Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
28,008 
100.0 
29,524 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
4,230,083 
100.0 
2,803,062 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
151,031 
(X) 
94,942 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
8,243 
29.4 
9,986 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
575 
(Z) 
715 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
387 
1.4 
367 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,927 
6.9 
1,991 
$1,000 
28,566 
0.7 
29,472 
$1,000 
3,160 
0.1 
3,327 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,747 
6.2 
1,784 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
6,220 
0.1 
6,393 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
46 
0.2 
51 
$1,000 
160 
(Z) 
232 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,988 
7.1 
1,934 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
46 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
14,063 
0.3 
13,790 
$1,000 
160 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,939 
6.9 
2,070 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
27,355 
0.6 
29,483 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
592 
2.1 
700 
$1,000 
13,077 
0.3 
15,502 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
9,306 
33.2 
6,981 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,420 
5.1 
1,458 
$1,000 
403,251 
9.5 
187,672 
$1,000 
45,117 
1.1 
45,919 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
2 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
633 
2.3 
757 
$1,000 
28,162 
0.7 
33,612 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,178 
7.8 
2,464 
their products 
.. farms 
13,545 
48.4 
14,392 
$1,000 
156,294 
3.7 
176,539 
$1,000 
1,974,087 
46.7 
1,529,340 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,945 
10.5 
3,440 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
1,051 
3.8 
1,396 
$1,000 
493,126 
11.7 
563,632 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
7,975 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
10,629 
37.9 
11,526 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
2,276 
8.1 
1,807 
$1,000 
1,783,908 
42.2 
1,368,699 
$1,000 
815,500 
19.3 
633,257 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
92 
0.3 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,392 
5.0 
786 
$1,000 
44,671 
1.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
981,319 
23.2 
535,505 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
412 
1.5 
565 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
728 
2.6 
347 
$1,000 
54,091 
1.3 
36,331 
$1,000 
1,646,116 
38.9 
745,388 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
571 
2.0 
268 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
842,489 
19.9 
392,809 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
1,324 
4.7 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
110 
0.4 
63 
$1,000 
31,233 
0.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
376,385 
8.9 
199,569 
Plorses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
47 
0.2 
16 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
2,572 
9.2 
2,086 
$1,000 
427,242 
10.1 
153,010 
$1,000 
22,824 
0.5 
13,683 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
26 
0.1 
28 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
3,172 
0.1 
3,188 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
13,758 
49.1 
12,102 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
2,255,996 
53.3 
1,273,721 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
619 
2.2 
407 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
23,742 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
6,587 
23.5 
6,386 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
1,787,162 
42.2 
1,009,039 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
2,071 
7.4 
2,131 
Corn 
farms 
559 
2.0 
461 
$1,000 
97,159 
2.3 
80,110 
$1,000 
64,635 
1.5 
28,168 
Wheat 
farms 
5,590 
20.0 
5,428 
$1,000 
1,359,058 
32.1 
816,021 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
45 
0.2 
8 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
1,389 
5.0 
1,287 
Sorghum 
farms 
3 
(Z) 
2 
$1,000 
9,423 
0.2 
6,321 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
6,784 
(X) 
4,911 
Barley 
farms 
2,214 
7.9 
2,307 
$1,000 
211,843 
5.0 
102,202 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
261 
0.9 
332 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
57 
(Z) 
73 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,506 
5.4 
1,240 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
185 
0.7 
192 
$1,000 
149,402 
3.5 
62,527 
$1,000 
133 
(Z) 
130 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
623 
2.2 
494 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,417 
(Z) 
1,142 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
129 
0.5 
114 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
847 
(Z) 
766 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
109 
0.4 
101 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
332 
1.2 
315 
$1,000 
1,627 
(Z) 
1,471 
$1,000 
33,199 
0.8 
39,429 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
55 
0.2 
39 
$1,000 
1,888 
(Z) 
1,313 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
311 
1.1 
412 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
27 
0.1 
15 
$1,000 
3,658 
0.1 
7,877 
$1,000 
3,453 
0.1 
1,425 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
263 
0.9 
(NA) 
$1,000 
3,576 
0.1 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
65 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
82 
(Z) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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