Table 1. State Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Utah 
Vermont 
Virginia 
Washington 
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming 
Farms 
number 
18,027 
7,338 
46,030 
37,249 
21,489 
69,754 
1 1 ,736 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,974,396 
1,251,713 
8,302,444 
14,748,107 
3,606,674 
14,568,926 
30,363,641 
Average size of farm 
acres 
609 
171 
180 
396 
168 
209 
2,587 
Median size of farm 
acres 
30 
80 
72 
24 
95 
96 
200 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
888,886 
546,627 
776,719 
910,249 
413,407 
819,551 
1 ,759,200 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,460 
3,205 
4,306 
2,299 
2,463 
3,924 
680 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
1 ,523,780 
637,927 
3,339,696 
3,672,289 
1 ,074,873 
9,037,376 
1 ,340,393 
Average per farm 
dollars 
84,537 
86,947 
72,561 
98,588 
50,027 
129,561 
114,212 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
5,205 
616 
3,343 
10,559 
956 
4,603 
1,086 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,239 
2,258 
14,425 
12,980 
5,128 
17,825 
2,291 
50 to 1 79 acres 
3,499 
2,414 
16,850 
6,537 
9,692 
25,502 
2,353 
1 80 to 499 acres 
1,864 
1,513 
7,864 
3,071 
4,457 
15,688 
1,743 
500 to 999 acres 
892 
383 
2,173 
1,508 
894 
3,885 
1,109 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,328 
154 
1,375 
2,594 
362 
2,251 
3,154 
Total cropland 
farms 
12,064 
4,974 
34,525 
25,045 
17,569 
60,936 
6,688 
acres 
1,645,898 
488,327 
2,990,561 
7,526,742 
804,006 
9,910,991 
2,418,931 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
10,729 
4,619 
31,041 
20,846 
16,690 
52,083 
5,558 
acres 
1,054,369 
446,020 
2,618,291 
4,342,904 
699,793 
9,149,273 
1,440,605 
Irrigated land 
farms 
12,296 
766 
2,456 
14,736 
466 
3,240 
5,739 
acres 
1,104,257 
3,565 
68,651 
1,633,571 
2,064 
421,721 
1,435,710 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,816,147 
776,105 
3,753,287 
9,120,749 
806,775 
1 1 ,744,476 
1,689,416 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,746 
105,765 
81,540 
244,859 
37,544 
168,370 
143,952 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
574,099 
177,726 
1,360,146 
6,492,042 
139,092 
4,601,488 
438,958 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1 ,242,049 
598,379 
2,393,141 
2,628,708 
667,683 
7,142,988 
1 ,250,458 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
7,200 
2,597 
17,103 
16,900 
8,861 
22,531 
4,300 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,055 
792 
5,063 
4,084 
3,615 
4,859 
799 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,068 
969 
6,436 
3,542 
3,582 
5,888 
915 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,180 
904 
6,940 
3,398 
2,956 
7,246 
1,161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,424 
554 
3,837 
1,843 
1,108 
5,705 
875 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,117 
413 
2,220 
1,380 
505 
6,379 
923 
$100,000 or more 
1,983 
1,109 
4,431 
6,102 
862 
17,146 
2,763 
Government payments 
farms 
2,784 
1,560 
10,664 
7,235 
2,196 
38,945 
2,807 
$1,000 
23,898 
13,930 
82,318 
159,269 
7,034 
237,304 
28,146 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,537 
2,922 
15,961 
12,086 
4,525 
39,603 
4,265 
$1,000 
47,355 
42,124 
179,190 
311,995 
23,233 
510,707 
71,021 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
1,588,996 
679,732 
3,494,672 
7,839,554 
762,655 
