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 
2,721 
1,934 
1,340 
3,766 
2,574 
1,417 
603 
percent 
5.2 
3.7 
2.6 
7.2 
4.9 
2.7 
1.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
427,361 
381,740 
318,170 
1,319,691 
1,778,392 
1,906,091 
2,044,779 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
197 
237 
350 
691 
1,345 
3,391 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,721 
1,934 
1,340 
3,766 
2,574 
1,417 
603 
$1,000 
267,451 
181,279 
169,305 
937,273 
1,604,890 
1,958,595 
2,198,893 
Average per farm 
dollars 
98,292 
93,733 
126,347 
248,878 
623,500 
1,382,213 
3,646,588 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
332 
138 
55 
127 
29 
7 
2 
$1,000 to $2,499 
143 
65 
41 
62 
10 
1 
2 
$2,500 to $4,999 
190 
100 
45 
79 
12 
7 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
285 
163 
95 
119 
27 
2 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
365 
282 
170 
271 
45 
10 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
419 
243 
158 
264 
62 
13 
2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
567 
400 
270 
440 
84 
10 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
315 
436 
404 
1,377 
302 
36 
4 
$250,000 to $499,999 
71 
66 
61 
741 
985 
120 
8 
$500,000 to $999,999 
20 
21 
30 
197 
720 
550 
26 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
14 
20 
11 
89 
298 
661 
553 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
9 
18 
7 
69 
233 
553 
275 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
2 
- 
1 
9 
50 
77 
165 
$5,000,000 or more 
3 
2 
3 
11 
15 
31 
113 
Total sales 
farms 
2,721 
1,934 
1,340 
3,766 
2,574 
1,417 
603 
$1,000 
261,237 
174,865 
164,531 
915,941 
1,571,635 
1,925,967 
2,172,805 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,407 
1,086 
849 
2,842 
2,261 
1,316 
573 
$1,000 
71,875 
71,762 
68,928 
403,867 
730,511 
941,548 
1,159,035 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
643 
625 
551 
2,260 
2,071 
1,271 
567 
$1,000 
56,878 
62,343 
63,015 
391,635 
726,675 
940,552 
1,158,972 
Corn 
farms 
1,062 
876 
661 
2,450 
2,071 
1,250 
556 
$1,000 
35,672 
34,821 
32,661 
208,073 
395,631 
533,119 
747,901 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
221 
281 
278 
1,583 
1,842 
1,201 
551 
$1,000 
18,246 
22,056 
23,580 
185,997 
389,626 
531,727 
747,785 
Wheat 
farms 
376 
381 
310 
1,270 
1,223 
835 
374 
$1,000 
4,932 
6,694 
6,288 
35,631 
63,381 
81,907 
82,984 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
10 
18 
155 
526 
602 
332 
$1,000 
(D) 
698 
1,055 
10,332 
44,838 
75,474 
81,683 
Soybeans 
farms 
946 
752 
610 
2,134 
1,773 
1,062 
476 
$1,000 
29,447 
27,891 
27,893 
145,096 
237,848 
281,196 
278,746 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
178 
201 
242 
1,311 
1,505 
1,006 
465 
$1,000 
11,882 
14,066 
18,675 
121,418 
229,740 
279,578 
278,470 
Sorghum 
farms 
9 
9 
3 
23 
17 
10 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
133 
13 
39 
80 
128 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
25 
23 
15 
60 
55 
28 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
117 
70 
267 
557 
425 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
232 
196 
163 
532 
504 
325 
148 
$1,000 
1,763 
2,104 
2,002 
14,760 
33,014 
44,774 
49,246 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
7 
10 
121 
225 
200 
110 
$1,000 
434 
527 
805 
10,402 
29,488 
43,318 
48,635 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
107 
71 
64 
152 
146 
100 
76 
$1,000 
7,202 
12,024 
12,331 
35,346 
77,152 
89,355 
184,829 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
25 
28 
86 
101 
85 
73 
$1,000 
6,289 
1 1 ,284 
11,907 
34,141 
76,258 
88,982 
184,737 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
124 
90 
69 
145 
91 
34 
16 
$1,000 
20,780 
14,913 
(D) 
45,638 
55,563 
(D) 
10,496 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
60 
46 
39 
101 
63 
27 
14 
$1,000 
20,029 
14,123 
(D) 
44,886 
55,109 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
79 
59 
54 
105 
68 
24 
14 
$1,000 
9,765 
7,250 
(D) 
27,616 
32,003 
(D) 
10,144 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
32 
31 
77 
50 
20 
13 
$1,000 
9,118 
6,670 
(D) 
27,111 
31,639 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
59 
41 
25 
57 
28 
12 
4 
$1,000 
11,014 
7,663 
3,693 
18,021 
23,560 
26,336 
352 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
15 
9 
27 
16 
9 
2 
$1,000 
10,702 
7,390 
3,434 
17,645 
23,463 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
64 
49 
25 
65 
37 
17 
7 
$1,000 
60,723 
23,961 
17,571 
70,591 
25,393 
76,118 
5,083 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
29 
12 
37 
27 
13 
7 
$1,000 
60,064 
23,691 
17,458 
70,146 
25,229 
76,052 
5,083 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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