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 
2 
1 
5 
2 
3 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
209 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
2 
1 
5 
2 
3 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
209 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
693 
438 
306 
721 
301 
125 
56 
$1,000 
3,365 
2,659 
2,429 
8,047 
5,313 
4,059 
1,688 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
5 
25 
22 
20 
10 
$1,000 
260 
179 
614 
2,493 
1,896 
2,098 
954 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
2,866 
2,233 
1,426 
3,794 
1,573 
569 
211 
$1,000 
51,655 
53,739 
33,032 
149,258 
117,384 
102,980 
45,345 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
158 
84 
692 
645 
317 
144 
$1,000 
13,635 
20,484 
9,632 
84,923 
96,273 
96,695 
43,830 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
26 
31 
26 
136 
99 
43 
8 
$1,000 
4,362 
6,028 
5,830 
33,431 
48,865 
35,327 
6,717 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
31 
25 
122 
94 
43 
8 
$1,000 
4,217 
6,028 
(D) 
33,167 
48,770 
35,327 
6,717 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
42 
43 
19 
46 
36 
20 
8 
$1,000 
478 
3,382 
3,862 
(D) 
2,487 
3,164 
7,504 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
3 
3 
3 
9 
9 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
3,301 
3,800 
(D) 
2,201 
2,966 
7,372 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
164 
130 
63 
183 
65 
16 
5 
$1,000 
540 
502 
348 
992 
497 
188 
60 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
168 
109 
82 
174 
80 
28 
21 
$1,000 
837 
700 
831 
1,343 
1,191 
425 
82 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
4 
2 
7 
5 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
273 
(D) 
605 
917 
(D) 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
191 
114 
70 
198 
78 
19 
7 
$1,000 
32,566 
30,762 
18,450 
78,118 
60,868 
16,861 
7,509 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
25 
15 
57 
35 
11 
5 
$1,000 
32,443 
30,715 
18,419 
78,007 
60,840 
16,850 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
2 
3 
1 
1 
3 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
63 
36 
41 
76 
18 
7 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
120 
64 
231 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,441 
1,087 
739 
2,268 
1,295 
588 
357 
$1,000 
3,488 
2,749 
2,126 
9,200 
10,200 
10,486 
16,082 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
164 
134 
82 
363 
271 
270 
267 
$1,000 
907 
746 
695 
5,310 
11,185 
25,463 
63,753 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
195 
142 
98 
227 
84 
26 
4 
$1,000 
1,135 
1,242 
(D) 
2,901 
2,564 
637 
(D) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
4,553 
3,185 
2,055 
5,224 
2,268 
956 
532 
$1,000 
129,791 
122,214 
101,935 
388,343 
393,669 
408,879 
704,758 
Average per farm 
dollars 
28,507 
38,372 
49,603 
74,338 
173,575 
427,698 
1,324,734 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
2,535 
1,921 
1,272 
3,437 
1,661 
806 
505 
$1,000 
10,394 
9,223 
7,862 
36,858 
52,989 
75,924 
172,008 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,930 
1,378 
847 
1,702 
413 
72 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
560 
495 
396 
1,382 
636 
151 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
37 
25 
232 
235 
101 
22 
$50,000 or more 
6 
11 
4 
121 
377 
482 
447 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,168 
1,603 
1,096 
3,008 
1,577 
766 
487 
$1,000 
2,374 
2,231 
3,044 
11,401 
23,320 
37,607 
105,765 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,081 
1,512 
1,027 
2,485 
884 
168 
28 
$5,000 to $24,999 
76 
82 
61 
439 
376 
178 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
7 
5 
64 
192 
140 
21 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
3 
20 
125 
280 
405 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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