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 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
9 
3 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
240 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
8 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
639 
463 
348 
1,006 
475 
210 
149 
$1,000 
4,742 
4,811 
4,318 
14,882 
16,418 
20,169 
54,630 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
9 
9 
47 
57 
58 
85 
$1,000 
507 
750 
719 
4,235 
10,634 
17,778 
53,492 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,251 
979 
632 
1,834 
858 
315 
188 
$1,000 
17,557 
15,865 
11,815 
52,010 
61,224 
38,751 
83,198 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
37 
44 
271 
292 
158 
136 
$1,000 
3,377 
3,370 
3,294 
23,944 
49,081 
35,199 
81,927 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
7 
15 
10 
56 
24 
4 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,159 
2,428 
21,076 
(D) 
1,770 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
11 
10 
54 
23 
4 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,028 
2,428 
(D) 
(D) 
1,770 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
8 
9 
9 
31 
12 
3 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
8,782 
(D) 
18,274 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
2 
6 
12 
5 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
8,735 
(D) 
18,262 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
34 
22 
25 
55 
13 
5 
1 
$1,000 
68 
88 
87 
175 
52 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
97 
81 
62 
114 
45 
32 
14 
$1,000 
538 
420 
410 
680 
181 
202 
63 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
3 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
165 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
166 
147 
82 
230 
89 
21 
15 
$1,000 
206,095 
159,059 
97,192 
337,371 
154,069 
59,405 
57,113 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
130 
102 
66 
188 
72 
17 
11 
$1,000 
206,014 
158,990 
97,167 
337,349 
154,054 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
13 
14 
4 
35 
52 
27 
19 
$1,000 
3,148 
2,318 
1,507 
17,372 
23,026 
43,243 
75,739 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
11 
4 
30 
46 
26 
15 
$1,000 
3,124 
(D) 
1,507 
17,204 
22,925 
(D) 
75,622 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
16 
11 
16 
26 
12 
7 
3 
$1,000 
44 
12 
(D) 
669 
1,626 
37 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,471 
1,235 
881 
2,655 
1,788 
1,105 
790 
$1,000 
5,739 
5,372 
4,034 
18,676 
25,643 
35,525 
68,392 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
62 
52 
16 
120 
152 
139 
111 
$1,000 
241 
303 
80 
1,484 
8,476 
9,125 
26,830 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
55 
43 
31 
58 
27 
17 
8 
$1,000 
234 
310 
37 
529 
144 
345 
134 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
2,992 
2,331 
1,478 
4,193 
2,323 
1,237 
929 
$1,000 
215,433 
177,310 
122,317 
453,913 
445,051 
575,036 
1,589,858 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,003 
76,066 
82,758 
108,255 
191,585 
464,863 
1,711,365 
Fertilizer, lime, and soii 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,301 
1,115 
705 
2,099 
1,338 
892 
740 
$1,000 
4,482 
4,915 
3,821 
17,542 
38,363 
69,412 
198,111 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,022 
819 
483 
1,209 
461 
122 
42 
$5,000 to $24,999 
274 
274 
206 
718 
383 
162 
55 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
20 
10 
117 
225 
107 
46 
$50,000 or more 
1 
2 
6 
55 
269 
501 
597 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,183 
1,017 
655 
2,000 
1,335 
916 
761 
$1,000 
1,737 
2,508 
1,613 
9,228 
27,247 
62,598 
207,606 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,099 
907 
583 
1,620 
693 
195 
64 
$5,000 to $24,999 
82 
92 
59 
284 
269 
122 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
16 
9 
72 
198 
118 
52 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
4 
24 
175 
481 
592 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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