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 
23 
16 
7 
25 
4 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
129 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
222 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
22 
16 
5 
24 
3 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
222 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1,454 
1,071 
901 
2,587 
1,485 
907 
820 
$1,000 
12,794 
12,057 
13,049 
59,117 
77,957 
196,124 
533,154 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
32 
45 
308 
360 
530 
662 
$1,000 
3,031 
3,328 
4,822 
31,003 
62,317 
190,488 
530,445 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
12 
17 
3 
17 
6 
1 
1 
$1,000 
14 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
" 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,705 
1,385 
1,366 
4,496 
2,690 
1,049 
332 
$1,000 
54,063 
59,287 
82,248 
310,759 
367,277 
328,858 
186,452 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
216 
204 
266 
1,344 
1,411 
728 
269 
$1,000 
34,306 
41,173 
63,700 
248,879 
337,297 
320,805 
185,069 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
367 
333 
408 
1,579 
795 
255 
62 
$1,000 
49,879 
51,042 
70,603 
387,650 
449,481 
295,324 
162,440 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
284 
283 
349 
1,485 
777 
251 
62 
$1,000 
47,558 
49,417 
68,671 
384,612 
448,889 
295,159 
162,440 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
164 
119 
129 
533 
629 
402 
149 
$1,000 
132,563 
56,440 
43,508 
267,107 
490,018 
462,925 
307,087 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
54 
65 
374 
535 
372 
144 
$1,000 
132,056 
55,919 
42,919 
265,611 
488,591 
462,506 
307,084 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
141 
84 
75 
211 
127 
47 
8 
$1,000 
1,294 
514 
711 
4,173 
4,222 
1,349 
716 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
1 
15 
16 
5 
4 
$1,000 
534 
(D) 
(D) 
2,559 
2,847 
1,023 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
110 
82 
28 
127 
57 
31 
6 
$1,000 
569 
612 
74 
784 
520 
205 
43 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
5 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
290 
132 
Ill 
355 
145 
57 
36 
$1,000 
64,260 
58,026 
23,021 
167,382 
152,971 
126,484 
121,667 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
17 
15 
75 
51 
23 
26 
$1,000 
64,052 
57,875 
22,852 
167,081 
152,809 
126,444 
121,638 
Aquaculture 
farms 
3 
3 
1 
4 
8 
3 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,574 
(D) 
695 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
2 
6 
2 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
74 
34 
24 
77 
52 
17 
8 
$1,000 
3,650 
241 
(D) 
1,111 
(D) 
(D) 
558 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
2 
1 
6 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
3,343 
(D) 
(D) 
761 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
4,886 
3,157 
2,814 
9,507 
6,736 
3,843 
1,947 
$1,000 
19,523 
14,035 
14,300 
74,644 
98,319 
100,673 
95,014 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
93 
94 
93 
368 
440 
339 
198 
$1,000 
1,549 
1,400 
1,791 
12,520 
29,399 
32,994 
31,994 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
260 
174 
158 
366 
206 
84 
15 
$1,000 
1,589 
2,338 
2,420 
4,702 
3,233 
1,732 
371 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
6,230 
3,975 
3,389 
10,710 
7,293 
4,081 
2,185 
$1,000 
454,355 
368,444 
348,657 
1,896,944 
2,938,188 
3,379,749 
3,832,231 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,930 
92,690 
102,879 
177,119 
402,878 
828,167 
1,753,881 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,837 
2,637 
2,475 
8,811 
6,655 
3,932 
2,136 
$1,000 
41,718 
33,528 
38,187 
226,091 
412,650 
511,755 
644,111 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,370 
839 
657 
1,388 
336 
60 
13 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,140 
1,441 
1,332 
3,654 
1,060 
232 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
297 
308 
405 
2,662 
1,698 
324 
51 
$50,000 or more 
30 
49 
81 
1,107 
3,561 
3,316 
2,034 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
4,025 
2,747 
2,506 
8,903 
6,675 
3,955 
2,150 
$1,000 
15,161 
13,267 
13,724 
83,454 
146,674 
197,500 
290,582 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,024 
1,848 
1,516 
3,397 
889 
179 
36 
$5,000 to $24,999 
963 
854 
936 
4,917 
3,690 
975 
101 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
32 
46 
507 
1,643 
1,415 
347 
$50,000 or more 
3 
13 
8 
82 
453 
1,386 
1,666 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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