Table 6. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Government payments 
9,447 
138,164 
10,621 
169,333 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
14,625 
(X) 
15,943 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
8,229 
121,345 
8,897 
145,723 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
14,746 
(X) 
16,379 
$1 to $999 
1,570 
798 
1,386 
666 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,670 
8,849 
4,124 
10,770 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,443 
10,171 
1,891 
13,339 
$1 to $999 
1,812 
883 
1,602 
759 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,349 
21,023 
1,645 
25,771 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,909 
6,607 
3,533 
8,996 
$25,000 to $49,999 
660 
23,583 
737 
26,057 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,248 
8,940 
1,252 
8,369 
$50,000 or more 
755 
73,741 
838 
92,729 
$10,000 to $24,999 
973 
15,194 
1,115 
17,614 
$25,000 or more 
1,287 
89,720 
1,395 
109,985 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
120 
18,335 
538 
93,121 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
152,794 
(X) 
173,087 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
2,966 
16,819 
4,160 
23,610 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,671 
(X) 
5,675 
$1 to $999 
3 
(□) 
35 
15 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11 
(D) 
43 
125 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5 
38 
19 
141 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
11 
163 
38 
576 
$1 to $999 
453 
266 
569 
330 
$20,000 to $24,999 
- 
- 
17 
376 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,624 
3,924 
2,165 
5,657 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
719 
68 
2,524 
$5,000 to $9,999 
506 
3,546 
850 
6,125 
$50,000 or more 
72 
17,380 
318 
89,363 
$10,000 to $24,999 
280 
4,146 
465 
6,663 
$25,000 or more 
103 
4,937 
111 
4,833 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
68 
9,486 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Table 7. Income From Farm - Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses 
gross before taxes and expenses 
(see text) 
6,962 
133,307 
4,951 
93,392 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,148 
(X) 
18,863 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
1,949 
752 
1,241 
513 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,216 
5,785 
1,442 
3,453 
$5,000 to $9,999 
53 
300 
24 
154 
$5,000 to $9,999 
865 
5,901 
622 
4,339 
$10,000 to $24,999 
72 
1,062 
25 
350 
$10,000 to $24,999 
947 
14,816 
708 
11,221 
$25,000 or more 
37 
7,433 
27 
1,805 
$25,000 to $49,999 
410 
14,407 
503 
17,681 
$50,000 or more 
575 
91,646 
435 
56,184 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
1,788 
9,956 
1,370 
9,494 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,568 
(X) 
6,930 
services 
919 
18,080 
791 
17,254 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,674 
(X) 
21,813 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
1,080 
376 
683 
215 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
391 
842 
371 
877 
$1 to $999 
163 
73 
132 
61 
$5,000 to $9,999 
149 
1,009 
115 
771 
$1,000 to $4,999 
257 
687 
204 
530 
$10,000 to $24,999 
90 
1,349 
107 
1,603 
$5,000 to $9,999 
163 
1,210 
117 
806 
$25,000 or more 
78 
6,380 
94 
6,028 
$10,000 to $24,999 
174 
2,699 
152 
2,346 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
2,453 
118 
4,104 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
96 
10,958 
68 
9,407 
payments 
510 
10,417 
301 
3,641 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,425 
(X) 
12,095 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
2,209 
47,821 
1,823 
31,037 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
21,648 
(X) 
17,025 
$1 to $999 
144 
50 
43 
18 
$1,000 to $4,999 
144 
317 
104 
206 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
62 
448 
54 
372 
$1 to $999 
453 
203 
451 
201 
$10,000 to $24,999 
51 
749 
51 
850 
$1,000 to $4,999 
748 
1,976 
648 
1,586 
$25,000 or more 
109 
8,853 
49 
2,195 
$5,000 to $9,999 
316 
2,201 
243 
1,693 
$10,000 to $24,999 
307 
4,843 
216 
3,400 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
385 
38,597 
265 
24,156 
government agricultural 
program payments 
184 
1,293 
338 
2,173 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,026 
(X) 
6,428 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
622 
13,900 
594 
15,063 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
22,347 
(X) 
25,359 
$1 to $999 
40 
25 
120 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
79 
180 
135 
264 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21 
134 
38 
281 
$1 to $999 
142 
50 
78 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34 
480 
20 
292 
$1,000 to $4,999 
149 
415 
125 
312 
$25,000 or more 
10 
474 
25 
1,283 
$5,000 to $9,999 
105 
710 
79 
540 
$10,000 to $24,999 
123 
1,976 
135 
2,250 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
103 
10,748 
177 
11,927 
sources (see text) 
1,273 
22,844 
575 
12,245 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,945 
(X) 
21,296 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
361 
8,996 
170 
2,486 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
24,920 
(X) 
14,623 
$1 to $999 
167 
71 
86 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
710 
2,113 
177 
427 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
84 
561 
93 
630 
$1 to $999 
136 
44 
43 
18 
$10,000 to $24,999 
166 
2,636 
102 
1,494 
$1,000 to $4,999 
63 
156 
51 
159 
$25,000 or more 
146 
17,463 
117 
9,656 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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