Table 6. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Government payments 
12,958 
88,145 
14,428 
124,692 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
6,802 
(X) 
8,642 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
10,574 
71,129 
10,806 
103,368 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
6,727 
(X) 
9,566 
$1 to $999 
3,493 
1,541 
4,044 
1,704 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,762 
13,708 
6,534 
15,363 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,662 
11,753 
1,671 
11,447 
$1 to $999 
3,943 
1,581 
4,390 
1,672 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,284 
19,492 
1,150 
17,871 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,898 
9,193 
3,677 
8,611 
$25,000 to $49,999 
467 
16,118 
519 
18,172 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,067 
7,688 
991 
6,705 
$50,000 or more 
290 
25,534 
510 
60,136 
$10,000 to $24,999 
996 
14,939 
836 
13,244 
$25,000 or more 
670 
37,729 
912 
73,136 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
183 
28,657 
362 
24,418 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
156,597 
(X) 
67,454 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
5,094 
17,015 
6,652 
21,324 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,340 
(X) 
3,206 
$1 to $999 
9 
(D) 
27 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
19 
50 
42 
129 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8 
65 
35 
257 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
5 
87 
45 
691 
$1 to $999 
1,270 
719 
1,458 
799 
$20,000 to $24,999 
2 
(D) 
30 
684 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,981 
6,721 
4,181 
9,368 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
724 
57 
2,047 
$5,000 to $9,999 
545 
3,781 
645 
4,406 
$50,000 or more 
120 
27,679 
126 
20,601 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
239 
3,529 
303 
4,416 
$25,000 or more 
59 
2,266 
65 
2,335 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
63 
6,988 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Table 7. Income From Farm - Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses 
gross before taxes and expenses 
(see text) 
12,971 
143,390 
9,777 
119,799 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
11,055 
(X) 
12,253 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
4,678 
1,406 
3,351 
1,111 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,127 
9,753 
2,881 
6,986 
$5,000 to $9,999 
83 
561 
88 
598 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,352 
9,271 
1,115 
7,676 
$10,000 to $24,999 
89 
1,378 
81 
1,209 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,446 
22,167 
1,186 
18,554 
$25,000 or more 
83 
6,914 
72 
4,709 
$25,000 to $49,999 
789 
26,852 
664 
22,542 
$50,000 or more 
579 
73,942 
580 
62,931 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
4,784 
7,362 
2,787 
4,610 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
1,539 
(X) 
1,654 
services 
1,495 
15,889 
1,364 
11,809 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
10,628 
(X) 
8,657 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
3,458 
627 
2,046 
357 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
952 
2,114 
526 
1,247 
$1 to $999 
328 
141 
375 
170 
$5,000 to $9,999 
281 
1,848 
125 
791 
$1,000 to $4,999 
615 
1,389 
510 
1,197 
$10,000 to $24,999 
71 
1,121 
73 
1,089 
$5,000 to $9,999 
198 
1,329 
188 
1,245 
$25,000 or more 
22 
1,652 
17 
1,126 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
211 
2,918 
165 
2,471 
$25,000 to $49,999 
83 
2,812 
82 
2,714 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
60 
7,300 
44 
4,013 
payments 
792 
18,606 
880 
27,607 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
23,493 
(X) 
31,371 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
3,877 
22,442 
3,136 
14,020 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,788 
(X) 
4,471 
$1 to $999 
132 
53 
99 
50 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
222 
569 
205 
521 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
91 
637 
139 
975 
$1 to $999 
1,034 
547 
1,082 
526 
$10,000 to $24,999 
184 
2,966 
156 
2,364 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,866 
4,357 
1,412 
3,245 
$25,000 or more 
163 
14,382 
281 
23,697 
$5,000 to $9,999 
426 
2,905 
342 
2,348 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
400 
6,004 
228 
3,403 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
151 
8,629 
72 
4,496 
government agricultural 
program payments 
262 
1,245 
749 
1,459 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,752 
(X) 
1,948 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
2,121 
51,732 
1,948 
44,159 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
24,390 
(X) 
22,669 
$1 to $999 
83 
37 
477 
157 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
135 
314 
202 
450 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
25 
163 
40 
276 
$1 to $999 
265 
108 
179 
71 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10 
170 
23 
335 
$1,000 to $4,999 
495 
1,294 
370 
994 
$25,000 or more 
9 
562 
7 
241 
$5,000 to $9,999 
322 
2,269 
306 
2,138 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
493 
7,727 
542 
8,764 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
546 
40,335 
551 
32,191 
sources (see text) 
1,309 
16,445 
827 
9,029 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,563 
(X) 
10,917 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
787 
9,669 
591 
7,107 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,286 
(X) 
12,025 
$1 to $999 
399 
156 
256 
104 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
366 
736 
301 
713 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
144 
1,015 
70 
455 
$1 to $999 
198 
76 
122 
53 
$10,000 to $24,999 
158 
2,025 
102 
1,539 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
334 
740 
228 
538 
$25,000 or more 
242 
12,511 
98 
6,219 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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