Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,897 
2,041 
1,382 
3,815 
2,230 
911 
579 
percent 
6.7 
4.7 
3.2 
8.8 
5.2 
2.1 
1.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
453,309 
402,155 
329,632 
1 ,335,536 
1 ,523,958 
1,217,464 
2,140,200 
Average size of farm 
acres 
156 
197 
239 
350 
683 
1,336 
3,696 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,897 
2,041 
1,382 
3,815 
2,230 
911 
579 
$1,000 
373,185 
225,077 
215,011 
622,024 
601,381 
468,304 
650,277 
Average per farm 
dollars 
128,818 
110,278 
155,579 
163,047 
269,678 
514,055 
1,123,104 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
436 
264 
130 
329 
178 
38 
26 
$1,000 to $2,499 
244 
185 
94 
247 
89 
30 
15 
$2,500 to $4,999 
339 
225 
135 
293 
124 
39 
12 
$5,000 to $9,999 
478 
295 
172 
470 
163 
56 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
688 
483 
373 
769 
285 
95 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
298 
282 
205 
657 
332 
75 
39 
$50,000 to $99,999 
127 
110 
105 
423 
340 
97 
34 
$100,000 to $249,999 
40 
56 
57 
262 
219 
104 
54 
$250,000 to $499,999 
39 
13 
17 
94 
146 
63 
49 
$500,000 to $999,999 
117 
57 
27 
109 
212 
188 
60 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
91 
71 
67 
162 
142 
126 
231 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
71 
59 
49 
112 
101 
108 
155 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
16 
11 
15 
42 
36 
14 
56 
$5,000,000 or more 
4 
1 
3 
8 
5 
4 
20 
Total sales 
farms 
2,897 
2,041 
1,382 
3,815 
2,230 
911 
579 
$1,000 
369,309 
222,094 
212,048 
609,997 
585,400 
453,684 
629,432 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
210 
173 
122 
446 
436 
275 
262 
$1,000 
6,959 
6,629 
6,525 
34,697 
60,610 
100,468 
206,371 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
50 
56 
217 
289 
231 
209 
$1,000 
4,730 
4,878 
5,454 
30,732 
58,169 
99,516 
205,161 
Corn 
farms 
119 
124 
83 
273 
281 
206 
196 
$1,000 
1,693 
1,920 
2,738 
11,505 
21,449 
40,953 
91,520 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
4 
23 
90 
149 
165 
161 
$1,000 
530 
410 
1,879 
8,884 
19,110 
40,034 
90,832 
Wheat 
farms 
55 
46 
25 
152 
178 
141 
142 
$1,000 
1,121 
1,074 
494 
4,958 
9,359 
16,269 
33,269 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
3 
3 
28 
70 
102 
103 
$1,000 
- 
200 
180 
2,289 
6,749 
15,218 
32,344 
Soybeans 
farms 
122 
72 
70 
247 
245 
186 
163 
$1,000 
3,831 
3,602 
3,204 
17,190 
28,004 
42,031 
79,295 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
34 
27 
138 
180 
158 
149 
$1,000 
1,979 
2,546 
2,128 
14,471 
25,896 
41,219 
78,951 
Sorghum 
farms 
14 
- 
4 
31 
29 
16 
21 
$1,000 
273 
- 
63 
739 
529 
586 
795 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
4 
6 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
256 
(D) 
(D) 
584 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
13 
9 
6 
40 
86 
31 
37 
$1,000 
42 
33 
27 
(D) 
1,269 
629 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
5 
1 
8 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
273 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
37 
31 
33 
133 
238 
171 
169 
$1,000 
1,066 
2,111 
1,719 
13,010 
43,198 
57,666 
133,575 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
20 
13 
95 
211 
167 
168 
$1,000 
288 
1,919 
1,337 
11,996 
42,353 
57,543 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
69 
33 
21 
82 
26 
13 
12 
$1,000 
4,294 
1,390 
2,352 
6,282 
3,945 
5,329 
9,653 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
2 
3 
16 
12 
8 
9 
$1,000 
3,579 
(D) 
(D) 
5,390 
3,761 
5,192 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
77 
43 
27 
94 
61 
23 
26 
$1,000 
1,802 
623 
931 
1,889 
2,336 
2,006 
2,845 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
2 
5 
14 
12 
4 
14 
$1,000 
1,075 
(D) 
693 
1,202 
1,618 
1,610 
2,641 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
61 
39 
21 
78 
58 
22 
23 
$1,000 
1,603 
(D) 
431 
1,613 
2,133 
(D) 
2,804 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
2 
3 
12 
11 
4 
14 
$1,000 
1,060 
(D) 
226 
1,082 
1,485 
(D) 
2,613 
Berries 
farms 
21 
5 
6 
20 
6 
1 
5 
$1,000 
199 
(D) 
501 
276 
203 
(D) 
41 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
33 
15 
12 
46 
24 
10 
9 
$1,000 
52,176 
2,846 
10,883 
26,829 
14,467 
38,624 
19,738 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
9 
6 
30 
19 
9 
9 
$1,000 
52,098 
(D) 
(D) 
26,633 
14,357 
(D) 
19,738 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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