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 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
4 
2 
3 
3 
5 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
55 
(D) 
165 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(Z) 
- 
55 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
1 
2 
- 
1 
5 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
165 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
683 
550 
365 
1,036 
667 
343 
222 
$1,000 
6,942 
6,661 
5,453 
29,551 
70,007 
61,700 
102,757 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
24 
24 
141 
232 
157 
148 
$1,000 
1,429 
2,127 
2,052 
19,357 
63,456 
58,722 
101,468 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,485 
1,060 
750 
2,089 
1,130 
449 
285 
$1,000 
23,400 
18,897 
16,691 
65,163 
68,572 
80,328 
80,381 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
53 
60 
322 
446 
273 
222 
$1,000 
4,336 
3,928 
4,699 
30,559 
52,254 
75,942 
78,974 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
13 
2 
1 
21 
12 
3 
4 
$1,000 
2,627 
(D) 
(D) 
5,371 
7,346 
(D) 
6,574 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
2 
1 
21 
12 
3 
4 
$1,000 
2,627 
(D) 
(D) 
5,371 
7,346 
(D) 
6,574 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
10 
10 
13 
14 
7 
5 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
9,510 
10,209 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
2 
4 
4 
1 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
43 
35 
26 
72 
23 
11 
5 
$1,000 
87 
97 
133 
377 
131 
29 
81 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
97 
73 
42 
90 
49 
22 
14 
$1,000 
535 
(D) 
172 
925 
330 
115 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
2 
2 
- 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
988 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
282 
179 
126 
285 
198 
47 
19 
$1,000 
266,442 
179,233 
160,311 
402,726 
285,057 
73,959 
26,879 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
217 
134 
96 
229 
163 
41 
14 
$1,000 
266,390 
179,109 
160,282 
402,601 
284,988 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
20 
9 
9 
27 
17 
20 
17 
$1,000 
2,826 
2,090 
5,947 
13,360 
18,968 
28,950 
39,304 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
3 
9 
15 
15 
18 
17 
$1,000 
2,614 
2,075 
5,947 
13,266 
(D) 
(D) 
39,304 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
41 
31 
26 
36 
12 
8 
6 
$1,000 
117 
(D) 
106 
(D) 
60 
49 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,094 
894 
677 
2,062 
1,483 
692 
430 
$1,000 
3,876 
2,983 
2,962 
12,027 
15,981 
14,620 
20,845 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
51 
54 
32 
120 
72 
73 
63 
$1,000 
224 
233 
324 
1,488 
2,149 
5,961 
1 1 ,833 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
89 
61 
52 
127 
40 
15 
5 
$1,000 
581 
229 
453 
1,325 
896 
111 
75 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
2,897 
2,041 
1,382 
3,815 
2,230 
911 
579 
$1,000 
306,367 
195,129 
176,588 
519,169 
484,348 
370,973 
499,363 
Average per farm 
dollars 
105,753 
95,605 
127,777 
136,086 
217,197 
407,215 
862,457 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,627 
1,145 
826 
2,315 
1,402 
624 
400 
$1,000 
9,211 
6,148 
6,666 
24,604 
36,284 
45,310 
86,010 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,168 
790 
492 
1,222 
491 
151 
55 
$5,000 to $24,999 
424 
328 
287 
861 
484 
136 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
18 
35 
152 
191 
65 
34 
$50,000 or more 
9 
9 
12 
80 
236 
272 
248 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,438 
1,081 
723 
2,143 
1,346 
614 
412 
$1,000 
5,774 
2,432 
2,363 
10,692 
24,580 
30,952 
57,869 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,332 
984 
643 
1,742 
819 
258 
104 
$5,000 to $24,999 
92 
78 
68 
293 
259 
96 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
17 
9 
74 
114 
61 
26 
$50,000 or more 
8 
2 
3 
34 
154 
199 
214 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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