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 
31,989 
100.0 
31,169 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
10,170,227 
100.0 
6,570,450 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
317,929 
(X) 
210,801 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
6,819 
21.3 
6,981 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
416 
(Z) 
465 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
153 
0.5 
121 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,126 
3.5 
1,296 
$1,000 
14,670 
0.1 
19,984 
$1,000 
1,854 
(Z) 
2,174 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
1,495 
4.7 
1,077 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
5,400 
0.1 
3,860 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
13 
(Z) 
19 
$1,000 
131 
(Z) 
202 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,767 
5.5 
1,433 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
9 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
12,751 
0.1 
10,349 
$1,000 
126 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,801 
5.6 
1,809 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
4 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
25,692 
0.3 
26,034 
$1,000 
5 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
726 
2.3 
706 
$1,000 
16,059 
0.2 
15,727 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
8,875 
27.7 
6,579 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,459 
4.6 
1,576 
$1,000 
245,257 
2.4 
121,272 
$1,000 
46,574 
0.5 
50,300 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
822 
2.6 
939 
$1,000 
36,430 
0.4 
41,910 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,946 
9.2 
3,409 
their products 
.. farms 
17,249 
53.9 
17,573 
$1,000 
216,778 
2.1 
247,296 
$1,000 
4,097,304 
40.3 
3,186,953 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
4,510 
14.1 
5,511 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
1,157 
3.6 
977 
$1,000 
763,944 
7.5 
919,156 
$1,000 
182,076 
1.8 
140,798 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
14,306 
44.7 
15,171 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,708 
11.6 
3,588 
$1,000 
2,968,996 
29.2 
2,307,618 
$1,000 
1 ,362,767 
13.4 
1 ,267,732 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
420 
1.3 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,553 
8.0 
1,687 
$1,000 
374,490 
3.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,854,879 
18.2 
1,177,490 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
678 
2.1 
1,042 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,257 
7.1 
1,157 
$1,000 
446,756 
4.4 
381,360 
$1,000 
5,826,682 
57.3 
2,807,957 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,670 
5.2 
848 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
2,593,108 
25.5 
1,246,003 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
1,915 
6.0 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
381 
1.2 
228 
$1,000 
43,636 
0.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,283,050 
12.6 
781,327 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
206 
0.6 
81 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
2,251 
7.0 
1,408 
$1,000 
1,950,524 
19.2 
780,628 
$1,000 
23,629 
0.2 
8,884 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
14 
(Z) 
12 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
2,498 
(Z) 
3,108 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
19,574 
61.2 
18,146 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
6,072,922 
59.7 
3,383,497 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
463 
1.4 
351 
$1,000 
55,223 
0.5 
28,723 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
14,961 
46.8 
15,123 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
5,809,792 
57.1 
3,238,162 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
2,893 
9.0 
2,728 
Corn 
farms 
12,894 
40.3 
12,076 
$1,000 
151,075 
1.5 
117,533 
$1,000 
3,063,457 
30.1 
1,412,488 
Wheat 
farms 
4,800 
15.0 
7,144 
$1,000 
755,870 
7.4 
713,110 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
10,960 
34.3 
10,122 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
1,692,677 
16.6 
949,942 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
791 
2.5 
752 
Sorghum 
farms 
526 
1.6 
421 
$1,000 
4,349 
(Z) 
6,158 
$1,000 
39,738 
0.4 
19,786 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
5,498 
(X) 
8,189 
Barley 
farms 
147 
0.5 
190 
$1,000 
3,844 
(Z) 
3,795 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
184 
0.6 
173 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
33 
(Z) 
35 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
2,088 
6.5 
2,564 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
108 
0.3 
85 
$1,000 
254,206 
2.5 
139,042 
$1,000 
74 
(Z) 
61 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
323 
1.0 
322 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
730 
(Z) 
708 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
79 
0.2 
59 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
557 
(Z) 
401 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
53 
0.2 
63 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
177 
0.6 
140 
$1,000 
726 
(Z) 
929 
$1,000 
2,186 
(Z) 
3,464 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
31 
0.1 
25 
$1,000 
1,157 
(Z) 
844 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
86 
0.3 
61 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
13 
(Z) 
25 
$1,000 
887 
(Z) 
412 
$1,000 
1,071 
(Z) 
3,181 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
66 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
810 
(Z) 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
26 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
76 
(Z) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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