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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- - Con. 
$1,000 to $4,999 
38 
28 
12 
20 
4 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
55 
20 
25 
23 
14 
2 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
124 
52 
30 
69 
21 
3 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
50 
42 
41 
124 
38 
7 
2 
$50,000 or more 
90 
109 
92 
388 
371 
214 
91 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
260 
170 
101 
231 
105 
37 
20 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
29,594 
45,592 
53,275 
71,004 
104,051 
215,956 
470,928 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
13 
13 
4 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
44 
25 
19 
23 
5 
2 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
46 
14 
8 
33 
11 
2 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
73 
59 
25 
53 
19 
7 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46 
20 
17 
42 
12 
1 
3 
$50,000 or more 
38 
39 
28 
74 
58 
25 
16 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
1 
1 
1 
4 
16 
9 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
33 
1,164 
1,434 
2,657 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
...farms 
325 
226 
185 
548 
380 
180 
67 
$1,000 
5,468 
6,171 
3,965 
14,459 
14,389 
11,630 
10,989 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
52 
45 
42 
148 
105 
59 
28 
$1,000 
284 
1,730 
433 
2,556 
2,604 
2,694 
2,108 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
113 
57 
61 
109 
58 
25 
8 
$1,000 
1,354 
574 
661 
1,869 
1,716 
637 
368 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
23 
8 
6 
26 
15 
10 
5 
$1,000 
218 
36 
47 
363 
134 
197 
188 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
20 
11 
10 
40 
18 
12 
6 
$1,000 
787 
(D) 
141 
1,936 
399 
177 
92 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
138 
94 
65 
261 
199 
107 
29 
$1,000 
210 
256 
128 
569 
605 
538 
806 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
32 
31 
26 
113 
132 
77 
33 
$1,000 
404 
595 
549 
2,889 
6,173 
4,969 
4,646 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
...farms 
64 
49 
41 
143 
144 
80 
30 
$1,000 
305 
(D) 
176 
1,286 
1,978 
1,925 
1,684 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
39 
33 
18 
51 
21 
14 
8 
$1,000 
1,907 
1,629 
1,829 
2,991 
780 
493 
1,097 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
594 
399 
287 
832 
539 
264 
111 
acres 
54,806 
44,566 
41,566 
199,307 
295,238 
304,811 
290,358 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
521 
352 
255 
783 
521 
262 
108 
acres 
44,750 
38,267 
35,915 
181,525 
282,616 
297,617 
283,144 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
136 
59 
31 
57 
12 
3 
50 to 99 acres 
159 
87 
53 
65 
5 
1 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
226 
191 
97 
172 
28 
3 
2 
200 to 499 acres 
- 
15 
74 
489 
155 
9 
1 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
321 
65 
4 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
181 
17 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
" 
" 
- 
84 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) farms 
45 
34 
23 
57 
26 
18 
1 
acres 
1,459 
795 
762 
2,880 
1,925 
1,058 
(D) 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
...farms 
37 
17 
10 
28 
27 
13 
3 
acres 
957 
228 
189 
1,146 
955 
826 
(D) 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
...farms 
186 
119 
84 
204 
128 
69 
29 
acres 
7,504 
5,199 
4,481 
13,089 
8,495 
4,940 
6,232 
In cultivated summer fallow 
...farms 
9 
6 
5 
28 
14 
5 
5 
acres 
136 
77 
219 
667 
1,247 
370 
(D) 
Total woodland 
...farms 
461 
299 
207 
582 
330 
148 
61 
acres 
26,343 
19,728 
15,876 
58,837 
52,202 
34,722 
44,214 
Woodland pastured 
...farms 
91 
63 
41 
99 
51 
16 
3 
acres 
2,329 
2,126 
(D) 
3,077 
3,954 
864 
(D) 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms 
424 
265 
198 
551 
317 
145 
61 
acres 
24,014 
17,602 
(D) 
55,760 
48,248 
33,858 
(D) 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
...farms 
319 
229 
175 
445 
199 
80 
18 
acres 
11,346 
10,011 
9,721 
25,773 
18,071 
7,922 
6,689 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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