Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
2,451 
100.0 
2,546 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
1,274,014 
100.0 
1,083,035 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
519,794 
(X) 
425,387 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
458 
18.7 
433 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
41 
(Z) 
66 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
97 
4.0 
175 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
127 
5.2 
250 
$1,000 
16,333 
1.3 
17,114 
$1,000 
208 
(Z) 
406 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
137 
5.6 
201 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
507 
(Z) 
709 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
25 
1.0 
41 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
145 
5.9 
159 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
25 
1.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,004 
0.1 
1,154 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
200 
8.2 
216 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,755 
0.2 
2,997 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
40 
1.6 
56 
$1,000 
878 
0.1 
1,233 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
306 
12.5 
218 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
122 
5.0 
100 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,375 
$1,000 
4,078 
0.3 
2,968 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
(NA) 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
66 
2.7 
27 
$1,000 
2,924 
0.2 
1,209 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
135 
5.5 
115 
their products 
.. farms 
1,304 
53.2 
1,372 
$1,000 
9,496 
0.7 
8,056 
$1,000 
844,975 
66.3 
872,400 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
163 
6.7 
140 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
764 
31.2 
978 
$1,000 
26,604 
2.1 
23,150 
$1,000 
811,301 
63.7 
837,378 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
293 
12.0 
307 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
115 
4.7 
141 
$1,000 
9,489 
0.7 
7,567 
$1,000 
42,958 
3.4 
52,303 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
50 
2.0 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
370 
15.1 
301 
$1,000 
16,593 
1.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
297,654 
23.4 
224,205 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
60 
2.4 
84 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
373 
15.2 
407 
$1,000 
1,427 
0.1 
2,754 
$1,000 
884,907 
69.5 
764,580 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
276 
11.3 
372 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
448,471 
35.2 
558,309 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
89 
3.6 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
79 
3.2 
28 
$1,000 
289 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
262,100 
20.6 
92,777 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
18 
0.7 
7 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
284 
11.6 
92 
$1,000 
174,336 
13.7 
113,494 
$1,000 
4,782 
0.4 
2,278 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
4 
0.2 
4 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
1,296 
52.9 
1,517 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
429,039 
33.7 
210,635 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
92 
3.8 
57 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
203 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
929 
37.9 
1,098 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
345,316 
27.1 
117,073 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
81 
3.3 
76 
Corn 
farms 
758 
30.9 
855 
$1,000 
4,922 
0.4 
1,687 
$1,000 
185,554 
14.6 
67,837 
Wheat 
farms 
510 
20.8 
339 
$1,000 
45,481 
3.6 
14,661 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
734 
29.9 
830 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
102,033 
8.0 
31,079 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
179 
7.3 
216 
Sorghum 
farms 
17 
0.7 
10 
$1,000 
4,302 
0.3 
3,505 
$1,000 
378 
(Z) 
(D) 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
24,031 
(X) 
16,229 
Barley 
farms 
199 
8.1 
137 
$1,000 
1 1 ,738 
0.9 
3,319 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
30 
1.2 
40 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
8 
(Z) 
8 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
22 
0.9 
23 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
27 
1.1 
32 
$1,000 
132 
(Z) 
(D) 
$1,000 
18 
(Z) 
21 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
56 
2.3 
69 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
119 
(Z) 
142 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
12 
0.5 
17 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
77 
(Z) 
94 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
20 
0.8 
32 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
221 
9.0 
234 
$1,000 
326 
(Z) 
461 
$1,000 
60,953 
4.8 
71,479 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
17 
0.7 
10 
$1,000 
658 
0.1 
324 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
58 
2.4 
64 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
17 
0.7 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
3,096 
0.2 
2,456 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
14 
0.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
53 
2.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
370 
(Z) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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