Table 1 1 . Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Irrigated farms 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Any land irrigated 
All harvested 
cropland 
irrigated 
Nonirrigated farms 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
number 
4,391 
4,166 
686 
505 
369 
269 
3,705 
3,661 
Land in farms 
acres 
474,065 
471,911 
56,035 
33,983 
17,600 
7,834 
418,030 
437,928 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
449,848 
558,385 
469,753 
586,751 
308,689 
365,118 
446,162 
554,472 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,167 
4,929 
5,751 
8,719 
6,472 
12,537 
3,954 
4,635 
Irrigated land 
acres 
2,630 
2,482 
2,630 
2,482 
982 
1,082 
(X) 
(X) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
farms 
2,606 
2,929 
682 
499 
369 
269 
1,924 
2,430 
acres 
98,268 
128,938 
13,519 
11,770 
1,651 
1,784 
84,749 
117,168 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
2,416 
2,494 
681 
497 
369 
269 
1,735 
1,997 
acres 
87,382 
99,520 
1 1 ,339 
9,732 
967 
1,048 
76,043 
89,788 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms 
2,417 
2,424 
248 
161 
111 
65 
2,169 
2,263 
acres 
33,999 
50,943 
2,368 
1,946 
642 
529 
31,631 
48,997 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
farms 
6 
24 
1 
1 
5 
23 
acres 
43 
629 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Owned and rented land in farms: 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
4,164 
3,968 
642 
472 
349 
253 
3,522 
3,496 
acres 
414,109 
392,264 
47,365 
27,434 
16,495 
7,259 
366,744 
364,830 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
904 
1,002 
148 
116 
39 
27 
756 
886 
acres 
59,956 
79,647 
8,670 
6,549 
1,105 
575 
51,286 
73,098 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) 
$1,000 
190,907 
199,051 
78,277 
86,340 
41,478 
52,860 
112,631 
112,711 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,477 
47,780 
114,106 
170,970 
112,406 
196,507 
30,400 
30,787 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
farms 
2,356 
2,259 
665 
492 
353 
264 
1,691 
1,767 
$1,000 
100,714 
106,467 
75,235 
82,689 
41,219 
52,769 
25,479 
23,779 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
farms 
1,936 
1,827 
265 
143 
124 
48 
1,671 
1,684 
$1,000 
90,193 
92,584 
3,041 
3,651 
259 
91 
87,152 
88,932 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
231,196 
195,791 
74,254 
63,230 
36,218 
33,741 
156,942 
132,562 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,652 
46,997 
108,242 
125,207 
98,153 
125,433 
42,359 
36,209 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,817 
1,845 
581 
406 
293 
193 
1,236 
1,439 
$1,000 
5,459 
4,627 
2,018 
1,359 
743 
509 
3,441 
3,268 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,120 
900 
450 
287 
203 
128 
670 
613 
$1,000 
3,084 
2,367 
2,022 
1,289 
891 
477 
1,062 
1,078 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
1,492 
1,175 
575 
426 
310 
230 
917 
749 
$1,000 
10,679 
18,033 
9,190 
16,828 
6,715 
12,709 
1,489 
1,205 
Livestock and poultry purchased or leased 
farms 
1,247 
994 
196 
80 
101 
32 
1,051 
914 
$1,000 
3,874 
4,470 
480 
127 
102 
15 
3,395 
4,343 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,787 
2,308 
296 
161 
142 
64 
2,491 
2,147 
$1,000 
44,756 
30,644 
1,593 
1,144 
342 
113 
43,163 
29,500 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
4,116 
4,049 
653 
496 
338 
261 
3,463 
3,553 
$1,000 
13,389 
13,170 
3,899 
5,030 
1,636 
3,393 
9,490 
8,140 
Utilities 
farms 
2,780 
2,029 
522 
392 
268 
197 
2,258 
1,637 
$1,000 
7,748 
6,869 
2,232 
2,005 
1,001 
1,020 
5,516 
4,865 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms 
3,318 
3,663 
581 
480 
288 
252 
2,737 
3,183 
$1,000 
20,243 
21,128 
6,841 
4,071 
3,517 
1,595 
13,402 
17,057 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
1,167 
860 
298 
228 
124 
98 
869 
632 
$1,000 
53,786 
36,176 
29,481 
17,402 
14,125 
7,007 
24,305 
18,774 
Contract labor 
farms 
344 
268 
107 
39 
42 
14 
237 
229 
$1,000 
3,324 
2,791 
1,530 
365 
342 
117 
1,794 
2,426 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
313 
303 
63 
38 
14 
14 
250 
265 
$1,000 
3,353 
2,324 
180 
204 
16 
17 
3,173 
2,120 
Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing fees 
farms 
435 
373 
90 
73 
20 
25 
345 
300 
$1,000 
4,874 
4,445 
1,346 
2,354 
200 
1,661 
3,528 
2,091 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
149 
139 
45 
38 
19 
17 
104 
101 
$1,000 
950 
1,241 
578 
719 
423 
599 
371 
522 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,058 
875 
191 
166 
83 
74 
867 
709 
$1,000 
1 1 ,064 
8,718 
1,976 
1,668 
780 
573 
9,088 
7,050 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
4,119 
3,754 
632 
451 
336 
235 
3,487 
3,303 
$1,000 
23,589 
19,974 
4,030 
2,561 
1,811 
1,128 
19,559 
17,413 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,402 
2,121 
399 
330 
171 
148 
2,003 
1,791 
$1,000 
21,023 
18,815 
6,858 
6,105 
3,575 
2,808 
14,165 
12,709 
Commodity Credit Corporation loans (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Government payments received 
farms 
467 
423 
102 
40 
42 
8 
365 
383 
$1,000 
3,472 
2,474 
693 
124 
159 
(D) 
2,779 
2,349 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
farms 
1,385 
1,063 
215 
117 
88 
40 
1,170 
946 
$1,000 
26,777 
20,988 
3,469 
1,424 
446 
272 
23,309 
19,564 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
4,390 
4,166 
685 
505 
368 
269 
3,705 
3,661 
$1,000 
247,765 
243,349 
44,591 
33,288 
18,262 
14,107 
203,174 
210,061 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,439 
58,413 
65,097 
65,916 
49,626 
52,441 
54,838 
57,378 
Livestock inventory: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,091 
1,027 
86 
53 
16 
14 
1,005 
974 
number 
33,392 
36,880 
1,473 
1,898 
(D) 
51 
31,919 
34,982 
Milk cows 
farms 
251 
225 
27 
10 
- 
224 
215 
number 
13,474 
14,611 
448 
754 
- 
- 
13,026 
13,857 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
359 
266 
70 
30 
38 
7 
289 
236 
number 
3,287 
2,792 
431 
183 
149 
77 
2,856 
2,609 
Sheep and lambs 
farms 
618 
531 
79 
39 
30 
20 
539 
492 
number 
8,079 
7,671 
959 
370 
416 
209 
7,120 
7,301 
18 New Hampshire 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
