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 
4 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
4 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(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 
1,746 
1,374 
902 
2,221 
901 
345 
130 
$1,000 
11,839 
1 1 ,462 
8,499 
29,258 
20,840 
12,052 
7,625 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
14 
20 
69 
82 
77 
52 
$1,000 
331 
1,003 
1,395 
6,048 
8,511 
7,321 
6,190 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
5 
4 
4 
2 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
1 
2 
1 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
2,905 
2,405 
1,696 
4,350 
1,964 
785 
250 
$1,000 
63,391 
64,853 
53,148 
198,662 
197,265 
148,980 
93,459 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
197 
246 
212 
951 
886 
499 
171 
$1,000 
25,475 
30,823 
26,521 
130,403 
171,642 
142,237 
91,624 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
93 
107 
67 
251 
109 
47 
12 
$1,000 
10,842 
15,499 
11,174 
52,559 
45,629 
22,052 
21,120 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
78 
96 
60 
229 
102 
44 
12 
$1,000 
10,424 
15,127 
10,908 
51,894 
45,418 
21,917 
21,120 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
47 
34 
29 
55 
48 
23 
17 
$1,000 
130 
133 
1,596 
(D) 
(D) 
35,291 
30,289 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
19 
15 
17 
11 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
35,189 
30,247 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
139 
83 
78 
131 
41 
15 
6 
$1,000 
524 
218 
414 
604 
413 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
208 
156 
155 
256 
101 
44 
13 
$1,000 
7,513 
4,568 
10,815 
24,677 
30,012 
38,173 
24,876 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
17 
17 
37 
33 
13 
9 
$1,000 
6,492 
3,724 
9,892 
22,814 
29,656 
38,002 
24,819 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
183 
155 
97 
205 
83 
44 
19 
$1,000 
97,030 
45,988 
73,178 
103,667 
90,943 
54,536 
37,457 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
34 
20 
61 
41 
27 
15 
$1,000 
96,730 
45,874 
73,102 
103,335 
90,874 
54,520 
37,456 
Aquaculture 
farms 
5 
1 
2 
3 
6 
1 
- 
$1,000 
49 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
100 
48 
37 
96 
33 
24 
10 
$1,000 
750 
821 
1,755 
(D) 
(D) 
25,039 
13,582 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
7 
9 
12 
6 
6 
$1,000 
511 
(D) 
1,714 
(D) 
(D) 
24,937 
13,548 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
2,955 
2,354 
1,694 
4,411 
2,181 
1,055 
507 
$1,000 
11,110 
9,234 
8,019 
27,664 
20,549 
21,262 
24,145 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
249 
226 
158 
608 
406 
369 
227 
$1,000 
1,672 
1,452 
1,985 
11,092 
14,670 
27,370 
47,614 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
195 
124 
65 
206 
107 
26 
11 
$1,000 
1,450 
1,028 
524 
2,456 
995 
577 
195 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
5,297 
3,956 
2,652 
6,416 
2,848 
1,323 
605 
$1,000 
247,253 
187,392 
193,309 
625,529 
630,755 
665,401 
906,526 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,678 
47,369 
72,892 
97,495 
221,473 
502,948 
1,498,391 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
2,773 
2,352 
1,628 
4,227 
2,204 
1,095 
549 
$1,000 
13,064 
14,878 
12,356 
53,551 
70,202 
91,484 
169,046 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,980 
1,434 
891 
1,869 
520 
123 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
725 
828 
639 
1,724 
818 
230 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
57 
72 
81 
421 
363 
159 
18 
$50,000 or more 
11 
18 
17 
213 
503 
583 
482 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,186 
1,854 
1,281 
3,650 
2,061 
1,094 
565 
$1,000 
3,064 
3,570 
2,960 
15,890 
25,108 
39,502 
76,306 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,042 
1,664 
1,121 
2,843 
1,091 
260 
42 
$5,000 to $24,999 
137 
178 
148 
700 
618 
347 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
7 
10 
81 
258 
175 
67 
$50,000 or more 
2 
5 
2 
26 
94 
312 
411 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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