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 
2,992 
2,331 
1,478 
4,193 
2,323 
1,237 
929 
percent 
7.9 
6.1 
3.9 
11.0 
6.1 
3.2 
2.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
470,205 
460,755 
351,976 
1,471,027 
1,586,926 
1,682,350 
3,607,393 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
198 
238 
351 
683 
1,360 
3,883 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,992 
2,331 
1,478 
4,193 
2,323 
1,237 
929 
$1,000 
257,055 
211,149 
143,474 
563,308 
586,895 
782,134 
2,185,700 
Average per farm 
dollars 
85,914 
90,583 
97,073 
134,345 
252,645 
632,283 
2,352,745 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
434 
282 
139 
285 
94 
23 
24 
$1,000 to $2,499 
374 
275 
166 
318 
96 
24 
10 
$2,500 to $4,999 
434 
335 
200 
429 
137 
29 
9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
605 
389 
237 
607 
203 
48 
27 
$10,000 to $24,999 
563 
463 
332 
904 
390 
98 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
263 
270 
171 
632 
342 
118 
53 
$50,000 to $99,999 
132 
113 
95 
361 
223 
88 
28 
$100,000 to $249,999 
51 
80 
53 
291 
196 
80 
30 
$250,000 to $499,999 
15 
22 
7 
135 
267 
81 
40 
$500,000 to $999,999 
26 
37 
33 
77 
277 
396 
44 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
95 
65 
45 
154 
98 
252 
633 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
81 
48 
34 
118 
65 
231 
302 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
10 
15 
11 
35 
26 
15 
238 
$5,000,000 or more 
4 
2 
- 
1 
7 
6 
93 
Total sales 
farms 
2,992 
2,331 
1,478 
4,193 
2,323 
1,237 
929 
$1,000 
251,316 
205,777 
139,440 
544,633 
561,252 
746,609 
2,117,308 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
218 
213 
109 
525 
667 
704 
673 
$1,000 
9,176 
12,115 
6,600 
60,166 
221,880 
474,831 
1,499,524 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
89 
94 
52 
334 
584 
668 
661 
$1,000 
7,057 
9,710 
5,625 
56,960 
220,282 
473,785 
1 ,499,226 
Corn 
farms 
61 
86 
42 
190 
346 
447 
536 
$1,000 
1,467 
2,572 
1,339 
13,539 
70,735 
158,564 
585,762 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
16 
10 
86 
276 
418 
526 
$1,000 
994 
1,554 
996 
12,162 
69,328 
157,935 
585,473 
Wheat 
farms 
35 
41 
21 
136 
229 
284 
347 
$1,000 
984 
775 
(D) 
5,983 
19,519 
31,950 
73,726 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
3 
5 
49 
143 
198 
297 
$1,000 
414 
154 
404 
4,087 
17,322 
29,710 
72,070 
Soybeans 
farms 
158 
151 
81 
419 
551 
629 
632 
$1,000 
6,647 
8,652 
4,538 
38,737 
122,052 
262,891 
716,025 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
72 
39 
269 
477 
602 
626 
$1,000 
4,783 
6,603 
3,490 
35,486 
119,981 
262,076 
715,923 
Sorghum 
farms 
9 
6 
- 
29 
39 
45 
90 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,424 
3,218 
4,816 
15,369 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
8 
24 
31 
75 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
1,076 
2,974 
4,530 
15,030 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
7 
43 
73 
136 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
447 
6,334 
16,419 
108,078 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
4 
43 
70 
132 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
406 
6,334 
16,347 
107,981 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
10 
4 
9 
11 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
37 
21 
191 
564 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
4 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
30 
36 
11 
62 
142 
193 
280 
$1,000 
1,149 
1,499 
912 
6,459 
32,951 
78,193 
245,056 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
11 
8 
34 
134 
186 
274 
$1,000 
653 
1,145 
(D) 
5,572 
32,702 
77,990 
244,989 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
48 
45 
28 
58 
39 
34 
18 
$1,000 
652 
2,046 
2,316 
(D) 
10,681 
16,960 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
7 
6 
19 
18 
21 
13 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,710 
2,006 
(D) 
10,500 
16,576 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
34 
24 
20 
55 
39 
17 
19 
$1,000 
984 
1,209 
1,594 
2,125 
1,896 
1,180 
1,933 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
5 
3 
14 
8 
6 
11 
$1,000 
747 
1,003 
1,466 
1,610 
1,551 
1,041 
1,805 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
22 
18 
12 
40 
34 
14 
17 
$1,000 
390 
864 
(D) 
1,204 
1,343 
511 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
1 
5 
5 
3 
11 
$1,000 
(D) 
697 
(D) 
713 
1,040 
371 
1,805 
Berries 
farms 
14 
10 
10 
19 
12 
7 
2 
$1,000 
593 
346 
(D) 
920 
553 
669 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
2 
8 
3 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
824 
502 
650 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
19 
18 
8 
21 
11 
3 
. 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,647 
7,362 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
7 
3 
12 
5 
3 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,575 
7,300 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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