Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
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 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
19 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(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 
963 
834 
1,082 
1,348 
815 
$1,000 
592,367 
366,045 
76,456 
58,359 
47,564 
18,856 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,761 
599 
399 
360 
315 
88 
$1,000 
505,078 
359,337 
67,821 
45,090 
27,289 
5,542 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
8,925 
829 
959 
1,321 
1,760 
1,138 
$1,000 
1,063,287 
435,893 
195,592 
179,809 
157,029 
52,496 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,220 
714 
772 
992 
1,217 
525 
$1,000 
971,330 
432,552 
190,497 
170,962 
142,688 
34,632 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
158 
30 
16 
39 
63 
2 
$1,000 
67,079 
49,973 
(D) 
6,337 
6,206 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
135 
30 
16 
38 
50 
1 
$1,000 
66,353 
49,973 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
193 
27 
19 
15 
15 
4 
$1,000 
50,366 
46,428 
2,852 
698 
60 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
19 
8 
3 
- 
$1,000 
49,655 
46,354 
2,785 
516 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
655 
13 
35 
66 
69 
69 
$1,000 
(D) 
214 
(D) 
(D) 
1,075 
731 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
7 
12 
4 
3 
$1,000 
3,222 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
366 
197 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,418 
31 
55 
64 
111 
106 
$1,000 
12,462 
627 
587 
648 
817 
2,635 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
2 
3 
2 
1 
16 
$1,000 
2,185 
(D) 
272 
(D) 
(D) 
1,237 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
597 
21 
16 
47 
50 
41 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
163 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
12 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
738 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
738 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
399 
29 
37 
26 
62 
60 
$1,000 
61,862 
(D) 
18,856 
(D) 
7,097 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
163 
19 
31 
23 
47 
43 
$1,000 
59,836 
(D) 
18,852 
(D) 
6,895 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
24,790 
2,884 
2,742 
2,966 
2,984 
1,674 
$1,000 
381,710 
136,737 
75,334 
49,868 
31,671 
1 1 ,427 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,138 
604 
493 
430 
305 
164 
$1,000 
136,460 
76,439 
33,041 
17,445 
6,973 
2,064 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
433 
17 
12 
27 
44 
31 
$1,000 
1,936 
126 
65 
243 
467 
133 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
30,961 
3,183 
2,913 
3,156 
3,304 
2,074 
$1,000 
7,296,140 
4,240,844 
1,416,034 
821,572 
440,796 
133,586 
Average per farm 
dollars 
235,656 
1 ,332,342 
486,109 
260,321 
133,413 
64,410 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
14,647 
3,119 
2,817 
2,945 
2,630 
1,263 
$1,000 
1,256,230 
751,722 
275,664 
147,260 
60,928 
13,239 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,453 
9 
44 
116 
428 
426 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,317 
73 
196 
613 
1,283 
739 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,268 
146 
430 
935 
653 
79 
$50,000 or more 
6,609 
2,891 
2,147 
1,281 
266 
19 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,844 
3,132 
2,845 
3,010 
2,828 
1,461 
$1,000 
799,532 
495,559 
167,774 
85,767 
35,452 
8,446 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,422 
26 
86 
242 
969 
877 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,405 
171 
498 
1,373 
1,497 
540 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,505 
355 
862 
943 
287 
38 
$50,000 or more 
4,512 
2,580 
1,399 
452 
75 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
82 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
