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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
8,065 
5,738 
4,523 
13,040 
7,819 
3,757 
2,031 
percent 
8.1 
5.8 
4.6 
13.1 
7.9 
3.8 
2.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,268,055 
1,132,998 
1,072,342 
4,600,375 
5,341,850 
5,064,749 
6,579,354 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
197 
237 
353 
683 
1,348 
3,239 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
8,065 
5,738 
4,523 
13,040 
7,819 
3,757 
2,031 
$1,000 
318,307 
244,716 
235,768 
1,074,172 
1,539,078 
1,823,616 
2,821,698 
Average per farm 
dollars 
39,468 
42,648 
52,126 
82,375 
196,838 
485,392 
1,389,315 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
829 
501 
282 
611 
172 
37 
15 
$1,000 to $2,499 
423 
210 
136 
265 
58 
8 
2 
$2,500 to $4,999 
698 
350 
237 
465 
62 
28 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,475 
816 
480 
882 
173 
15 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,414 
1,783 
1,272 
2,602 
492 
77 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,394 
1,259 
1,184 
3,286 
1,044 
120 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
571 
566 
644 
2,868 
1,811 
268 
33 
$100,000 to $249,999 
170 
187 
199 
1,581 
2,445 
922 
150 
$250,000 to $499,999 
23 
20 
37 
266 
1,102 
1,091 
319 
$500,000 to $999,999 
14 
18 
18 
101 
338 
845 
596 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
54 
28 
34 
113 
122 
346 
873 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
47 
18 
26 
82 
92 
315 
660 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
6 
6 
7 
19 
20 
24 
165 
$5,000,000 or more 
1 
4 
1 
12 
10 
7 
48 
Total sales 
farms 
8,065 
5,738 
4,523 
13,040 
7,819 
3,757 
2,031 
$1,000 
302,845 
232,172 
223,941 
1,024,438 
1,478,454 
1,762,270 
2,751,155 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,769 
1,321 
1,249 
4,413 
4,154 
2,726 
1,707 
$1,000 
50,378 
45,750 
48,112 
278,996 
621,854 
1,027,959 
1,761,436 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
321 
313 
348 
2,018 
3,061 
2,477 
1,649 
$1,000 
24,167 
26,151 
29,920 
226,605 
596,259 
1,022,733 
1,760,065 
Corn 
farms 
991 
802 
805 
3,007 
3,255 
2,370 
1,554 
$1,000 
18,240 
15,342 
15,283 
97,932 
228,896 
401,093 
712,698 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
70 
67 
608 
1,393 
1,713 
1,395 
$1,000 
5,830 
5,423 
5,032 
58,662 
189,926 
384,917 
708,634 
Wheat 
farms 
327 
261 
280 
1,172 
1,334 
1,063 
799 
$1,000 
3,422 
3,446 
3,662 
20,170 
41,829 
60,540 
110,923 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
9 
5 
58 
230 
425 
529 
$1,000 
(D) 
585 
306 
4,035 
20,490 
45,540 
103,626 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,406 
1,050 
1,017 
3,870 
3,821 
2,586 
1,633 
$1,000 
27,714 
26,377 
27,667 
154,340 
335,252 
521,653 
828,128 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
83 
115 
140 
1,073 
2,453 
2,276 
1,550 
$1,000 
5,602 
8,231 
10,215 
91,571 
302,009 
513,957 
825,806 
Sorghum 
farms 
36 
26 
55 
127 
159 
127 
108 
$1,000 
403 
361 
529 
2,020 
2,995 
5,553 
8,731 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
6 
11 
32 
43 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
439 
856 
4,056 
7,738 
Barley 
farms 
9 
4 
2 
17 
8 
2 
- 
$1,000 
20 
2 
(D) 
75 
136 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
11 
3 
9 
25 
75 
105 
134 
$1,000 
491 
176 
904 
4,326 
11,964 
36,997 
96,296 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
5 
23 
58 
99 
130 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
762 
(D) 
11,368 
36,806 
96,189 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
74 
32 
33 
64 
55 
53 
38 
$1,000 
88 
47 
(D) 
133 
781 
(D) 
2,578 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
5 
8 
10 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
527 
1,787 
2,361 
Tobacco 
farms 
2 
1 
2 
3 
_ 
_ 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
7 
- 
7 
37 
61 
143 
138 
$1,000 
485 
- 
628 
3,835 
16,185 
66,791 
160,307 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
6 
21 
60 
134 
134 
$1,000 
402 
- 
(D) 
3,424 
(D) 
66,466 
160,156 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
80 
24 
20 
53 
33 
23 
23 
$1,000 
1,644 
271 
1,393 
1,615 
6,958 
3,628 
34,490 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
1 
4 
5 
13 
13 
20 
$1,000 
1,005 
(D) 
(D) 
1,187 
6,800 
3,464 
34,402 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
83 
46 
39 
66 
41 
27 
14 
$1,000 
1,677 
1,178 
390 
1,542 
6,484 
2,914 
3,271 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
6 
1 
10 
8 
10 
5 
$1,000 
1,023 
815 
(D) 
1,068 
(D) 
2,632 
3,122 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
63 
30 
29 
49 
35 
24 
13 
$1,000 
1,539 
1,103 
(D) 
1,492 
6,454 
(D) 
3,235 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
5 
10 
8 
9 
5 
$1,000 
957 
759 
- 
1,068 
(D) 
2,130 
3,122 
Berries 
farms 
28 
20 
15 
20 
9 
4 
3 
$1,000 
138 
74 
(D) 
50 
30 
(D) 
36 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
37 
28 
18 
36 
25 
10 
6 
$1,000 
1,130 
2,940 
2,184 
7,998 
9,492 
2,767 
1,887 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
8 
7 
10 
14 
8 
5 
$1,000 
753 
2,726 
2,062 
7,701 
9,339 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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