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 
77,064 
100.0 
85,260 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
5,067,334 
100.0 
4,824,561 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
65,755 
(X) 
56,586 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
21,895 
28.4 
25,918 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
3,282 
0.1 
3,805 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
1,279 
1.7 
1,191 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
8,068 
10.5 
9,882 
$1,000 
79,283 
1.6 
87,748 
$1,000 
13,471 
0.3 
16,482 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
8,655 
11.2 
9,787 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
31,048 
0.6 
35,359 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
81 
0.1 
129 
$1,000 
186 
(Z) 
876 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
10,313 
13.4 
11,150 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
78 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
73,582 
1.5 
79,547 
$1,000 
181 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
8,746 
11.3 
9,752 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
3 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
123,176 
2.4 
137,218 
$1,000 
5 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,707 
3.5 
2,890 
$1,000 
60,009 
1.2 
63,772 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
22,318 
29.0 
21,670 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
4,512 
5.9 
4,626 
$1,000 
150,888 
3.0 
110,671 
$1,000 
141,665 
2.8 
144,188 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
42 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
21 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,946 
2.5 
1,670 
$1,000 
86,280 
1.7 
73,819 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
3,882 
5.0 
3,663 
their products 
.. farms 
41,112 
53.3 
46,912 
$1,000 
275,442 
5.4 
256,024 
$1,000 
2,786,765 
55.0 
3,419,792 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,929 
3.8 
2,892 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
3,982 
5.2 
4,088 
$1,000 
481,770 
9.5 
458,770 
$1,000 
1,107,452 
21.9 
978,025 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
33,284 
43.2 
38,212 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,434 
1.9 
1,417 
$1,000 
1,033,722 
20.4 
935,611 
$1,000 
515,485 
10.2 
498,767 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
970 
1.3 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
934 
1.2 
787 
$1,000 
207,602 
4.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
659,050 
13.0 
550,124 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
866 
1.1 
1,210 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,043 
1.4 
826 
$1,000 
122,130 
2.4 
90,198 
$1,000 
2,603,075 
51.4 
2,506,686 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
786 
1.0 
639 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
1,233,409 
24.3 
959,473 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
2,932 
3.8 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
200 
0.3 
134 
$1,000 
8,464 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
670,522 
13.2 
464,196 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
57 
0.1 
53 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
4,561 
5.9 
5,391 
$1,000 
699,144 
13.8 
1,083,017 
$1,000 
178,938 
3.5 
952,384 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
52 
0.1 
81 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
2,884 
0.1 
2,683 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
35,991 
46.7 
35,077 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
2,280,568 
45.0 
1,404,769 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
1,642 
2.1 
1,262 
$1,000 
125,574 
2.5 
203,380 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
12,228 
15.9 
8,729 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
1,656,983 
32.7 
867,298 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
3,035 
3.9 
2,672 
Corn 
farms 
9,642 
12.5 
7,107 
$1,000 
109,712 
2.2 
96,784 
$1,000 
693,575 
13.7 
553,127 
Wheat 
farms 
2,152 
2.8 
1,406 
$1,000 
202,462 
4.0 
58,632 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
6,217 
8.1 
4,447 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
752,272 
14.8 
249,237 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
3,438 
4.5 
3,445 
Sorghum 
farms 
175 
0.2 
107 
$1,000 
16,438 
0.3 
15,173 
$1,000 
2,581 
0.1 
3,825 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
4,781 
(X) 
4,404 
Barley 
farms 
118 
0.2 
47 
$1,000 
2,525 
(Z) 
239 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
1,180 
1.5 
1,030 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
242 
(Z) 
208 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
180 
0.2 
113 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
499 
0.6 
525 
$1,000 
3,567 
0.1 
2,239 
$1,000 
331 
(Z) 
355 
Tobacco 
farms 
4,530 
5.9 
8,112 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
1,155 
1.5 
1,191 
$1,000 
356,603 
7.0 
314,151 
$1,000 
2,571 
0.1 
2,697 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
247 
0.3 
314 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,663 
(Z) 
2,138 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
208 
0.3 
256 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,231 
2.9 
2,098 
$1,000 
3,114 
0.1 
3,699 
$1,000 
28,787 
0.6 
20,937 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
93 
0.1 
96 
$1,000 
3,039 
0.1 
3,234 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
1,113 
1.4 
713 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
56 
0.1 
33 
$1,000 
7,839 
0.2 
3,088 
$1,000 
5,479 
0.1 
2,842 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
565 
0.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
5,238 
0.1 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
677 
0.9 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,602 
0.1 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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