Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
254 
51 
109 
33 
15 
9 
$1,000 
2,613 
(D) 
(D) 
427 
(D) 
108 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
1 
2 
4 
- 
$1,000 
1,522 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
263 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
212 
44 
89 
26 
13 
8 
$1,000 
2,013 
(D) 
599 
118 
225 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
1,102 
- 
(D) 
- 
183 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
49 
11 
23 
7 
2 
1 
$1,000 
600 
13 
(D) 
309 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
420 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,393 
421 
2,642 
768 
797 
602 
$1,000 
82,268 
532 
6,673 
2,988 
3,398 
3,517 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
185 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 
$1,000 
40,894 
- 
- 
(D) 
254 
366 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
40 
7 
15 
2 
6 
2 
$1,000 
159 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,160 
912 
2,573 
815 
1,141 
1,010 
$1,000 
984,466 
18,638 
45,091 
14,453 
28,797 
23,743 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,613 
22 
74 
30 
40 
86 
$1,000 
843,808 
13,622 
29,148 
8,150 
18,334 
13,490 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
908 
29 
44 
32 
35 
63 
$1,000 
347,339 
9,031 
8,173 
4,038 
3,342 
8,909 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
844 
21 
33 
27 
24 
55 
$1,000 
345,828 
9,012 
7,867 
3,863 
3,139 
8,691 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,019 
233 
399 
73 
102 
73 
$1,000 
1,519,514 
116,871 
318,080 
49,613 
76,891 
43,233 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,007 
50 
117 
27 
35 
28 
$1,000 
1,512,050 
115,982 
317,084 
49,383 
76,487 
42,753 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,276 
612 
810 
109 
133 
97 
$1,000 
10,716 
1,727 
3,050 
551 
608 
631 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
- 
10 
2 
2 
4 
$1,000 
3,127 
- 
740 
(D) 
(D) 
328 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,086 
467 
891 
148 
160 
130 
$1,000 
24,638 
7,122 
9,509 
1,814 
1,644 
1,439 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
112 
33 
48 
8 
9 
4 
$1,000 
11,838 
4,456 
3,290 
1,000 
883 
440 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,378 
586 
912 
152 
169 
129 
$1,000 
136,876 
6,201 
51,188 
3,655 
4,431 
21,237 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
97 
13 
24 
3 
7 
5 
$1,000 
134,206 
5,636 
50,269 
(D) 
4,230 
21,098 
Aquaculture 
farms 
52 
11 
22 
1 
5 
4 
$1,000 
5,425 
(D) 
1,412 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
1 
3 
1 
2 
$1,000 
5,238 
(D) 
1,356 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,051 
336 
387 
83 
71 
39 
$1,000 
13,338 
2,876 
4,283 
(D) 
352 
144 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
9 
8 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
9,506 
1,578 
3,028 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
56,291 
1,403 
11,341 
3,875 
5,279 
4,400 
$1,000 
553,300 
4,020 
27,852 
13,060 
19,165 
20,498 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
11,736 
14 
227 
127 
312 
402 
$1,000 
1,308,470 
31 
816 
711 
3,498 
5,481 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,981 
735 
986 
169 
193 
171 
$1,000 
33,009 
2,448 
6,808 
1,601 
3,205 
2,572 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
75,087 
5,776 
19,801 
5,254 
6,532 
5,244 
$1,000 
13,459,269 
215,143 
613,846 
143,572 
224,892 
248,260 
Average per farm 
dollars 
179,249 
37,248 
31,001 
27,326 
34,429 
47,342 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
46,234 
1,456 
6,613 
2,303 
3,444 
3,216 
$1,000 
2,405,662 
1,803 
14,627 
9,312 
20,921 
29,221 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,401 
1,396 
5,941 
1,684 
1,875 
1,273 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,351 
53 
646 
600 
1,518 
1,770 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,434 
5 
14 
18 
42 
155 
$50,000 or more 
13,048 
2 
12 
1 
9 
18 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
46,445 
1,541 
6,479 
2,305 
3,472 
3,225 
$1,000 
1,094,846 
979 
7,479 
4,121 
9,601 
13,152 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,152 
1,510 
6,277 
2,129 
2,936 
2,357 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,217 
27 
189 
171 
520 
841 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,064 
4 
9 
4 
16 
25 
$50,000 or more 
6,012 
- 
4 
1 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
58 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
