Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,326 
1,604 
1,055 
2,728 
1,706 
1,067 
629 
percent 
4.6 
3.2 
2.1 
5.4 
3.4 
2.1 
1.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
363,356 
316,742 
251,864 
963,826 
1,169,548 
1,457,850 
2,115,338 
Average size of farm 
acres 
156 
197 
239 
353 
686 
1,366 
3,363 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,326 
1,604 
1,055 
2,728 
1,706 
1,067 
629 
$1,000 
547,585 
445,395 
421 ,228 
1,320,882 
1,834,108 
1,746,311 
2,266,116 
Average per farm 
dollars 
235,419 
277,677 
399,269 
484,194 
1,075,093 
1,636,655 
3,602,728 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
233 
172 
60 
121 
23 
9 
1 
$1,000 to $2,499 
177 
81 
48 
70 
31 
10 
3 
$2,500 to $4,999 
198 
115 
50 
127 
29 
10 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
338 
156 
94 
145 
38 
17 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
480 
303 
192 
293 
56 
14 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
262 
227 
140 
313 
73 
25 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
205 
155 
121 
339 
75 
25 
8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
137 
175 
175 
456 
204 
50 
19 
$250,000 to $499,999 
62 
43 
41 
385 
397 
68 
14 
$500,000 to $999,999 
49 
46 
39 
148 
357 
271 
52 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
185 
131 
95 
331 
423 
568 
511 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
139 
85 
62 
219 
278 
439 
254 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
35 
35 
21 
76 
85 
80 
146 
$5,000,000 or more 
11 
11 
12 
36 
60 
49 
111 
Total sales 
farms 
2,326 
1,604 
1,055 
2,728 
1,706 
1,067 
629 
$1,000 
543,928 
440,391 
417,843 
1,306,677 
1,813,752 
1,721,536 
2,239,080 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
564 
466 
391 
1,284 
1,167 
878 
566 
$1,000 
21,236 
22,844 
23,844 
138,323 
292,550 
479,265 
734,125 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
166 
194 
178 
807 
989 
811 
544 
$1,000 
13,934 
17,718 
19,290 
128,236 
288,342 
477,543 
733,467 
Corn 
farms 
298 
298 
209 
835 
787 
630 
434 
$1,000 
6,713 
8,584 
7,645 
43,945 
99,690 
176,766 
294,539 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
59 
49 
310 
541 
540 
385 
$1,000 
2,881 
4,403 
4,492 
33,703 
94,412 
174,566 
293,346 
Wheat 
farms 
222 
175 
173 
681 
756 
623 
441 
$1,000 
3,310 
3,125 
3,600 
23,714 
50,295 
80,507 
112,398 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
3 
9 
164 
412 
498 
388 
$1,000 
231 
171 
600 
12,471 
41,225 
76,948 
111,032 
Soybeans 
farms 
394 
325 
293 
1,005 
1,025 
793 
537 
$1,000 
10,653 
10,326 
11,694 
67,314 
134,889 
213,660 
318,339 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
69 
83 
550 
831 
745 
515 
$1,000 
4,256 
5,205 
6,624 
56,290 
129,554 
212,459 
317,795 
Sorghum 
farms 
34 
35 
26 
118 
136 
108 
59 
$1,000 
387 
537 
781 
2,321 
5,407 
5,691 
4,821 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
8 
44 
42 
30 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
718 
3,588 
4,108 
3,988 
Barley 
farms 
9 
11 
10 
56 
55 
32 
18 
$1,000 
45 
144 
72 
378 
838 
850 
1,038 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
8 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
416 
927 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
36 
35 
18 
93 
127 
85 
65 
$1,000 
128 
127 
51 
652 
1,431 
1,791 
2,991 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
14 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
191 
475 
2,402 
Tobacco 
farms 
61 
64 
48 
259 
333 
305 
195 
$1,000 
9,532 
13,035 
15,438 
67,648 
152,270 
197,342 
244,760 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
45 
50 
47 
232 
319 
302 
189 
$1,000 
9,153 
12,683 
(D) 
67,082 
151,950 
197,267 
244,593 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
55 
69 
44 
164 
288 
347 
271 
$1,000 
2,624 
5,585 
3,923 
16,126 
57,019 
122,002 
191,705 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
48 
31 
126 
264 
329 
265 
$1,000 
1,490 
4,862 
3,567 
15,266 
56,321 
121,591 
191,592 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
85 
57 
37 
132 
144 
123 
118 
$1,000 
4,001 
5,629 
8,533 
22,116 
56,081 
81,195 
211,101 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
18 
17 
51 
95 
110 
100 
$1,000 
(D) 
5,224 
8,320 
20,849 
55,363 
80,853 
210,773 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
73 
43 
32 
79 
51 
36 
27 
$1,000 
4,788 
(D) 
3,337 
14,017 
15,493 
12,974 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
5 
7 
21 
22 
17 
7 
$1,000 
4,219 
(D) 
3,131 
13,276 
14,986 
12,769 
5,717 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
38 
30 
16 
39 
26 
16 
6 
$1,000 
3,934 
(D) 
867 
2,214 
4,247 
521 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
5 
4 
7 
6 
4 
3 
$1,000 
3,657 
546 
806 
1,728 
3,953 
386 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
40 
24 
16 
53 
36 
27 
23 
$1,000 
854 
202 
2,470 
11,804 
1 1 ,246 
12,453 
5,474 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
3 
14 
18 
12 
4 
$1,000 
549 
- 
(D) 
11,461 
10,808 
12,317 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
54 
28 
29 
68 
75 
38 
20 
$1,000 
24,096 
30,715 
23,924 
52,024 
180,387 
20,263 
23,624 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
13 
12 
39 
41 
13 
7 
$1,000 
23,675 
30,464 
23,750 
51,560 
179,848 
19,843 
23,358 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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