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 
68,050 
100.0 
79,280 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
3,611,037 
100.0 
2,617,394 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
53,064 
(X) 
33,015 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
21,851 
32.1 
27,068 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
3,693 
0.1 
4,089 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
1,149 
1.7 
1,517 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
8,781 
12.9 
11,454 
$1,000 
294,740 
8.2 
325,079 
$1,000 
14,516 
0.4 
19,346 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
8,016 
11.8 
9,539 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
28,575 
0.8 
34,108 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
111 
0.2 
177 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,018 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
8,852 
13.0 
11,217 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
108 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
62,617 
1.7 
79,899 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
7,606 
11.2 
7,476 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
5 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
106,494 
2.9 
104,602 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,093 
3.1 
2,012 
$1,000 
46,122 
1.3 
44,182 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
12,119 
17.8 
14,786 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,407 
5.0 
3,393 
$1,000 
46,215 
1.3 
31,438 
$1,000 
106,197 
2.9 
105,537 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
3 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,217 
1.8 
1,319 
$1,000 
53,881 
1.5 
58,180 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,067 
3.0 
2,001 
their products 
.. farms 
39,850 
58.6 
47,350 
$1,000 
144,985 
4.0 
139,821 
$1,000 
1,524,565 
42.2 
1,469,608 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,550 
2.3 
1,630 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
3,889 
5.7 
4,369 
$1,000 
248,620 
6.9 
262,088 
$1,000 
552,015 
15.3 
572,866 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
32,852 
48.3 
38,961 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,001 
1.5 
956 
$1,000 
735,511 
20.4 
633,303 
$1,000 
364,049 
10.1 
342,793 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
469 
0.7 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
796 
1.2 
824 
$1,000 
145,445 
4.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
574,147 
15.9 
588,600 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
812 
1.2 
1,160 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
813 
1.2 
391 
$1,000 
48,245 
1.3 
33,797 
$1,000 
1,857,141 
51.4 
834,150 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
620 
0.9 
329 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
960,535 
26.6 
485,345 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
3,502 
5.1 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
145 
0.2 
44 
$1,000 
8,906 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
482,822 
13.4 
145,352 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
48 
0.1 
18 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
3,737 
5.5 
5,149 
$1,000 
413,784 
11.5 
203,452 
$1,000 
21,326 
0.6 
31,212 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
66 
0.1 
106 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
4,893 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
19,897 
29.2 
23,108 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
2,086,472 
57.8 
1,147,786 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
1,488 
2.2 
1,494 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
6,322 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
5,691 
8.4 
5,533 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
1,301,303 
36.0 
496,727 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
2,182 
3.2 
2,008 
Corn 
farms 
4,219 
6.2 
4,494 
$1,000 
110,198 
3.1 
50,536 
$1,000 
545,802 
15.1 
279,356 
Wheat 
farms 
1,467 
2.2 
1,340 
$1,000 
135,500 
3.8 
46,088 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,633 
5.3 
3,133 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
612,286 
17.0 
164,911 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
3,679 
5.4 
3,581 
Sorghum 
farms 
82 
0.1 
78 
$1,000 
19,182 
0.5 
15,380 
$1,000 
4,986 
0.1 
3,083 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
5,214 
(X) 
4,295 
Barley 
farms 
21 
(Z) 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
148 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
6 
(Z) 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,293 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
1,127 
1.7 
1,180 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
229 
(Z) 
226 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
57 
0.1 
62 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
587 
0.9 
556 
$1,000 
1,298 
(Z) 
848 
$1,000 
400 
(Z) 
381 
Tobacco 
farms 
934 
1.4 
1,613 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
1,261 
1.9 
1,257 
$1,000 
108,224 
3.0 
70,634 
$1,000 
2,817 
0.1 
2,906 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
546 
0.8 
779 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
344 
0.5 
301 
$1,000 
253,428 
7.0 
147,468 
$1,000 
2,339 
0.1 
2,033 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
242 
0.4 
209 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,273 
1.9 
1,483 
$1,000 
3,632 
0.1 
3,108 
$1,000 
72,885 
2.0 
71,870 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
70 
0.1 
40 
$1,000 
2,267 
0.1 
1,313 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
647 
1.0 
327 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
48 
0.1 
38 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,552 
$1,000 
7,498 
0.2 
5,413 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
279 
0.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
427 
0.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
3,895 
0.1 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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