Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.. number 
7,398 
8,703 
162 
75 
88 
206 
576 
5,261 
percent 
- 
26.4 
31.1 
0.6 
0.3 
0.3 
0.7 
2.1 
18.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
- 
8,084,735 
30,418,533 
369,006 
69,685 
91,216 
13,117 
316,020 
5,707,823 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,093 
3,495 
2,278 
929 
1,037 
64 
549 
1,085 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
7,398 
8,703 
162 
75 
88 
206 
576 
5,261 
$1,000 
- 
398,042 
1,797,379 
93,166 
37,553 
28,016 
555 
18,421 
150,043 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
- 
53,804 
206,524 
575,099 
500,710 
318,362 
2,694 
31,981 
28,520 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,418 
742 
30 
29 
146 
104 
3,343 
$1,000 to $2,499 
- 
1,084 
378 
2 
- 
23 
29 
96 
476 
$2,500 to $4,999 
- 
936 
540 
1 
2 
10 
19 
83 
352 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
1,035 
714 
1 
2 
9 
3 
93 
341 
$10,000 to $24,999 
- 
1,181 
1,012 
38 
1 
7 
5 
88 
332 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
728 
1,008 
30 
- 
2 
2 
50 
194 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
410 
1,103 
30 
5 
- 
1 
27 
92 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
270 
1,429 
21 
10 
1 
1 
22 
58 
$250,000 to $499,999 
- 
157 
1,005 
18 
10 
- 
- 
9 
33 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
113 
504 
10 
3 
_ 
- 
- 
11 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
66 
268 
11 
12 
7 
- 
4 
29 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
- 
53 
199 
6 
6 
- 
- 
4 
9 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
- 
9 
40 
2 
6 
7 
- 
- 
14 
$5,000,000 or more 
- 
4 
29 
3 
" 
- 
- 
- 
6 
Total sales 
farms 
_ 
7,398 
8,703 
162 
75 
88 
206 
576 
5,261 
$1,000 
- 
349,936 
1,755,619 
92,589 
36,981 
27,641 
(D) 
(D) 
145,266 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
603 
1,067 
41 
21 
7 
22 
58 
$1,000 
- 
96,932 
85,189 
5,815 
(D) 
7,373 
- 
710 
32,357 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
340 
435 
25 
10 
7 
- 
7 
36 
$1,000 
- 
91,799 
73,816 
5,586 
2,364 
7,373 
- 
(D) 
32,011 
Corn 
farms 
- 
95 
140 
17 
2 
2 
- 
3 
12 
$1,000 
- 
9,434 
19,283 
3,321 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
523 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
58 
84 
17 
1 
- 
1 
6 
$1,000 
- 
8,667 
17,916 
3,321 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
- 
439 
777 
30 
10 
7 
- 
15 
47 
$1,000 
- 
52,152 
50,299 
1,649 
1,093 
4,007 
- 
577 
17,381 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
234 
307 
10 
8 
7 
- 
6 
29 
$1,000 
- 
47,992 
40,954 
1,335 
(D) 
4,007 
- 
408 
17,123 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
291 
395 
16 
16 
7 
- 
8 
42 
$1,000 
- 
30,276 
13,164 
846 
1,112 
2,012 
- 
(D) 
8,986 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
121 
73 
7 
3 
7 
- 
21 
$1,000 
- 
27,059 
9,145 
669 
(D) 
2,012 
- 
- 
8,763 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
. 
Ill 
153 
. 
3 
6 
. 
6 
29 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
30 
5,467 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
25 
17 
- 
1 
5 
- 
- 
18 
$1,000 
3,601 
1,426 
- 
(D) 
997 
- 
- 
5,350 
Tobacco 
.... farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
22 
12 
1 
3 
5 
1 
22 
$1,000 
- 
583 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
112 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
463 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
" 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
- 
16 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
4 
$1,000 
- 
35 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
4 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
- 
11 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
- 
6 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
2 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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