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 
56,291 
553,300 
56,811 
487,293 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,829 
(X) 
8,577 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
46,860 
445,997 
47,130 
402,298 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average perform dollars 
(X) 
9,518 
(X) 
8,536 
$1 to $999 
8,013 
3,876 
1 1 ,208 
5,174 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
22,017 
57,130 
21,714 
54,744 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,269 
73,173 
9,242 
65,836 
$1 to $999 
10,529 
4,504 
13,026 
5,018 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,117 
159,402 
9,879 
155,142 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
15,603 
41,097 
14,295 
37,191 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,411 
151,645 
3,699 
126,026 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,501 
53,614 
7,235 
51,662 
$50,000 or more 
1,464 
108,075 
1,069 
80,372 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,324 
132,424 
8,482 
133,442 
$25,000 or more 
4,903 
214,358 
4,092 
174,985 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
571 
64,303 
3,289 
296,321 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
112,615 
(X) 
90,095 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
28,386 
107,303 
26,660 
84,995 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,780 
(X) 
3,188 
$1 to $999 
49 
16 
276 
94 
$1,000 to $4,999 
50 
125 
340 
915 
$5,000 to $9,999 
42 
300 
144 
1,050 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
42 
569 
347 
5,081 
$1 to $999 
7,842 
3,846 
8,700 
4,491 
$20,000 to $24,999 
18 
416 
157 
3,436 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,860 
34,576 
13,593 
30,455 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
2,669 
473 
16,936 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,434 
23,755 
2,694 
18,664 
$50,000 or more 
297 
60,209 
1,552 
268,807 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
1,795 
26,420 
1,357 
19,731 
$25,000 or more 
455 
18,706 
316 
11,655 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
687 
50,603 
(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) 
40,531 
1,667,992 
33,127 
471,212 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
41,153 
(X) 
14,224 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
8,212 
2,738 
9,912 
3,270 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,929 
22,849 
8,724 
21,738 
$5,000 to $9,999 
135 
917 
93 
585 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,734 
33,579 
4,446 
31,520 
$10,000 to $24,999 
77 
1,073 
121 
1,877 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,600 
106,937 
5,189 
82,923 
$25,000 or more 
98 
10,591 
85 
8,700 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,336 
153,668 
2,718 
94,643 
$50,000 or more 
7,720 
1,348,220 
2,138 
237,118 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
19,430 
47,721 
17,592 
34,858 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,456 
(X) 
1,981 
services 
6,051 
95,445 
6,866 
89,050 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,773 
(X) 
12,970 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
12,304 
3,464 
12,216 
3,266 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,245 
1 1 ,623 
3,952 
8,533 
$1 to $999 
959 
440 
1,186 
549 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,084 
7,303 
663 
4,467 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,923 
4,865 
2,370 
5,888 
$10,000 to $24,999 
587 
8,409 
543 
8,337 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,056 
7,124 
1,199 
8,300 
$25,000 or more 
210 
16,923 
218 
10,255 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
1,132 
17,455 
1,196 
18,247 
$25,000 to $49,999 
547 
18,616 
578 
20,033 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
434 
46,946 
337 
36,034 
payments 
11,179 
982,764 
3,691 
43,547 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
87,912 
(X) 
1 1 ,798 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
16,428 
453,867 
12,261 
216,620 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
27,628 
(X) 
17,667 
$1 to $999 
465 
218 
766 
347 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,497 
3,979 
1,368 
3,524 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,078 
7,736 
557 
3,890 
$1 to $999 
1,404 
717 
1,605 
819 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,855 
30,869 
559 
8,621 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,434 
1 1 ,954 
3,505 
9,040 
$25,000 or more 
6,284 
939,962 
441 
27,166 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,658 
18,983 
2,122 
15,152 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
3,701 
59,927 
2,685 
43,105 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
4,231 
362,285 
2,344 
148,505 
government agricultural 
program payments 
948 
5,254 
789 
3,512 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,542 
(X) 
4,451 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
755 
6,496 
740 
6,978 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,604 
(X) 
9,430 
$1 to $999 
275 
124 
316 
138 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
408 
1,024 
292 
636 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
123 
840 
91 
631 
$1 to $999 
200 
67 
170 
64 
$10,000 to $24,999 
105 
1,591 
68 
1,051 
$1,000 to $4,999 
249 
643 
201 
496 
$25,000 or more 
37 
1,675 
22 
1,056 
$5,000 to $9,999 
131 
960 
142 
971 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
108 
1,657 
154 
2,347 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
67 
3,170 
73 
3,101 
sources (see text) 
2,872 
62,911 
3,108 
64,871 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
21,905 
(X) 
20,872 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
834 
13,534 
665 
11,776 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
16,228 
(X) 
17,708 
$1 to $999 
965 
302 
1,161 
324 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
711 
1,706 
757 
1,810 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
318 
2,212 
328 
2,295 
$1 to $999 
152 
64 
128 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
333 
5,237 
309 
4,937 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
372 
890 
238 
568 
$25,000 or more 
545 
53,453 
553 
55,506 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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