9,419,263 
1,552,595 
Average per farm 
dollars 
88,145 
92,632 
75,922 
210,463 
35,490 
135,035 
132,293 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
18,027 
7,338 
46,030 
37,249 
21,489 
69,754 
1 1 ,736 
$1,000 
298,404 
152,427 
520,123 
1,752,459 
74,388 
3,073,224 
235,988 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,553 
20,772 
11,300 
47,047 
3,462 
44,058 
20,108 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
6,939 
3,779 
20,740 
17,650 
9,164 
34,760 
5,845 
Other 
number 
1 1 ,088 
3,559 
25,290 
19,599 
12,325 
34,994 
5,891 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
12,286 
4,493 
28,382 
22,387 
13,397 
40,854 
7,306 
200 days or more 
number 
8,544 
2,686 
18,876 
14,180 
8,750 
28,046 
4,543 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
8,625 
2,784 
23,911 
11,861 
12,067 
29,908 
6,115 
number 
776,833 
274,251 
1,631,882 
1,162,792 
414,908 
3,494,084 
1,307,731 
Beef cows 
farms 
6,827 
1,295 
19,596 
9,285 
10,156 
13,020 
5,080 
number 
369,670 
1 1 ,487 
657,320 
211,852 
191,398 
248,305 
664,254 
Milk cows 
farms 
477 
1,075 
1,168 
798 
438 
11,543 
206 
number 
90,449 
134,142 
94,105 
266,989 
10,095 
1,270,091 
6,194 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
6,458 
2,061 
20,091 
8,420 
10,032 
25,614 
5,271 
number 
437,708 
101,431 
845,381 
877,290 
250,073 
1,784,697 
1 ,067,003 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
669 
450 
1,265 
934 
725 
2,270 
270 
number 
731,666 
3,874 
239,899 
19,861 
5,873 
311,651 
85,432 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
581 
525 
919 
1,303 
624 
2,210 
288 
number 
2,630,230 
6,638 
559,658 
27,141 
8,712 
934,000 
456,300 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,755 
793 
2,315 
1,967 
1,043 
2,590 
771 
number 
287,883 
18,803 
84,983 
44,863 
31,630 
80,081 
354,785 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,398 
1,682 
5,656 
6,276 
2,991 
7,348 
1,324 
number 
3,814,859 
212,397 
2,897,238 
7,236,128 
1,113,238 
5,413,563 
26,612 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
73 
423 
807 
527 
273 
1,499 
90 
number 
4,310 
301,653 
237,669,378 
28,252,490 
93,749,081 
48,766,897 
4,567 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
373 
105 
2,857 
575 
702 
27,809 
388 
acres 
33,879 
1 1 ,059 
338,132 
114,516 
35,268 
3,306,621 
60,349 
bushels 
5,379,627 
1 ,428,893 
33,984,647 
23,824,561 
4,554,125 
397,056,812 
8,472,807 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
546 
566 
1,636 
529 
447 
14,477 
255 
acres 
52,481 
80,231 
113,059 
93,239 
15,341 
953,876 
34,332 
tons 
1 ,200,480 
1,522,569 
1 ,707,869 
2,320,924 
248,685 
14,047,188 
681,210 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
724 
16 
1,601 
2,871 
97 
5,211 
375 
acres 
138,100 
339 
241 ,979 
2,186,813 
4,200 
261,519 
131,905 
bushels 
6,034,525 
18,099 
14,804,947 
141,020,565 
271 ,542 
18,368,973 
3,697,368 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
632 
15 
1,599 
2,415 
96 
4,870 
298 
acres 
124,785 
269 
240,208 
1,669,175 
(D) 
245,266 
120,113 
bushels 
5,498,779 
14,719 
14,701,510 
112,180,184 
(D) 
17,597,789 
3,215,169 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
151 
5 
5 
1,408 
1 
401 
60 
acres 
13,315 
70 
1,771 
514,374 
(D) 
16,253 
(D) 
bushels 
535,746 
3,380 
103,437 
(D) 
(D) 
771,184 
371,832 
--continued 
252 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
