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 
7,755 
100.0 
7,691 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
492,211 
100.0 
489,820 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
63,470 
(X) 
63,687 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
2,755 
35.5 
2,380 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
669 
0.1 
438 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
1,039 
13.4 
814 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
908 
11.7 
949 
$1,000 
144,188 
29.3 
169,167 
$1,000 
1,491 
0.3 
1,546 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
727 
9.4 
839 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
2,598 
0.5 
3,022 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
409 
5.3 
280 
$1,000 
1,409 
0.3 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
828 
10.7 
769 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
396 
5.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
5,811 
1.2 
5,329 
$1,000 
1,386 
0.3 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
669 
8.6 
791 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
13 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
9,512 
1.9 
10,979 
$1,000 
23 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
192 
2.5 
244 
$1,000 
4,227 
0.9 
5,299 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
1,804 
23.3 
1,906 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
354 
4.6 
362 
$1,000 
17,884 
3.6 
(D) 
$1,000 
10,836 
2.2 
11,523 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
267 
3.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,261 
0.5 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
132 
1.7 
156 
$1,000 
5,824 
1.2 
6,865 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
432 
5.6 
398 
their products 
.. farms 
3,168 
40.9 
3,187 
$1,000 
29,807 
6.1 
27,591 
$1,000 
109,296 
22.2 
125,338 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
355 
4.6 
397 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
1,288 
16.6 
1,269 
$1,000 
55,397 
11.3 
60,648 
$1,000 
11,748 
2.4 
13,207 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
870 
11.2 
1,066 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
203 
2.6 
212 
$1,000 
9,503 
1.9 
12,444 
$1,000 
68,424 
13.9 
73,831 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
137 
1.8 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
114 
1.5 
113 
$1,000 
44,250 
9.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
79,167 
16.1 
75,776 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
432 
5.6 
350 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
86 
1.1 
81 
$1,000 
2,898 
0.6 
2,108 
$1,000 
218,449 
44.4 
206,974 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
64 
0.8 
59 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
94,013 
19.1 
86,447 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
734 
9.5 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
15 
0.2 
18 
$1,000 
2,122 
0.4 
(NA) 
$1,000 
51,376 
10.4 
63,203 
Plorses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
7 
0.1 
4 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
534 
6.9 
348 
$1,000 
73,060 
14.8 
57,323 
$1,000 
11,600 
2.4 
5,703 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
193 
2.5 
273 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
23,251 
4.7 
18,548 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
4,330 
55.8 
4,162 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
382,915 
77.8 
364,481 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
518 
6.7 
449 
$1,000 
3,924 
0.8 
(D) 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
187 
2.4 
126 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
7,466 
1.5 
1,781 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
93 
1.2 
71 
Corn 
farms 
164 
2.1 
117 
$1,000 
1,198 
0.2 
1,105 
$1,000 
6,869 
1.4 
1,737 
Wheat 
farms 
7 
0.1 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
10 
0.1 
3 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
451 
0.1 
(D) 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
2,206 
28.4 
1,659 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
(Z) 
- 
$1,000 
47,909 
9.7 
42,065 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
21,717 
(X) 
25,356 
Barley 
farms 
9 
0.1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
498 
6.4 
368 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
94 
(Z) 
72 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
17 
0.2 
6 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
317 
4.1 
218 
$1,000 
66 
(Z) 
(D) 
$1,000 
205 
(Z) 
150 
Tobacco 
farms 
21 
0.3 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
653 
8.4 
501 
$1,000 
5,174 
1.1 
15,775 
$1,000 
1,517 
0.3 
1,121 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
201 
2.6 
154 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,366 
0.3 
1,052 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
234 
3.0 
174 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,428 
18.4 
1,010 
$1,000 
3,729 
0.8 
2,819 
$1,000 
81,209 
16.5 
59,180 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
117 
1.5 
76 
$1,000 
4,080 
0.8 
2,750 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
1,223 
15.8 
1,207 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
186 
2.4 
168 
$1,000 
125,585 
25.5 
100,623 
$1,000 
36,916 
7.5 
34,101 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
358 
4.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
22,146 
4.5 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
1,017 
13.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
103,440 
21.0 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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