Table 6. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Government payments 
14,417 
120,129 
13,856 
147,334 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,332 
(X) 
10,633 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
12,927 
113,574 
11,537 
137,728 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,786 
(X) 
11,938 
$1 to $999 
4,664 
1,920 
4,804 
1,809 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,096 
11,882 
4,967 
11,339 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,778 
12,783 
1,302 
9,210 
$1 to $999 
4,557 
1,805 
4,662 
1,576 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,593 
25,365 
1,291 
20,487 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,965 
9,379 
3,191 
7,521 
$25,000 to $49,999 
805 
27,549 
741 
25,881 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,631 
11,780 
1,076 
7,641 
$50,000 or more 
481 
40,629 
751 
78,607 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,519 
24,227 
1,146 
18,390 
$25,000 or more 
1,255 
66,383 
1,462 
102,601 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
286 
22,797 
749 
41,729 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
79,710 
(X) 
55,713 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
3,240 
6,555 
4,181 
9,606 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,023 
(X) 
2,298 
$1 to $999 
25 
12 
145 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
19 
55 
107 
271 
$5,000 to $9,999 
29 
213 
78 
561 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
38 
566 
53 
747 
$1 to $999 
1,423 
679 
1,565 
767 
$20,000 to $24,999 
12 
257 
37 
809 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,604 
3,159 
2,237 
4,630 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
2,061 
85 
3,019 
$5,000 to $9,999 
131 
856 
248 
1,721 
$50,000 or more 
108 
19,633 
244 
36,266 
$10,000 to $24,999 
64 
958 
111 
1,617 
$25,000 or more 
18 
903 
20 
872 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
105 
6,672 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Table 7. Income From Farm - Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses 
gross before taxes and expenses 
(see text) 
16,809 
217,404 
15,622 
257,582 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,934 
(X) 
16,488 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
5,254 
2,149 
4,135 
1,812 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,069 
13,812 
5,252 
12,450 
$5,000 to $9,999 
123 
764 
37 
251 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,878 
12,952 
1,916 
13,278 
$10,000 to $24,999 
141 
2,165 
64 
925 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,731 
26,811 
1,937 
30,291 
$25,000 or more 
127 
13,813 
82 
10,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
885 
31,604 
1,129 
39,739 
$50,000 or more 
992 
130,075 
1,253 
160,011 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
4,505 
10,343 
3,345 
10,743 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,296 
(X) 
3,212 
services 
2,495 
31,345 
2,229 
27,050 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,563 
(X) 
12,135 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
2,577 
845 
1,517 
541 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,442 
3,057 
1,256 
2,730 
$1 to $999 
711 
288 
614 
254 
$5,000 to $9,999 
304 
2,027 
332 
2,278 
$1,000 to $4,999 
917 
2,250 
772 
1,748 
$10,000 to $24,999 
140 
1,964 
206 
2,832 
$5,000 to $9,999 
285 
1,964 
319 
2,157 
$25,000 or more 
42 
2,449 
34 
2,361 
$10,000 to $24,999 
291 
4,443 
280 
4,249 
$25,000 to $49,999 
147 
5,157 
127 
4,234 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
144 
17,244 
117 
14,408 
payments 
1,294 
43,684 
1,933 
51,411 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
33,759 
(X) 
26,597 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
6,073 
28,536 
5,113 
23,875 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,699 
(X) 
4,669 
$1 to $999 
139 
79 
200 
98 
$1,000 to $4,999 
378 
906 
416 
1,085 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
190 
1,312 
278 
1,977 
$1 to $999 
2,038 
984 
2,064 
978 
$10,000 to $24,999 
216 
3,300 
410 
6,590 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,752 
6,211 
2,228 
4,914 
$25,000 or more 
371 
38,086 
629 
41,661 
$5,000 to $9,999 
679 
4,706 
461 
3,100 
$10,000 to $24,999 
413 
6,088 
243 
3,718 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
191 
10,547 
117 
11,165 
government agricultural 
program payments 
611 
3,371 
758 
5,923 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,517 
(X) 
7,813 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
2,009 
38,578 
1,632 
25,131 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,203 
(X) 
15,399 
$1 to $999 
251 
109 
295 
87 
$1,000 to $4,999 
201 
429 
230 
540 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
72 
486 
72 
479 
$1 to $999 
513 
189 
365 
144 
$10,000 to $24,999 
58 
863 
86 
1,276 
$1,000 to $4,999 
534 
1,289 
453 
1,092 
$25,000 or more 
29 
1,484 
75 
3,541 
$5,000 to $9,999 
239 
1,673 
248 
1,679 
$10,000 to $24,999 
327 
5,403 
286 
4,398 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
396 
30,024 
280 
17,820 
sources (see text) 
2,394 
43,922 
5,494 
100,788 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
18,347 
(X) 
18,345 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
1,135 
17,625 
602 
12,661 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,528 
(X) 
21,031 
$1 to $999 
612 
243 
1,161 
519 
$1,000 to $4,999 
837 
1,801 
1,851 
4,504 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
245 
1,683 
737 
5,059 
$1 to $999 
333 
125 
213 
80 
$10,000 to $24,999 
245 
3,856 
758 
11,965 
$1,000 to $4,999 
411 
757 
206 
406 
$25,000 or more 
455 
36,340 
987 
78,741 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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