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 
50,218 
100.0 
52,913 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
12,588,142 
100.0 
10,313,628 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
250,670 
(X) 
194,917 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
13,837 
27.6 
15,855 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
2,145 
(Z) 
2,484 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
2,475 
4.9 
2,317 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
5,457 
10.9 
6,753 
$1,000 
580,230 
4.6 
573,529 
$1,000 
8,957 
0.1 
11,000 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,891 
11.7 
5,863 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
21,170 
0.2 
20,983 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
1,151 
2.3 
934 
$1,000 
67,097 
0.5 
65,023 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,307 
12.6 
5,805 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
1,135 
2.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
44,434 
0.4 
41,134 
$1,000 
67,064 
0.5 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,424 
8.8 
4,704 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
18 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
61,500 
0.5 
64,868 
$1,000 
33 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,155 
2.3 
1,124 
$1,000 
25,645 
0.2 
24,723 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
10,811 
21.5 
9,366 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,087 
4.2 
1,956 
$1,000 
225,162 
1.8 
95,943 
$1,000 
65,433 
0.5 
61,285 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
9 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
8 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
783 
1.6 
809 
$1,000 
34,727 
0.3 
35,730 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,946 
3.9 
1,718 
their products 
.. farms 
23,903 
47.6 
26,448 
$1,000 
136,124 
1.1 
121,445 
$1,000 
8,285,265 
65.8 
7,707,350 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,836 
3.7 
1,854 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
5,400 
10.8 
6,003 
$1,000 
294,634 
2.3 
309,261 
$1,000 
4,837,026 
38.4 
4,087,004 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
15,312 
30.5 
15,953 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,420 
2.8 
1,866 
$1,000 
332,733 
2.6 
288,801 
$1,000 
514,610 
4.1 
688,110 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
283 
0.6 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,525 
3.0 
1,810 
$1,000 
179,265 
1.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,105,886 
8.8 
1,295,205 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
1,833 
3.7 
2,459 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,550 
7.1 
2,796 
$1,000 
2,873,988 
22.8 
3,104,731 
$1,000 
10,272,878 
81.6 
7,637,402 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
2,500 
5.0 
1,974 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
4,024,241 
32.0 
3,079,436 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
2,964 
5.9 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
684 
1.4 
605 
$1,000 
7,251 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,344,745 
18.6 
2,040,174 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
366 
0.7 
217 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
2,220 
4.4 
2,730 
$1,000 
3,903,891 
31.0 
2,517,792 
$1,000 
23,548 
0.2 
17,959 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
228 
0.5 
311 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
23,365 
0.2 
32,175 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
24,610 
49.0 
23,575 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
4,302,877 
34.2 
2,606,279 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
1,525 
3.0 
1,591 
$1,000 
8,089 
0.1 
8,676 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
9,685 
19.3 
9,803 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
1,774,127 
14.1 
697,792 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
912 
1.8 
1,109 
Corn 
farms 
5,641 
11.2 
6,476 
$1,000 
37,702 
0.3 
26,225 
$1,000 
656,973 
5.2 
347,995 
Wheat 
farms 
4,146 
8.3 
3,179 
$1,000 
285,459 
2.3 
96,691 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,006 
14.0 
7,080 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
799,769 
6.4 
246,716 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
4,475 
8.9 
3,712 
Sorghum 
farms 
639 
1.3 
233 
$1,000 
31,826 
0.3 
29,144 
$1,000 
20,911 
0.2 
1,495 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
7,112 
(X) 
7,851 
Barley 
farms 
243 
0.5 
222 
$1,000 
3,460 
(Z) 
2,273 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
1,254 
2.5 
1,060 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
269 
(Z) 
214 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
712 
1.4 
791 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
684 
1.4 
599 
$1,000 
7,556 
0.1 
2,621 
$1,000 
469 
(Z) 
406 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,681 
3.3 
2,622 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
1,582 
3.2 
1,272 
$1,000 
732,772 
5.8 
549,636 
$1,000 
3,447 
(Z) 
2,669 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
1,430 
2.8 
1,305 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
373 
0.7 
283 
$1,000 
403,366 
3.2 
211,129 
$1,000 
2,480 
(Z) 
1,902 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
325 
0.6 
303 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
3,304 
6.6 
3,745 
$1,000 
4,968 
(Z) 
4,734 
$1,000 
434,974 
3.5 
333,939 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
125 
0.2 
108 
$1,000 
4,156 
(Z) 
3,875 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
2,151 
4.3 
1,765 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
132 
0.3 
87 
$1,000 
85,150 
0.7 
79,288 
$1,000 
16,036 
0.1 
15,344 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,230 
2.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
30,728 
0.2 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
1,176 
2.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
54,421 
0.4 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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