Principal 
Operator 
by Market Value of 
Primary Farms by Average Market Agricultrual 
Occupation Legal Status Selected Expenses Value per Farm Products Sold Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size 
Figure 1 . Profile of the State's Agriculture 
2 Delaware 
1 to 9 acres 
1 0 to 49 acres 
50 to 179 acres 
1 80 to 499 acres 
500 to 999 acres 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,000 + acres 
Less than $2,500 
$2,500 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 to $499,999 
$500,000 or more 
All agricultural products sold 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
All agricultural products sold 
Land and buildings 
Machinery and equipment 
Livestock and poultry purchased or leased 
Feed purchased 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
Hired farm labor 
Interest expense 
Chemicals purchased 
Family or individual 
Partnership 
Corporation 
Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. 
Farming 
Other 
-40% -30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 
Percent Change Between 2007 and 2012 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
