Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
NET CASH FARM INCOME 
(SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
... farms 
528 
10,465 
13,909 
10 
263 
1,170 
3,404 
1,922 
5,190 
$1,000 
46,113 
182,224 
-75,400 
162 
53,454 
712,528 
1,091,630 
-10,695 
-17,887 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
87,334 
17,413 
-5,421 
16,232 
203,246 
608,998 
320,690 
-5,565 
-3,446 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
393 
4,356 
3,464 
6 
185 
887 
2,348 
254 
1,004 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
148,985 
59,482 
13,850 
40,620 
313,592 
856,980 
481,907 
6,314 
56,834 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
13 
822 
690 
- 
1 
5 
29 
67 
112 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9 
1,523 
1,322 
- 
8 
16 
52 
102 
224 
$5,000 to $9,999 
23 
656 
589 
2 
8 
12 
52 
41 
150 
$10,000 to $24,999 
65 
572 
463 
1 
11 
14 
97 
32 
179 
$25,000 to $49,999 
51 
296 
222 
1 
15 
31 
114 
7 
213 
$50,000 or more 
232 
487 
178 
2 
142 
809 
2,004 
5 
126 
Farms with net losses 
number 
135 
6,109 
10,445 
4 
78 
283 
1,056 
1,668 
4,186 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
92,138 
12,584 
11,812 
20,350 
58,473 
168,245 
37,774 
7,373 
17,905 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
12 
1,027 
902 
- 
- 
3 
48 
186 
170 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11 
2,498 
3,645 
- 
27 
66 
312 
841 
987 
$5,000 to $9,999 
17 
1,256 
2,534 
2 
12 
41 
216 
378 
1,032 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15 
913 
2,179 
- 
13 
54 
237 
192 
1,213 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
207 
899 
2 
10 
29 
95 
44 
555 
$50,000 or more 
58 
208 
286 
- 
16 
90 
148 
27 
229 
Net cash farm income of operators 
... farms 
528 
10,465 
13,909 
10 
263 
1,170 
3,404 
1,922 
5,190 
$1,000 
44,906 
173,718 
-78,461 
162 
53,331 
288,347 
295,323 
-10,692 
-32,812 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
85,049 
16,600 
-5,641 
16,232 
202,780 
246,451 
86,758 
-5,563 
-6,322 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
... farms 
390 
4,348 
3,453 
6 
185 
810 
2,248 
254 
1,005 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
147,151 
58,043 
13,401 
40,620 
312,965 
417,568 
164,960 
6,314 
43,268 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
15 
814 
695 
- 
1 
12 
26 
67 
117 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10 
1,521 
1,322 
- 
7 
16 
61 
102 
224 
$5,000 to $9,999 
20 
658 
582 
2 
8 
28 
81 
41 
147 
$10,000 to $24,999 
69 
575 
458 
1 
12 
67 
242 
32 
179 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46 
298 
226 
1 
15 
88 
411 
7 
213 
$50,000 or more 
230 
482 
170 
2 
142 
599 
1,427 
5 
125 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
138 
6,117 
10,456 
4 
78 
360 
1,156 
1,668 
4,185 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
90,455 
12,858 
11,929 
20,350 
58,555 
138,564 
65,318 
7,372 
18,231 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
11 
1,033 
904 
- 
- 
4 
49 
186 
171 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10 
2,500 
3,644 
- 
27 
73 
315 
841 
993 
$5,000 to $9,999 
20 
1,253 
2,529 
2 
12 
50 
213 
378 
1,023 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15 
917 
2,174 
- 
12 
78 
262 
192 
1,213 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
207 
903 
2 
10 
31 
123 
44 
555 
$50,000 or more 
59 
207 
302 
- 
17 
124 
194 
27 
230 
COMMODITY CREDIT 
CORPORATION LOANS 
(SEE TEXT) 
Total 
... farms 
36 
65 
1 
2 
3 
17 
2 
- 
$1,000 
3,172 
8,469 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
335 
901 
(D) 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED 
SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
... farms 
267 
3,673 
3,303 
3 
160 
514 
1,506 
469 
1,965 
$1,000 
8,180 
41,407 
19,605 
7 
4,351 
7,214 
19,856 
1,789 
35,788 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
... farms 
80 
438 
499 
~ 
27 
74 
182 
61 
124 
$1,000 
1,882 
3,563 
1,856 
- 
784 
1,340 
5,491 
118 
608 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
68 
1,893 
1,208 
2 
9 
238 
444 
130 
496 
$1,000 
1,054 
9,827 
3,969 
(D) 
88 
1,642 
1,851 
(D) 
1,725 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
25 
600 
533 
- 
15 
38 
77 
57 
108 
$1,000 
1,442 
12,487 
9,073 
- 
509 
877 
1,541 
195 
1,222 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
... farms 
5 
216 
102 
- 
18 
31 
55 
86 
217 
$1,000 
(□) 
3,259 
648 
- 
385 
226 
307 
707 
5,575 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
138 
551 
955 
1 
120 
227 
835 
87 
350 
$1,000 
814 
1,135 
778 
(D) 
528 
735 
3,522 
(D) 
384 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
... farms 
57 
149 
87 
- 
20 
51 
58 
8 
34 
$1,000 
2,729 
7,694 
341 
- 
1,374 
1,307 
1,248 
(D) 
173 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
... farms 
7 
181 
120 
- 
4 
13 
52 
10 
18 
$1,000 
114 
460 
414 
- 
29 
24 
918 
(D) 
91 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
10 
383 
323 
- 
14 
35 
141 
108 
937 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,982 
2,526 
- 
655 
1,061 
4,979 
365 
26,011 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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