Table 6. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Government payments 
4,628 
36,024 
4,588 
33,386 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,784 
(X) 
7,277 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
3,269 
26,458 
3,109 
23,690 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,094 
(X) 
7,620 
$1 to $999 
981 
520 
986 
426 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,980 
5,060 
1,963 
4,859 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
731 
5,128 
740 
5,113 
$1 to $999 
903 
456 
966 
393 
$10,000 to $24,999 
583 
9,240 
602 
9,100 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,179 
3,005 
1,047 
2,513 
$25,000 to $49,999 
257 
8,977 
213 
7,528 
$5,000 to $9,999 
466 
3,268 
431 
3,023 
$50,000 or more 
96 
7,099 
84 
6,359 
$10,000 to $24,999 
441 
6,976 
411 
6,230 
$25,000 or more 
280 
12,753 
254 
1 1 ,530 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
49 
5,313 
135 
8,127 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
108,421 
(X) 
60,198 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
2,506 
9,565 
2,525 
9,697 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,817 
(X) 
3,840 
$1 to $999 
6 
2 
27 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7 
16 
22 
51 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4 
28 
6 
42 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
5 
76 
12 
165 
$1 to $999 
636 
342 
567 
280 
$20,000 to $24,999 
1 
(D) 
3 
67 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,350 
3,074 
1,384 
3,238 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
(D) 
16 
559 
$5,000 to $9,999 
318 
2,158 
367 
2,479 
$50,000 or more 
24 
5,101 
49 
7,232 
$10,000 to $24,999 
162 
2,460 
178 
2,563 
$25,000 or more 
40 
1,532 
29 
1,136 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
34 
3,794 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Table 7. Income From Farm - Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses 
gross before taxes and expenses 
(see text) 
5,152 
109,857 
4,741 
90,921 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
21,323 
(X) 
19,178 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
1,143 
461 
1,009 
432 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,572 
3,930 
1,541 
3,871 
$5,000 to $9,999 
88 
556 
32 
216 
$5,000 to $9,999 
744 
5,121 
664 
4,521 
$10,000 to $24,999 
42 
664 
27 
447 
$10,000 to $24,999 
738 
11,865 
717 
11,383 
$25,000 or more 
46 
5,773 
51 
6,474 
$25,000 to $49,999 
463 
16,412 
373 
12,924 
$50,000 or more 
492 
72,067 
437 
57,790 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
1,664 
4,320 
1,468 
3,252 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,596 
(X) 
2,215 
services 
745 
14,688 
776 
8,560 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,716 
(X) 
11,030 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
894 
276 
728 
245 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
571 
1,350 
569 
1,292 
$1 to $999 
175 
83 
212 
85 
$5,000 to $9,999 
136 
903 
129 
853 
$1,000 to $4,999 
234 
551 
270 
684 
$10,000 to $24,999 
45 
640 
32 
453 
$5,000 to $9,999 
100 
720 
95 
649 
$25,000 or more 
18 
1,151 
10 
409 
$10,000 to $24,999 
100 
1,600 
106 
1,558 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
2,409 
65 
2,188 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
62 
9,325 
28 
3,396 
payments 
545 
21,120 
628 
16,199 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
38,752 
(X) 
25,795 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
1,835 
16,073 
1,542 
9,143 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,759 
(X) 
5,929 
$1 to $999 
24 
12 
48 
27 
$1,000 to $4,999 
70 
205 
137 
426 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
85 
582 
110 
787 
$1 to $999 
390 
196 
365 
182 
$10,000 to $24,999 
138 
2,265 
141 
2,262 
$1,000 to $4,999 
750 
1,820 
714 
1,743 
$25,000 or more 
228 
18,056 
192 
12,698 
$5,000 to $9,999 
297 
2,113 
246 
1,650 
$10,000 to $24,999 
258 
4,006 
160 
2,452 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
140 
7,938 
57 
3,116 
government agricultural 
program payments 
817 
9,244 
557 
3,968 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
11,314 
(X) 
7,124 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
268 
2,417 
297 
3,334 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,018 
(X) 
11,226 
$1 to $999 
140 
74 
119 
60 
$1,000 to $4,999 
286 
696 
221 
547 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
146 
1,044 
98 
686 
$1 to $999 
96 
43 
107 
36 
$10,000 to $24,999 
148 
2,231 
79 
1,149 
$1,000 to $4,999 
73 
163 
89 
173 
$25,000 or more 
97 
5,199 
40 
1,526 
$5,000 to $9,999 
29 
228 
30 
198 
$10,000 to $24,999 
32 
480 
40 
652 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
38 
1,503 
31 
2,275 
sources (see text) 
961 
34,739 
1,176 
39,137 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
36,148 
(X) 
33,279 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
307 
7,257 
231 
7,329 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
23,638 
(X) 
31,727 
$1 to $999 
190 
60 
178 
71 
$1,000 to $4,999 
257 
644 
262 
697 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
117 
799 
150 
1,043 
$1 to $999 
41 
13 
53 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
134 
2,046 
234 
3,731 
$1,000 to $4,999 
90 
251 
68 
171 
$25,000 or more 
263 
31,189 
352 
33,595 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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