Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
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 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(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 
381 
199 
181 
924 
1,287 
1,490 
2,675 
$1,000 
3,247 
1,968 
2,752 
16,709 
46,031 
91,224 
425,776 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
5 
10 
52 
140 
309 
1,223 
$1,000 
747 
488 
1,373 
6,920 
29,179 
70,755 
394,319 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
319 
167 
140 
964 
1,488 
1,808 
2,766 
$1,000 
18,879 
6,426 
(D) 
56,527 
96,032 
165,965 
688,495 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
24 
13 
166 
485 
1,055 
2,360 
$1,000 
15,155 
4,368 
(D) 
41,166 
72,151 
145,372 
676,667 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
2 
1 
10 
44 
50 
42 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
13,212 
13,544 
12,630 
23,024 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
7 
39 
41 
41 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
13,131 
13,361 
12,274 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
18 
4 
3 
6 
21 
6 
46 
$1,000 
(D) 
6 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
15,839 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
15,552 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
27 
26 
11 
52 
85 
77 
103 
$1,000 
321 
(D) 
31 
(D) 
1,237 
1,062 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
1 
6 
4 
9 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
721 
282 
948 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
77 
58 
39 
164 
173 
104 
142 
$1,000 
611 
704 
271 
1,571 
1,796 
1,079 
1,836 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
1 
7 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
816 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
36 
22 
14 
53 
56 
54 
59 
$1,000 
(D) 
10 
5 
28 
85 
(D) 
14,589 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
14,545 
Aquaculture 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
25 
12 
16 
44 
38 
12 
41 
$1,000 
893 
632 
(D) 
4,529 
1,078 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
3 
3 
12 
9 
3 
19 
$1,000 
711 
548 
(D) 
4,163 
877 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
2,138 
752 
713 
3,436 
3,768 
4,102 
5,896 
$1,000 
10,959 
4,219 
4,754 
27,869 
43,048 
71,130 
206,471 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
52 
20 
13 
112 
251 
564 
1,060 
$1,000 
566 
192 
230 
1,884 
8,138 
25,913 
99,288 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
27 
14 
11 
44 
44 
27 
38 
$1,000 
60 
29 
38 
152 
215 
232 
208 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
2,632 
958 
862 
4,086 
4,237 
4,424 
6,437 
$1,000 
66,717 
21,694 
25,221 
182,095 
441,313 
1,119,081 
5,263,660 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,348 
22,645 
29,259 
44,566 
104,157 
252,957 
817,719 
Fertilizer, lime, and soii 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
465 
193 
200 
1,219 
2,281 
3,579 
5,874 
$1,000 
3,236 
1,517 
2,212 
17,753 
65,390 
204,729 
958,507 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
241 
99 
80 
401 
440 
306 
224 
$5,000 to $24,999 
206 
82 
92 
587 
797 
758 
626 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
11 
23 
181 
636 
795 
601 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
5 
50 
408 
1,720 
4,423 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
748 
304 
283 
1,657 
2,662 
3,772 
6,005 
$1,000 
2,193 
821 
1,223 
10,592 
36,162 
117,176 
629,592 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
621 
249 
197 
959 
959 
644 
455 
$5,000 to $24,999 
123 
54 
82 
634 
1,283 
1,265 
892 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
4 
49 
333 
1,137 
978 
$50,000 or more 
2 
1 
- 
15 
87 
726 
3,680 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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