Table 1 1 . Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Irrigated farms 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Any land irrigated 
All harvested 
cropland 
irrigated 
Nonirrigated farms 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
number 
47,740 
47,463 
1 1 ,744 
12,868 
8,260 
9,244 
35,996 
34,595 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,548,342 
9,231,570 
4,076,675 
4,116,545 
2,203,216 
2,497,529 
5,471,667 
5,115,025 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,040,259 
1,096,718 
1,929,203 
1,869,074 
1,700,160 
1,778,486 
750,234 
809,432 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,201 
5,639 
5,558 
5,843 
6,374 
6,583 
4,935 
5,475 
Irrigated land 
acres 
1 ,493,320 
1,552,118 
1,493,320 
1,552,118 
1,076,547 
1,247,856 
(X) 
(X) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
farms 
24,544 
26,555 
10,723 
11,785 
8,260 
9,244 
13,821 
14,770 
acres 
2,744,064 
2,953,340 
1,831,509 
1,924,877 
1,168,551 
1,366,039 
912,555 
1,028,463 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
21,011 
20,486 
10,550 
11,416 
8,260 
9,244 
10,461 
9,070 
acres 
2,184,485 
2,112,129 
1,591,686 
1,620,290 
1,021,118 
1,201,699 
592,799 
491,839 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms 
28,636 
29,780 
3,377 
4,029 
1,270 
1,766 
25,259 
25,751 
acres 
4,027,558 
3,792,692 
1,256,134 
1,302,384 
498,745 
522,508 
2,771,424 
2,490,308 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
farms 
825 
2,418 
47 
99 
15 
44 
778 
2,319 
acres 
54,291 
224,867 
3,045 
10,796 
1,299 
3,860 
51,246 
214,071 
Owned and rented land in farms: 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
45,709 
45,796 
11,087 
12,294 
7,739 
8,779 
34,622 
33,502 
acres 
6,891,800 
7,010,106 
3,265,602 
3,259,522 
1,870,169 
2,079,020 
3,626,198 
3,750,584 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,568 
7,717 
2,054 
1,972 
1,185 
1,208 
6,514 
5,745 
acres 
2,656,542 
2,221,464 
811,073 
857,023 
333,047 
418,509 
1,845,469 
1,364,441 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) 
$1,000 
7,701,532 
7,785,228 
6,124,429 
6,413,035 
4,281,610 
5,068,628 
1,577,103 
1,372,193 
Average per farm 
dollars 
161,322 
164,027 
521 ,494 
498,371 
518,355 
548,315 
43,813 
39,664 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
farms 
17,287 
17,307 
9,862 
10,880 
7,799 
8,901 
7,425 
6,427 
$1,000 
5,969,399 
6,256,228 
5,406,976 
5,776,495 
4,068,691 
4,872,414 
562,422 
479,733 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
farms 
21,322 
21,333 
2,484 
2,748 
881 
1,020 
18,838 
18,585 
$1,000 
1,732,133 
1,529,000 
717,452 
636,540 
212,919 
196,213 
1,014,681 
892,459 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,484,515 
5,762,883 
4,708,927 
4,416,703 
3,249,435 
3,417,220 
1 ,775,588 
1,346,180 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,830 
121,418 
400,965 
343,232 
393,394 
369,669 
49,327 
38,913 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,118 
27,041 
9,171 
11,629 
6,565 
8,715 
12,947 
15,412 
$1,000 
546,306 
439,145 
454,431 
364,114 
318,108 
289,155 
91,875 
75,031 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
21,563 
20,462 
9,377 
9,881 
6,823 
7,441 
12,186 
10,581 
$1,000 
564,650 
376,699 
500,846 
337,223 
354,891 
276,754 
63,804 
39,476 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
12,464 
13,124 
5,776 
6,995 
4,044 
5,311 
6,688 
6,129 
$1,000 
344,167 
379,703 
304,237 
357,872 
233,579 
311,025 
39,930 
21,831 
Livestock and poultry purchased or leased 
farms 
9,474 
8,322 
1,310 
1,331 
476 
475 
8,164 
6,991 
$1,000 
163,843 
175,186 
42,939 
63,765 
15,206 
