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 
52,205 
467,867 
56,657 
445,861 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,962 
(X) 
7,869 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
42,743 
381,570 
41,951 
333,635 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,927 
(X) 
7,953 
$1 to $999 
8,310 
4,257 
10,039 
4,875 
$1,000 to $4,999 
21,451 
54,455 
23,222 
60,089 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,024 
64,066 
10,337 
73,373 
$1 to $999 
9,245 
4,361 
10,204 
4,286 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,754 
136,480 
9,199 
143,116 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,860 
39,075 
14,378 
37,865 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,436 
118,470 
3,031 
102,800 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,422 
45,716 
7,109 
50,675 
$50,000 or more 
1,230 
90,140 
829 
61,609 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,110 
111,287 
7,208 
112,907 
$25,000 or more 
4,106 
181,131 
3,052 
127,902 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
1,690 
227,190 
6,495 
615,141 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
134.432 
(X) 
94,710 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
22,533 
86,297 
27,687 
112,226 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,830 
(X) 
4,053 
$1 to $999 
36 
14 
232 
76 
$1,000 to $4,999 
71 
179 
430 
1,210 
$5,000 to $9,999 
69 
500 
345 
2,596 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
151 
2,235 
718 
10,585 
$1 to $999 
6,309 
2,995 
7,115 
3,580 
$20,000 to $24,999 
61 
1,357 
265 
5,880 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,303 
26,926 
14,319 
34,098 
$25,000 to $49,999 
276 
10,168 
1,195 
43,441 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,069 
21,218 
3,856 
26,658 
$50,000 or more 
1,026 
212,737 
3,310 
551,352 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,545 
22,928 
1,921 
28,308 
$25,000 or more 
307 
12,230 
476 
19,582 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
1,554 
134,391 
(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) 
44,949 
804,870 
44,751 
622,068 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,906 
(X) 
13,901 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
12,363 
4,265 
12,413 
4,466 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,915 
29,541 
12,208 
30,293 
$5,000 to $9,999 
26 
194 
33 
214 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,391 
38,143 
6,139 
43,695 
$10,000 to $24,999 
37 
572 
32 
503 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,005 
111,976 
7,458 
118,634 
$25,000 or more 
61 
7,910 
33 
6,783 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,168 
146,703 
3,857 
134,129 
$50,000 or more 
4,107 
474,241 
2,676 
290,850 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
29,216 
114,737 
28,662 
101,506 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,927 
(X) 
3,541 
services 
6,094 
91,962 
6,543 
85,305 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,091 
(X) 
13,038 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
15,439 
4,638 
15,996 
4,882 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,691 
20,343 
8,617 
19,617 
$1 to $999 
1,010 
471 
1,351 
650 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,447 
16,528 
2,041 
13,810 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,065 
5,072 
2,309 
5,695 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,788 
26,199 
1,277 
19,215 
$5,000 to $9,999 
931 
6,253 
1,049 
7,195 
$25,000 or more 
851 
47,029 
731 
43,982 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,150 
17,716 
978 
15,073 
$25,000 to $49,999 
530 
18,040 
470 
16,211 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
408 
44,410 
386 
40,482 
payments 
6,529 
177,270 
7,239 
128,173 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
27,151 
(X) 
17,706 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
16,958 
351,658 
16,798 
230,537 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,737 
(X) 
13,724 
$1 to $999 
724 
376 
847 
419 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,886 
4,823 
2,028 
5,328 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
937 
6,803 
1,377 
9,743 
$1 to $999 
2,018 
1,045 
2,572 
1,305 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,268 
19,704 
1,609 
25,508 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,682 
1 1 ,843 
4,828 
12,250 
$25,000 or more 
1,714 
145,563 
1,378 
87,176 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,532 
18,134 
2,895 
20,837 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,638 
58,665 
3,921 
62,372 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
4,088 
261,971 
2,582 
133,772 
government agricultural 
program payments 
790 
4,289 
1,315 
4,715 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,429 
(X) 
3,586 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
731 
3,466 
862 
5,596 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,742 
(X) 
6,492 
$1 to $999 
304 
150 
609 
250 
$1,000 to $4,999 
266 
618 
460 
1,088 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
96 
686 
133 
938 
$1 to $999 
316 
126 
317 
118 
$10,000 to $24,999 
88 
1,356 
84 
1,199 
$1,000 to $4,999 
231 
568 
286 
675 
$25,000 or more 
36 
1,478 
29 
1,240 
$5,000 to $9,999 
74 
483 
104 
709 
$10,000 to $24,999 
84 
1,217 
113 
1,625 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
26 
1,072 
42 
2,469 
sources (see text) 
3,153 
52,459 
3,732 
58,491 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
16,638 
(X) 
15,673 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
395 
8,966 
367 
7,744 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
22,699 
(X) 
21,100 
$1 to $999 
1,070 
350 
1,267 
402 
$1,000 to $4,999 
881 
2,054 
998 
2,377 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
334 
2,345 
424 
2,906 
$1 to $999 
143 
41 
173 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
389 
6,201 
476 
7,385 
$1,000 to $4,999 
128 
249 
96 
193 
$25,000 or more 
479 
41,509 
567 
45,422 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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