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 
5 
1 
5 
1 
3 
- 
1 
$1,000 
81 
(D) 
45 
(D) 
94 
- 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
5 
1 
2 
1 
3 
- 
1 
$1,000 
81 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
94 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
319 
236 
182 
514 
322 
237 
258 
$1,000 
3,776 
3,619 
3,342 
13,573 
40,864 
156,859 
395,505 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
14 
14 
46 
88 
138 
179 
$1,000 
850 
1,396 
1,598 
7,375 
37,362 
154,968 
393,700 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
645 
521 
382 
1,045 
569 
271 
214 
$1,000 
9,419 
10,308 
8,684 
41,651 
37,650 
40,335 
55,806 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
43 
45 
217 
265 
169 
164 
$1,000 
1,608 
3,312 
3,003 
26,054 
30,709 
38,344 
54,556 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
13 
9 
6 
40 
16 
6 
2 
$1,000 
3,216 
2,193 
1,197 
15,075 
7,948 
8,064 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
8 
6 
39 
16 
6 
2 
$1,000 
3,216 
(D) 
1,197 
(D) 
7,948 
8,064 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
6 
8 
3 
10 
4 
1 
$1,000 
4 
8 
3 
10 
5 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
19 
14 
19 
21 
20 
13 
- 
$1,000 
17 
13 
41 
(D) 
20 
10 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
52 
55 
44 
70 
56 
25 
26 
$1,000 
236 
276 
2,006 
1,096 
869 
222 
495 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
5 
5 
5 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
1,750 
763 
534 
- 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
42 
37 
30 
59 
44 
8 
5 
$1,000 
31,286 
34,116 
15,262 
76,301 
59,711 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
16 
9 
24 
19 
2 
1 
$1,000 
31,278 
34,104 
15,252 
76,279 
59,685 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
18 
21 
14 
63 
67 
65 
69 
$1,000 
228 
1,321 
1,168 
10,443 
5,808 
23,597 
37,347 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
6 
12 
29 
26 
33 
45 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,055 
(D) 
10,100 
5,078 
22,984 
36,944 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
15 
8 
11 
15 
14 
3 
3 
$1,000 
64 
20 
306 
263 
102 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
5 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
250 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
593 
475 
387 
1,041 
829 
819 
650 
$1,000 
3,182 
2,869 
3,211 
10,935 
17,333 
35,268 
49,765 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
70 
46 
48 
177 
250 
388 
327 
$1,000 
524 
509 
337 
4,049 
15,820 
50,179 
101,095 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
38 
21 
23 
60 
27 
20 
11 
$1,000 
211 
644 
175 
1,014 
545 
711 
582 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
1,368 
1,031 
771 
2,043 
1,323 
1,051 
875 
$1,000 
55,247 
61,683 
45,532 
197,298 
281,732 
543,860 
1,073,332 
Average per farm 
dollars 
40,385 
59,829 
59,056 
96,573 
212,949 
517,469 
1,226,666 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
620 
483 
400 
1,087 
866 
849 
698 
$1,000 
3,076 
3,500 
3,332 
13,616 
35,736 
86,871 
153,618 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
452 
320 
229 
527 
216 
81 
33 
$5,000 to $24,999 
153 
136 
141 
405 
237 
94 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
21 
23 
105 
148 
98 
35 
$50,000 or more 
1 
6 
7 
50 
265 
576 
579 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
604 
460 
405 
1,106 
922 
901 
750 
$1,000 
1,268 
1,611 
1,779 
8,429 
25,730 
71,728 
162,261 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
542 
380 
322 
786 
429 
157 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
52 
71 
68 
213 
150 
86 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
5 
9 
78 
152 
97 
49 
$50,000 or more 
2 
4 
6 
29 
191 
561 
599 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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