Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
1,004 
854 
1,106 
1,338 
898 
$1,000 
592,367 
370,597 
74,764 
58,233 
46,681 
19,723 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,761 
629 
384 
360 
311 
77 
$1,000 
505,078 
363,628 
65,613 
44,317 
26,748 
4,772 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
8,925 
879 
992 
1,358 
1,735 
1,189 
$1,000 
1,063,287 
446,730 
199,457 
177,462 
149,601 
51,432 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,220 
757 
797 
1,010 
1,179 
477 
$1,000 
971,330 
443,220 
194,195 
168,231 
134,674 
31,010 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
158 
30 
16 
43 
61 
- 
$1,000 
67,079 
49,973 
4,313 
6,745 
5,891 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
135 
30 
16 
42 
47 
- 
$1,000 
66,353 
49,973 
4,313 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
193 
29 
17 
15 
15 
4 
$1,000 
50,366 
46,453 
2,827 
698 
60 
3 
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 
14 
34 
71 
69 
76 
$1,000 
(D) 
219 
(D) 
(D) 
1,089 
744 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
7 
12 
4 
3 
$1,000 
3,222 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
366 
197 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,418 
35 
53 
63 
114 
112 
$1,000 
12,462 
632 
583 
648 
867 
2,628 
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 
23 
14 
47 
53 
42 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
12 
- 
1 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
$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 
31 
35 
27 
66 
56 
$1,000 
61,862 
(D) 
18,856 
(D) 
7,417 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
163 
19 
31 
24 
51 
38 
$1,000 
59,836 
(D) 
18,852 
(D) 
7,215 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
24,790 
3,045 
2,833 
2,957 
2,940 
1,816 
$1,000 
381,710 
144,587 
75,927 
48,122 
29,543 
15,731 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,138 
628 
504 
417 
300 
171 
$1,000 
136,460 
78,445 
32,552 
16,567 
6,672 
1,829 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
433 
17 
15 
24 
47 
35 
$1,000 
1,936 
126 
78 
230 
473 
224 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ^ 
farms 
30,961 
3,344 
3,004 
3,147 
3,260 
2,216 
$1,000 
7,296,140 
4,350,756 
1 ,395,622 
777,456 
411,396 
132,137 
Average per farm 
dollars 
235,656 
1,301,063 
464,588 
247,047 
126,195 
59,628 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
14,647 
3,278 
2,902 
2,923 
2,554 
1,248 
$1,000 
1,256,230 
774,932 
268,168 
139,393 
54,817 
12,476 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,453 
12 
45 
124 
465 
443 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,317 
73 
220 
674 
1,279 
718 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,268 
153 
500 
940 
585 
70 
$50,000 or more 
6,609 
3,040 
2,137 
1,185 
225 
17 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,844 
3,290 
2,934 
2,994 
2,760 
1,485 
$1,000 
799,532 
508,102 
163,884 
81,944 
32,024 
7,806 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,422 
26 
95 
278 
1,004 
932 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,405 
180 
575 
1,414 
1,443 
515 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,505 
392 
909 
901 
252 
35 
$50,000 or more 
4,512 
2,692 
1,355 
401 
61 
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
108 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
