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 
25,266 
100.0 
25,867 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
3,040,069 
100.0 
2,352,681 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
120,323 
(X) 
90,953 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
10,523 
41.6 
11,291 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
1,248 
(Z) 
1,177 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
658 
2.6 
623 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,610 
10.3 
3,045 
$1,000 
165,740 
5.5 
227,041 
$1,000 
4,266 
0.1 
5,041 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,630 
10.4 
2,609 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
9,310 
0.3 
9,290 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
149 
0.6 
179 
$1,000 
1,790 
0.1 
7,558 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,671 
10.6 
2,875 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
91 
0.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
18,847 
0.6 
20,269 
$1,000 
666 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,088 
8.3 
1,800 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
60 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
29,229 
1.0 
25,452 
$1,000 
1,124 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
520 
2.1 
489 
$1,000 
1 1 ,409 
0.4 
10,809 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
5,224 
20.7 
3,893 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
869 
3.4 
964 
$1,000 
176,190 
5.8 
69,138 
$1,000 
26,772 
0.9 
30,345 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
342 
1.4 
325 
$1,000 
15,132 
0.5 
14,318 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
852 
3.4 
664 
their products 
.. farms 
9,968 
39.5 
10,604 
$1,000 
59,278 
1.9 
46,571 
$1,000 
1,746,511 
57.4 
1,554,190 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
566 
2.2 
515 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
2,210 
8.7 
2,090 
$1,000 
89,300 
2.9 
82,697 
$1,000 
1,476,817 
48.6 
1,289,876 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
5,778 
22.9 
6,782 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
343 
1.4 
329 
$1,000 
92,352 
3.0 
105,282 
$1,000 
123,250 
4.1 
119,053 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
75 
0.3 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
379 
1.5 
330 
$1,000 
56,008 
1.8 
(NA) 
$1,000 
275,914 
9.1 
239,472 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
571 
2.3 
700 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
873 
3.5 
631 
$1,000 
93,527 
3.1 
77,211 
$1,000 
2,376,112 
78.2 
1,748,187 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
589 
2.3 
421 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
946,180 
31.1 
651,636 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
1,440 
5.7 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
205 
0.8 
147 
$1,000 
2,477 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
708,537 
23.3 
479,263 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
79 
0.3 
63 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
1,601 
6.3 
1,443 
$1,000 
721,395 
23.7 
617,288 
$1,000 
16,406 
0.5 
21,622 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
57 
0.2 
93 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
5,138 
0.2 
4,775 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
10,020 
39.7 
8,781 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
1,293,558 
42.6 
798,490 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
601 
2.4 
578 
$1,000 
3,786 
0.1 
1,415 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
3,323 
13.2 
3,365 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
499,618 
16.4 
214,661 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
287 
1.1 
250 
Corn 
farms 
2,495 
9.9 
2,591 
$1,000 
5,157 
0.2 
4,360 
$1,000 
252,742 
8.3 
129,332 
Wheat 
farms 
1,149 
4.5 
711 
$1,000 
74,023 
2.4 
17,941 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,754 
6.9 
1,974 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
162,034 
5.3 
64,675 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
1,581 
6.3 
1,323 
Sorghum 
farms 
164 
0.6 
87 
$1,000 
27,375 
0.9 
12,660 
$1,000 
5,327 
0.2 
1,003 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
17,315 
(X) 
9,569 
Barley 
farms 
14 
0.1 
25 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
115 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
1 
(Z) 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
517 
2.0 
484 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
112 
(Z) 
98 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
479 
1.9 
460 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
266 
1.1 
233 
$1,000 
4,672 
0.2 
1,595 
$1,000 
181 
(Z) 
159 
Tobacco 
farms 
136 
0.5 
257 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
500 
2.0 
383 
$1,000 
47,984 
1.6 
73,026 
$1,000 
1,093 
(Z) 
780 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
783 
3.1 
456 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
118 
0.5 
78 
$1,000 
213,796 
7.0 
46,274 
$1,000 
779 
(Z) 
511 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
77 
0.3 
72 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,420 
5.6 
1,511 
$1,000 
1,119 
(Z) 
1,142 
$1,000 
122,678 
4.0 
126,311 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
40 
0.2 
31 
$1,000 
1,258 
(Z) 
1,155 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
1,094 
4.3 
1,013 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
63 
0.2 
42 
$1,000 
65,762 
2.2 
34,481 
$1,000 
22,833 
0.8 
8,815 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
784 
3.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
58,468 
1.9 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
434 
1.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
7,294 
0.2 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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