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 
52,385 
643,993 
48,027 
720,903 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,293 
(X) 
15,010 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
47,161 
534,179 
40,463 
582,481 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average perform dollars 
(X) 
1 1 ,327 
(X) 
14,395 
$1 to $999 
10,535 
4,780 
10,641 
4,496 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
17,293 
43,670 
14,607 
38,038 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,329 
59,314 
7,134 
50,406 
$1 to $999 
1 1 ,942 
5,379 
11,451 
4,764 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,910 
141,871 
7,696 
122,077 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
15,676 
38,275 
12,760 
32,039 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,456 
156,409 
4,276 
151,096 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,399 
45,272 
4,652 
32,491 
$50,000 or more 
2,862 
237,948 
3,673 
354,790 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,073 
113,830 
5,149 
82,213 
$25,000 or more 
6,071 
331,423 
6,451 
430,974 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
346 
41,146 
2,158 
243,247 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
118,918 
(X) 
112,719 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
13,390 
109,814 
1 5,665 
138,422 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,201 
(X) 
8,836 
$1 to $999 
22 
9 
205 
82 
$1,000 to $4,999 
52 
132 
196 
491 
$5,000 to $9,999 
42 
310 
144 
1,057 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
40 
565 
165 
2,420 
$1 to $999 
1,555 
793 
1,563 
836 
$20,000 to $24,999 
19 
419 
90 
1,987 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,436 
14,612 
6,018 
16,796 
$25,000 to $49,999 
50 
1,728 
249 
8,936 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,139 
21,981 
3,786 
26,363 
$50,000 or more 
121 
37,982 
1,109 
228,274 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
2,376 
36,212 
3,133 
48,135 
$25,000 or more 
884 
36,216 
1,165 
46,293 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
171 
16,928 
(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) 
69,642 
1,351,105 
43,311 
668,236 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,401 
(X) 
15,429 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
21,996 
8,028 
12,060 
4,673 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,866 
51,708 
13,257 
31,946 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,262 
8,533 
970 
6,405 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,610 
52,524 
5,485 
37,970 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,387 
21,902 
1,033 
15,366 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,927 
123,984 
5,892 
92,138 
$25,000 or more 
1,021 
94,619 
948 
83,259 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,365 
153,047 
3,312 
114,332 
$50,000 or more 
5,878 
961,815 
3,305 
387,176 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
21,801 
76,866 
12,184 
57,407 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,526 
(X) 
4,712 
services 
11,109 
201,203 
9,570 
156,995 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
18,112 
(X) 
16,405 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
13,077 
3,808 
6,754 
1,969 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,866 
12,778 
3,028 
6,883 
$1 to $999 
1,911 
909 
1,745 
802 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,139 
7,660 
926 
6,283 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,555 
8,728 
3,077 
7,558 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,046 
16,101 
920 
14,209 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,746 
1 1 ,688 
1,376 
9,192 
$25,000 or more 
673 
36,519 
556 
28,063 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
1,976 
30,093 
1 ,665 
25,994 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,005 
34,201 
928 
31,473 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
916 
115,585 
779 
81,976 
payments 
10,740 
576,918 
4,567 
91,955 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
53,717 
(X) 
20,135 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
20,727 
201,185 
15,179 
133,670 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,706 
(X) 
8,806 
$1 to $999 
1,449 
606 
681 
319 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,466 
6,506 
1,381 
3,582 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,246 
8,641 
639 
4,610 
$1 to $999 
6,330 
2,860 
4,757 
2,162 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,727 
27,519 
827 
13,376 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,981 
18,775 
5,830 
13,512 
$25,000 or more 
3,852 
533,647 
1,039 
70,069 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,547 
17,790 
1,843 
12,862 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
2,102 
32,088 
1,534 
23,465 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
1,767 
129,673 
1,215 
81,669 
government agricultural 
program payments 
1,041 
8,100 
1,721 
6,727 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,781 
(X) 
3,909 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
2,700 
32,141 
1,676 
23,153 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
1 1 ,904 
(X) 
13,815 
$1 to $999 
252 
106 
907 
338 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
384 
985 
478 
1,102 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
187 
1,265 
164 
1,161 
$1 to $999 
1,039 
376 
532 
205 
$10,000 to $24,999 
138 
2,186 
111 
1,639 
$1,000 to $4,999 
739 
1,773 
398 
955 
$25,000 or more 
80 
3,558 
61 
2,487 
$5,000 to $9,999 
291 
2,012 
228 
1,576 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
326 
5,014 
255 
3,933 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
305 
22,965 
263 
16,484 
sources (see text) 
9,205 
121,668 
4,999 
88,424 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
13,218 
(X) 
1 7,688 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
7,775 
132,864 
5,322 
109,904 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,089 
(X) 
20,651 
$1 to $999 
2,790 
1,010 
1,126 
468 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,240 
6,964 
1,622 
4,004 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
939 
6,569 
626 
4,317 
$1 to $999 
1,159 
503 
511 
241 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,031 
16,378 
795 
12,230 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,946 
7,308 
1,860 
4,633 
$25,000 or more 
1,205 
90,748 
830 
67,406 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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