14,201 
120,904 
111,421 
Feed purchased 
farms 
30,765 
27,297 
3,263 
3,321 
1,172 
1,221 
27,502 
23,976 
$1,000 
750,800 
547,947 
296,014 
221,600 
84,808 
69,125 
454,786 
326,347 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
43,804 
45,826 
10,887 
12,661 
7,530 
9,079 
32,917 
33,165 
$1,000 
325,053 
266,387 
228,828 
189,024 
154,690 
142,900 
96,225 
77,364 
Utilities 
farms 
28,263 
22,600 
9,054 
9,847 
6,366 
7,124 
19,209 
12,753 
$1,000 
133,415 
107,341 
86,091 
78,795 
56,594 
57,198 
47,324 
28,546 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms 
35,660 
42,144 
9,915 
12,336 
6,852 
8,907 
25,745 
29,808 
$1,000 
379,424 
421,996 
272,482 
302,233 
171,281 
231,488 
106,942 
119,763 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
13,291 
10,081 
5,516 
4,837 
3,943 
3,451 
7,775 
5,244 
$1,000 
1,276,025 
1,208,631 
1,021,300 
1,049,630 
769,284 
867,089 
254,725 
159,001 
Contract labor 
farms 
7,234 
6,865 
3,537 
4,269 
2,561 
3,534 
3,697 
2,596 
$1,000 
560,600 
546,016 
485,396 
490,082 
382,093 
415,424 
75,203 
55,934 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
5,787 
5,453 
1,979 
2,943 
1,296 
2,371 
3,808 
2,510 
$1,000 
219,396 
194,711 
187,450 
180,601 
137,671 
153,888 
31,946 
14,110 
Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing fees 
farms 
5,713 
4,322 
1,555 
1,436 
882 
891 
4,158 
2,886 
$1,000 
159,519 
141,937 
114,623 
110,701 
72,817 
79,635 
44,896 
31,236 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,282 
1,994 
1,041 
1,245 
723 
979 
1,241 
749 
$1,000 
62,131 
28,979 
54,638 
24,981 
34,248 
19,670 
7,493 
3,998 
Interest expense 
farms 
1 1 ,709 
10,609 
3,548 
4,403 
2,397 
3,258 
8,161 
6,206 
$1,000 
225,460 
203,987 
131,947 
128,244 
84,420 
93,377 
93,513 
75,743 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
45,663 
43,882 
11,115 
12,168 
7,760 
8,723 
34,548 
31,714 
$1,000 
189,340 
180,155 
103,026 
95,714 
74,484 
72,366 
86,315 
84,441 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
21,812 
22,097 
6,135 
8,083 
3,988 
5,819 
15,677 
14,014 
$1,000 
584,387 
544,062 
424,679 
422,125 
305,261 
323,924 
159,707 
121,937 
Commodity Credit Corporation loans (see text) 
farms 
139 
155 
45 
49 
9 
8 
94 
106 
$1,000 
21,830 
13,279 
9,191 
7,410 
182 
(D) 
12,639 
5,870 
Government payments received 
farms 
3,954 
4,664 
942 
856 
525 
482 
3,012 
3,808 
$1,000 
40,164 
45,343 
18,560 
19,743 
10,688 
9,912 
21,604 
25,601 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
farms 
10,253 
6,877 
2,660 
1,964 
1,689 
1,098 
7,593 
4,913 
$1,000 
241,016 
200,587 
88,689 
92,678 
43,239 
56,971 
152,326 
107,909 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
47,735 
47,461 
11,739 
12,867 
8,255 
9,243 
35,996 
34,594 
$1,000 
2,904,423 
2,591,541 
1,411,385 
1,202,461 
874,316 
814,199 
1,493,038 
1,389,079 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,845 
54,604 
120,230 
93,453 
105,913 
88,088 
41,478 
40,154 
Livestock inventory: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
21,255 
21,011 
2,051 
2,222 
699 
879 
19,204 
18,789 
number 
1,675,323 
1,711,011 
627,016 
676,976 
239,774 
237,673 
1,048,307 
1,034,035 
Milk cows 
farms 
425 
422 
120 
107 
38 
45 
305 
315 
number 
123,220 
119,856 
98,940 
94,088 
29,249 
28,443 
24,280 
25,768 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,642 
1,906 
195 
238 
64 
82 
1,447 
1,668 
number 
14,915 
19,937 
2,715 
3,932 
623 
764 
12,200 
16,005 
Sheep and lambs 
farms 
1,161 
875 
170 
151 
70 
53 
991 
724 
number 
18,232 
13,030 
2,832 
3,263 
813 
601 
15.400 
9.767 
18 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
