Table 6. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Government payments 
780 
8,124 
593 
4,603 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
10,416 
(X) 
7,763 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
769 
8,067 
576 
4,558 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
10,490 
(X) 
7,913 
$1 to $999 
191 
93 
181 
81 
$1,000 to $4,999 
236 
601 
186 
447 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
146 
1,018 
95 
647 
$1 to $999 
192 
94 
176 
76 
$10,000 to $24,999 
124 
1,777 
84 
1,313 
$1,000 to $4,999 
229 
582 
176 
420 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
1,556 
31 
1,013 
$5,000 to $9,999 
142 
996 
93 
636 
$50,000 or more 
38 
3,080 
16 
1,103 
$10,000 to $24,999 
123 
1,762 
84 
1,313 
$25,000 or more 
83 
4,634 
47 
2,113 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
- 
- 
4 
342 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
85,500 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
19 
58 
30 
46 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,046 
(X) 
1,517 
$1 to $999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $999 
6 
2 
19 
(D) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8 
21 
9 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
3 
(D) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1 
(D) 
- 
$25,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Table 7. Income From Farm - Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses 
gross before taxes and expenses 
(see text) 
2,716 
78,482 
2,087 
63,327 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
28,896 
(X) 
30,343 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
761 
296 
513 
214 
$1,000 to $4,999 
747 
1,774 
549 
1,396 
$5,000 to $9,999 
32 
199 
19 
125 
$5,000 to $9,999 
392 
2,661 
234 
1,600 
$10,000 to $24,999 
46 
628 
29 
450 
$10,000 to $24,999 
328 
5,172 
273 
4,343 
$25,000 or more 
63 
10,982 
35 
4,609 
$25,000 to $49,999 
149 
5,216 
192 
6,800 
$50,000 or more 
339 
63,363 
326 
48,975 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
540 
7,381 
407 
9,534 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
13,668 
(X) 
23,426 
services 
381 
4,671 
318 
3,677 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,260 
(X) 
11,562 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
320 
60 
183 
52 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
99 
253 
133 
289 
$1 to $999 
136 
70 
117 
51 
$5,000 to $9,999 
51 
347 
30 
222 
$1,000 to $4,999 
126 
288 
100 
263 
$10,000 to $24,999 
24 
367 
22 
376 
$5,000 to $9,999 
36 
243 
38 
235 
$25,000 or more 
46 
6,354 
39 
8,595 
$10,000 to $24,999 
45 
652 
31 
453 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
718 
16 
591 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
15 
2,701 
16 
2,083 
payments 
75 
3,268 
89 
1,423 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
43,571 
(X) 
15,983 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
332 
1,614 
246 
902 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,862 
(X) 
3,666 
$1 to $999 
6 
2 
10 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18 
46 
32 
85 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6 
40 
17 
111 
$1 to $999 
136 
67 
86 
(D) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
21 
356 
16 
271 
$1,000 to $4,999 
124 
284 
117 
310 
$25,000 or more 
24 
2,824 
14 
950 
$5,000 to $9,999 
52 
358 
26 
181 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8 
100 
11 
146 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
12 
805 
6 
(D) 
government agricultural 
program payments 
112 
1,455 
115 
1,951 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,994 
(X) 
16,968 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
738 
4,486 
482 
2,401 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
6,078 
(X) 
4,982 
$1 to $999 
20 
8 
16 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15 
27 
24 
60 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
28 
199 
16 
118 
$1 to $999 
292 
124 
190 
85 
$10,000 to $24,999 
33 
413 
28 
456 
$1,000 to $4,999 
275 
599 
158 
341 
$25,000 or more 
16 
808 
31 
1,309 
$5,000 to $9,999 
83 
537 
74 
501 
$10,000 to $24,999 
73 
1,077 
37 
559 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
15 
2,149 
23 
916 
sources (see text) 
887 
43,573 
766 
38,133 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
49,124 
(X) 
49,781 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
287 
12,034 
154 
5,306 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
41,929 
(X) 
34,457 
$1 to $999 
162 
41 
101 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
186 
457 
132 
355 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
140 
918 
74 
502 
$1 to $999 
69 
25 
26 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
117 
1,965 
120 
1,919 
$1,000 to $4,999 
77 
200 
45 
109 
$25,000 or more 
282 
40,193 
339 
35,320 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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