Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
479 
207 
246 
917 
1,195 
1,228 
2,600 
$1,000 
4,951 
2,936 
3,898 
13,724 
26,215 
38,743 
146,649 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
16 
19 
54 
132 
213 
936 
$1,000 
1,053 
1,384 
1,411 
4,615 
1 1 ,992 
20,906 
112,603 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
560 
309 
303 
1,616 
2,312 
2,535 
3,996 
$1,000 
26,778 
24,502 
73,386 
173,388 
294,358 
642,418 
1,589,159 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
108 
67 
62 
518 
1,253 
1,984 
3,658 
$1,000 
19,427 
20,173 
68,401 
148,878 
267,865 
627,049 
1,579,947 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
22 
4 
6 
72 
94 
79 
50 
$1,000 
36,587 
(D) 
6,455 
24,514 
61,165 
67,241 
128,530 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
4 
6 
44 
68 
75 
44 
$1,000 
36,391 
(D) 
6,455 
23,713 
60,589 
67,125 
128,347 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
39 
15 
15 
65 
103 
87 
137 
$1,000 
1,012 
(D) 
605 
18,086 
33,159 
29,466 
224,283 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
4 
1 
22 
58 
49 
107 
$1,000 
888 
(D) 
(D) 
17,778 
32,743 
28,849 
223,933 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
109 
58 
54 
205 
199 
169 
291 
$1,000 
(D) 
694 
556 
5,549 
4,994 
(D) 
19,542 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
3 
1 
11 
26 
13 
107 
$1,000 
1,502 
217 
(D) 
3,296 
2,804 
(D) 
16,428 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
88 
61 
59 
157 
133 
167 
372 
$1,000 
788 
266 
(D) 
(D) 
1,116 
(D) 
4,953 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
17 
- 
1 
30 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,268 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
58 
29 
33 
125 
87 
72 
121 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
119,269 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
2 
3 
2 
37 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
118,929 
Aquaculture 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
1 
3 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
11 
4 
8 
49 
16 
27 
87 
$1,000 
48 
22 
23 
858 
795 
(D) 
14,065 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
4 
8 
9 
36 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
739 
752 
(D) 
13,823 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,529 
662 
686 
2,984 
3,633 
3,665 
4,746 
$1,000 
8,086 
4,082 
4,097 
22,287 
36,387 
54,289 
135,939 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
53 
44 
39 
353 
679 
767 
832 
$1,000 
574 
462 
757 
7,985 
21,723 
38,102 
80,865 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
40 
17 
12 
102 
65 
72 
109 
$1,000 
398 
59 
62 
467 
275 
734 
1,350 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
2,046 
886 
863 
3,604 
4,229 
4,075 
5,637 
$1,000 
118,756 
58,430 
100,408 
427,132 
882,014 
1,602,268 
4,456,194 
Average per farm 
dollars 
58,043 
65,948 
116,348 
118,516 
208,563 
393,195 
790,526 
Fertilizer, lime, and soii 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
738 
379 
427 
2,150 
3,201 
3,295 
3,955 
$1,000 
5,875 
3,230 
4,650 
38,050 
117,278 
212,187 
601,470 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
359 
168 
166 
519 
390 
242 
317 
$5,000 to $24,999 
341 
194 
217 
1,097 
949 
623 
548 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
15 
33 
426 
995 
760 
518 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
11 
108 
867 
1,670 
2,572 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
994 
466 
547 
2,489 
3,440 
3,463 
4,347 
$1,000 
2,788 
1,496 
2,510 
16,835 
49,920 
92,715 
315,568 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
809 
375 
415 
1,321 
912 
629 
771 
$5,000 to $24,999 
181 
86 
122 
1,079 
1,989 
1,369 
933 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
5 
8 
85 
468 
987 
829 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
2 
4 
71 
478 
1,814 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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