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 
6,788 
46,616 
7,715 
67,253 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
6,867 
(X) 
8,717 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
5,639 
41,067 
5,709 
58,282 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,283 
(X) 
10,209 
$1 to $999 
2,002 
951 
2,317 
1,019 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,925 
6,750 
3,354 
7,605 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
850 
5,832 
797 
5,573 
$1 to $999 
1,988 
881 
2,206 
901 
$10,000 to $24,999 
545 
8,435 
681 
10,320 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,083 
4,658 
1,874 
4,347 
$25,000 to $49,999 
278 
9,857 
259 
9,319 
$5,000 to $9,999 
632 
4,389 
535 
3,725 
$50,000 or more 
188 
14,791 
307 
33,417 
$10,000 to $24,999 
492 
7,541 
551 
8,334 
$25,000 or more 
444 
23,598 
543 
40,975 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
120 
8,570 
329 
24,312 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
71,414 
(X) 
73,897 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
2,627 
5,549 
3,908 
8,972 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,112 
(X) 
2,296 
$1 to $999 
9 
5 
40 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5 
14 
37 
96 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3 
17 
20 
154 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
13 
195 
53 
779 
$1 to $999 
1,087 
559 
1,495 
723 
$20,000 to $24,999 
5 
109 
11 
240 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,298 
2,717 
2,047 
4,293 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
1,042 
48 
1,750 
$5,000 to $9,999 
182 
1,188 
255 
1,738 
$50,000 or more 
54 
7,188 
120 
21,279 
$10,000 to $24,999 
50 
719 
92 
1,408 
$25,000 or more 
10 
365 
19 
810 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
62 
1,933 
(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) 
7,591 
116,392 
5,458 
101,271 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,333 
(X) 
18,555 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
2,143 
882 
1,449 
651 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,532 
5,694 
1,693 
4,079 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66 
427 
37 
263 
$5,000 to $9,999 
966 
6,676 
584 
4,080 
$10,000 to $24,999 
80 
1,120 
70 
1,148 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,019 
16,206 
819 
13,083 
$25,000 or more 
39 
3,320 
43 
6,382 
$25,000 to $49,999 
452 
15,500 
432 
15,185 
$50,000 or more 
479 
71,435 
481 
64,192 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
1,741 
4,051 
901 
2,190 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,327 
(X) 
2,430 
services 
940 
8,186 
738 
7,112 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,709 
(X) 
9,636 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
931 
327 
460 
188 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
541 
1,120 
330 
749 
$1 to $999 
270 
109 
235 
107 
$5,000 to $9,999 
197 
1,325 
68 
478 
$1,000 to $4,999 
397 
885 
276 
632 
$10,000 to $24,999 
59 
813 
39 
505 
$5,000 to $9,999 
110 
714 
75 
493 
$25,000 or more 
13 
466 
4 
270 
$10,000 to $24,999 
94 
1,394 
84 
1,227 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
1,104 
28 
998 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
34 
3,981 
40 
3,654 
payments 
535 
9,759 
657 
22,737 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
18,242 
(X) 
34,607 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
2,211 
8,512 
1,790 
7,394 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,850 
(X) 
4,131 
$1 to $999 
96 
34 
81 
34 
$1,000 to $4,999 
175 
515 
177 
438 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
71 
469 
118 
791 
$1 to $999 
783 
372 
752 
348 
$10,000 to $24,999 
105 
1,712 
146 
2,357 
$1,000 to $4,999 
967 
2,156 
717 
1,596 
$25,000 or more 
88 
7,030 
135 
19,115 
$5,000 to $9,999 
267 
1,827 
174 
1,177 
$10,000 to $24,999 
148 
2,208 
100 
1,439 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
46 
1,948 
47 
2,834 
government agricultural 
program payments 
165 
650 
251 
1,849 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,937 
(X) 
7,367 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
1,569 
43,063 
1,140 
27,445 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
27,446 
(X) 
24,075 
$1 to $999 
84 
(□) 
89 
35 
$1,000 to $4,999 
39 
86 
88 
208 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
20 
136 
22 
153 
$1 to $999 
247 
93 
143 
61 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
315 
25 
374 
$1,000 to $4,999 
288 
726 
239 
641 
$25,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
27 
1,079 
$5,000 to $9,999 
234 
1,651 
167 
1,141 
$10,000 to $24,999 
342 
5,654 
264 
4,275 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
458 
34,938 
327 
21,328 
sources (see text) 
1,491 
36,711 
1,200 
24,383 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
24,621 
(X) 
20,319 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
581 
5,461 
376 
8,162 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,399 
(X) 
21,708 
$1 to $999 
309 
110 
217 
110 
$1,000 to $4,999 
559 
1,145 
342 
833 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
170 
1,150 
155 
1,078 
$1 to $999 
167 
67 
81 
37 
$10,000 to $24,999 
235 
3,764 
224 
3,543 
$1,000 to $4,999 
229 
526 
145 
332 
$25,000 or more 
218 
30,542 
262 
18,819 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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