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 
21,489 
100.0 
23,618 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
806,775 
100.0 
591,665 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
37,544 
(X) 
25,051 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
5,014 
23.3 
7,589 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
1,267 
0.2 
1,777 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
378 
1.8 
323 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,847 
17.9 
4,844 
$1,000 
31,338 
3.9 
23,371 
$1,000 
6,236 
0.8 
7,720 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,615 
16.8 
3,531 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
13,049 
1.6 
12,477 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
179 
0.8 
173 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
935 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,582 
16.7 
2,913 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
179 
0.8 
(NA) 
$1,000 
25,321 
3.1 
20,363 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,411 
11.2 
2,050 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
(NA) 
$1,000 
33,494 
4.2 
28,205 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
545 
2.5 
488 
$1,000 
12,018 
1.5 
10,783 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
10,055 
46.8 
7,771 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
844 
3.9 
724 
$1,000 
33,136 
4.1 
21,267 
$1,000 
26,166 
3.2 
22,468 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
51 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
264 
1.2 
309 
$1,000 
11,572 
1.4 
13,760 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
505 
2.4 
421 
their products 
.. farms 
12,752 
59.3 
14,261 
$1,000 
35,478 
4.4 
28,982 
$1,000 
667,683 
82.8 
513,357 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
364 
1.7 
314 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
1,946 
9.1 
2,434 
$1,000 
59,613 
7.4 
50,839 
$1,000 
401,439 
49.8 
301,708 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
10,032 
46.7 
10,474 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
146 
0.7 
176 
$1,000 
217,411 
26.9 
164,962 
$1,000 
51,346 
6.4 
61,461 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
140 
0.7 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
170 
0.8 
138 
$1,000 
32,654 
4.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
117,293 
14.5 
98,274 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
624 
2.9 
1,042 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
182 
0.8 
121 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,089 
$1,000 
413,921 
51.3 
234,555 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
136 
0.6 
107 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
199,689 
24.8 
154,124 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
1,425 
6.6 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
41 
0.2 
11 
$1,000 
4,322 
0.5 
(NA) 
$1,000 
140,104 
17.4 
38,652 
Plorses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
5 
(Z) 
3 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
919 
4.3 
1,291 
$1,000 
74,128 
9.2 
41,779 
$1,000 
5,510 
0.7 
4,476 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
42 
0.2 
39 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
3,478 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
1 1 ,494 
53.5 
9,086 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
139,092 
17.2 
78,308 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
652 
3.0 
737 
$1,000 
2,088 
0.3 
2,017 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
823 
3.8 
697 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
37,427 
4.6 
11,960 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
497 
2.3 
191 
Corn 
farms 
708 
3.3 
565 
$1,000 
1,490 
0.2 
808 
$1,000 
23,204 
2.9 
6,549 
Wheat 
farms 
91 
0.4 
113 
$1,000 
1,790 
0.2 
1,779 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
136 
0.6 
119 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
11,528 
1.4 
3,399 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
1,926 
9.0 
1,990 
Sorghum 
farms 
28 
0.1 
3 
$1,000 
10,950 
1.4 
7,097 
$1,000 
276 
(Z) 
(D) 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
5,685 
(X) 
3,567 
Barley 
farms 
50 
0.2 
35 
$1,000 
450 
0.1 
89 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
509 
2.4 
571 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
104 
(Z) 
112 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
90 
0.4 
113 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
326 
1.5 
353 
$1,000 
178 
(Z) 
(D) 
$1,000 
220 
(Z) 
246 
Tobacco 
farms 
13 
0.1 
70 
$1,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
786 
3.7 
801 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
758 
$1,000 
1,803 
0.2 
1,689 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
168 
0.8 
156 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,051 
0.1 
1,041 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
74 
0.3 
68 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
729 
3.4 
712 
$1,000 
1,086 
0.1 
1,063 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
5,811 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
40 
0.2 
25 
$1,000 
1,292 
0.2 
820 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
548 
2.6 
365 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
23 
0.1 
16 
$1,000 
26,772 
3.3 
14,206 
$1,000 
5,394 
0.7 
2,125 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
275 
1.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
25,237 
3.1 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
338 
1.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,535 
0.2 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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