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
