Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
99,171 
38 
394 
1,918 
6,426 
percent 
100.0 
(Z) 
0.4 
1.9 
6.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
28,266,137 
90,649 
1,213,607 
4,032,405 
10,034,151 
Average size of farm 
acres 
285 
2,386 
3,080 
2,102 
1,561 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
99,171 
38 
394 
1,918 
6,426 
$1,000 
78,885,012 
349,346 
4,945,037 
14,946,052 
32,773,323 
Average per farm 
dollars 
795,444 
9,193,328 
12,550,856 
7,792,519 
5,100,113 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,791 
3,854 
4,075 
3,706 
3,266 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
8,822,239 
127,718 
567,407 
1,654,341 
3,677,157 
percent 
100.0 
1.4 
6.4 
18.8 
41.7 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
15,259,319 
61,859 
1,056,329 
3,372,423 
7,669,086 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
12,917,688 
52,348 
1,023,236 
3,253,738 
7,278,424 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
7,631,695 
11,946 
98,754 
445,365 
1,658,069 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
9,164,886 
919,685 
2,292,117 
4,583,270 
6,873,853 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,415 
24,202,244 
5,817,557 
2,389,609 
1,069,694 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
23,717 
15 
245 
1,307 
4,901 
$1,000 
3,922,873 
16,937 
546,760 
1,638,832 
3,029,665 
Tobacco 
farms 
33 
- 
1 
2 
5 
$1,000 
1,375 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
842 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
407 
- 
56 
188 
345 
$1,000 
248,631 
- 
104,736 
192,573 
244,774 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,241 
1 
17 
43 
77 
$1,000 
63,122 
(D) 
34,654 
43,019 
48,291 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,251 
5 
18 
45 
$1,000 
25,749 
- 
7,837 
10,212 
12,533 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
852 
- 
4 
16 
42 
$1,000 
23,194 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
509 
- 
1 
5 
8 
$1,000 
2,555 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
1,009 
1 
6 
28 
83 
$1,000 
88,135 
(D) 
25,990 
44,127 
63,812 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
105 
- 
- 
1 
6 
$1,000 
1,146 
- 
- 
(D) 
360 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
67 
- 
- 
1 
5 
$1,000 
832 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
315 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
25,533 
6 
51 
359 
1,304 
$1,000 
215,921 
(D) 
2,838 
(D) 
46,215 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
$1,000 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
46,909 
10 
147 
768 
3,408 
$1,000 
1,968,617 
87,387 
231,007 
433,086 
946,887 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,404 
3 
15 
44 
323 
$1,000 
246,358 
41,324 
62,379 
80,301 
170,140 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,852 
14 
75 
211 
427 
$1,000 
882,526 
451,477 
654,140 
803,372 
871,422 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
3,821 
1 
3 
23 
87 
$1,000 
17,254 
(D) 
(D) 
460 
2,255 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
4,454 
- 
8 
26 
83 
$1,000 
22,635 
- 
114 
183 
1,428 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,110 
16 
107 
571 
780 
$1,000 
1,441,676 
289,613 
621,201 
1,318,501 
1,423,985 
Aquaculture 
farms 
85 
- 
1 
4 
17 
$1,000 
10,256 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,477 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,253 
1 
4 
12 
31 
$1,000 
8,612 
(D) 
117 
1,568 
2,766 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
190 
- 
2 
6 
10 
$1,000 
12,039 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7,180 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
6,106 
2 
103 
601 
2,097 
$1,000 
356,322 
(□) 
45,651 
158,213 
292,602 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
99,171 
38 
394 
1,918 
6,426 
$1,000 
8,290,499 
805,199 
1,839,494 
3,563,796 
5,537,175 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
50,007 
16 
287 
1,463 
5,494 
$1,000 
953,730 
8,687 
99,271 
287,448 
599,729 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
41,110 
21 
314 
1,562 
5,580 
$1,000 
486,213 
7,638 
73,698 
191,335 
357,239 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
27,112 
36 
237 
1,070 
3,132 
$1,000 
906,474 
177,078 
315,088 
487,983 
696,272 
Feed purchased 
farms 
63,616 
31 
246 
1,181 
4,072 
$1,000 
1,989,225 
372,234 
706,230 
1,239,458 
1,512,533 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
94,220 
38 
392 
1,914 
6,408 
$1,000 
507,282 
20,777 
65,479 
162,097 
286,372 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
63,618 
38 
394 
1,918 
6,423 
$1,000 
162,386 
12,587 
27,392 
52,914 
84,053 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
20,702 
38 
361 
1,615 
4,464 
$1,000 
405,792 
80,118 
135,809 
219,256 
307,599 
Interest expense 
farms 
42,264 
24 
328 
1,598 
5,071 
$1,000 
423,275 
12,237 
41,999 
94,746 
178,832 
Government payments 
farms 
41,354 
10 
241 
1,251 
4,949 
$1,000 
323,953 
107 
16,939 
56,883 
129,542 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
53,401 
12 
169 
854 
3,579 
number 
3,703,120 
42,872 
139,112 
375,728 
1,169,912 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,451 
3 
15 
53 
351 
number 
92,952 
14,806 
20,302 
26,117 
58,549 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,128 
14 
73 
195 
415 
number 
2,774,597 
1,637,385 
2,075,883 
2,466,271 
2,720,704 
38 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
