Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
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 
25 
6 
12 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
8 
89 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
25 
6 
12 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
8 
89 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
306 
10 
134 
39 
30 
22 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
495 
405 
143 
264 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
293 
36 
88 
11 
47 
16 
$1,000 
9,489 
186 
556 
265 
285 
110 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
- 
6 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
7,388 
- 
339 
(D) 
- 
- 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
50 
1 
1 
14 
4 
$1,000 
16,593 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,111 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
- 
8 
4 
$1,000 
16,391 
- 
- 
- 
975 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
60 
21 
12 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,427 
561 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
$1,000 
996 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
89 
30 
35 
3 
12 
1 
$1,000 
289 
34 
36 
(D) 
53 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
284 
74 
159 
9 
9 
24 
$1,000 
4,782 
1,022 
2,682 
163 
(D) 
595 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
6 
8 
1 
6 
$1,000 
1,683 
336 
686 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
764 
167 
294 
33 
54 
45 
$1,000 
811,301 
144,612 
309,600 
36,823 
55,731 
42,519 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
639 
128 
250 
28 
37 
41 
$1,000 
811,061 
144,538 
309,558 
36,806 
55,715 
42,516 
Aquaculture 
farms 
4 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
92 
24 
46 
5 
11 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
26 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
917 
32 
156 
64 
72 
87 
$1,000 
9,677 
95 
651 
142 
202 
215 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
81 
- 
2 
3 
2 
11 
$1,000 
4,922 
- 
(D) 
32 
(D) 
61 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
179 
47 
71 
7 
4 
15 
$1,000 
4,302 
163 
398 
155 
109 
597 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
2,451 
452 
933 
143 
158 
153 
$1,000 
981,803 
108,702 
287,713 
36,102 
53,687 
47,138 
Average per farm 
dollars 
400,572 
240,491 
308,374 
252,462 
339,791 
308,090 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,210 
66 
305 
80 
95 
112 
$1,000 
52,806 
50 
777 
326 
526 
988 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
595 
66 
282 
58 
59 
58 
$5,000 to $24,999 
274 
- 
19 
22 
33 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
113 
- 
2 
- 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
228 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,313 
108 
347 
80 
97 
126 
$1,000 
32,280 
98 
451 
190 
200 
862 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
770 
106 
335 
68 
88 
73 
$5,000 to $24,999 
306 
2 
10 
12 
9 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
79 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
158 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
54 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
