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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
1,368 
1,031 
771 
2,043 
1,323 
1,051 
875 
percent 
4.9 
3.7 
2.7 
7.3 
4.7 
3.7 
3.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
215,181 
203,675 
183,157 
718,587 
913,368 
1,444,081 
3,349,378 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
198 
238 
352 
690 
1,374 
3,828 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
1,368 
1,031 
771 
2,043 
1,323 
1,051 
875 
$1,000 
62,867 
71,343 
51,913 
242,018 
376,954 
872,321 
1,679,145 
Average per farm 
dollars 
45,955 
69,198 
67,332 
118,462 
284,924 
829,991 
1,919,023 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
219 
132 
70 
172 
73 
17 
18 
$1,000 to $2,499 
93 
67 
44 
79 
22 
3 
5 
$2,500 to $4,999 
146 
67 
48 
109 
29 
19 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
244 
157 
86 
219 
50 
23 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
336 
278 
208 
397 
138 
40 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
182 
162 
140 
355 
163 
43 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
72 
69 
87 
273 
213 
63 
21 
$100,000 to $249,999 
45 
70 
61 
226 
182 
80 
50 
$250,000 to $499,999 
15 
8 
14 
150 
196 
87 
53 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3 
7 
3 
37 
207 
263 
63 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
13 
14 
10 
26 
50 
413 
618 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
10 
8 
7 
11 
41 
401 
410 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
3 
5 
3 
10 
5 
8 
164 
$5,000,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
5 
4 
4 
44 
Total sales 
farms 
1,368 
1,031 
771 
2,043 
1,323 
1,051 
875 
$1,000 
59,684 
68,474 
48,702 
231,083 
359,622 
837,053 
1,629,380 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
104 
95 
62 
287 
452 
657 
593 
$1,000 
7,351 
8,789 
6,596 
52,286 
175,076 
553,976 
1,014,894 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
57 
45 
264 
410 
647 
589 
$1,000 
6,113 
7,733 
6,120 
51,715 
174,114 
553,830 
1,014,776 
Corn 
farms 
26 
20 
17 
85 
186 
321 
295 
$1,000 
2,431 
2,338 
1,754 
13,683 
57,496 
192,153 
320,255 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
16 
9 
70 
164 
313 
288 
$1,000 
2,169 
2,282 
1,620 
13,278 
57,044 
192,069 
320,038 
Wheat 
farms 
22 
24 
15 
86 
155 
203 
229 
$1,000 
763 
513 
589 
4,501 
11,687 
27,346 
48,147 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
4 
31 
94 
161 
204 
$1,000 
245 
- 
(D) 
3,088 
10,164 
26,159 
47,560 
Soybeans 
farms 
47 
59 
37 
176 
314 
538 
525 
$1,000 
2,274 
3,677 
3,042 
20,509 
59,377 
205,182 
404,856 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
28 
26 
135 
271 
515 
520 
$1,000 
1,532 
2,802 
2,742 
19,391 
58,280 
204,582 
404,710 
Sorghum 
farms 
6 
3 
4 
21 
77 
127 
141 
$1,000 
185 
48 
(D) 
1,047 
9,537 
24,076 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
9 
61 
116 
131 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
9,158 
23,771 
39,821 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
29 
29 
16 
83 
133 
220 
224 
$1,000 
1,697 
2,212 
1,079 
12,504 
36,971 
105,125 
200,980 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
16 
8 
77 
122 
213 
220 
$1,000 
1,349 
1,815 
778 
12,336 
36,608 
104,862 
200,883 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
. 
. 
2 
4 
5 
3 
9 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
42 
7 
94 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
7 
4 
10 
41 
73 
148 
159 
$1,000 
391 
(D) 
709 
4,757 
13,160 
40,733 
99,087 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
9 
27 
62 
145 
155 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,452 
12,942 
40,673 
98,940 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
13 
9 
4 
27 
14 
10 
8 
$1,000 
147 
698 
1,283 
4,242 
5,191 
8,180 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
3 
4 
10 
13 
7 
4 
$1,000 
- 
654 
1,283 
4,045 
(D) 
8,095 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
29 
14 
17 
46 
19 
22 
16 
$1,000 
749 
441 
1,186 
2,621 
2,632 
1,417 
1,873 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
4 
2 
12 
8 
7 
10 
$1,000 
339 
298 
(D) 
2,011 
2,513 
1,206 
1,705 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
27 
12 
16 
42 
15 
21 
16 
$1,000 
708 
381 
(D) 
2,059 
2,341 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
9 
7 
7 
10 
$1,000 
339 
298 
(D) 
1,519 
2,263 
1,206 
1,698 
Berries 
farms 
3 
6 
1 
9 
7 
2 
1 
$1,000 
41 
61 
(D) 
561 
292 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
483 
(D) 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
10 
8 
13 
17 
12 
1 
2 
$1,000 
2,719 
6,281 
6,875 
8,549 
10,492 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
6 
9 
8 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
6,798 
8,475 
10,459 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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