Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
12 
2 
2 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
10 
2 
2 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,101 
14 
331 
172 
227 
220 
$1,000 
592,367 
18 
1,054 
775 
1,175 
1,638 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,761 
- 
4 
3 
4 
4 
$1,000 
505,078 
- 
222 
264 
330 
480 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
8,925 
264 
433 
152 
216 
208 
$1,000 
1,063,287 
7,403 
4,161 
(D) 
2,807 
9,393 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,220 
24 
7 
2 
5 
22 
$1,000 
971,330 
4,893 
554 
(D) 
439 
6,864 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
158 
8 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
67,079 
713 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
135 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
66,353 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
193 
10 
41 
13 
16 
9 
$1,000 
50,366 
(D) 
7,374 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
1 
4 
- 
3 
$1,000 
49,655 
(D) 
7,287 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
655 
28 
145 
43 
26 
32 
$1,000 
(D) 
57 
(D) 
199 
161 
135 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
3,222 
- 
797 
- 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,418 
73 
353 
89 
74 
72 
$1,000 
12,462 
(D) 
3,111 
375 
(D) 
317 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
11 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,185 
- 
865 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
597 
49 
163 
36 
33 
22 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
18 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
2 
1 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
7 
1 
- 
- 
4 
- 
$1,000 
738 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
738 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
399 
107 
77 
12 
4 
11 
$1,000 
61,862 
26,790 
15,791 
(D) 
4 
624 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
163 
73 
27 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
59,836 
26,138 
15,660 
(D) 
- 
552 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
24,790 
80 
1,155 
672 
1,048 
1,030 
$1,000 
381,710 
575 
2,755 
2,119 
3,454 
4,359 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,138 
1 
11 
4 
11 
39 
$1,000 
136,460 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
59 
137 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
433 
42 
130 
16 
21 
19 
$1,000 
1,936 
117 
518 
229 
87 
52 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
30,961 
689 
2,711 
1,063 
1,455 
1,407 
$1,000 
7,296,140 
43,073 
56,568 
18,001 
32,786 
25,931 
Average per farm 
dollars 
235,656 
62,515 
20,866 
16,934 
22,533 
18,430 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
14,647 
51 
290 
90 
191 
214 
$1,000 
1,256,230 
50 
674 
277 
711 
1,174 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,453 
49 
285 
69 
142 
117 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,317 
2 
3 
21 
49 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,268 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
6,609 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,844 
83 
531 
182 
313 
304 
$1,000 
799,532 
31 
424 
182 
528 
609 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,422 
83 
524 
177 
282 
272 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,405 
- 
6 
5 
31 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,505 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
4,512 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
56 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
