Table 1. State Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oregon 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Farms 
number 
35,439 
59,309 
1,243 
25,266 
31,989 
68,050 
248,809 
Land in farms 
acres 
16,301,578 
7,704,444 
69,589 
4,971,244 
43,257,079 
10,867,812 
130,153,438 
Average size of farm 
acres 
460 
130 
56 
197 
1,352 
160 
523 
Median size of farm 
acres 
28 
68 
20 
60 
337 
68 
85 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
865,613 
704,712 
786,093 
586,518 
2,281,026 
569,416 
876,614 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,882 
5,425 
14,041 
2,981 
1,687 
3,565 
1,676 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,197,391 
5,321,820 
69,689 
1 ,829,250 
7,721,279 
4,712,059 
17,958,942 
Average per farm 
dollars 
90,222 
89,735 
56,065 
72,400 
241,388 
69,248 
72,185 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
9,119 
5,575 
433 
2,135 
1,300 
3,230 
20,825 
1 0 to 49 acres 
12,663 
17,721 
451 
8,996 
4,976 
23,563 
72,856 
50 to 1 79 acres 
6,932 
24,841 
278 
8,364 
6,419 
27,037 
73,868 
1 80 to 499 acres 
2,978 
8,750 
70 
3,731 
5,353 
10,464 
42,002 
500 to 999 acres 
1,389 
1,768 
7 
1,121 
4,229 
2,268 
17,309 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2,358 
654 
4 
919 
9,712 
1,488 
21,949 
Total cropland 
farms 
23,829 
49,838 
806 
16,853 
26,422 
51,019 
138,929 
acres 
4,690,420 
4,546,052 
22,593 
1,967,288 
19,147,320 
5,329,692 
29,147,537 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
21,316 
42,981 
746 
13,135 
21,340 
44,908 
104,998 
acres 
2,966,351 
3,957,000 
18,933 
1 ,634,706 
16,392,000 
4,546,788 
16,458,332 
Irrigated land 
farms 
14,975 
4,539 
325 
1,973 
1,656 
2,146 
18,169 
acres 
1,629,735 
38,990 
3,954 
159,239 
378,678 
146,442 
4,489,163 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
4,883,674 
7,400,781 
59,652 
3,040,069 
10,170,227 
3,611,037 
25,375,581 
Average per farm 
dollars 
137,805 
124,783 
47,990 
120,323 
317,929 
53,064 
101,988 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,247,432 
2,782,911 
48,981 
1,293,558 
6,072,922 
2,086,472 
7,366,993 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,636,242 
4,617,870 
10,671 
1,746,511 
4,097,304 
1,524,565 
18,008,588 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
14,260 
19,621 
451 
13,133 
7,945 
30,632 
112,775 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,468 
5,144 
186 
2,630 
1,495 
8,016 
29,961 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,096 
6,002 
162 
2,671 
1,767 
8,852 
32,144 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,011 
7,801 
179 
2,608 
2,527 
9,699 
31,781 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,217 
4,883 
68 
1,211 
2,281 
4,624 
15,505 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,741 
4,044 
89 
852 
2,946 
2,067 
9,154 
$100,000 or more 
4,646 
11,814 
108 
2,161 
13,028 
4,160 
17,489 
Government payments 
farms 
5,347 
16,007 
190 
6,788 
22,793 
16,173 
52,385 
$1,000 
85,840 
86,359 
2,345 
46,616 
283,797 
67,665 
643,993 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,763 
21,979 
413 
7,591 
20,242 
21,499 
69,642 
$1,000 
233,339 
309,738 
5,329 
116,392 
939,643 
192,465 
1,351,105 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
4,389,377 
6,041,767 
68,335 
2,575,752 
8,104,502 
3,174,788 
25,404,943 
Average per farm 
dollars 
123,857 
101,869 
54,976 
101,945 
253,353 
46,654 
102,106 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
35,439 
59,309 
1,243 
25,266 
31,989 
68,050 
248,809 
$1,000 
813,476 
1,755,111 
-1,009 
627,325 
3,289,165 
696,379 
1,965,736 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,954 
29,593 
-812 
24,829 
102,822 
10,233 
7,901 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
17,684 
30,638 
619 
10,361 
18,844 
28,454 
104,769 
Other 
number 
17,755 
28,671 
624 
14,905 
13,145 
39,596 
144,040 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
21,259 
34,939 
789 
15,871 
17,940 
42,979 
160,193 
200 days or more 
number 
12,767 
23,013 
521 
10,719 
11,551 
29,017 
102,947 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
14,351 
25,189 
300 
8,121 
15,583 
38,826 
151,362 
number 
1 ,297,945 
1,626,374 
4,667 
297,286 
3,893,251 
1,856,316 
11,159,747 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,557 
11,880 
212 
7,232 
13,327 
33,556 
133,924 
number 
504,279 
148,249 
1,447 
166,745 
1,610,559 
874,630 
4,329,341 
Milk cows 
farms 
686 
7,829 
30 
193 
689 
979 
985 
number 
125,767 
532,335 
1,209 
15,997 
91,831 
47,978 
434,928 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1 1 ,638 
19,381 
161 
5,778 
14,306 
32,852 
116,891 
number 
879,251 
880,431 
1,578 
134,445 
2,567,027 
960,682 
10,784,116 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,124 
3,097 
77 
838 
681 
1,297 
4,905 
number 
12,693 
1,134,957 
1,830 
224,076 
1,191,162 
147,795 
800,893 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,172 
2,672 
66 
571 
678 
812 
2,906 
number 
23,063 
4,677,032 
4,477 
758,876 
3,914,312 
344,574 
1 ,938,690 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2,753 
3,590 
122 
549 
1,798 
1,476 
10,674 
number 
214,613 
96,648 
1,823 
12,684 
257,676 
43,836 
623,000 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,774 
9,539 
327 
3,060 
1,703 
6,487 
19,748 
number 
2,420,907 
25,147,630 
69,662 
4,231,250 
2,450,780 
1,675,399 
20,902,244 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
487 
1,395 
57 
539 
155 
600 
1,566 
number 
22,789,036 
166,691,355 
(D) 
225,882,950 
144,015 
165,803,445 
600,353,797 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
425 
16,800 
15 
2,449 
12,260 
4,301 
4,045 
acres 
53,359 
998,376 
240 
309,810 
5,289,110 
960,721 
1,620,460 
bushels 
10,951,598 
125,500,345 
35,570 
35,597,075 
480,330,680 
81,645,799 
204,454,091 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
283 
9,752 
27 
112 
4,499 
776 
622 
acres 
33,955 
412,695 
(D) 
11,051 
592,643 
48,509 
186,995 
tons 
883,577 
7,205,366 
(D) 
173,255 
5,127,364 
630,517 
3,454,188 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,968 
4,053 
4 
1,152 
4,804 
1,493 
7,409 
acres 
906,013 
144,725 
1,024 
215,708 
2,203,785 
328,209 
2,993,969 
bushels 
57,512,480 
9,037,847 
48,332 
1 1 ,268,376 
100,675,153 
20,315,789 
97,403,853 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,653 
4,053 
4 
1,152 
2,784 
1,493 
7,366 
acres 
782,209 
144,725 
1,024 
215,708 
1 ,208,309 
328,209 
2,989,113 
bushels 
49,663,688 
9,037,847 
48,332 
1 1 ,268,376 
61,168,956 
20,315,789 
97,263,167 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
648 
- 
- 
- 
2,908 
- 
49 
acres 
122,897 
- 
- 
- 
991,083 
- 
4,856 
bushels 
7,791,093 
- 
- 
- 
39,365,987 
- 
140,686 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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