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 
8 
2 
9 
12 
11 
5 
4 
$1,000 
191 
(D) 
(D) 
232 
12 
(D) 
12 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
8 
2 
8 
12 
8 
3 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
232 
10 
7 
12 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
1 
2 
1 
- 
3 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
283 
189 
158 
648 
637 
539 
795 
$1,000 
17,688 
11,171 
13,908 
89,558 
168,230 
260,389 
865,618 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
117 
81 
79 
378 
420 
399 
567 
$1,000 
15,037 
9,551 
12,496 
85,561 
164,736 
258,012 
861,612 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
601 
349 
289 
1,176 
1,086 
888 
1,300 
$1,000 
240,361 
86,047 
183,689 
443,758 
592,394 
284,275 
898,649 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
128 
93 
95 
434 
507 
523 
1,037 
$1,000 
235,576 
82,738 
180,921 
432,502 
581,617 
276,066 
892,921 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
93 
78 
56 
277 
279 
174 
91 
$1,000 
406,492 
187,664 
200,411 
988,459 
1,502,011 
1,286,869 
1,022,822 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
93 
78 
56 
277 
275 
173 
90 
$1,000 
406,492 
187,664 
200,411 
988,459 
1,501,872 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
21 
19 
7 
27 
20 
11 
15 
$1,000 
163 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
107 
124 
3,232 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
7 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
131 
57 
70 
138 
85 
87 
148 
$1,000 
1,159 
1,558 
(D) 
(D) 
7,711 
17,965 
41,247 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
7 
4 
14 
6 
25 
65 
$1,000 
503 
1,295 
(D) 
4,220 
(D) 
17,208 
40,112 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
69 
27 
30 
112 
91 
65 
125 
$1,000 
2,042 
(D) 
1,113 
5,768 
1,868 
(D) 
3,339 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
1 
6 
10 
9 
8 
11 
$1,000 
1,436 
(D) 
(D) 
4,331 
1,178 
2,993 
2,184 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
77 
44 
31 
85 
63 
19 
32 
$1,000 
35,979 
45,907 
(D) 
170,760 
196,980 
364,209 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
8 
1 
12 
14 
7 
4 
$1,000 
35,884 
45,869 
(D) 
170,617 
196,887 
364,198 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
10 
7 
5 
5 
9 
2 
4 
$1,000 
12,796 
5,541 
(D) 
6,054 
(D) 
(D) 
2,884 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
7 
3 
4 
2 
2 
3 
$1,000 
12,678 
5,541 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
35 
18 
16 
36 
32 
11 
26 
$1,000 
1,415 
(D) 
885 
1,207 
(D) 
84 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
4 
5 
5 
- 
6 
$1,000 
1,224 
(D) 
846 
1,078 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
528 
302 
264 
1,126 
1,095 
676 
691 
$1,000 
5,697 
4,453 
4,862 
25,665 
32,106 
24,437 
25,767 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
139 
115 
97 
363 
293 
190 
139 
$1,000 
7,695 
7,145 
10,101 
46,624 
43,005 
45,146 
76,418 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
164 
95 
56 
174 
140 
76 
71 
$1,000 
9,958 
6,171 
3,739 
20,003 
18,348 
3,197 
2,377 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
2,533 
1,477 
1,189 
3,983 
3,230 
2,040 
2,434 
$1,000 
1,296,045 
816,831 
970,559 
3,870,184 
5,420,931 
5,482,754 
11,257,547 
Average per farm 
dollars 
511,664 
553,034 
816,282 
971,676 
1,678,307 
2,687,624 
4,625,122 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,329 
859 
699 
2,361 
1,890 
1,154 
1,136 
$1,000 
32,637 
30,644 
37,711 
168,895 
227,973 
292,366 
836,596 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
399 
196 
153 
343 
215 
120 
122 
$5,000 to $24,999 
534 
300 
211 
555 
287 
119 
113 
$25,000 to $49,999 
230 
226 
152 
503 
254 
68 
66 
$50,000 or more 
166 
137 
183 
960 
1,134 
847 
835 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,588 
1,018 
793 
2,710 
2,172 
1,310 
1,341 
$1,000 
48,818 
42,235 
46,264 
202,892 
298,519 
357,644 
985,754 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
527 
268 
199 
578 
368 
240 
274 
$5,000 to $24,999 
475 
301 
198 
543 
296 
121 
156 
$25,000 to $49,999 
318 
191 
148 
492 
277 
94 
60 
$50,000 or more 
268 
258 
248 
1,097 
1,231 
855 
851 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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