Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
4,391 
2 
7 
40 
173 
percent 
100.0 
(Z) 
0.2 
0.9 
3.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
474,065 
(D) 
8,427 
26,479 
67,716 
Average size of farm 
acres 
108 
(D) 
1,204 
662 
391 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
4,391 
2 
7 
40 
173 
$1,000 
1,975,281 
(D) 
50,722 
131,043 
278,626 
Average per farm 
dollars 
449,848 
(D) 
7,245,980 
3,276,069 
1,610,558 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,167 
(D) 
6,019 
4,949 
4,115 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
247,765 
(D) 
11,162 
29,010 
54,036 
percent 
100.0 
(D) 
4.5 
11.7 
21.8 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
98,268 
(D) 
(D) 
17,987 
34,046 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
87,382 
(D) 
5,211 
17,687 
32,889 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
33,999 
(D) 
(D) 
1,066 
3,414 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
190,907 
(D) 
50,376 
95,895 
143,369 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,477 
(D) 
7,196,608 
2,397,375 
828,723 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
101 
- 
2 
14 
39 
$1,000 
5,068 
- 
(D) 
3,837 
4,424 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
665 
- 
1 
9 
41 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1 1 ,634 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
428 
- 
1 
8 
34 
$1,000 
10,777 
- 
(D) 
3,864 
7,278 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
138 
- 
4 
19 
$1,000 
6,865 
- 
- 
2,931 
4,985 
Berries 
farms 
347 
- 
1 
7 
32 
$1,000 
3,913 
- 
(D) 
933 
2,293 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
529 
1 
2 
12 
56 
$1,000 
49,892 
(D) 
(D) 
30,857 
41,017 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
223 
- 
- 
1 
8 
$1,000 
3,110 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,712 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
223 
- 
- 
1 
8 
$1,000 
3,110 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,712 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1,382 
1 
4 
13 
45 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
200 
454 
1,863 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
491 
2 
3 
12 
$1,000 
3,583 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
734 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
606 
- 
3 
26 
79 
$1,000 
9,477 
- 
1,413 
3,698 
6,185 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
154 
- 
3 
26 
75 
$1,000 
54,798 
- 
9,575 
36,296 
51,182 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
343 
- 
- 
- 
8 
$1,000 
846 
- 
- 
- 
29 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
529 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
1,478 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
233 
- 
- 
1 
10 
$1,000 
4,085 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,830 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
930 
1 
1 
4 
19 
$1,000 
13,488 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
3,376 
- 
- 
- 
2,915 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
284 
- 
- 
1 
6 
$1,000 
2,646 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
192 
1 
1 
2 
8 
$1,000 
15,838 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
12,679 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
76 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
291 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
4,391 
2 
7 
40 
173 
$1,000 
231,196 
(D) 
36,911 
77,282 
121,390 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soii 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,817 
1 
5 
36 
132 
$1,000 
5,459 
(D) 
597 
1,540 
2,681 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,120 
1 
5 
36 
141 
$1,000 
3,084 
(D) 
297 
1,055 
2,035 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,247 
1 
2 
13 
55 
$1,000 
3,874 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,583 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,787 
1 
4 
29 
106 
$1,000 
44,756 
(D) 
10,190 
19,997 
27,633 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
4,116 
2 
7 
40 
172 
$1,000 
13,389 
(D) 
1,620 
4,200 
6,610 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
2,780 
2 
7 
40 
173 
$1,000 
7,748 
(D) 
742 
2,435 
3,943 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
1,167 
1 
6 
39 
161 
$1,000 
53,786 
(D) 
9,702 
19,969 
32,604 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,058 
2 
6 
35 
116 
$1,000 
1 1 ,064 
(D) 
707 
1,615 
2,892 
Government payments 
farms 
467 
3 
24 
80 
$1,000 
3,472 
- 
159 
768 
1,357 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,091 
- 
2 
27 
81 
number 
33,392 
- 
(D) 
14,777 
22,625 
Milk cows 
farms 
251 
- 
2 
25 
73 
number 
13,474 
- 
(D) 
7,877 
1 1 ,923 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
359 
- 
2 
9 
number 
3,287 
- 
- 
(D) 
40 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data New Hampshire 35 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
