Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
58,695 
62 
416 
1,859 
5,262 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.7 
3.2 
9.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,720,396 
112,483 
1,198,732 
4,182,486 
8,124,959 
Average size of farm 
acres 
251 
1,814 
2,882 
2,250 
1,544 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
58,695 
62 
416 
1,859 
5,262 
$1,000 
78,817,157 
615,947 
6,547,437 
22,962,714 
44,384,910 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,342,826 
9,934,630 
15,739,032 
12,352,186 
8,434,989 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,354 
5,476 
5,462 
5,490 
5,463 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
8,407,178 
150,018 
699,532 
2,258,371 
4,408,197 
percent 
100.0 
1.8 
8.3 
26.9 
52.4 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
12,590,633 
101,555 
1,145,052 
4,019,608 
7,751,439 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
12,146,538 
98,864 
1,133,876 
3,987,419 
7,687,687 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
631,539 
1,766 
9,891 
31,678 
83,176 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
11,210,818 
1,121,450 
2,805,594 
5,605,993 
8,408,600 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,001 
18,087,902 
6,744,215 
3,015,596 
1 ,597,986 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
28,011 
21 
326 
1,623 
4,785 
$1,000 
7,217,854 
68,336 
862,112 
2,824,426 
5,084,520 
Tobacco 
farms 
158 
- 
- 
4 
11 
$1,000 
7,653 
- 
- 
1,093 
2,348 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,399 
1 
24 
84 
159 
$1,000 
104,411 
(D) 
38,567 
65,857 
82,446 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
600 
1 
3 
19 
$1,000 
10,897 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,111 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
289 
- 
2 
10 
$1,000 
6,999 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,528 
Berries 
farms 
365 
- 
1 
3 
13 
$1,000 
3,898 
- 
(D) 
447 
1,582 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
888 
1 
7 
25 
52 
$1,000 
110,838 
(D) 
40,032 
60,066 
71 ,488 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
189 
- 
1 
4 
7 
$1,000 
1,976 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
755 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
161 
- 
1 
4 
6 
$1,000 
1,859 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
117 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
9,339 
5 
45 
199 
548 
$1,000 
76,467 
(D) 
(D) 
19,090 
30,118 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
167 
1 
2 
9 
$1,000 
454 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
53 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,106 
20 
107 
386 
1,260 
$1,000 
522,694 
60,559 
119,490 
177,974 
297,967 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,709 
16 
40 
92 
284 
$1,000 
659,314 
274,896 
366,034 
418,453 
507,818 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,823 
20 
159 
470 
783 
$1,000 
1 ,273,099 
211,030 
677,197 
1,070,692 
1,200,153 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
2,966 
1 
5 
20 
85 
$1,000 
10,099 
(D) 
(D) 
514 
(D) 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
3,496 
- 
6 
15 
68 
$1,000 
23,899 
- 
16 
(D) 
1,630 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,949 
25 
76 
236 
445 
$1 ,000 
1,164,199 
471,732 
675,187 
946,527 
1,102,696 
Aquaculture 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
5,120 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,897 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,548 
1 
2 
8 
34 
$1,000 
22,297 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
283 
1 
1 
2 
8 
$1,000 
35,695 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
14,428 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
4,723 
2 
89 
520 
1,598 
$1,000 
363,488 
(D) 
29,638 
124,434 
260,150 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
58,695 
62 
416 
1,859 
5,262 
$1,000 
9,117,075 
963,921 
2,203,533 
4,264,087 
6,419,760 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
33,039 
25 
339 
1,648 
4,848 
$1,000 
1 ,444,469 
12,060 
145,637 
504,922 
955,436 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
31,140 
29 
346 
1,670 
4,885 
$1,000 
564,224 
8,245 
65,433 
202,957 
375,116 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
14,009 
50 
254 
797 
1,742 
$1,000 
508,824 
110,060 
223,780 
348,023 
423,107 
Feed purchased 
farms 
28,754 
56 
288 
927 
2,225 
$1,000 
1,592,005 
455,073 
812,927 
1,131,545 
1,314,203 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
54,389 
62 
415 
1,853 
5,250 
$1,000 
457,781 
17,286 
62,342 
164,143 
284,052 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
36,555 
62 
416 
1,859 
5,253 
$1,000 
151,613 
20,810 
38,429 
64,427 
94,236 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
14,350 
62 
391 
1,609 
3,871 
$1,000 
445,331 
91,129 
162,926 
261,481 
344,356 
Interest expense 
farms 
26,887 
42 
338 
1,599 
4,410 
$1,000 
375,856 
12,750 
51,585 
121,331 
200,800 
Government payments 
farms 
32,083 
30 
314 
1,550 
4,522 
$1,000 
267,287 
1,201 
16,756 
67,373 
139,414 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
17,370 
20 
117 
416 
1,346 
number 
821,265 
85,761 
151,966 
217,789 
362,077 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,401 
16 
40 
94 
306 
number 
174,141 
64,402 
86,592 
99,805 
124,218 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,757 
20 
158 
448 
741 
number 
3,747,352 
608,880 
1 ,934,293 
3,026,846 
3,468,988 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Indiana 37 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
