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 
12,443 
209,846 
13,080 
221,977 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
16,865 
(X) 
16,971 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
11,097 
142,879 
10,763 
113,385 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,875 
(X) 
10,535 
$1 to $999 
1,939 
884 
2,244 
916 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,282 
8,568 
3,163 
8,564 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,856 
13,447 
1,984 
14,431 
$1 to $999 
2,467 
1,097 
2,958 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,586 
41,594 
2,783 
45,491 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,353 
8,442 
3,126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,677 
59,830 
1,797 
64,390 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,518 
10,890 
1,477 
$50,000 or more 
1,103 
85,524 
1,109 
88,184 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,939 
31,090 
1,849 
$25,000 or more 
1,820 
91,360 
1,353 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
227 
16,590 
468 
26,355 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
73,085 
(X) 
56,314 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
4,330 
66,967 
5,984 
108,592 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,466 
(X) 
18,147 
$1 to $999 
14 
5 
27 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10 
29 
41 
114 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5 
38 
35 
280 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
19 
266 
73 
1,068 
$1 to $999 
301 
138 
339 
175 
$20,000 to $24,999 
11 
236 
22 
482 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,035 
2,995 
1,283 
3,752 
$25,000 to $49,999 
56 
2,048 
91 
3,337 
$5,000 to $9,999 
887 
6,413 
1,195 
8,649 
$50,000 or more 
112 
13,968 
179 
21,068 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,199 
19,094 
1,670 
27,206 
$25,000 or more 
908 
38,327 
1,497 
68,810 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
166 
9,178 
(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) 
12,101 
248,531 
1 1 ,344 
201,752 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,538 
(X) 
17,785 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
3,223 
1,090 
2,849 
1,067 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,261 
8,024 
3,179 
8,040 
$5,000 to $9,999 
118 
829 
151 
1,016 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,506 
10,533 
1,624 
11,401 
$10,000 to $24,999 
122 
1,839 
124 
1,808 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,935 
30,321 
1,806 
28,466 
$25,000 or more 
115 
16,842 
114 
14,878 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,071 
37,735 
966 
33,705 
$50,000 or more 
1,105 
160,828 
920 
119,073 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
6,121 
17,525 
5,474 
7,651 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,863 
(X) 
1,398 
services 
1,408 
25,332 
1,674 
25,161 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,991 
(X) 
15,031 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
3,659 
1,070 
3,752 
1,108 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,715 
3,868 
1,376 
2,967 
$1 to $999 
220 
96 
268 
133 
$5,000 to $9,999 
367 
2,479 
236 
1,552 
$1,000 to $4,999 
451 
1,137 
537 
1,379 
$10,000 to $24,999 
260 
4,017 
96 
1,429 
$5,000 to $9,999 
215 
1,483 
275 
1,862 
$25,000 or more 
120 
6,091 
14 
594 
$10,000 to $24,999 
265 
4,033 
329 
4,885 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
3,484 
151 
5,148 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
151 
15,098 
114 
11,753 
payments 
2,113 
72,850 
2,339 
60,443 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
34,477 
(X) 
25,842 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
4,767 
81,321 
4,510 
61,253 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,059 
(X) 
13,582 
$1 to $999 
182 
90 
226 
118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
405 
1,154 
593 
1,619 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
306 
2,161 
381 
2,627 
$1 to $999 
639 
318 
744 
348 
$10,000 to $24,999 
509 
8,145 
483 
7,777 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,560 
3,919 
1,670 
4,189 
$25,000 or more 
711 
61,300 
656 
48,302 
$5,000 to $9,999 
870 
6,082 
757 
5,249 
$10,000 to $24,999 
962 
14,834 
762 
11,705 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
736 
56,168 
577 
39,763 
government agricultural 
program payments 
217 
2,100 
221 
1,101 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,679 
(X) 
4,981 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
239 
9,004 
370 
10,671 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
37,673 
(X) 
28,841 
$1 to $999 
57 
28 
65 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
68 
159 
91 
198 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
37 
257 
35 
237 
$1 to $999 
74 
29 
60 
29 
$10,000 to $24,999 
28 
449 
21 
318 
$1,000 to $4,999 
82 
208 
113 
304 
$25,000 or more 
27 
1,207 
9 
324 
$5,000 to $9,999 
28 
203 
52 
355 
$10,000 to $24,999 
28 
444 
73 
1,155 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
27 
8,118 
72 
8,829 
sources (see text) 
2,071 
20,089 
2,556 
16,929 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,700 
(X) 
6,623 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
726 
20,310 
790 
18,543 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
27,975 
(X) 
23,472 
$1 to $999 
1,088 
429 
1,299 
580 
$1,000 to $4,999 
540 
1,146 
716 
1,541 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
127 
837 
193 
1,382 
$1 to $999 
69 
37 
75 
38 
$10,000 to $24,999 
189 
2,884 
206 
3,065 
$1,000 to $4,999 
302 
763 
326 
803 
$25,000 or more 
127 
14,793 
142 
10,361 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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