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 
9,071 
100.0 
10,327 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
1,006,936 
100.0 
986,885 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
111,006 
(X) 
95,564 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
2,307 
25.4 
3,194 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
724 
0.1 
1,071 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
1,287 
14.2 
1,682 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,501 
16.5 
1,754 
$1,000 
405,247 
40.2 
442,953 
$1,000 
2,354 
0.2 
2,766 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,030 
11.4 
999 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
3,644 
0.4 
3,522 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
700 
7.7 
884 
$1,000 
1,827 
0.2 
2,612 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
958 
10.6 
1,007 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
690 
7.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
6,812 
0.7 
7,011 
$1,000 
1,814 
0.2 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
758 
8.4 
806 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
11 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
10,540 
1.0 
11,271 
$1,000 
14 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
274 
3.0 
302 
$1,000 
6,106 
0.6 
6,573 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
2,225 
24.5 
2,493 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
443 
4.9 
468 
$1,000 
19,671 
2.0 
16,751 
$1,000 
14,045 
1.4 
14,747 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
32 
0.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
17 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
157 
1.7 
188 
$1,000 
6,954 
0.7 
8,280 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
524 
5.8 
462 
their products 
.. farms 
3,579 
39.5 
4,017 
$1,000 
36,616 
3.6 
31,849 
$1,000 
116,169 
11.5 
135,233 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
428 
4.7 
461 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
1,184 
13.1 
1,360 
$1,000 
68,135 
6.8 
72,630 
$1,000 
40,081 
4.0 
33,044 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
960 
10.6 
1,136 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
264 
2.9 
286 
$1,000 
8,829 
0.9 
9,559 
$1,000 
92,208 
9.2 
99,373 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
87 
1.0 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
211 
2.3 
210 
$1,000 
26,119 
2.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
149,881 
14.9 
146,289 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
256 
2.8 
381 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
216 
2.4 
190 
$1,000 
1,682 
0.2 
2,349 
$1,000 
608,917 
60.5 
581,503 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
149 
1.6 
125 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
218,830 
21.7 
182,766 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
951 
10.5 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
46 
0.5 
37 
$1,000 
2,598 
0.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
143,610 
14.3 
119,728 
Plorses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
21 
0.2 
28 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
765 
8.4 
847 
$1,000 
246,477 
24.5 
279,010 
$1,000 
17,014 
1.7 
33,732 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
94 
1.0 
116 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
12,396 
1.2 
6,637 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
5,812 
64.1 
6,505 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
890,767 
88.5 
851,653 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
536 
5.9 
444 
$1,000 
7,450 
0.7 
14,036 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
1,547 
17.1 
1,120 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
126,967 
12.6 
59,860 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
82 
0.9 
48 
Corn 
farms 
1,000 
11.0 
797 
$1,000 
2,732 
0.3 
1,580 
$1,000 
66,692 
6.6 
32,981 
Wheat 
farms 
360 
4.0 
317 
$1,000 
9,844 
1.0 
6,656 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
775 
8.5 
533 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
48,777 
4.8 
19,279 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
1,788 
19.7 
1,931 
Sorghum 
farms 
32 
0.4 
16 
$1,000 
33,308 
3.3 
30,106 
$1,000 
300 
(Z) 
118 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
18,629 
(X) 
15,591 
Barley 
farms 
40 
0.4 
46 
$1,000 
549 
0.1 
416 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
419 
4.6 
469 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
98 
(Z) 
99 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
147 
1.6 
116 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
374 
4.1 
456 
$1,000 
804 
0.1 
410 
$1,000 
250 
(Z) 
309 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
589 
6.5 
620 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,283 
0.1 
1,363 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
121 
1.3 
133 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
826 
0.1 
886 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
114 
1.3 
91 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,133 
12.5 
1,453 
$1,000 
1,674 
0.2 
1,441 
$1,000 
191,704 
19.0 
181,543 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
68 
0.7 
46 
$1,000 
2,332 
0.2 
1,626 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
770 
8.5 
1,064 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
103 
1.1 
116 
$1,000 
145,351 
14.4 
147,933 
$1,000 
26,846 
2.7 
24,383 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
410 
4.5 
(NA) 
$1,000 
35,774 
3.6 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
478 
5.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
109,576 
10.9 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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