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 
1 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
3,859 
3,116 
2,289 
7,425 
5,298 
3,341 
3,132 
$1,000 
32,810 
28,105 
23,452 
103,746 
121,817 
163,729 
350,599 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
70 
59 
343 
534 
634 
1,031 
$1,000 
6,406 
6,104 
5,503 
38,773 
66,605 
124,961 
315,945 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
7,882 
6,210 
4,447 
14,708 
10,561 
6,649 
7,249 
$1,000 
309,640 
332,084 
138,305 
1,496,267 
3,707,823 
2,794,357 
3,720,847 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
154 
131 
147 
957 
2,112 
2,484 
4,839 
$1,000 
239,375 
265,940 
85,548 
1,292,291 
3,549,774 
2,707,634 
3,664,243 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
36 
30 
30 
137 
154 
104 
82 
$1,000 
63,773 
77,334 
8,153 
160,416 
326,397 
403,488 
571,414 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
29 
26 
133 
154 
101 
80 
$1,000 
63,656 
(D) 
8,091 
160,242 
326,397 
403,363 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
73 
59 
58 
149 
79 
57 
40 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
82 
(D) 
879 
(D) 
178,598 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
6 
2 
5 
14 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,099 
(D) 
1,045 
178,514 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
590 
453 
327 
1,088 
885 
589 
989 
$1,000 
2,786 
1,474 
1,496 
7,079 
19,552 
5,628 
54,018 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
7 
16 
21 
20 
231 
$1,000 
869 
- 
(D) 
2,099 
13,771 
1,323 
42,707 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
542 
415 
285 
914 
586 
368 
620 
$1,000 
4,804 
5,456 
3,800 
15,829 
6,627 
8,959 
1 1 ,720 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
23 
17 
61 
22 
29 
44 
$1,000 
1,737 
2,922 
2,325 
10,728 
2,609 
6,719 
7,076 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
393 
288 
197 
558 
322 
177 
94 
$1,000 
103,810 
117,702 
84,434 
306,041 
362,332 
323,762 
154,929 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
61 
48 
137 
107 
60 
31 
$1,000 
103,561 
117,520 
84,174 
305,633 
362,133 
323,607 
154,782 
Aquaculture 
farms 
6 
10 
9 
20 
17 
11 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
10,467 
6,617 
14,719 
33,419 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
3 
7 
9 
11 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
10,463 
6,565 
14,658 
33,419 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
169 
141 
109 
318 
227 
168 
220 
$1,000 
2,525 
7,460 
2,735 
3,825 
10,301 
5,426 
1 1 ,504 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
12 
8 
27 
34 
28 
40 
$1,000 
1,683 
6,642 
2,168 
2,223 
8,343 
3,805 
9,656 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
4,212 
2,509 
2,088 
9,134 
8,580 
6,659 
6,601 
$1,000 
16,634 
10,165 
1 1 ,355 
71,601 
107,474 
142,751 
253,196 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
435 
298 
267 
1,076 
1,426 
1,699 
1,708 
$1,000 
1,867 
1,009 
1,539 
12,554 
42,597 
103,027 
221 ,643 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
282 
189 
143 
327 
202 
124 
100 
$1,000 
1,428 
1,400 
1,327 
2,064 
2,168 
1,888 
1,152 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
14,820 
10,449 
7,287 
24,266 
17,309 
11,139 
10,810 
$1,000 
668,669 
643,516 
349,265 
2,593,898 
5,262,482 
4,821,935 
7,815,543 
Average per farm 
dollars 
45,119 
61,586 
47,930 
106,894 
304,032 
432,888 
722,992 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
5,676 
4,281 
3,203 
10,648 
8,291 
5,970 
5,349 
$1,000 
21,022 
19,656 
15,610 
84,031 
141,722 
221,147 
543,960 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,573 
3,257 
2,310 
6,783 
3,809 
1,734 
943 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,041 
947 
823 
3,275 
2,957 
1,990 
1,347 
$25,000 to $49,999 
51 
57 
53 
414 
844 
875 
725 
$50,000 or more 
11 
20 
17 
176 
681 
1,371 
2,334 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
5,821 
4,438 
3,284 
11,192 
9,095 
6,624 
6,305 
$1,000 
8,966 
7,646 
5,997 
35,428 
72,100 
131,452 
350,631 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,554 
4,209 
3,068 
9,786 
6,306 
3,184 
2,112 
$5,000 to $24,999 
232 
190 
190 
1,248 
2,061 
1,833 
1,536 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
26 
17 
104 
508 
842 
825 
$50,000 or more 
11 
13 
9 
54 
220 
765 
1,832 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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