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 
7,338 
100.0 
6,984 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
776,105 
100.0 
673,713 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
105,765 
(X) 
96,465 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
1,760 
24.0 
1,778 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
388 
0.1 
341 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
661 
9.0 
437 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
837 
11.4 
803 
$1,000 
25,562 
3.3 
24,795 
$1,000 
1,406 
0.2 
1,297 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
792 
10.8 
695 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
2,878 
0.4 
2,511 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
232 
3.2 
255 
$1,000 
2,812 
0.4 
3,448 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
969 
13.2 
841 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
232 
3.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
6,868 
0.9 
5,930 
$1,000 
2,812 
0.4 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
695 
9.5 
710 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
9,697 
1.2 
9,633 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
209 
2.8 
192 
$1,000 
4,658 
0.6 
4,207 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
3,396 
46.3 
3,050 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
416 
5.7 
365 
$1,000 
88,265 
11.4 
36,513 
$1,000 
13,280 
1.7 
11,501 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
1,523 
20.8 
(NA) 
$1,000 
32,419 
4.2 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
138 
1.9 
132 
$1,000 
6,106 
0.8 
5,850 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
413 
5.6 
390 
their products 
.. farms 
3,683 
50.2 
3,395 
$1,000 
28,956 
3.7 
28,264 
$1,000 
598,379 
77.1 
574,451 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
482 
6.6 
473 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
1,200 
16.4 
1,001 
$1,000 
79,417 
10.2 
77,936 
$1,000 
13,136 
1.7 
10,996 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
2,061 
28.1 
1,937 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
307 
4.2 
314 
$1,000 
61,905 
8.0 
57,581 
$1,000 
105,812 
13.6 
108,787 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
934 
12.7 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
161 
2.2 
163 
$1,000 
504,884 
65.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
112,161 
14.5 
115,393 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
525 
7.2 
239 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
159 
2.2 
128 
$1,000 
1,345 
0.2 
697 
$1,000 
404,479 
52.1 
302,063 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
106 
1.4 
86 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
164,026 
21.1 
127,916 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
664 
9.0 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
42 
0.6 
31 
$1,000 
6,255 
0.8 
(NA) 
$1,000 
153,508 
19.8 
103,462 
Plorses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
11 
0.1 
11 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
308 
4.2 
266 
$1,000 
86,945 
11.2 
70,685 
$1,000 
6,531 
0.8 
2,454 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
13 
0.2 
23 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
1,890 
0.2 
1,989 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
4,551 
62.0 
4,027 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
177,726 
22.9 
99,262 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
382 
5.2 
332 
$1,000 
2,433 
0.3 
2,957 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
397 
5.4 
232 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
26,320 
3.4 
5,439 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
145 
2.0 
76 
Corn 
farms 
348 
4.7 
218 
$1,000 
941 
0.1 
453 
$1,000 
23,486 
3.0 
4,890 
Wheat 
farms 
14 
0.2 
6 
$1,000 
149 
(Z) 
124 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
33 
0.4 
13 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
2,488 
0.3 
401 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
2,071 
28.2 
1,474 
Sorghum 
farms 
1 
(Z) 
- 
$1,000 
27,430 
3.5 
22,863 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
13,245 
(X) 
15,511 
Barley 
farms 
4 
0.1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
418 
5.7 
268 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
100 
(Z) 
61 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
45 
0.6 
7 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
248 
3.4 
199 
$1,000 
111 
(Z) 
(D) 
$1,000 
169 
(Z) 
139 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
730 
9.9 
514 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,726 
0.2 
1,163 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
259 
3.5 
167 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,803 
0.2 
1,121 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
209 
2.8 
157 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
814 
11.1 
506 
$1,000 
3,076 
0.4 
2,415 
$1,000 
21,274 
2.7 
13,192 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
101 
1.4 
81 
$1,000 
3,692 
0.5 
2,648 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
582 
7.9 
499 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
106 
1.4 
88 
$1,000 
13,494 
1.7 
15,875 
$1,000 
16,863 
2.2 
15,316 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
171 
2.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
10,258 
1.3 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
475 
6.5 
(NA) 
$1,000 
3,235 
0.4 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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