Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
12,256 
100.0 
12,834 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
100.0 
1,835,090 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
185,329 
(X) 
142,987 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
3,809 
31.1 
3,745 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
339 
(Z) 
451 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
535 
4.4 
691 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
989 
8.1 
1,240 
$1,000 
204,808 
9.0 
208,692 
$1,000 
1,664 
0.1 
2,062 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
966 
7.9 
1,248 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
3,453 
0.2 
4,522 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
151 
1.2 
180 
$1,000 
1,792 
0.1 
2,398 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,207 
9.8 
1,272 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
144 
1.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
8,622 
0.4 
8,991 
$1,000 
1,772 
0.1 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
921 
7.5 
1,112 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
8 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
13,057 
0.6 
15,590 
$1,000 
20 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
305 
2.5 
357 
$1,000 
6,740 
0.3 
7,865 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
2,507 
20.5 
2,850 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
599 
4.9 
629 
$1,000 
35,806 
1.6 
33,115 
$1,000 
18,970 
0.8 
19,730 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
12 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
78 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
394 
3.2 
281 
$1,000 
17,528 
0.8 
12,462 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
545 
4.4 
691 
their products 
.. farms 
5,143 
42.0 
5,970 
$1,000 
39,249 
1.7 
49,466 
$1,000 
1,220,840 
53.7 
1,205,787 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
768 
6.3 
734 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
1,688 
13.8 
1,833 
$1,000 
126,523 
5.6 
118,385 
$1,000 
922,999 
40.6 
903,531 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
2,663 
21.7 
2,947 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
538 
4.4 
555 
$1,000 
69,917 
3.1 
58,293 
$1,000 
196,397 
8.6 
201,269 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
463 
3.8 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
649 
5.3 
531 
$1,000 
187,497 
8.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
494,391 
21.8 
372,768 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
340 
2.8 
454 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
566 
4.6 
439 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
1,344,465 
59.2 
1,021,530 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
429 
3.5 
330 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
658,744 
29.0 
492,633 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
795 
6.5 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
101 
0.8 
80 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
337,443 
14.9 
262,658 
Plorses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
36 
0.3 
29 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
661 
5.4 
813 
$1,000 
348,278 
15.3 
266,238 
$1,000 
13,188 
0.6 
31,815 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
25 
0.2 
48 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
9,011 
0.4 
4,023 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
6,389 
52.1 
6,763 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
1,050,557 
46.3 
629,303 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
353 
2.9 
452 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
3,920 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
3,769 
30.8 
3,501 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
716,348 
31.5 
307,944 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
321 
2.6 
292 
Corn 
farms 
2,923 
23.8 
2,758 
$1,000 
16,288 
0.7 
11,826 
$1,000 
339,134 
14.9 
170,038 
Wheat 
farms 
1,773 
14.5 
1,486 
$1,000 
87,328 
3.8 
46,832 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,486 
20.3 
2,165 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
268,581 
11.8 
84,062 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
1,276 
10.4 
1,407 
Sorghum 
farms 
203 
1.7 
80 
$1,000 
28,038 
1.2 
21,220 
$1,000 
7,131 
0.3 
734 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
21,973 
(X) 
15,081 
Barley 
farms 
714 
5.8 
638 
$1,000 
13,157 
0.6 
5,430 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
279 
2.3 
306 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
59 
(Z) 
68 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
232 
1.9 
225 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
132 
1.1 
168 
$1,000 
1,018 
(Z) 
848 
$1,000 
90 
(Z) 
116 
Tobacco 
farms 
43 
0.4 
69 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
412 
3.4 
517 
$1,000 
1,026 
(Z) 
1,367 
$1,000 
970 
(Z) 
1,191 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
161 
1.3 
138 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,106 
(Z) 
917 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
127 
1.0 
141 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
797 
6.5 
940 
$1,000 
2,082 
0.1 
2,194 
$1,000 
70,711 
3.1 
56,394 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
56 
0.5 
63 
$1,000 
1,917 
0.1 
2,245 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
476 
3.9 
608 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
109 
0.9 
74 
$1,000 
20,065 
0.9 
19,393 
$1,000 
21,814 
1.0 
14,489 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
283 
2.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
16,769 
0.7 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
276 
2.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
3,297 
0.1 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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