Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
30,961 
100.0 
31,970 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
10,950,680 
100.0 
6,084,218 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
353,693 
(X) 
190,310 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
9,669 
31.2 
10,650 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
299 
(Z) 
397 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
70 
0.2 
71 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
778 
2.5 
736 
$1,000 
7,271 
0.1 
9,126 
$1,000 
1,284 
(Z) 
1,241 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
976 
3.2 
868 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
3,639 
(Z) 
3,131 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
12 
(Z) 
12 
$1,000 
19 
(Z) 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,275 
4.1 
1,215 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
10 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
9,087 
0.1 
8,884 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,306 
4.2 
1,428 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
2 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
18,856 
0.2 
20,723 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
510 
1.6 
539 
$1,000 
1 1 ,387 
0.1 
12,005 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
8,101 
26.2 
6,819 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,170 
3.8 
1,361 
$1,000 
592,367 
5.4 
298,303 
$1,000 
37,667 
0.3 
43,335 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
647 
2.1 
802 
$1,000 
28,839 
0.3 
35,518 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,074 
6.7 
2,891 
their products 
.. farms 
10,635 
34.3 
1 1 ,352 
$1,000 
151,312 
1.4 
211,633 
$1,000 
1,286,395 
11.7 
1,045,697 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
3,304 
10.7 
4,303 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
597 
1.9 
578 
$1,000 
577,981 
5.3 
721,316 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
28,496 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
8,925 
28.8 
10,025 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,156 
10.2 
3,552 
$1,000 
1,063,287 
9.7 
856,489 
$1,000 
1,194,099 
10.9 
1 ,269,432 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
158 
0.5 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,913 
9.4 
2,452 
$1,000 
67,079 
0.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,163,140 
19.8 
1 ,722,303 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
193 
0.6 
351 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,183 
10.3 
1,173 
$1,000 
50,366 
0.5 
34,910 
$1,000 
6,753,090 
61.7 
2,034,299 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
2,566 
8.3 
1,032 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
4,070,853 
37.2 
1,446,064 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
655 
2.1 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
469 
1.5 
111 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,538,072 
14.0 
359,665 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
148 
0.5 
30 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
1,418 
4.6 
831 
$1,000 
1,144,165 
10.4 
228,570 
$1,000 
12,462 
0.1 
(D) 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
7 
(Z) 
4 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
738 
(Z) 
(D) 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
18,220 
58.8 
18,127 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
9,664,285 
88.3 
5,038,521 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
399 
1.3 
369 
$1,000 
61,862 
0.6 
33,986 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
14,370 
46.4 
15,377 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
8,813,348 
80.5 
4,567,800 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
2,138 
6.9 
2,482 
Corn 
farms 
7,137 
23.1 
6,401 
$1,000 
136,460 
1.2 
122,186 
$1,000 
2,461,368 
22.5 
821,072 
Wheat 
farms 
10,353 
33.4 
12,282 
$1,000 
2,535,187 
23.2 
1,845,619 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,219 
23.3 
5,994 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
1,968,362 
18.0 
780,507 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
433 
1.4 
444 
Sorghum 
farms 
4 
(Z) 
12 
$1,000 
1,936 
(Z) 
2,429 
$1,000 
54 
(Z) 
44 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
4,472 
(X) 
5,471 
Barley 
farms 
3,146 
10.2 
4,839 
$1 ,000 
367,666 
3.4 
254,809 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
132 
0.4 
111 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
21 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
7,419 
24.0 
8,719 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
34 
0.1 
69 
$1,000 
1,480,711 
13.5 
865,748 
$1,000 
23 
(Z) 
47 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
163 
0.5 
159 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
380 
(Z) 
336 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
65 
0.2 
42 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
405 
(Z) 
283 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
27 
0.1 
40 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
264 
0.9 
227 
$1,000 
401 
(Z) 
602 
$1,000 
251,033 
2.3 
162,655 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
7 
(Z) 
14 
$1,000 
229 
(Z) 
508 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
74 
0.2 
66 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
5 
(Z) 
9 
$1,000 
247 
(Z) 
(D) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
632 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
42 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
127 
(Z) 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
39 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
120 
(Z) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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