Table 6. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Government payments 
16,007 
86,359 
17,441 
75,975 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,395 
(X) 
4,356 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
12,304 
66,570 
13,424 
55,896 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,410 
(X) 
4,164 
$1 to $999 
4,380 
2,147 
5,440 
2,430 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,801 
16,479 
7,924 
19,252 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,642 
18,530 
2,312 
16,060 
$1 to $999 
4,147 
1,898 
5,236 
2,151 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,580 
23,584 
1,368 
20,286 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,629 
10,955 
5,335 
12,845 
$25,000 to $49,999 
463 
15,657 
285 
9,670 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,825 
12,848 
1,509 
10,490 
$50,000 or more 
141 
9,962 
112 
8,278 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,159 
17,621 
1,024 
15,448 
$25,000 or more 
544 
23,247 
320 
14,962 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
136 
7,764 
440 
16,598 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
57,092 
(X) 
37,723 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
6,547 
19,790 
6,784 
20,079 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,023 
(X) 
2,960 
$1 to $999 
16 
6 
92 
41 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12 
30 
94 
233 
$5,000 to $9,999 
22 
157 
44 
319 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
12 
141 
52 
698 
$1 to $999 
2,135 
1,048 
2,015 
991 
$20,000 to $24,999 
10 
217 
13 
286 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,285 
7,828 
3,666 
8,547 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
663 
52 
1,872 
$5,000 to $9,999 
788 
5,393 
765 
5,268 
$50,000 or more 
46 
6,550 
93 
13,149 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
304 
4,211 
306 
4,279 
$25,000 or more 
35 
1,310 
32 
994 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
120 
4,286 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Table 7. Income From Farm - Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses 
gross before taxes and expenses 
(see text) 
21 ,979 
309,738 
1 7,846 
197,047 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
14,092 
(X) 
11,042 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
7,213 
2,832 
6,270 
2,545 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,527 
17,978 
5,803 
13,702 
$5,000 to $9,999 
60 
365 
47 
315 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,526 
17,501 
2,008 
14,138 
$10,000 to $24,999 
96 
1,522 
97 
1,443 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,478 
39,292 
2,062 
31,963 
$25,000 or more 
197 
22,311 
116 
12,781 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,105 
38,757 
912 
31,991 
$50,000 or more 
1,130 
193,379 
791 
102,707 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
6,849 
15,985 
5,505 
1 1 ,074 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,334 
(X) 
2,012 
services 
4,333 
58,017 
3,752 
37,595 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
13,390 
(X) 
10,020 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
4,123 
1,216 
3,571 
1,147 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,150 
4,954 
1,526 
3,294 
$1 to $999 
1,305 
553 
1,281 
529 
$5,000 to $9,999 
342 
2,308 
231 
1,574 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,448 
3,327 
1,283 
2,981 
$10,000 to $24,999 
153 
2,239 
117 
1,753 
$5,000 to $9,999 
536 
3,620 
408 
2,894 
$25,000 or more 
81 
5,267 
60 
3,305 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
542 
8,220 
418 
6,389 
$25,000 to $49,999 
251 
8,903 
198 
7,143 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
251 
33,395 
164 
17,659 
payments 
1,416 
29,691 
1,281 
16,811 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,968 
(X) 
13,123 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
6,788 
30,453 
5,293 
19,348 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,486 
(X) 
3,655 
$1 to $999 
192 
92 
195 
104 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
482 
1,228 
442 
1,154 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
241 
1,618 
222 
1,575 
$1 to $999 
2,212 
1,092 
2,052 
970 
$10,000 to $24,999 
270 
4,420 
250 
3,710 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,095 
7,119 
2,209 
4,917 
$25,000 or more 
231 
22,332 
172 
10,267 
$5,000 to $9,999 
779 
5,329 
575 
4,012 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
492 
7,386 
369 
5,502 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
210 
9,525 
88 
3,946 
government agricultural 
program payments 
525 
2,939 
690 
3,426 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,599 
(X) 
4,965 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
2,268 
19,329 
2,130 
19,450 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,522 
(X) 
9,131 
$1 to $999 
168 
89 
293 
135 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
199 
483 
264 
578 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
96 
645 
74 
509 
$1 to $999 
746 
275 
541 
220 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38 
535 
38 
593 
$1,000 to $4,999 
691 
1,685 
698 
1,734 
$25,000 or more 
24 
1,188 
21 
1,611 
$5,000 to $9,999 
323 
2,220 
340 
2,357 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
342 
5,169 
377 
5,762 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
166 
9,979 
174 
9,377 
sources (see text) 
6,204 
128,634 
5,011 
74,417 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,734 
(X) 
14,851 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
729 
24,677 
552 
14,926 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
33,851 
(X) 
27,040 
$1 to $999 
2,779 
846 
2,327 
749 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,485 
3,531 
1,105 
2,598 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
479 
3,297 
411 
2,894 
$1 to $999 
187 
69 
141 
57 
$10,000 to $24,999 
643 
10,370 
552 
8,658 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
189 
410 
151 
329 
$25,000 or more 
818 
110,590 
616 
59,516 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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