Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
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 
2 
8 
2 
11 
6 
3 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
62 
(D) 
(D) 
46 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
2 
4 
1 
6 
5 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
4 
1 
5 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
556 
478 
338 
1,018 
1,127 
893 
472 
$1,000 
9,543 
11,086 
8,543 
54,593 
217,618 
271,532 
431,646 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
57 
52 
291 
828 
772 
431 
$1,000 
4,443 
6,164 
4,837 
44,513 
212,690 
269,803 
431,028 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,098 
780 
591 
1,492 
864 
448 
226 
$1,000 
25,393 
22,294 
14,894 
85,284 
75,513 
57,404 
50,946 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
60 
67 
64 
315 
352 
228 
153 
$1,000 
11,937 
10,932 
6,222 
62,424 
65,088 
52,677 
49,197 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
23 
7 
13 
67 
63 
18 
14 
$1,000 
4,881 
1,986 
6,195 
37,804 
77,114 
55,442 
106,392 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
7 
13 
67 
63 
18 
14 
$1,000 
4,734 
1,986 
6,195 
37,804 
77,114 
55,442 
106,392 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
17 
14 
8 
48 
30 
4 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
15,372 
17,262 
(D) 
3,191 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
3 
- 
12 
10 
2 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
15,274 
17,193 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
76 
59 
27 
74 
35 
13 
7 
$1,000 
200 
(D) 
108 
355 
(D) 
54 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
50 
50 
28 
76 
31 
8 
12 
$1,000 
400 
195 
85 
439 
287 
539 
166 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
525 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
299 
186 
174 
376 
141 
65 
16 
$1,000 
352,439 
190,871 
231,832 
488,343 
251,679 
167,674 
12,995 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
229 
143 
159 
308 
129 
62 
10 
$1,000 
352,235 
190,828 
231,824 
488,242 
251,670 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
9 
4 
1 
19 
5 
2 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
847 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
4 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
23 
11 
19 
33 
15 
11 
3 
$1,000 
92 
(D) 
97 
736 
(D) 
454 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
3 
1 
4 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
637 
(D) 
452 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,056 
977 
643 
2,047 
1,828 
1,187 
586 
$1,000 
3,681 
4,131 
3,104 
16,139 
31,318 
35,874 
32,277 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
38 
32 
28 
83 
56 
34 
23 
$1,000 
243 
485 
109 
1,237 
2,494 
1,694 
4,680 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
62 
53 
32 
92 
44 
22 
13 
$1,000 
687 
380 
238 
983 
650 
672 
2,632 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
2,416 
1,845 
1,213 
3,276 
2,284 
1,375 
734 
$1,000 
369,518 
233,230 
243,339 
723,589 
850,830 
949,088 
1,075,563 
Average per farm 
dollars 
152,946 
126,412 
200,609 
220,876 
372,518 
690,246 
1,465,344 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,298 
1,044 
702 
2,059 
1,702 
1,153 
589 
$1,000 
7,577 
7,627 
6,803 
36,225 
99,926 
142,091 
165,782 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
884 
599 
412 
876 
310 
108 
41 
$5,000 to $24,999 
367 
388 
225 
722 
371 
135 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
46 
39 
276 
254 
97 
28 
$50,000 or more 
13 
11 
26 
185 
767 
813 
475 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,279 
1,044 
697 
2,078 
1,748 
1,190 
599 
$1,000 
3,664 
3,917 
4,469 
21,270 
79,205 
113,072 
152,660 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,116 
876 
540 
1,400 
579 
211 
72 
$5,000 to $24,999 
134 
141 
122 
412 
252 
118 
44 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
20 
18 
146 
263 
126 
30 
$50,000 or more 
6 
7 
17 
120 
654 
735 
453 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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