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 
46,030 
100.0 
47,383 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
3,753,287 
100.0 
2,906,188 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
81,540 
(X) 
61,334 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
12,339 
26.8 
14,738 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
1,839 
(Z) 
2,248 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
1,417 
3.1 
1,040 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,764 
10.3 
5,453 
$1,000 
251,871 
6.7 
248,153 
$1,000 
7,921 
0.2 
9,177 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
5,063 
11.0 
5,391 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
18,248 
0.5 
19,645 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
512 
1.1 
352 
$1,000 
7,873 
0.2 
6,949 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
6,436 
14.0 
6,191 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
489 
1.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
46,241 
1.2 
44,218 
$1,000 
7,549 
0.2 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,365 
11.7 
5,141 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
34 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
75,674 
2.0 
72,012 
$1,000 
325 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,575 
3.4 
1,456 
$1,000 
34,779 
0.9 
32,187 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
13,014 
28.3 
10,432 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
2,693 
5.9 
2,428 
$1,000 
139,830 
3.7 
77,961 
$1,000 
84,399 
2.2 
75,928 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
31 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
78 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,144 
2.5 
971 
$1,000 
50,711 
1.4 
42,772 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,220 
4.8 
1,886 
their products 
.. farms 
26,555 
57.7 
27,744 
$1,000 
157,625 
4.2 
132,093 
$1,000 
2,393,141 
63.8 
2,047,887 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,619 
3.5 
1,421 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
4,042 
8.8 
3,790 
$1,000 
262,785 
7.0 
230,589 
$1,000 
1,161,564 
30.9 
971,851 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
20,091 
43.6 
21,884 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,046 
2.3 
926 
$1,000 
707,976 
18.9 
574,506 
$1,000 
375,778 
10.0 
339,141 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
737 
1.6 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
936 
2.0 
770 
$1,000 
347,204 
9.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
664,912 
17.7 
530,178 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
919 
2.0 
964 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
830 
1.8 
611 
$1,000 
67,702 
1.8 
56,960 
$1,000 
1,972,374 
52.6 
1,375,998 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
656 
1.4 
483 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
1,023,972 
27.3 
702,094 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
2,870 
6.2 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
120 
0.3 
86 
$1,000 
11,634 
0.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
405,196 
10.8 
274,856 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
54 
0.1 
42 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
2,626 
5.7 
2,247 
$1,000 
543,207 
14.5 
399,048 
$1,000 
32,006 
0.9 
46,876 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
160 
0.3 
182 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
54,665 
1.5 
53,032 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
19,601 
42.6 
16,493 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
1,360,146 
36.2 
858,301 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
1,391 
3.0 
1,293 
$1,000 
10,389 
0.3 
6,606 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
4,821 
10.5 
4,119 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
633,652 
16.9 
269,782 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
772 
1.7 
673 
Corn 
farms 
3,390 
7.4 
3,125 
$1,000 
10,461 
0.3 
10,500 
$1,000 
239,717 
6.4 
115,268 
Wheat 
farms 
1,589 
3.5 
1,328 
$1,000 
92,333 
2.5 
51,197 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,492 
5.4 
2,121 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
286,085 
7.6 
97,961 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
3,581 
7.8 
2,855 
Sorghum 
farms 
180 
0.4 
53 
$1,000 
41,728 
1.1 
28,878 
$1,000 
2,557 
0.1 
245 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
11,653 
(X) 
10,115 
Barley 
farms 
568 
1.2 
472 
$1,000 
10,860 
0.3 
3,863 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
1,091 
2.4 
785 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
226 
(Z) 
162 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
266 
0.6 
352 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
457 
1.0 
443 
$1,000 
2,101 
0.1 
1,247 
$1,000 
311 
(Z) 
311 
Tobacco 
farms 
557 
1.2 
892 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
1,191 
2.6 
968 
$1,000 
100,901 
2.7 
68,073 
$1,000 
2,731 
0.1 
2,228 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
265 
0.6 
196 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
358 
0.8 
265 
$1,000 
67,875 
1.8 
25,203 
$1,000 
2,506 
0.1 
1,764 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
279 
0.6 
215 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,665 
3.6 
1,619 
$1,000 
4,069 
0.1 
3,256 
$1,000 
92,323 
2.5 
93,988 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
113 
0.2 
74 
$1,000 
3,755 
0.1 
2,578 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
1,354 
2.9 
1,358 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
92 
0.2 
105 
$1,000 
65,820 
1.8 
68,193 
$1,000 
28,130 
0.7 
18,579 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
847 
1.8 
(NA) 
$1,000 
61,147 
1.6 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
621 
1.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
4,673 
0.1 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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