Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
1,243 
100.0 
1,219 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
59,652 
100.0 
65,908 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
47,990 
(X) 
54,067 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
337 
27.1 
361 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
66 
0.1 
54 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
291 
23.4 
260 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
114 
9.2 
126 
$1,000 
32,831 
55.0 
40,739 
$1,000 
193 
0.3 
202 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
186 
15.0 
140 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
638 
1.1 
511 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
51 
4.1 
49 
$1,000 
439 
0.7 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
162 
13.0 
147 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
48 
3.9 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,120 
1.9 
1,054 
$1,000 
438 
0.7 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
137 
11.0 
133 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
3 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,828 
3.1 
1,874 
$1,000 
2 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
42 
3.4 
46 
$1,000 
923 
1.5 
1,004 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
208 
16.7 
238 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
49 
3.9 
68 
$1,000 
1,401 
2.3 
(D) 
$1,000 
1,535 
2.6 
2,092 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
18 
1.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
11 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
19 
1.5 
25 
$1,000 
866 
1.5 
1,101 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
89 
7.2 
56 
their products 
.. farms 
528 
42.5 
444 
$1,000 
6,321 
10.6 
3,896 
$1,000 
10,671 
17.9 
10,306 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
59 
4.7 
57 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
253 
20.4 
162 
$1,000 
9,715 
16.3 
8,642 
$1,000 
2,177 
3.6 
1,908 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
161 
13.0 
148 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
25 
2.0 
31 
$1,000 
1,180 
2.0 
846 
$1,000 
8,682 
14.6 
10,369 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
14 
1.1 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
15 
1.2 
16 
$1,000 
3,902 
6.5 
(NA) 
$1,000 
9,588 
16.1 
11,682 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
66 
5.3 
81 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
9 
0.7 
13 
$1,000 
601 
1.0 
354 
$1,000 
18,175 
30.5 
23,426 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
7 
0.6 
10 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
111 
8.9 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
2 
0.2 
3 
$1,000 
257 
0.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
64 
5.1 
30 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
382 
0.6 
313 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
28 
2.3 
27 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
1,917 
3.2 
1,653 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
661 
53.2 
705 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
48,981 
82.1 
55,602 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
104 
8.4 
63 
$1,000 
256 
0.4 
465 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
35 
2.8 
20 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
848 
1.4 
94 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
6 
0.5 
7 
Corn 
farms 
31 
2.5 
17 
$1,000 
26 
(Z) 
29 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
93 
Wheat 
farms 
4 
0.3 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
1 
0.1 
- 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
376 
30.2 
249 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
6,253 
10.5 
6,292 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
16,630 
(X) 
25,270 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
51 
4.1 
36 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
15 
(Z) 
7 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
- 
- 
3 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
52 
4.2 
17 
$1,000 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
36 
0.1 
11 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
139 
11.2 
80 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
363 
0.6 
200 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
53 
4.3 
28 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
318 
0.5 
184 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
28 
2.3 
37 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
238 
19.1 
208 
$1,000 
393 
0.7 
578 
$1,000 
9,331 
15.6 
8,111 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
18 
1.4 
23 
$1,000 
680 
1.1 
798 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
136 
10.9 
159 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
35 
2.8 
28 
$1,000 
4,131 
6.9 
4,483 
$1,000 
4,448 
7.5 
4,515 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
58 
4.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,758 
2.9 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
97 
7.8 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,373 
4.0 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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