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 
226 
113 
86 
136 
26 
8 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
191 
136 
70 
145 
36 
10 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
365 
244 
188 
354 
93 
13 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
358 
229 
192 
472 
203 
38 
6 
$50,000 or more 
369 
433 
344 
1,706 
1,810 
1,146 
506 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
1,127 
742 
441 
918 
400 
200 
84 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
19,443 
28,042 
30,246 
43,692 
121,164 
189,221 
394,081 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
84 
40 
24 
40 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
280 
183 
88 
161 
22 
9 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
246 
129 
76 
150 
40 
12 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
289 
240 
115 
215 
67 
21 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
69 
76 
149 
79 
31 
6 
$50,000 or more 
104 
81 
62 
203 
183 
127 
69 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
2 
16 
8 
41 
73 
114 
76 
$1,000 
(D) 
195 
68 
1,495 
4,263 
10,901 
30,195 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
...farms 
1,216 
892 
680 
2,106 
1,626 
866 
361 
$1,000 
15,898 
13,546 
11,099 
42,832 
54,950 
38,922 
41,502 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
207 
160 
130 
441 
497 
280 
158 
$1,000 
2,313 
1,228 
1,289 
5,280 
7,624 
7,376 
13,119 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
492 
317 
239 
479 
238 
114 
52 
$1,000 
4,803 
3,934 
2,420 
8,989 
8,721 
4,726 
7,079 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
154 
131 
67 
214 
123 
47 
32 
$1,000 
1,110 
1,629 
1,380 
2,048 
1,778 
467 
603 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
46 
43 
31 
59 
38 
21 
8 
$1,000 
1,158 
1,514 
1,006 
1,041 
1,295 
787 
141 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
358 
305 
268 
1,053 
995 
605 
253 
$1,000 
861 
904 
494 
4,628 
5,240 
5,360 
7,049 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
131 
109 
101 
427 
437 
269 
112 
$1,000 
3,051 
3,744 
3,483 
13,120 
26,384 
16,822 
10,939 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
...farms 
28 
20 
18 
66 
42 
37 
9 
$1,000 
101 
78 
59 
481 
386 
598 
230 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
136 
109 
100 
279 
198 
131 
59 
$1,000 
2,501 
516 
968 
7,245 
3,492 
2,752 
2,343 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
2,599 
1,849 
1,286 
3,697 
2,551 
1,407 
601 
acres 
262,988 
245,642 
211,087 
973,524 
1,492,669 
1,681,415 
1,828,320 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
2,239 
1,663 
1,188 
3,530 
2,503 
1,397 
597 
acres 
213,080 
210,291 
183,992 
903,834 
1,440,246 
1,633,936 
1,785,309 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
475 
222 
125 
192 
28 
6 
3 
50 to 99 acres 
619 
319 
160 
201 
25 
6 
- 
100 to 199 acres 
1,145 
939 
460 
607 
58 
4 
1 
200 to 499 acres 
- 
183 
443 
2,530 
647 
36 
8 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,745 
313 
7 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,032 
111 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
467 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) farms 
229 
164 
104 
311 
154 
104 
40 
acres 
5,786 
5,533 
3,216 
14,497 
9,733 
12,982 
5,561 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
...farms 
213 
128 
112 
210 
128 
89 
40 
acres 
5,725 
3,375 
3,524 
9,443 
9,774 
13,397 
14,908 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
...farms 
732 
470 
294 
742 
475 
280 
171 
acres 
35,617 
24,049 
19,305 
42,794 
31,362 
20,394 
22,376 
In cultivated summer fallow 
...farms 
168 
123 
64 
158 
71 
37 
7 
acres 
2,780 
2,394 
1,050 
2,956 
1,554 
706 
166 
Total woodland 
...farms 
1,846 
1,281 
862 
2,367 
1,464 
757 
329 
acres 
90,215 
75,595 
58,007 
196,545 
155,357 
119,723 
116,642 
Woodland pastured 
...farms 
307 
234 
151 
375 
182 
114 
31 
acres 
7,948 
6,746 
5,757 
17,870 
14,870 
12,268 
9,641 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms 
1,720 
1,188 
797 
2,241 
1,401 
723 
318 
acres 
82,267 
68,849 
52,250 
178,675 
140,487 
107,455 
107,001 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
...farms 
903 
631 
449 
1,127 
601 
242 
68 
acres 
28,750 
24,649 
20,311 
57,278 
45,379 
33,742 
18,499 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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