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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- - Con. 
$1,000 to $4,999 
224 
110 
86 
144 
44 
6 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
191 
105 
71 
131 
45 
12 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
226 
162 
112 
278 
85 
30 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
194 
149 
92 
242 
122 
44 
11 
$50,000 or more 
275 
280 
244 
882 
989 
773 
489 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
1,150 
756 
427 
1,012 
410 
197 
110 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
26,606 
27,923 
38,011 
51,720 
132,640 
242,836 
492,484 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
93 
42 
26 
39 
16 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
275 
183 
89 
157 
23 
12 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
248 
145 
74 
156 
41 
12 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
283 
207 
94 
207 
65 
19 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
153 
96 
65 
172 
78 
29 
12 
$50,000 or more 
98 
83 
79 
281 
187 
124 
92 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
7 
8 
5 
33 
70 
65 
49 
$1,000 
49 
112 
38 
874 
3,694 
6,293 
11,365 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
...farms 
896 
645 
449 
1,374 
945 
603 
320 
$1,000 
9,454 
7,463 
8,385 
23,144 
24,749 
25,446 
31,048 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
119 
102 
78 
254 
209 
198 
98 
$1,000 
1,338 
1,095 
944 
3,889 
4,827 
4,879 
3,935 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
394 
238 
192 
454 
226 
127 
58 
$1,000 
1,416 
1,492 
1,232 
4,319 
2,524 
2,038 
2,679 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
125 
102 
70 
189 
107 
78 
61 
$1,000 
2,715 
2,258 
2,270 
6,126 
4,334 
4,797 
5,457 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
67 
36 
24 
89 
64 
22 
17 
$1,000 
1,071 
913 
186 
1,500 
751 
1,250 
1,245 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
240 
173 
127 
455 
439 
268 
155 
$1,000 
550 
246 
371 
848 
1,476 
1,120 
1,498 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
52 
48 
49 
237 
229 
187 
124 
$1,000 
891 
578 
804 
4,013 
8,748 
9,335 
15,045 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
...farms 
28 
26 
12 
54 
37 
23 
20 
$1,000 
180 
126 
78 
302 
279 
271 
414 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
87 
53 
31 
100 
79 
48 
18 
$1,000 
1,292 
754 
2,499 
2,147 
1,810 
1,755 
775 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
1,958 
1,370 
927 
2,473 
1,599 
1,031 
617 
acres 
122,327 
118,773 
100,348 
445,923 
738,046 
1,053,028 
1,570,100 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
1,744 
1,256 
857 
2,283 
1,542 
1,008 
606 
acres 
101,982 
102,865 
87,855 
400,916 
703,257 
1,015,966 
1,511,589 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
905 
491 
274 
429 
85 
27 
9 
50 to 99 acres 
483 
308 
201 
419 
88 
23 
2 
100 to 199 acres 
356 
364 
232 
500 
147 
27 
6 
200 to 499 acres 
- 
93 
150 
935 
442 
93 
25 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
780 
224 
39 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
614 
138 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
387 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) farms 
133 
118 
66 
197 
120 
39 
52 
acres 
4,594 
4,579 
2,745 
12,247 
12,141 
6,647 
21,227 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
...farms 
90 
43 
45 
112 
67 
36 
36 
acres 
1,314 
1,641 
894 
3,265 
2,744 
2,938 
7,554 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
...farms 
361 
196 
164 
440 
214 
181 
106 
acres 
12,005 
8,237 
6,336 
23,493 
14,649 
22,374 
24,255 
In cultivated summer fallow 
...farms 
108 
60 
52 
136 
67 
31 
26 
acres 
2,432 
1,451 
2,518 
6,002 
5,255 
5,103 
5,475 
Total woodland 
...farms 
1,781 
1,225 
795 
2,000 
1,093 
619 
380 
acres 
129,672 
110,573 
83,404 
295,713 
265,955 
293,221 
410,296 
Woodland pastured 
...farms 
785 
503 
336 
798 
365 
137 
71 
acres 
21,254 
17,548 
12,683 
39,868 
33,626 
22,937 
18,842 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms 
1,475 
1,016 
668 
1,718 
979 
576 
361 
acres 
108,418 
93,025 
70,721 
255,845 
232,329 
270,284 
391,454 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
...farms 
1,450 
996 
620 
1,499 
733 
302 
160 
acres 
80,104 
66,568 
50,719 
169,127 
117,245 
67,397 
59,559 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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