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 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
37 
29 
27 
51 
17 
14 
3 
$1,000 
1,760 
(D) 
3,652 
12,867 
14,086 
12,619 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
7 
15 
32 
11 
11 
1 
$1,000 
1,458 
(D) 
3,384 
12,581 
14,021 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
37 
29 
27 
51 
17 
14 
3 
$1,000 
1,760 
(D) 
3,652 
12,867 
14,086 
12,619 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
7 
15 
32 
11 
11 
1 
$1,000 
1,458 
(D) 
3,384 
12,581 
14,021 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
612 
454 
259 
702 
434 
304 
204 
$1,000 
5,846 
5,197 
3,110 
17,389 
29,193 
47,975 
84,370 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
12 
11 
112 
173 
186 
162 
$1,000 
998 
999 
(D) 
10,211 
25,496 
46,133 
83,584 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,005 
731 
473 
1,201 
604 
249 
135 
$1,000 
22,082 
14,559 
14,977 
68,473 
63,628 
34,177 
22,074 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
46 
74 
271 
241 
123 
83 
$1,000 
9,701 
4,772 
8,360 
51,708 
56,722 
31,545 
20,966 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
16 
20 
14 
66 
63 
27 
10 
$1,000 
6,916 
6,436 
3,618 
26,541 
44,885 
66,538 
15,690 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
20 
12 
64 
63 
27 
10 
$1,000 
6,836 
6,436 
(D) 
(D) 
44,885 
66,538 
15,690 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
100 
97 
51 
202 
147 
88 
54 
$1,000 
140,705 
150,155 
115,254 
443,208 
402,206 
428,954 
415,578 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
74 
76 
40 
169 
126 
87 
52 
$1,000 
140,562 
150,020 
115,148 
443,076 
402,113 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
121 
57 
27 
88 
43 
6 
3 
$1,000 
588 
305 
(D) 
313 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
88 
49 
35 
56 
26 
8 
3 
$1,000 
1,426 
445 
839 
1,080 
355 
60 
67 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
1 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
985 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
248 
144 
106 
287 
227 
92 
48 
$1,000 
296,422 
182,924 
196,088 
422,135 
504,261 
218,144 
287,600 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
184 
106 
95 
242 
213 
87 
47 
$1,000 
296,253 
(D) 
196,077 
421,911 
504,232 
218,114 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
17 
1 
8 
14 
5 
- 
2 
$1,000 
1,620 
(D) 
(D) 
4,308 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
9 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
1,576 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
49 
30 
18 
28 
14 
3 
1 
$1,000 
286 
57 
124 
110 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
947 
770 
557 
1,702 
1,346 
894 
530 
$1,000 
3,657 
5,003 
3,385 
14,205 
20,356 
24,775 
27,036 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
55 
56 
31 
97 
114 
90 
79 
$1,000 
536 
281 
330 
1,866 
6,622 
9,716 
16,768 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
120 
107 
52 
124 
91 
36 
22 
$1,000 
1,322 
1,037 
1,143 
2,023 
4,000 
2,048 
1,095 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
2,326 
1,604 
1,055 
2,728 
1,706 
1,067 
629 
$1,000 
437,565 
353,114 
346,190 
1,046,919 
1,445,096 
1,319,289 
1,703,626 
Average per farm 
dollars 
188,119 
220,146 
328,142 
383,768 
847,067 
1,236,447 
2,708,468 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,469 
1,059 
740 
2,085 
1,460 
957 
580 
$1,000 
10,190 
10,716 
11,131 
46,908 
99,632 
136,049 
187,465 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
952 
585 
322 
589 
171 
37 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
452 
371 
310 
848 
252 
95 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
53 
79 
66 
388 
338 
84 
19 
$50,000 or more 
12 
24 
42 
260 
699 
741 
521 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,337 
995 
709 
2,020 
1,463 
977 
602 
$1,000 
5,564 
6,382 
7,262 
28,474 
68,494 
103,290 
170,688 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,094 
721 
446 
995 
294 
74 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
205 
221 
192 
662 
387 
121 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
37 
46 
240 
339 
160 
33 
$50,000 or more 
14 
16 
25 
123 
443 
622 
518 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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