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 
36,180 
100.0 
37,054 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
7,780,874 
100.0 
6,061,134 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
215,060 
(X) 
163,576 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
13,421 
37.1 
14,235 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
1,360 
(Z) 
1,457 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
644 
1.8 
564 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,176 
8.8 
3,331 
$1,000 
274,197 
3.5 
299,585 
$1,000 
5,232 
0.1 
5,382 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,889 
8.0 
3,002 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
10,320 
0.1 
10,597 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
92 
0.3 
122 
$1,000 
310 
(Z) 
1,238 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,065 
8.5 
3,122 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
83 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
21,610 
0.3 
21,896 
$1,000 
277 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,684 
7.4 
2,749 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
9 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
37,849 
0.5 
38,794 
$1,000 
33 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
841 
2.3 
851 
$1,000 
18,563 
0.2 
18,768 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
8,972 
24.8 
9,415 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,661 
4.6 
1,628 
$1,000 
386,150 
5.0 
318,285 
$1,000 
52,245 
0.7 
51,246 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
707 
2.0 
755 
$1,000 
31,405 
0.4 
33,349 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,103 
5.8 
2,283 
their products 
.. farms 
16,641 
46.0 
17,525 
$1,000 
149,456 
1.9 
162,360 
$1,000 
5,346,292 
68.7 
4,079,735 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,329 
6.4 
2,348 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
2,379 
6.6 
2,515 
$1,000 
378,020 
4.9 
378,950 
$1,000 
102,175 
1.3 
161,320 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
11,570 
32.0 
11,963 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,479 
4.1 
1,247 
$1,000 
4,321,308 
55.5 
3,156,348 
$1,000 
519,504 
6.7 
450,488 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
169 
0.5 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
894 
2.5 
773 
$1,000 
559,422 
7.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
621,167 
8.0 
545,134 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
956 
2.6 
1,230 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
931 
2.6 
730 
$1,000 
208,763 
2.7 
159,808 
$1,000 
5,934,143 
76.3 
4,342,712 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
590 
1.6 
469 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
896,534 
11.5 
707,412 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
2,037 
5.6 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
178 
0.5 
122 
$1,000 
87,174 
1.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
604,178 
7.8 
419,661 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
163 
0.5 
139 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
3,136 
8.7 
3,324 
$1,000 
4,433,430 
57.0 
3,215,640 
$1,000 
31,600 
0.4 
29,304 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
68 
0.2 
55 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
14,475 
0.2 
11,258 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
13,885 
38.4 
13,897 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
2,434,583 
31.3 
1,981,399 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
1,266 
3.5 
1,052 
$1,000 
21,376 
0.3 
20,890 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
5,424 
15.0 
5,304 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
1,469,378 
18.9 
1,049,754 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
2,283 
6.3 
2,154 
Corn 
farms 
2,885 
8.0 
2,926 
$1,000 
129,034 
1.7 
124,618 
$1,000 
851,640 
10.9 
487,703 
Wheat 
farms 
3,653 
10.1 
3,649 
$1,000 
477,391 
6.1 
435,716 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
84 
0.2 
67 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
7,134 
0.1 
3,261 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
2,896 
8.0 
2,777 
Sorghum 
farms 
428 
1.2 
418 
$1,000 
19,199 
0.2 
22,584 
$1,000 
20,105 
0.3 
21,707 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
6,630 
(X) 
8,133 
Barley 
farms 
240 
0.7 
326 
$1,000 
41,984 
0.5 
24,066 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
762 
2.1 
669 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
154 
(Z) 
133 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
923 
2.6 
1,248 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
384 
1.1 
407 
$1,000 
71,123 
0.9 
77,301 
$1,000 
259 
(Z) 
281 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
1,110 
3.1 
1,100 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,670 
(Z) 
2,461 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
311 
0.9 
279 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,146 
(Z) 
1,914 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
189 
0.5 
185 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
780 
2.2 
738 
$1,000 
2,756 
(Z) 
2,679 
$1,000 
280,591 
3.6 
289,345 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
75 
0.2 
69 
$1,000 
2,481 
(Z) 
2,325 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
696 
1.9 
767 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
65 
0.2 
68 
$1,000 
23,956 
0.3 
23,192 
$1,000 
8,732 
0.1 
12,790 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
649 
1.8 
(NA) 
$1,000 
23,818 
0.3 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
75 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
138 
(Z) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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