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 
74,542 
100.0 
80,992 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
21,280,184 
100.0 
13,180,466 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
285,479 
(X) 
162,738 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
17,735 
23.8 
26,286 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
1,133 
(Z) 
2,275 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
939 
1.3 
918 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,453 
4.6 
4,392 
$1,000 
213,335 
1.0 
239,354 
$1,000 
5,783 
(Z) 
7,350 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,047 
5.4 
4,451 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
14,714 
0.1 
16,031 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
276 
0.4 
280 
$1,000 
3,043 
(Z) 
4,984 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,552 
6.1 
4,795 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
247 
0.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
32,887 
0.2 
34,430 
$1,000 
2,922 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,437 
6.0 
4,926 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
31 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
63,623 
0.3 
70,768 
$1,000 
121 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,585 
2.1 
1,751 
$1,000 
35,338 
0.2 
38,828 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
15,872 
21.3 
16,042 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,650 
4.9 
3,819 
$1,000 
934,846 
4.4 
573,994 
$1,000 
116,911 
0.5 
122,318 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
189 
0.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
402 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,980 
2.7 
1,918 
$1,000 
88,492 
0.4 
85,686 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
8,112 
10.9 
6,490 
their products 
.. farms 
28,244 
37.9 
31,511 
$1,000 
599,297 
2.8 
470,986 
$1,000 
7,400,974 
34.8 
6,131,554 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
8,185 
11.0 
9,479 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
3,746 
5.0 
4,392 
$1,000 
1,411,272 
6.6 
1,566,188 
$1,000 
1,230,625 
5.8 
1,045,674 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
20,383 
27.3 
22,122 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
6,447 
8.6 
6,259 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
7.7 
1,385,740 
$1,000 
2,384,757 
11.2 
2,228,906 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
4,493 
6.0 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
5,100 
6.8 
3,746 
$1,000 
1,645,911 
7.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
3,686,064 
17.3 
2,629,242 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
3,420 
4.6 
4,748 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
5,259 
7.1 
2,680 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
13.1 
2,139,877 
$1,000 
12,839,912 
60.3 
5,907,457 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
3,945 
5.3 
2,136 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
6,279,969 
29.5 
3,146,311 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
2,456 
3.3 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
986 
1.3 
388 
$1,000 
25,603 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
3,321,401 
15.6 
1,294,968 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
328 
0.4 
156 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
2,218 
3.0 
2,238 
$1,000 
3,238,543 
15.2 
1,466,179 
$1,000 
15,204 
0.1 
1 1 ,424 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
87 
0.1 
104 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
12,678 
0.1 
12,492 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
49,591 
66.5 
46,189 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
13,879,211 
65.2 
7,048,913 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
1,238 
1.7 
1,193 
$1,000 
48,271 
0.2 
41,692 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
39,705 
53.3 
36,298 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
12,304,415 
57.8 
5,936,153 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
1,939 
2.6 
2,121 
Corn 
farms 
33,315 
44.7 
30,207 
$1,000 
114,414 
0.5 
99,011 
$1,000 
7,645,912 
35.9 
3,316,564 
Wheat 
farms 
5,454 
7.3 
6,699 
$1,000 
594,632 
2.8 
451,147 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
28,584 
38.3 
27,407 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
3,830,936 
18.0 
2,017,731 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
4,213 
5.7 
4,293 
Sorghum 
farms 
19 
(Z) 
5 
$1,000 
33,573 
0.2 
34,667 
$1,000 
84 
(Z) 
6 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
7,969 
(X) 
8,075 
Barley 
farms 
970 
1.3 
1,038 
$1,000 
38,381 
0.2 
18,393 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
874 
1.2 
954 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
180 
(Z) 
192 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
5,580 
7.5 
5,635 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
484 
0.6 
590 
$1,000 
194,471 
0.9 
132,312 
$1,000 
325 
(Z) 
407 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
1,656 
2.2 
1,700 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
4,063 
(Z) 
3,866 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
555 
0.7 
469 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
3,770 
(Z) 
3,190 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
402 
0.5 
350 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,629 
3.5 
2,720 
$1,000 
5,877 
(Z) 
5,228 
$1,000 
405,597 
1.9 
275,912 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
131 
0.2 
137 
$1,000 
4,353 
(Z) 
4,556 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
1,021 
1.4 
934 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
111 
0.1 
93 
$1,000 
17,974 
0.1 
18,517 
$1,000 
15,005 
0.1 
17,228 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
690 
0.9 
(NA) 
$1,000 
14,056 
0.1 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
455 
0.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
3,918 
(Z) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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