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 
1 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
1 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
822 
410 
416 
1,704 
2,105 
1,831 
2,521 
$1,000 
13,450 
6,495 
8,382 
(D) 
78,893 
96,358 
259,791 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
76 
20 
44 
190 
351 
397 
1,199 
$1,000 
7,012 
2,490 
4,242 
24,382 
57,045 
74,785 
232,752 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,048 
610 
644 
2,963 
3,756 
3,056 
3,511 
$1,000 
359,185 
275,056 
312,943 
1,049,879 
1,773,135 
1,664,636 
3,663,612 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
182 
100 
139 
961 
1,889 
2,198 
3,155 
$1,000 
345,694 
266,801 
303,544 
1,007,045 
1,726,810 
1,641,723 
3,654,853 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
23 
13 
12 
67 
71 
43 
23 
$1,000 
7,562 
2,050 
(D) 
63,218 
73,820 
21,235 
21,397 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
13 
12 
58 
67 
40 
19 
$1,000 
7,062 
2,050 
(D) 
62,864 
73,686 
21,128 
21,298 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
60 
33 
42 
191 
251 
198 
130 
$1,000 
103,593 
7,911 
(D) 
147,401 
146,854 
104,052 
96,947 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
17 
20 
120 
174 
152 
87 
$1,000 
103,423 
7,632 
(D) 
146,356 
145,774 
103,517 
96,596 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
128 
44 
59 
236 
127 
75 
80 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
256 
3,766 
(D) 
696 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
2 
- 
11 
7 
3 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,432 
(D) 
190 
970 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
105 
55 
39 
129 
145 
127 
241 
$1,000 
1,184 
334 
417 
1,092 
3,102 
751 
5,670 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
1 
6 
- 
13 
1 
14 
$1,000 
606 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,383 
(D) 
3,894 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
115 
51 
48 
142 
130 
87 
95 
$1,000 
347 
6,116 
163 
(D) 
(D) 
9,056 
13,310 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
3 
2 
3 
5 
4 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,045 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9,011 
13,242 
Aquaculture 
farms 
3 
- 
2 
3 
- 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
40 
7 
21 
48 
32 
36 
50 
$1,000 
264 
4 
(D) 
671 
852 
2,767 
10,328 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
4 
5 
5 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
645 
2,518 
10,083 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
2,473 
1,249 
1,240 
5,606 
6,867 
5,213 
4,078 
$1,000 
11,975 
7,125 
7,235 
41,667 
77,005 
98,613 
124,365 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
251 
147 
206 
1,140 
1,990 
1,881 
1,355 
$1,000 
5,840 
3,840 
5,687 
43,678 
134,770 
243,601 
238,470 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
80 
31 
40 
121 
111 
118 
105 
$1,000 
300 
76 
455 
856 
713 
797 
571 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
3,287 
1,569 
1,521 
6,645 
7,717 
5,844 
5,286 
$1,000 
573,758 
348,403 
409,542 
1,874,906 
3,442,768 
3,982,402 
6,777,377 
Average per farm 
dollars 
174,554 
222,054 
269,259 
282,153 
446,128 
681,451 
1,282,137 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,853 
964 
1,069 
4,986 
6,503 
5,172 
3,954 
$1,000 
18,236 
11,380 
14,311 
111,528 
298,584 
468,252 
666,766 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
715 
302 
282 
857 
502 
299 
282 
$5,000 to $24,999 
976 
553 
639 
2,446 
1,809 
797 
601 
$25,000 to $49,999 
146 
94 
122 
1,173 
1,867 
822 
415 
$50,000 or more 
16 
15 
26 
510 
2,325 
3,254 
2,656 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,127 
1,072 
1,120 
5,232 
6,781 
5,309 
4,170 
$1,000 
8,901 
5,408 
7,134 
54,708 
140,778 
214,891 
316,228 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,511 
699 
594 
2,025 
1,294 
700 
748 
$5,000 to $24,999 
595 
351 
501 
2,750 
3,477 
1,475 
885 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
20 
21 
399 
1,503 
1,598 
658 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
4 
58 
507 
1,536 
1,879 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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