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 
16,173 
67,665 
17,320 
95,744 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,184 
(X) 
5,528 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
14,945 
56,249 
15,037 
79,908 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,764 
(X) 
5,314 
$1 to $999 
7,529 
3,277 
7,585 
2,944 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,766 
13,190 
6,605 
16,021 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,366 
9,563 
1,565 
10,745 
$1 to $999 
8,376 
3,563 
8,355 
3,065 
$10,000 to $24,999 
977 
14,974 
863 
13,181 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,349 
9,190 
4,550 
10,629 
$25,000 to $49,999 
367 
12,639 
360 
12,535 
$5,000 to $9,999 
951 
6,653 
851 
5,903 
$50,000 or more 
168 
14,022 
342 
40,318 
$10,000 to $24,999 
775 
12,050 
620 
9,649 
$25,000 or more 
494 
24,793 
661 
50,661 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
198 
35,736 
896 
56,021 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
180,485 
(X) 
62,523 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
3,437 
11,416 
5,220 
15,836 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,322 
(X) 
3,034 
$1 to $999 
11 
(D) 
186 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
19 
54 
147 
390 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7 
43 
50 
386 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
20 
314 
81 
1,215 
$1 to $999 
780 
400 
1,077 
579 
$20,000 to $24,999 
2 
(D) 
46 
1,042 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,057 
4,840 
3,403 
8,193 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
594 
100 
3,528 
$5,000 to $9,999 
416 
2,853 
553 
3,693 
$50,000 or more 
125 
34,683 
286 
49,406 
$10,000 to $24,999 
159 
2,299 
159 
2,239 
$25,000 or more 
25 
1,024 
28 
1,132 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
109 
23,196 
(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) 
21,499 
192,465 
22,015 
151,481 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,952 
(X) 
6,881 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
9,482 
2,648 
9,843 
3,495 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,367 
15,006 
7,207 
16,479 
$5,000 to $9,999 
32 
216 
50 
315 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,120 
14,813 
1,906 
13,068 
$10,000 to $24,999 
61 
1,005 
57 
893 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,876 
29,000 
1,741 
27,017 
$25,000 or more 
82 
10,186 
53 
4,849 
$25,000 to $49,999 
736 
25,496 
755 
26,415 
$50,000 or more 
918 
105,502 
563 
65,008 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
9,078 
8,133 
7,698 
6,873 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
896 
(X) 
893 
services 
2,569 
18,630 
2,578 
17,723 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,252 
(X) 
6,875 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
8,086 
1,353 
6,840 
1,197 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
687 
1,441 
640 
1,253 
$1 to $999 
904 
380 
951 
401 
$5,000 to $9,999 
129 
840 
105 
697 
$1,000 to $4,999 
954 
2,102 
1,017 
2,283 
$10,000 to $24,999 
123 
1,767 
72 
1,087 
$5,000 to $9,999 
292 
1,988 
238 
1,621 
$25,000 or more 
53 
2,731 
41 
2,639 
$10,000 to $24,999 
257 
3,724 
222 
3,392 
$25,000 to $49,999 
83 
2,687 
80 
2,781 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
79 
7,748 
70 
7,245 
payments 
1,183 
47,175 
1,112 
23,187 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
39,878 
(X) 
20,851 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
6,303 
39,946 
4,514 
19,164 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
6,338 
(X) 
4,245 
$1 to $999 
168 
77 
184 
77 
$1,000 to $4,999 
236 
578 
291 
679 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
112 
780 
162 
1,196 
$1 to $999 
1,356 
704 
1,471 
722 
$10,000 to $24,999 
173 
2,782 
197 
3,161 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,008 
7,270 
2,065 
4,571 
$25,000 or more 
494 
42,957 
278 
18,074 
$5,000 to $9,999 
998 
6,915 
558 
3,768 
$10,000 to $24,999 
664 
10,019 
316 
4,590 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
277 
15,038 
104 
5,512 
government agricultural 
program payments 
2,084 
8,651 
2,494 
8,094 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,151 
(X) 
3,245 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
2,305 
25,741 
2,248 
22,420 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
11,167 
(X) 
9,973 
$1 to $999 
563 
255 
1,067 
549 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,037 
2,494 
1,048 
2,552 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
299 
2,105 
209 
1,396 
$1 to $999 
663 
258 
592 
250 
$10,000 to $24,999 
149 
2,024 
132 
1,924 
$1,000 to $4,999 
680 
1,698 
670 
1,608 
$25,000 or more 
36 
1,772 
38 
1,673 
$5,000 to $9,999 
301 
2,054 
311 
2,114 
$10,000 to $24,999 
375 
5,749 
418 
6,438 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
286 
15,982 
257 
12,011 
sources (see text) 
2,485 
32,251 
8,079 
47,513 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,978 
(X) 
5,881 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
616 
11,915 
510 
6,507 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,342 
(X) 
12,759 
$1 to $999 
869 
353 
3,904 
1,717 
$1,000 to $4,999 
852 
1,818 
2,778 
6,024 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
221 
1,600 
578 
3,923 
$1 to $999 
243 
103 
161 
70 
$10,000 to $24,999 
280 
4,380 
448 
7,116 
$1,000 to $4,999 
198 
405 
189 
380 
$25,000 or more 
263 
24,101 
371 
28,733 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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