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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
629 
427 
306 
861 
553 
265 
114 
percent 
5.1 
3.5 
2.5 
7.0 
4.5 
2.2 
0.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
100,146 
83,935 
72,603 
301,412 
382,095 
357,256 
352,978 
Average size of farm 
acres 
159 
197 
237 
350 
691 
1,348 
3,096 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
629 
427 
306 
861 
553 
265 
114 
$1,000 
65,949 
78,244 
69,584 
279,473 
343,479 
317,567 
267,043 
Average per farm 
dollars 
104,848 
183,242 
227,398 
324,592 
621,119 
1,198,364 
2,342,485 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
30 
21 
5 
15 
2 
. 
1 
$1,000 to $2,499 
30 
16 
6 
12 
1 
- 
1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
33 
19 
10 
17 
7 
1 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
74 
36 
15 
23 
8 
2 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
111 
62 
43 
66 
17 
1 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
140 
71 
54 
55 
16 
2 
2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
81 
62 
38 
80 
20 
6 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
66 
85 
77 
289 
89 
6 
1 
$250,000 to $499,999 
29 
26 
29 
146 
178 
34 
3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
26 
20 
18 
105 
137 
86 
5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
9 
9 
11 
53 
78 
127 
98 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
8 
6 
5 
45 
67 
106 
58 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1 
- 
6 
7 
8 
17 
33 
$5,000,000 or more 
- 
3 
- 
1 
3 
4 
7 
Total sales 
farms 
629 
427 
306 
861 
553 
265 
114 
$1,000 
64,381 
76,945 
68,389 
273,919 
335,652 
310,665 
262,336 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
357 
235 
192 
649 
483 
253 
106 
$1,000 
14,803 
13,644 
13,927 
85,218 
158,284 
191,933 
209,524 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
109 
104 
489 
450 
248 
106 
$1,000 
8,736 
10,546 
12,365 
81,663 
157,654 
191,823 
209,524 
Corn 
farms 
265 
186 
165 
563 
445 
239 
104 
$1,000 
6,875 
5,936 
6,602 
37,548 
72,688 
85,981 
110,652 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
38 
45 
291 
364 
222 
103 
$1,000 
3,057 
3,321 
4,309 
31,512 
70,435 
85,420 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
135 
115 
80 
346 
355 
205 
91 
$1,000 
1,614 
1,820 
1,565 
10,050 
21,310 
25,085 
22,201 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
51 
178 
170 
83 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,595 
16,667 
24,054 
21,967 
Soybeans 
farms 
225 
162 
122 
494 
426 
247 
103 
$1,000 
5,488 
5,319 
5,359 
33,873 
60,026 
75,530 
71,770 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
30 
43 
296 
367 
237 
102 
$1,000 
1,077 
2,149 
3,328 
28,778 
58,384 
75,306 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
13 
12 
6 
53 
44 
27 
12 
$1,000 
389 
139 
110 
836 
1,585 
2,064 
1,651 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
4 
13 
15 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
280 
1,042 
1,785 
1,567 
Barley 
farms 
56 
61 
42 
176 
111 
82 
37 
$1,000 
394 
414 
246 
2,695 
2,354 
3,190 
3,084 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
14 
8 
21 
20 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
1,336 
531 
1,762 
2,591 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
18 
15 
18 
39 
40 
9 
5 
$1,000 
43 
16 
44 
216 
321 
83 
166 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
" 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
7 
1 
_ 
6 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
25 
29 
17 
70 
47 
35 
22 
$1,000 
1,278 
2,334 
1,959 
14,969 
14,881 
12,076 
8,971 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
9 
6 
39 
32 
28 
21 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,077 
1,674 
14,378 
14,442 
11,913 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
17 
13 
15 
30 
9 
7 
3 
$1,000 
2,121 
216 
963 
7,331 
(D) 
146 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
1 
2 
12 
3 
1 
1 
$1,000 
2,077 
(D) 
(D) 
7,253 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
9 
3 
6 
15 
6 
7 
1 
$1,000 
1,950 
(D) 
(□) 
5,984 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
1 
2 
11 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,950 
(D) 
(D) 
5,962 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
11 
12 
11 
24 
6 
3 
2 
$1,000 
171 
(D) 
(D) 
1,347 
490 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
5 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,197 
(D) 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
12 
19 
16 
24 
16 
9 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
22,494 
8,787 
16,292 
24,898 
17,744 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
15 
6 
12 
13 
7 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
22,426 
8,658 
16,116 
24,792 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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