Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
77,857 
100.0 
81,033 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
42,627,472 
100.0 
33,885,064 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
547,510 
(X) 
418,164 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
15,396 
19.8 
18,111 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
1,673 
(Z) 
2,219 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
3,890 
5.0 
3,634 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,590 
5.9 
5,854 
$1,000 
2,547,307 
6.0 
3,647,057 
$1,000 
7,596 
(Z) 
9,652 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,736 
7.4 
6,548 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
20,356 
(Z) 
23,510 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
328 
0.4 
322 
$1,000 
2,706 
(Z) 
5,704 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
7,718 
9.9 
7,208 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
301 
0.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
53,701 
0.1 
51,093 
$1,000 
2,499 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
7,455 
9.6 
7,761 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
38 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
103,217 
0.2 
108,885 
$1,000 
206 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,682 
3.4 
2,720 
$1,000 
58,665 
0.1 
59,120 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
5,744 
7.4 
5,265 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
4,780 
6.1 
5,081 
$1,000 
1,467,274 
3.4 
1,068,522 
$1,000 
148,840 
0.3 
158,823 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,263 
2.9 
2,497 
$1,000 
99,296 
0.2 
108,929 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
6,679 
8.6 
6,212 
their products 
.. farms 
21,531 
27.7 
23,192 
$1,000 
469,861 
1.1 
435,855 
$1,000 
12,260,574 
28.8 
10,982,043 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
6,922 
8.9 
6,544 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
3,758 
4.8 
4,114 
$1,000 
1,103,202 
2.6 
1,026,860 
$1,000 
1,663,919 
3.9 
1,536,763 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
12,594 
16.2 
12,681 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
4,117 
5.3 
3,917 
$1,000 
3,259,325 
7.6 
2,536,571 
$1,000 
1,444,378 
3.4 
1,361,005 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
1,554 
2.0 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
3,186 
4.1 
2,938 
$1,000 
6,945,102 
16.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,245,124 
5.3 
2,080,888 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
1,163 
1.5 
1,267 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
6,333 
8.1 
5,642 
$1,000 
51,526 
0.1 
34,188 
$1,000 
36,871,564 
86.5 
28,458,225 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
2,998 
3.9 
2,889 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
4,700,623 
11.0 
4,584,886 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
4,376 
5.6 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
1,467 
1.9 
1,399 
$1,000 
108,136 
0.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
5,211,446 
12.2 
4,921,291 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,868 
2.4 
1,354 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
3,050 
3.9 
3,937 
$1,000 
26,959,495 
63.2 
18,952,048 
$1,000 
62,241 
0.1 
72,433 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
229 
0.3 
217 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
103,016 
0.2 
102,228 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
49,253 
63.3 
48,901 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
30,366,898 
71.2 
22,903,021 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
1,766 
2.3 
1,583 
$1,000 
67,309 
0.2 
58,798 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
4,757 
6.1 
4,261 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
1,727,708 
4.1 
1,105,369 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
2,147 
2.8 
2,048 
Corn 
farms 
1,796 
2.3 
1,811 
$1,000 
266,275 
0.6 
210,423 
$1,000 
419,544 
1.0 
309,402 
Wheat 
farms 
1,499 
1.9 
1,188 
$1,000 
341,702 
0.8 
155,566 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
2 
(Z) 
15 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
326 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
8,588 
11.0 
7,068 
Sorghum 
farms 
200 
0.3 
150 
$1,000 
169,915 
0.4 
162,896 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
7,909 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
19,785 
(X) 
23,047 
Barley 
farms 
261 
0.3 
160 
$1,000 
29,212 
0.1 
11,146 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
1,391 
1.8 
1,305 
$1,000 
782,644 
1.8 
501,046 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
1,965 
2.5 
1,530 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
426 
(Z) 
327 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
953 
1.2 
967 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
1,077 
1.4 
954 
$1,000 
138,816 
0.3 
119,976 
$1,000 
722 
(Z) 
628 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
2,927 
3.8 
2,244 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
6,687 
(Z) 
5,084 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
630 
0.8 
854 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
881 
1.1 
635 
$1,000 
655,094 
1.5 
586,267 
$1,000 
5,876 
(Z) 
4,332 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
817 
1.0 
741 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
6,155 
7.9 
3,958 
$1,000 
12,634 
(Z) 
1 1 ,484 
$1,000 
6,327,838 
14.8 
5,435,521 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
362 
0.5 
448 
$1,000 
12,597 
(Z) 
15,157 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
36,574 
47.0 
38,034 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
559 
0.7 
516 
$1,000 
17,638,972 
41.4 
11,054,581 
$1,000 
130,974 
0.3 
125,885 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
35,526 
45.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
15,655,703 
36.7 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
1,701 
2.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,983,269 
4.7 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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