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 
7,593 
146,919 
7,444 
240,242 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,349 
(X) 
32,273 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
7,310 
143,304 
7,084 
232,714 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,604 
(X) 
32,851 
$1 to $999 
923 
458 
908 
401 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,839 
4,793 
1,676 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,101 
7,904 
1,085 
$1 to $999 
911 
450 
881 
387 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,818 
28,919 
1,374 
22,298 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,710 
4,496 
1,591 
4,263 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,179 
42,133 
1,108 
39,784 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,052 
7,559 
982 
6,967 
$50,000 or more 
733 
62,712 
1,293 
165,531 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,755 
27,895 
1,316 
21,501 
$25,000 or more 
1,882 
102,904 
2,314 
199,595 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
521 
122,036 
1,098 
181,426 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
234,234 
(X) 
165,233 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
470 
3,615 
668 
7,528 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,692 
(X) 
11,270 
$1 to $999 
13 
4 
74 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6 
7 
70 
168 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12 
89 
30 
213 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
25 
382 
62 
950 
$1 to $999 
93 
41 
132 
68 
$20,000 to $24,999 
10 
208 
16 
352 
$1,000 to $4,999 
211 
530 
242 
651 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
1,309 
91 
3,271 
$5,000 to $9,999 
70 
485 
110 
792 
$50,000 or more 
419 
120,037 
755 
176,457 
$10,000 to $24,999 
65 
1,027 
101 
1,559 
$25,000 or more 
31 
1,532 
83 
4,457 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
228 
47,734 
(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) 
23,685 
1,204,560 
16,846 
820,562 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
50,857 
(X) 
48,710 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
4,594 
1,583 
2,520 
993 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,722 
14,470 
4,127 
10,309 
$5,000 to $9,999 
288 
1,908 
103 
663 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,872 
19,829 
2,141 
14,815 
$10,000 to $24,999 
329 
5,003 
166 
2,420 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,765 
60,479 
2,845 
44,308 
$25,000 or more 
301 
56,440 
186 
31,404 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,330 
81,767 
1,762 
62,098 
$50,000 or more 
4,402 
1,026,431 
3,451 
688,039 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
7,469 
171,066 
5,381 
113,546 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
22,903 
(X) 
21,101 
services 
5,255 
383,434 
3,869 
257,785 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
72,966 
(X) 
66,628 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
2,482 
678 
1,582 
523 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,979 
5,043 
1,562 
3,820 
$1 to $999 
563 
246 
368 
163 
$5,000 to $9,999 
851 
5,875 
612 
4,309 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,081 
2,677 
737 
1,829 
$10,000 to $24,999 
872 
14,198 
784 
12,137 
$5,000 to $9,999 
588 
4,078 
438 
3,000 
$25,000 or more 
1,285 
145,272 
841 
92,757 
$10,000 to $24,999 
938 
14,699 
699 
10,854 
$25,000 to $49,999 
683 
23,030 
473 
16,368 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
1,402 
338,705 
1,154 
225,570 
payments 
1,568 
62,457 
1,511 
63,418 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
39,833 
(X) 
41,971 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
6,000 
256,997 
4,652 
170,043 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
42,833 
(X) 
36,553 
$1 to $999 
143 
62 
96 
45 
$1,000 to $4,999 
397 
948 
333 
925 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
225 
1,583 
249 
1,762 
$1 to $999 
774 
346 
554 
252 
$10,000 to $24,999 
354 
5,490 
330 
5,072 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,600 
3,986 
1,483 
3,716 
$25,000 or more 
449 
54,374 
503 
55,614 
$5,000 to $9,999 
969 
6,751 
712 
4,902 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,043 
16,881 
771 
11,965 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
1,614 
229,032 
1,132 
149,208 
government agricultural 
program payments 
343 
4,218 
223 
2,460 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,297 
(X) 
11,032 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
862 
27,613 
546 
9,408 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
32,033 
(X) 
17,231 
$1 to $999 
182 
98 
64 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
41 
89 
55 
130 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
20 
151 
31 
209 
$1 to $999 
444 
134 
190 
81 
$10,000 to $24,999 
45 
712 
50 
823 
$1,000 to $4,999 
238 
536 
169 
398 
$25,000 or more 
55 
3,168 
23 
1,272 
$5,000 to $9,999 
61 
407 
60 
389 
$10,000 to $24,999 
37 
557 
53 
854 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
82 
25,979 
74 
7,686 
sources (see text) 
5,192 
234,255 
3,875 
169,021 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
45,118 
(X) 
43,618 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
1,699 
64,520 
685 
34,880 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
37,975 
(X) 
50,920 
$1 to $999 
941 
384 
572 
233 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,525 
3,909 
903 
2,272 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
541 
3,716 
527 
3,609 
$1 to $999 
314 
105 
84 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
744 
12,520 
688 
10,939 
$1,000 to $4,999 
467 
1,065 
146 
358 
$25,000 or more 
1,441 
213,727 
1,185 
151,968 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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