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 
20,605 
155,919 
23,239 
118,871 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,567 
(X) 
5,115 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
17,776 
137,896 
18,545 
96,991 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,757 
(X) 
5,230 
$1 to $999 
4,961 
2,373 
7,071 
3,268 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,849 
21,225 
10,401 
25,124 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,872 
20,228 
2,824 
19,540 
$1 to $999 
5,525 
2,546 
7,182 
2,934 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,305 
35,787 
2,044 
31,496 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,487 
15,465 
6,699 
16,260 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,115 
39,718 
682 
23,150 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,158 
15,366 
2,049 
14,231 
$50,000 or more 
503 
36,589 
217 
16,292 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,066 
32,205 
1,801 
28,042 
$25,000 or more 
1,540 
72,313 
814 
35,524 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
366 
47,247 
1,073 
79,301 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
129,090 
(X) 
73,906 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
6,545 
18,024 
8,592 
21,880 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,754 
(X) 
2,547 
$1 to $999 
19 
10 
150 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
41 
107 
170 
380 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14 
91 
60 
450 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
28 
383 
87 
1,275 
$1 to $999 
1,821 
920 
2,649 
1,440 
$20,000 to $24,999 
13 
289 
30 
644 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,898 
8,778 
4,966 
11,263 
$25,000 to $49,999 
54 
2,138 
150 
5,579 
$5,000 to $9,999 
581 
3,964 
717 
4,809 
$50,000 or more 
197 
44,230 
426 
70,919 
$10,000 to $24,999 
214 
3,153 
229 
3,254 
$25,000 or more 
31 
1,209 
31 
1,114 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
285 
28,407 
(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) 
20,264 
338,828 
17,728 
223,607 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
16,721 
(X) 
12,613 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
5,091 
2,084 
4,771 
1,970 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,165 
17,865 
6,479 
15,802 
$5,000 to $9,999 
62 
426 
67 
461 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,809 
19,567 
2,448 
17,021 
$10,000 to $24,999 
74 
1,156 
72 
1,111 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,585 
40,139 
2,192 
33,715 
$25,000 or more 
134 
16,637 
125 
20,831 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,147 
39,670 
888 
30,270 
$50,000 or more 
1,467 
219,503 
950 
124,828 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
5,863 
28,112 
4,698 
16,161 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,795 
(X) 
3,440 
services 
2,947 
48,281 
3,006 
42,258 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
16,383 
(X) 
14,058 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
3,094 
1,020 
2,644 
844 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,828 
4,199 
1,463 
3,268 
$1 to $999 
701 
322 
794 
330 
$5,000 to $9,999 
453 
3,045 
324 
2,219 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,020 
2,347 
1,065 
2,551 
$10,000 to $24,999 
279 
4,389 
171 
2,511 
$5,000 to $9,999 
427 
2,989 
419 
2,850 
$25,000 or more 
209 
15,459 
96 
7,318 
$10,000 to $24,999 
405 
6,097 
367 
5,556 
$25,000 to $49,999 
164 
5,657 
157 
5,180 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
230 
30,870 
204 
25,791 
payments 
2,076 
86,591 
1,560 
21,075 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
41,711 
(X) 
13,510 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
8,662 
81,864 
7,532 
47,264 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,451 
(X) 
6,275 
$1 to $999 
199 
102 
262 
136 
$1,000 to $4,999 
451 
1,275 
569 
1,542 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
328 
2,349 
263 
1,831 
$1 to $999 
1,743 
919 
1,825 
955 
$10,000 to $24,999 
390 
6,335 
261 
4,038 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,909 
9,723 
3,562 
8,523 
$25,000 or more 
708 
76,530 
205 
13,529 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,400 
9,747 
1,061 
7,278 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,029 
15,702 
737 
11,059 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
581 
45,774 
347 
19,449 
government agricultural 
program payments 
550 
2,682 
607 
1,908 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,877 
(X) 
3,143 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
1,819 
13,886 
1,524 
12,551 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,634 
(X) 
8,235 
$1 to $999 
204 
92 
288 
102 
$1,000 to $4,999 
205 
465 
212 
477 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
69 
467 
69 
476 
$1 to $999 
526 
201 
364 
138 
$10,000 to $24,999 
45 
638 
28 
450 
$1,000 to $4,999 
619 
1,510 
502 
1,285 
$25,000 or more 
27 
1,020 
10 
403 
$5,000 to $9,999 
282 
1,973 
279 
1,890 
$10,000 to $24,999 
293 
4,350 
267 
4,035 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
99 
5,852 
112 
5,203 
sources (see text) 
3,259 
58,353 
3,356 
59,490 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,905 
(X) 
17,727 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
802 
18,995 
645 
22,899 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
23,684 
(X) 
35,502 
$1 to $999 
1,126 
329 
1,176 
333 
$1,000 to $4,999 
960 
2,373 
780 
1,922 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
324 
2,242 
370 
2,607 
$1 to $999 
231 
86 
183 
76 
$10,000 to $24,999 
378 
6,120 
463 
6,990 
$1,000 to $4,999 
301 
691 
198 
419 
$25,000 or more 
471 
47,289 
567 
47,639 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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