Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
75,087 
100.0 
76,860 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
17,187,052 
100.0 
13,329,107 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
228,895 
(X) 
173,421 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
21,076 
28.1 
22,411 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
1,466 
(Z) 
2,051 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
998 
1.3 
1,159 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,949 
5.3 
4,468 
$1,000 
322,104 
1.9 
435,073 
$1,000 
6,563 
(Z) 
7,486 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,256 
5.7 
4,278 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
15,387 
0.1 
15,496 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
254 
0.3 
248 
$1,000 
2,613 
(Z) 
6,473 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,860 
6.5 
4,877 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
212 
0.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
34,616 
0.2 
34,909 
$1,000 
2,013 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,440 
5.9 
4,316 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
49 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
63,723 
0.4 
61,816 
$1,000 
600 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,468 
2.0 
1,594 
$1,000 
32,682 
0.2 
35,448 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
8,393 
11.2 
9,216 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,015 
4.0 
3,484 
$1,000 
82,268 
0.5 
60,325 
$1,000 
95,921 
0.6 
110,770 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
40 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
159 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,548 
2.1 
1,897 
$1,000 
69,346 
0.4 
84,608 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
5,666 
7.5 
6,245 
their products 
.. farms 
20,158 
26.8 
22,851 
$1,000 
410,096 
2.4 
456,299 
$1,000 
3,042,312 
17.7 
2,452,692 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
8,637 
11.5 
9,029 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
2,378 
3.2 
2,708 
$1,000 
1 ,434,227 
8.3 
1,504,558 
$1,000 
136,876 
0.8 
163,507 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
14,160 
18.9 
16,046 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
6,652 
8.9 
7,101 
$1,000 
984,466 
5.7 
808,487 
$1,000 
2,418,680 
14.1 
2,569,946 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
908 
1.2 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
5,313 
7.1 
4,359 
$1,000 
347,339 
2.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
3,797,698 
22.1 
3,050,802 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
2,019 
2.7 
3,063 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
4,207 
5.6 
2,801 
$1,000 
1,519,514 
8.8 
1,105,271 
$1,000 
8,806,648 
51.2 
5,394,918 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
3,477 
4.6 
2,376 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
5,231,803 
30.4 
3,432,265 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
2,276 
3.0 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
549 
0.7 
346 
$1,000 
10,716 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,810,303 
10.5 
1,136,088 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
181 
0.2 
79 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
2,086 
2.8 
1,801 
$1,000 
1,764,542 
10.3 
826,566 
$1,000 
24,638 
0.1 
16,748 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
52 
0.1 
54 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
5,425 
(Z) 
4,011 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
48,977 
65.2 
49,658 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
14,144,740 
82.3 
10,876,415 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
1,051 
1.4 
896 
$1,000 
13,338 
0.1 
7,807 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
42,357 
56.4 
42,901 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
13,589,230 
79.1 
10,257,765 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
1 1 ,736 
15.6 
12,159 
Corn 
farms 
36,898 
49.1 
38,668 
$1,000 
1 ,308,470 
7.6 
1 ,334,339 
$1,000 
8,258,574 
48.1 
7,073,343 
Wheat 
farms 
6,992 
9.3 
9,395 
$1,000 
280,743 
1.6 
229,850 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
34,686 
46.2 
34,682 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
5,006,587 
29.1 
2,914,745 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
2,981 
4.0 
2,818 
Sorghum 
farms 
336 
0.4 
736 
$1,000 
33,009 
0.2 
25,893 
$1,000 
11,812 
0.1 
21,872 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
11,073 
(X) 
9,189 
Barley 
farms 
60 
0.1 
40 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
1 
(Z) 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
650 
0.9 
622 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
124 
(Z) 
129 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,116 
1.5 
1,043 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
376 
0.5 
366 
$1,000 
30,167 
0.2 
16,849 
$1,000 
252 
(Z) 
254 
Tobacco 
farms 
14 
(Z) 
13 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
1,074 
1.4 
1,110 
$1,000 
1,397 
(Z) 
2,620 
$1,000 
2,553 
(Z) 
2,636 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
344 
0.5 
330 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,351 
(Z) 
2,173 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
331 
0.4 
244 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,379 
1.8 
1,382 
$1,000 
4,850 
(Z) 
3,556 
$1,000 
127,592 
0.7 
103,914 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
97 
0.1 
69 
$1,000 
3,366 
(Z) 
2,369 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
967 
1.3 
627 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
109 
0.1 
77 
$1,000 
19,535 
0.1 
10,246 
$1,000 
19,513 
0.1 
14,776 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
696 
0.9 
(NA) 
$1,000 
17,200 
0.1 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
379 
0.5 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,335 
(Z) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Illinois 9 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
