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 
38,076 
100.0 
41,959 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
6,441,025 
100.0 
4,876,781 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
169,162 
(X) 
116,227 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
14,653 
38.5 
18,389 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
939 
(Z) 
1,447 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
457 
1.2 
479 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,967 
7.8 
3,816 
$1,000 
61,125 
0.9 
46,007 
$1,000 
5,008 
0.1 
6,307 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,668 
9.6 
3,659 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
13,234 
0.2 
13,107 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
110 
0.3 
147 
$1,000 
1,570 
(Z) 
7,936 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,222 
11.1 
4,029 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
53 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
29,995 
0.5 
28,572 
$1,000 
371 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
3,378 
8.9 
3,630 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
58 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
47,095 
0.7 
50,987 
$1,000 
1,199 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
954 
2.5 
890 
$1,000 
21,112 
0.3 
19,597 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
6,318 
16.6 
4,907 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,689 
4.4 
1,361 
$1,000 
134,853 
2.1 
45,511 
$1,000 
52,708 
0.8 
42,187 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
599 
1.6 
569 
$1,000 
26,556 
0.4 
25,155 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,226 
3.2 
1,070 
their products 
.. farms 
17,311 
45.5 
19,262 
$1,000 
85,731 
1.3 
74,371 
$1,000 
3,467,450 
53.8 
3,208,753 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
848 
2.2 
1,049 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
2,742 
7.2 
3,262 
$1,000 
133,505 
2.1 
171,387 
$1,000 
2,744,048 
42.6 
2,438,690 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
13,178 
34.6 
14,535 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
663 
1.7 
852 
$1,000 
332,491 
5.2 
323,621 
$1,000 
242,803 
3.8 
315,923 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
159 
0.4 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,292 
3.4 
995 
$1,000 
42,690 
0.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
974,200 
15.1 
726,288 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
306 
0.8 
439 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,917 
5.0 
1,650 
$1,000 
141,139 
2.2 
129,424 
$1,000 
4,808,137 
74.6 
3,401,453 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,365 
3.6 
1,363 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
2,259,652 
35.1 
2,125,151 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
994 
2.6 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
432 
1.1 
238 
$1,000 
2,306 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,440,683 
22.4 
769,790 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
120 
0.3 
49 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
1,903 
5.0 
2,004 
$1,000 
1,107,801 
17.2 
506,512 
$1,000 
10,013 
0.2 
9,259 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
303 
0.8 
488 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
185,241 
2.9 
237,883 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
12,126 
31.8 
10,712 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
2,973,575 
46.2 
1,668,028 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
479 
1.3 
514 
$1,000 
9,523 
0.1 
5,343 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
4,190 
11.0 
3,918 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
2,302,071 
35.7 
1 ,089,873 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
856 
2.2 
728 
Corn 
farms 
2,065 
5.4 
2,113 
$1,000 
47,089 
0.7 
24,795 
$1,000 
837,202 
13.0 
430,983 
Wheat 
farms 
1,247 
3.3 
1,003 
$1,000 
135,162 
2.1 
85,569 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,274 
8.6 
2,695 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
1,172,379 
18.2 
405,236 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
1,206 
3.2 
1,229 
Sorghum 
farms 
237 
0.6 
305 
$1,000 
4,284 
0.1 
9,659 
$1,000 
25,110 
0.4 
32,893 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
3,552 
(X) 
7,859 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
259 
0.7 
341 
$1,000 
131,278 
2.0 
134,617 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
404 
1.1 
418 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
88 
(Z) 
84 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
78 
0.2 
72 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
196 
0.5 
173 
$1,000 
939 
(Z) 
574 
$1,000 
127 
(Z) 
111 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
423 
1.1 
426 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
912 
(Z) 
915 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
822 
2.2 
980 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
90 
0.2 
91 
$1,000 
367,847 
5.7 
362,705 
$1,000 
611 
(Z) 
592 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
64 
0.2 
75 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,205 
3.2 
1,156 
$1,000 
931 
(Z) 
1,164 
$1,000 
82,338 
1.3 
82,498 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
19 
(Z) 
24 
$1,000 
690 
(Z) 
889 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
890 
2.3 
962 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
10 
(Z) 
22 
$1,000 
23,771 
0.4 
33,498 
$1,000 
925 
(Z) 
5,903 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
575 
1.5 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1 1 ,080 
0.2 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
409 
1.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
12,692 
0.2 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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