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 
42,257 
100.0 
47,846 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
9,255,125 
100.0 
7,112,866 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
219,020 
(X) 
148,662 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
14,830 
35.1 
18,405 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
1,578 
(Z) 
2,033 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
955 
2.3 
1,030 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,542 
8.4 
4,986 
$1,000 
257,714 
2.8 
317,291 
$1,000 
5,898 
0.1 
8,228 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,951 
9.3 
4,450 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
14,214 
0.2 
16,014 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
136 
0.3 
144 
$1,000 
2,866 
(Z) 
3,380 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,139 
9.8 
4,527 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
102 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
29,261 
0.3 
31,999 
$1,000 
1,054 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
3,757 
8.9 
3,860 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
37 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
52,531 
0.6 
53,584 
$1,000 
1,811 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
947 
2.2 
1,046 
$1,000 
20,864 
0.2 
23,011 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
8,896 
21.1 
8,593 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,593 
3.8 
1,651 
$1,000 
1,029,959 
11.1 
368,738 
$1,000 
49,893 
0.5 
51,361 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
639 
1.5 
657 
$1,000 
28,212 
0.3 
29,145 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,552 
3.7 
1,491 
their products 
.. farms 
20,239 
47.9 
23,271 
$1,000 
108,049 
1.2 
103,044 
$1,000 
5,584,670 
60.3 
4,970,596 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,188 
2.8 
2,182 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
5,129 
12.1 
5,041 
$1,000 
191,698 
2.1 
378,793 
$1,000 
4,773,837 
51.6 
4,246,765 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
13,982 
33.1 
16,261 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
956 
2.3 
1,232 
$1,000 
403,172 
4.4 
342,392 
$1,000 
362,061 
3.9 
459,611 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
243 
0.6 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,856 
6.8 
1,271 
$1,000 
299,548 
3.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,126,543 
23.0 
915,869 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
600 
1.4 
830 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,307 
5.5 
2,088 
$1,000 
56,386 
0.6 
68,369 
$1,000 
6,264,323 
67.7 
5,040,175 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,586 
3.8 
1,481 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
2,668,977 
28.8 
2,291,571 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
2,257 
5.3 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
523 
1.2 
510 
$1,000 
5,324 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,744,033 
18.8 
1,718,759 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
198 
0.5 
97 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
1,333 
3.2 
2,357 
$1,000 
1,851,313 
20.0 
1,029,845 
$1,000 
8,310 
0.1 
21,326 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
128 
0.3 
146 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
26,858 
0.3 
14,075 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
15,678 
37.1 
15,305 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
3,670,455 
39.7 
2,142,270 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
714 
1.7 
762 
$1,000 
11,236 
0.1 
9,109 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
4,280 
10.1 
4,422 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
578,053 
6.2 
300,754 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
458 
1.1 
469 
Corn 
farms 
2,728 
6.5 
3,190 
$1,000 
11,962 
0.1 
10,803 
$1,000 
377,266 
4.1 
178,260 
Wheat 
farms 
1,479 
3.5 
1,318 
$1,000 
73,414 
0.8 
45,390 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,470 
3.5 
1,653 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
102,796 
1.1 
61,703 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
2,177 
5.2 
1,890 
Sorghum 
farms 
432 
1.0 
448 
$1,000 
13,197 
0.1 
13,146 
$1,000 
14,151 
0.2 
6,569 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
6,062 
(X) 
6,956 
Barley 
farms 
22 
0.1 
11 
$1,000 
174 
(Z) 
80 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
701 
1.7 
593 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
142 
(Z) 
120 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
633 
1.5 
914 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
353 
0.8 
300 
$1,000 
10,251 
0.1 
8,751 
$1,000 
234 
(Z) 
199 
Tobacco 
farms 
102 
0.2 
224 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
715 
1.7 
612 
$1,000 
39,656 
0.4 
56,978 
$1,000 
1,584 
(Z) 
1,359 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
2,616 
6.2 
2,577 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
174 
0.4 
178 
$1,000 
1,041,440 
11.3 
434,014 
$1,000 
1,151 
(Z) 
1,243 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
142 
0.3 
134 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,562 
3.7 
1,346 
$1,000 
2,242 
(Z) 
2,133 
$1,000 
412,339 
4.5 
459,612 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
49 
0.1 
34 
$1,000 
1,655 
(Z) 
1,089 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
3,256 
7.7 
3,397 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
43 
0.1 
39 
$1,000 
308,428 
3.3 
201,504 
$1,000 
6,189 
0.1 
7,003 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2,694 
6.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
233,527 
2.5 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
706 
1.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
74,901 
0.8 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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