Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
59,309 
100.0 
63,163 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
7,400,781 
100.0 
5,808,803 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
124,783 
(X) 
91,965 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
15,058 
25.4 
21,425 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
1,776 
(Z) 
3,032 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
3,012 
5.1 
2,719 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,563 
7.7 
6,070 
$1,000 
944,883 
12.8 
892,279 
$1,000 
7,677 
0.1 
10,163 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,144 
8.7 
5,609 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
18,656 
0.3 
20,095 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
1,079 
1.8 
1,205 
$1,000 
21,148 
0.3 
22,727 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,002 
10.1 
5,746 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
1,055 
1.8 
(NA) 
$1,000 
43,034 
0.6 
41,029 
$1,000 
21,016 
0.3 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,968 
10.1 
4,943 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
37 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
84,484 
1.1 
70,203 
$1,000 
132 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,833 
3.1 
1,545 
$1,000 
40,687 
0.5 
34,269 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
19,844 
33.5 
17,525 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,372 
5.7 
2,884 
$1,000 
264,256 
3.6 
149,392 
$1,000 
107,201 
1.4 
90,821 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
565 
1.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,999 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,511 
2.5 
1,219 
$1,000 
67,046 
0.9 
54,101 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
4,044 
6.8 
3,067 
their products 
.. farms 
29,364 
49.5 
31,208 
$1,000 
291,356 
3.9 
222,378 
$1,000 
4,617,870 
62.4 
3,939,097 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
5,585 
9.4 
5,695 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
7,102 
12.0 
7,885 
$1,000 
973,546 
13.2 
972,348 
$1,000 
1 ,362,039 
18.4 
1,015,843 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
19,381 
32.7 
19,784 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,328 
5.6 
2,718 
$1,000 
717,085 
9.7 
556,192 
$1,000 
1,179,013 
15.9 
955,587 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
7,048 
11.9 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,641 
2.8 
1,300 
$1,000 
1,966,892 
26.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,144,380 
15.5 
899,522 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
2,672 
4.5 
3,440 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,260 
2.1 
942 
$1,000 
457,916 
6.2 
336,437 
$1,000 
3,441,925 
46.5 
2,435,255 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
953 
1.6 
723 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
1 ,475,925 
19.9 
1,076,762 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
4,035 
6.8 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
203 
0.3 
150 
$1,000 
15,840 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
676,037 
9.1 
497,492 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
104 
0.2 
69 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
3,174 
5.4 
3,398 
$1,000 
1 ,289,963 
17.4 
861,002 
$1,000 
38,693 
0.5 
49,320 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
223 
0.4 
292 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
26,123 
0.4 
44,519 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
36,948 
62.3 
33,119 
Other animals and other animal 
$1 ,000 
2,782,911 
37.6 
1 ,869,706 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
1,982 
3.3 
2,283 
$1,000 
33,283 
0.4 
36,275 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
19,074 
32.2 
15,771 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
1,210,869 
16.4 
500,428 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
740 
1.2 
570 
Corn 
farms 
17,163 
28.9 
13,436 
$1,000 
10,649 
0.1 
12,350 
$1,000 
800,827 
10.8 
319,930 
Wheat 
farms 
3,948 
6.7 
4,463 
$1,000 
63,847 
0.9 
45,332 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,362 
12.4 
5,713 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
309,882 
4.2 
122,103 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
7,577 
12.8 
7,537 
Sorghum 
farms 
418 
0.7 
158 
$1 ,000 
86,030 
1.2 
75,893 
$1,000 
2,844 
(Z) 
506 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
1 1 ,354 
(X) 
10,069 
Barley 
farms 
2,350 
4.0 
1,787 
$1 ,000 
15,714 
0.2 
5,325 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
1,527 
2.6 
1,761 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
319 
(Z) 
362 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
5,063 
8.5 
4,175 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
882 
1.5 
1,030 
$1,000 
17,755 
0.2 
7,232 
$1,000 
605 
(Z) 
708 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,312 
2.2 
1,151 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
2,781 
4.7 
2,684 
$1,000 
40,379 
0.5 
28,156 
$1,000 
6,748 
0.1 
6,358 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
876 
1.5 
805 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
6,031 
0.1 
5,515 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
837 
1.4 
676 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
3,995 
6.7 
4,300 
$1,000 
12,470 
0.2 
10,297 
$1,000 
140,875 
1.9 
125,623 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
325 
0.5 
292 
$1,000 
10,800 
0.1 
10,032 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
3,147 
5.3 
3,222 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
349 
0.6 
289 
$1,000 
160,501 
2.2 
151,101 
$1,000 
49,056 
0.7 
42,621 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,796 
3.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
148,473 
2.0 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
1,716 
2.9 
(NA) 
$1,000 
12,028 
0.2 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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