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 
11,115 
165,576 
1 1 ,572 
155,980 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
14,897 
(X) 
13,479 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
9,562 
106,261 
8,513 
83,285 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
11,113 
(X) 
9,783 
$1 to $999 
1,993 
889 
2,196 
862 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,158 
8,396 
3,373 
9,004 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,755 
12,669 
1,924 
13,710 
$1 to $999 
2,481 
1,081 
2,609 
951 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,104 
34,106 
2,230 
35,990 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,901 
7,431 
2,575 
6,667 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,363 
47,698 
1,199 
42,383 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,372 
9,753 
1,067 
7,561 
$50,000 or more 
742 
61,818 
650 
54,030 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,522 
24,439 
1,304 
20,902 
$25,000 or more 
1,286 
63,556 
958 
47,204 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
85 
8,015 
214 
11,563 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
94,294 
(X) 
54,033 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
4,514 
59,315 
5,883 
72,695 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
13,140 
(X) 
12,357 
$1 to $999 
5 
(D) 
80 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11 
(□) 
27 
62 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5 
39 
10 
70 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
15 
194 
9 
129 
$1 to $999 
431 
200 
568 
280 
$20,000 to $24,999 
3 
65 
5 
111 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,368 
3,928 
1,956 
5,471 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
344 
27 
961 
$5,000 to $9,999 
957 
6,841 
1,254 
8,898 
$50,000 or more 
35 
7,339 
56 
10,211 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,053 
16,716 
1,257 
19,981 
$25,000 or more 
705 
31,630 
848 
38,065 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
74 
3,365 
(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) 
13,710 
312,533 
11,075 
183,091 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
22,796 
(X) 
16,532 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
4,178 
1,313 
3,330 
1,123 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,540 
8,597 
3,178 
7,871 
$5,000 to $9,999 
135 
894 
90 
595 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,533 
10,617 
1,362 
9,457 
$10,000 to $24,999 
131 
1,862 
104 
1,607 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,811 
28,566 
1,575 
24,809 
$25,000 or more 
177 
24,745 
174 
30,169 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,083 
37,662 
758 
26,842 
$50,000 or more 
1,565 
225,778 
872 
112,990 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
4,887 
14,344 
3,647 
6,189 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,935 
(X) 
1,697 
services 
2,081 
44,097 
2,191 
38,570 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
21,190 
(X) 
17,604 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
3,247 
704 
2,621 
578 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,027 
2,312 
740 
1,616 
$1 to $999 
376 
170 
352 
169 
$5,000 to $9,999 
307 
2,066 
175 
1,175 
$1,000 to $4,999 
588 
1,430 
677 
1,717 
$10,000 to $24,999 
204 
3,074 
67 
1,026 
$5,000 to $9,999 
329 
2,232 
325 
2,183 
$25,000 or more 
102 
6,189 
44 
1,795 
$10,000 to $24,999 
358 
5,536 
432 
6,796 
$25,000 to $49,999 
187 
6,298 
199 
6,993 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
243 
28,432 
206 
20,713 
payments 
2,214 
118,611 
1,307 
24,358 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
53,573 
(X) 
18,637 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
5,533 
66,117 
4,387 
40,317 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
11,950 
(X) 
9,190 
$1 to $999 
125 
62 
177 
83 
$1,000 to $4,999 
434 
1,222 
400 
1,034 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
213 
1,586 
219 
1,524 
$1 to $999 
1,439 
616 
1,185 
528 
$10,000 to $24,999 
417 
6,932 
270 
4,195 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,891 
4,549 
1,687 
4,144 
$25,000 or more 
1,025 
108,808 
241 
17,521 
$5,000 to $9,999 
784 
5,447 
604 
4,232 
$10,000 to $24,999 
765 
11,923 
540 
8,442 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
654 
43,581 
371 
22,971 
government agricultural 
program payments 
270 
2,031 
417 
1,699 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,522 
(X) 
4,074 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
351 
1,788 
269 
1,110 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,093 
(X) 
4,125 
$1 to $999 
80 
33 
203 
88 
$1,000 to $4,999 
101 
223 
143 
308 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
27 
173 
25 
177 
$1 to $999 
200 
75 
157 
58 
$10,000 to $24,999 
39 
638 
30 
428 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
233 
69 
134 
$25,000 or more 
23 
963 
16 
698 
$5,000 to $9,999 
22 
153 
19 
118 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8 
121 
15 
244 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
9 
1,205 
9 
556 
sources (see text) 
2,396 
37,306 
2,359 
37,935 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,570 
(X) 
16,081 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
864 
28,240 
679 
32,913 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
32,685 
(X) 
48,472 
$1 to $999 
805 
298 
764 
295 
$1,000 to $4,999 
642 
1,487 
675 
1,654 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
249 
1,710 
262 
1,761 
$1 to $999 
143 
58 
98 
38 
$10,000 to $24,999 
343 
5,462 
319 
4,824 
$1,000 to $4,999 
278 
681 
213 
504 
$25,000 or more 
357 
28,349 
339 
29,401 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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