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 
28,093 
100.0 
30,106 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
100.0 
2,617,981 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
135,600 
(X) 
86,959 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
10,195 
36.3 
11,583 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
920 
(Z) 
1,135 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
585 
2.1 
498 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,555 
9.1 
3,043 
$1,000 
90,429 
2.4 
103,154 
$1,000 
4,242 
0.1 
5,018 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,934 
10.4 
2,934 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
10,517 
0.3 
10,400 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
74 
0.3 
87 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
4,670 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,140 
11.2 
3,295 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
36 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
22,244 
0.6 
23,228 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,534 
9.0 
2,448 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
38 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
35,410 
0.9 
34,099 
$1,000 
3,300 
0.1 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
728 
2.6 
719 
$1,000 
16,074 
0.4 
15,792 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
4,513 
16.1 
3,521 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,156 
4.1 
1,288 
$1,000 
635,274 
16.7 
399,517 
$1,000 
35,762 
0.9 
40,064 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
2 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
476 
1.7 
483 
$1,000 
20,987 
0.6 
21,304 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,087 
3.9 
1,091 
their products 
.. farms 
13,723 
48.8 
15,107 
$1,000 
75,163 
2.0 
75,816 
$1,000 
1,025,791 
26.9 
1,013,334 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
828 
2.9 
1,030 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
1,504 
5.4 
1,568 
$1,000 
135,226 
3.5 
174,107 
$1,000 
574,239 
15.1 
575,989 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
10,121 
36.0 
10,977 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
581 
2.1 
787 
$1,000 
249,963 
6.6 
223,922 
$1,000 
208,330 
5.5 
294,521 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
125 
0.4 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
623 
2.2 
719 
$1,000 
42,628 
1.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
454,802 
11.9 
514,423 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
382 
1.4 
525 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,256 
4.5 
686 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
1,235 
$1,000 
2,789,721 
73.2 
1,408,073 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
989 
3.5 
557 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
1,578,479 
41.4 
818,485 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
894 
3.2 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
200 
0.7 
99 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
681,063 
17.9 
331,703 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
67 
0.2 
30 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
1,963 
7.0 
2,554 
$1,000 
530,179 
13.9 
257,885 
$1,000 
17,203 
0.5 
20,118 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
667 
2.4 
729 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
122,989 
3.2 
109,138 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
8,743 
31.1 
8,241 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
2,783,610 
73.1 
1,604,647 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
550 
2.0 
386 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
10,022 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
2,731 
9.7 
3,097 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
1,832,208 
48.1 
850,540 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
1,538 
5.5 
1,338 
Corn 
farms 
1,034 
3.7 
1,386 
$1,000 
173,358 
4.6 
112,172 
$1,000 
592,772 
15.6 
337,958 
Wheat 
farms 
849 
3.0 
809 
$1,000 
94,911 
2.5 
42,975 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,933 
6.9 
1,518 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
704,609 
18.5 
181,781 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
1,276 
4.5 
1,276 
Sorghum 
farms 
393 
1.4 
621 
$1,000 
7,452 
0.2 
9,175 
$1,000 
75,390 
2.0 
61,212 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
5,840 
(X) 
7,190 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
822 
2.9 
848 
$1,000 
363,783 
9.5 
226,279 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
373 
1.3 
352 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
80 
(Z) 
80 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
30 
0.1 
52 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
221 
0.8 
202 
$1,000 
744 
(Z) 
335 
$1,000 
149 
(Z) 
129 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
451 
1.6 
444 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,061 
(Z) 
979 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
467 
1.7 
644 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
116 
0.4 
116 
$1,000 
159,592 
4.2 
173,959 
$1,000 
772 
(Z) 
754 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
54 
0.2 
96 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
660 
2.3 
748 
$1,000 
802 
(Z) 
1,397 
$1,000 
41,868 
1.1 
53,448 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
35 
0.1 
25 
$1,000 
1,189 
(Z) 
819 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
914 
3.3 
926 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
26 
0.1 
41 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
19,358 
$1,000 
3,399 
0.1 
5,017 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
769 
2.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
206 
0.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
3,478 
0.1 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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