Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
7 
8 
4 
7 
16 
$1,000 
- 
65 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
- 
7 
8 
4 
7 
16 
$1,000 
- 
65 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
807 
970 
744 
687 
875 
534 
$1,000 
14,246 
10,065 
4,135 
2,095 
1,361 
279 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,238 
1,296 
819 
602 
390 
74 
$1,000 
35,222 
17,416 
5,009 
1,921 
644 
53 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1 
1 
2 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
41 
46 
40 
51 
50 
37 
$1,000 
(D) 
131 
78 
58 
43 
15 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
143 
164 
168 
127 
142 
86 
$1,000 
1,998 
1,358 
736 
301 
166 
39 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
258 
417 
372 
368 
429 
122 
$1,000 
4,360 
4,037 
1,870 
1,002 
586 
72 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
62 
104 
116 
152 
142 
211 
$1,000 
109 
121 
52 
96 
67 
66 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
3 
3 
6 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
119 
(D) 
46 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
80 
89 
51 
59 
82 
69 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
166 
68 
94 
22 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
979 
803 
384 
234 
239 
2,827 
$1,000 
6,776 
5,541 
2,139 
815 
874 
34,710 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
127 
102 
53 
29 
14 
9 
$1,000 
843 
333 
65 
13 
4 
1 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
120 
209 
219 
200 
129 
107 
$1,000 
842 
774 
635 
337 
130 
41 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
2,053 
2,531 
1,988 
1,747 
1,927 
8,243 
$1,000 
98,289 
73,506 
33,116 
25,056 
23,717 
133,077 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,876 
29,042 
16,658 
14,342 
12,308 
16,144 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
769 
811 
586 
438 
449 
906 
$1,000 
5,507 
2,669 
1,087 
477 
353 
1,802 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
415 
666 
551 
430 
445 
846 
$5,000 to $24,999 
323 
136 
32 
6 
4 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
5 
- 
2 
- 
11 
$50,000 or more 
10 
4 
3 
" 
- 
4 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
956 
975 
693 
539 
542 
1,555 
$1,000 
2,834 
1,338 
538 
405 
278 
1,707 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
795 
923 
679 
533 
534 
1,483 
$5,000 to $24,999 
152 
43 
13 
3 
8 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
9 
- 
- 
- 
8 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
1 
3 
- 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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