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 
99,171 
100.0 
107,825 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
9,164,886 
100.0 
7,512,926 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
92,415 
(X) 
69,677 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
25,130 
25.3 
30,541 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
3,179 
(Z) 
3,392 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
1,009 
1.0 
913 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
7,872 
7.9 
8,938 
$1,000 
88,135 
1.0 
121,280 
$1,000 
13,030 
0.1 
15,075 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
8,520 
8.6 
10,172 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
30,848 
0.3 
36,799 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
105 
0.1 
131 
$1,000 
1,146 
(Z) 
1,078 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
11,206 
11.3 
12,872 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
67 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
80,297 
0.9 
92,203 
$1,000 
832 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
12,070 
12.2 
12,377 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
38 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
172,260 
1.9 
175,934 
$1,000 
315 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,771 
3.8 
3,884 
$1,000 
83,813 
0.9 
85,945 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
25,533 
25.7 
25,596 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
7,479 
7.5 
7,346 
$1,000 
215,921 
2.4 
173,618 
$1,000 
235,296 
2.6 
230,505 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
20 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
8 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,343 
3.4 
3,217 
$1,000 
148,787 
1.6 
142,415 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
7,365 
7.4 
6,634 
their products 
.. farms 
54,484 
54.9 
60,300 
$1,000 
525,005 
5.7 
473,382 
$1,000 
4,597,933 
50.2 
4,017,988 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
5,738 
5.8 
5,688 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
5,110 
5.2 
6,114 
$1,000 
934,177 
10.2 
931,139 
$1,000 
1,441,676 
15.7 
1,265,166 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
46,909 
47.3 
52,060 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
2,891 
2.9 
2,959 
$1,000 
1,968,617 
21.5 
1,676,632 
$1,000 
1,042,925 
11.4 
1,072,242 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
1,404 
1.4 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,952 
2.0 
1,842 
$1,000 
246,358 
2.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,394,905 
15.2 
1,293,210 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
1,852 
1.9 
2,971 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,834 
1.8 
1,355 
$1,000 
882,526 
9.6 
725,738 
$1,000 
4,500,364 
49.1 
2,960,686 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,444 
1.5 
1,130 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
2,218,144 
24.2 
1,644,560 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
3,821 
3.9 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
289 
0.3 
179 
$1,000 
17,254 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
959,690 
10.5 
588,130 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
101 
0.1 
46 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
4,454 
4.5 
4,482 
$1,000 
1,322,529 
14.4 
727,996 
$1,000 
22,635 
0.2 
21,369 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
85 
0.1 
72 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
10,256 
0.1 
9,506 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
45,711 
46.1 
44,864 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
4,566,953 
49.8 
3,494,938 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
1,253 
1.3 
1,254 
$1,000 
8,612 
0.1 
7,313 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
23,717 
23.9 
22,731 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
3,922,873 
42.8 
2,963,208 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
6,106 
6.2 
5,978 
Corn 
farms 
15,522 
15.7 
15,663 
$1,000 
356,322 
3.9 
348,048 
$1,000 
1,519,966 
16.6 
1,365,543 
Wheat 
farms 
6,238 
6.3 
7,612 
$1,000 
251,687 
2.7 
171,548 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
19,668 
19.8 
19,048 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
1,969,741 
21.5 
1,272,702 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
4,096 
4.1 
4,341 
Sorghum 
farms 
747 
0.8 
1,098 
$1,000 
19,664 
0.2 
20,982 
$1,000 
21,383 
0.2 
33,141 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
4,801 
(X) 
4,833 
Barley 
farms 
51 
0.1 
54 
$1,000 
290 
(Z) 
163 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
385 
0.4 
435 
$1,000 
151,731 
1.7 
115,434 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
1,193 
1.2 
1,211 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
238 
(Z) 
216 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
638 
0.6 
443 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
588 
0.6 
621 
$1,000 
5,993 
0.1 
4,675 
$1,000 
400 
(Z) 
430 
Tobacco 
farms 
33 
(Z) 
111 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
1,547 
1.6 
1,623 
$1,000 
1,375 
(Z) 
5,022 
$1,000 
3,575 
(Z) 
3,724 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
407 
0.4 
498 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
370 
0.4 
440 
$1,000 
248,631 
2.7 
164,714 
$1,000 
2,462 
(Z) 
3,019 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
271 
0.3 
321 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,241 
1.3 
1,340 
$1,000 
3,818 
(Z) 
4,842 
$1,000 
63,122 
0.7 
61,705 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
84 
0.1 
90 
$1,000 
2,912 
(Z) 
3,048 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
1,251 
1.3 
606 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
43 
(Z) 
35 
$1,000 
25,749 
0.3 
4,315 
$1,000 
6,257 
0.1 
5,704 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
852 
0.9 
(NA) 
$1,000 
23,194 
0.3 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
509 
0.5 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,555 
(Z) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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