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 
5 
1 
4 
5 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
107 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
7 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
2 
1 
4 
2 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
311 
273 
220 
557 
296 
217 
172 
$1,000 
2,630 
3,466 
4,540 
12,235 
23,648 
47,589 
67,980 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
11 
21 
74 
120 
148 
134 
$1,000 
367 
753 
2,495 
6,875 
21,357 
46,564 
67,331 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
400 
335 
307 
677 
323 
133 
71 
$1,000 
4,188 
4,600 
4,325 
18,277 
13,385 
18,139 
9,290 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
8 
9 
66 
96 
58 
35 
$1,000 
(D) 
892 
521 
8,503 
9,120 
16,679 
8,493 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
16 
22 
5 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
1,353 
12,507 
18,238 
6,384 
12,219 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
3 
16 
21 
5 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
1,353 
12,507 
(D) 
6,384 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
20 
17 
14 
41 
5 
13 
5 
$1,000 
50 
(D) 
12,357 
21,794 
(D) 
10,026 
1,978 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
2 
5 
11 
1 
8 
3 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
12,285 
21,649 
(D) 
9,984 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
46 
35 
28 
49 
20 
12 
5 
$1,000 
65 
77 
101 
155 
29 
33 
31 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
56 
45 
25 
46 
34 
2 
4 
$1,000 
1,588 
159 
1,366 
644 
473 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
11 
3 
5 
1 
$1,000 
1,153 
- 
1,315 
242 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
79 
59 
51 
128 
98 
46 
21 
$1,000 
119,085 
88,531 
91,598 
179,038 
190,097 
107,209 
41,301 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
45 
39 
31 
76 
67 
40 
14 
$1,000 
118,971 
88,511 
91,497 
178,991 
190,083 
107,206 
41,237 
Aquaculture 
farms 
3 
5 
2 
8 
4 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
491 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
38 
16 
20 
36 
5 
7 
3 
$1,000 
1,090 
10 
124 
(D) 
24 
(D) 
1 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,026 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
497 
495 
386 
1,075 
777 
423 
271 
$1,000 
1,398 
1,821 
1,400 
5,689 
7,898 
9,891 
12,571 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
18 
12 
27 
47 
15 
15 
18 
$1,000 
30 
71 
137 
322 
435 
340 
3,490 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
55 
35 
35 
77 
38 
23 
17 
$1,000 
532 
2,222 
305 
4,314 
992 
6,145 
6,377 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
1,292 
1,032 
787 
1,912 
1,121 
555 
364 
$1,000 
117,427 
107,413 
99,963 
273,924 
366,384 
342,250 
531,522 
Average per farm 
dollars 
90,888 
104,083 
127,018 
143,266 
326,837 
616,667 
1,460,225 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
680 
515 
435 
1,143 
710 
427 
293 
$1,000 
3,357 
4,803 
4,318 
15,989 
29,789 
45,542 
75,985 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
491 
308 
234 
565 
221 
60 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
165 
161 
169 
397 
171 
65 
29 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
26 
26 
104 
102 
35 
20 
$50,000 or more 
1 
20 
6 
77 
216 
267 
215 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
627 
507 
374 
1,084 
720 
441 
304 
$1,000 
1,245 
2,283 
1,837 
9,037 
19,526 
35,051 
70,110 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
563 
421 
277 
764 
325 
99 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
61 
68 
80 
226 
146 
64 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
7 
15 
62 
118 
56 
15 
$50,000 or more 
2 
11 
2 
32 
131 
222 
212 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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