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 
1,332 
10,162 
1,459 
8,815 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,629 
(X) 
6,042 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
1,161 
9,581 
1,008 
7,307 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,252 
(X) 
7,249 
$1 to $999 
369 
154 
533 
224 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
478 
1,087 
552 
1,271 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
214 
1,412 
153 
1,096 
$1 to $999 
341 
137 
455 
157 
$10,000 to $24,999 
164 
2,607 
149 
2,296 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
364 
826 
258 
627 
$25,000 to $49,999 
84 
2,793 
47 
1,582 
$5,000 to $9,999 
191 
1,257 
95 
721 
$50,000 or more 
23 
2,109 
25 
2,347 
$10,000 to $24,999 
161 
2,562 
131 
2,029 
$25,000 or more 
104 
4,798 
69 
3,775 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
10 
361 
8 
(D) 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
36,060 
(X) 
(D) 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
293 
581 
695 
1,508 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
1,984 
(X) 
2,170 
$1 to $999 
3 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
- 
3 
22 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$1 to $999 
127 
(D) 
281 
(D) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
1 
(D) 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
138 
309 
347 
740 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
22 
137 
49 
320 
$50,000 or more 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
5 
63 
15 
199 
$25,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
13 
310 
(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) 
2,722 
37,017 
1,884 
35,359 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
13,599 
(X) 
18,768 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
766 
293 
446 
175 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
944 
2,243 
672 
1,661 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4 
27 
8 
59 
$5,000 to $9,999 
371 
2,538 
261 
1,821 
$10,000 to $24,999 
21 
339 
20 
319 
$10,000 to $24,999 
335 
5,279 
293 
4,394 
$25,000 or more 
18 
1,197 
10 
518 
$25,000 to $49,999 
171 
5,563 
117 
3,864 
$50,000 or more 
135 
21,100 
95 
23,445 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
345 
604 
257 
405 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
1,750 
(X) 
1,576 
services 
407 
8,002 
296 
12,809 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,661 
(X) 
43,273 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
241 
(D) 
175 
51 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
81 
207 
63 
133 
$1 to $999 
170 
63 
84 
33 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14 
108 
12 
82 
$1,000 to $4,999 
141 
328 
126 
282 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5 
74 
5 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
30 
192 
33 
210 
$25,000 or more 
4 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34 
566 
22 
322 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
506 
16 
503 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
18 
6,347 
15 
11,458 
payments 
77 
2,945 
55 
1,080 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
38,247 
(X) 
19,645 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
438 
2,325 
292 
1,733 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,309 
(X) 
5,935 
$1 to $999 
21 
2 
5 
1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5 
9 
22 
57 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
16 
113 
7 
50 
$1 to $999 
146 
77 
97 
44 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12 
168 
12 
225 
$1,000 to $4,999 
196 
478 
137 
310 
$25,000 or more 
23 
2,653 
9 
748 
$5,000 to $9,999 
50 
316 
31 
222 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
32 
469 
22 
313 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
14 
986 
5 
844 
government agricultural 
program payments 
182 
1,587 
148 
1,205 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,719 
(X) 
8,140 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
1,133 
8,616 
688 
5,816 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,604 
(X) 
8,454 
$1 to $999 
76 
34 
49 
15 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
36 
102 
42 
88 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
19 
128 
16 
98 
$1 to $999 
295 
128 
156 
70 
$10,000 to $24,999 
31 
503 
27 
393 
$1,000 to $4,999 
454 
1,005 
277 
699 
$25,000 or more 
20 
820 
14 
610 
$5,000 to $9,999 
196 
1,340 
126 
855 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
115 
1,707 
85 
1,222 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
73 
4,436 
44 
2,970 
sources (see text) 
657 
11,135 
503 
1 1 ,299 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
16,948 
(X) 
22,463 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
270 
1,803 
112 
1,012 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
6,678 
(X) 
9,039 
$1 to $999 
189 
49 
118 
46 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
180 
472 
133 
367 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66 
442 
55 
401 
$1 to $999 
107 
30 
25 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
105 
1,721 
101 
1,534 
$1,000 to $4,999 
120 
210 
49 
109 
$25,000 or more 
117 
8,450 
96 
8,951 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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