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 
1,560 
13,930 
1,351 
6,773 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,929 
(X) 
5,014 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
1,507 
13,648 
1,293 
6,368 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,056 
(X) 
4,925 
$1 to $999 
355 
156 
526 
236 
$1,000 to $4,999 
516 
1,245 
525 
1,317 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
278 
1,988 
158 
1,103 
$1 to $999 
340 
149 
517 
228 
$10,000 to $24,999 
259 
4,247 
91 
1,508 
$1,000 to $4,999 
486 
1,174 
497 
1,234 
$25,000 to $49,999 
119 
3,799 
32 
1,063 
$5,000 to $9,999 
273 
1,944 
145 
1,008 
$50,000 or more 
33 
2,496 
19 
1,546 
$10,000 to $24,999 
259 
4,227 
87 
1,426 
$25,000 or more 
149 
6,155 
47 
2,473 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
5 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
(D) 
(X) 
(D) 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
204 
282 
183 
405 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
1,383 
(X) 
2,213 
$1 to $999 
3 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
- 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
$1 to $999 
125 
(D) 
104 
(D) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
69 
142 
65 
152 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8 
51 
6 
(D) 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
$25,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
7 
38 
(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) 
2,922 
42,124 
2,433 
28,764 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
14,416 
(X) 
11,822 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
718 
315 
568 
256 
$1,000 to $4,999 
983 
2,427 
911 
2,214 
$5,000 to $9,999 
24 
169 
18 
125 
$5,000 to $9,999 
455 
3,173 
357 
2,487 
$10,000 to $24,999 
30 
452 
14 
208 
$10,000 to $24,999 
419 
6,632 
321 
5,116 
$25,000 or more 
16 
1,014 
15 
1,080 
$25,000 to $49,999 
152 
5,216 
146 
4,995 
$50,000 or more 
195 
24,360 
130 
13,696 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
811 
4,102 
739 
2,324 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,058 
(X) 
3,145 
services 
469 
4,734 
416 
2,954 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
10,094 
(X) 
7,101 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
249 
83 
323 
116 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
377 
916 
284 
692 
$1 to $999 
149 
64 
142 
65 
$5,000 to $9,999 
83 
553 
76 
531 
$1,000 to $4,999 
182 
424 
165 
370 
$10,000 to $24,999 
76 
1,084 
47 
664 
$5,000 to $9,999 
52 
354 
47 
316 
$25,000 or more 
26 
1,466 
9 
322 
$10,000 to $24,999 
48 
698 
31 
429 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
736 
20 
675 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
16 
2,458 
11 
1,099 
payments 
94 
2,839 
68 
1,276 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
30,206 
(X) 
18,758 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
613 
2,081 
420 
1,507 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,395 
(X) 
3,589 
$1 to $999 
20 
14 
9 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16 
35 
24 
69 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21 
143 
10 
83 
$1 to $999 
216 
93 
153 
75 
$10,000 to $24,999 
14 
183 
14 
184 
$1,000 to $4,999 
253 
586 
165 
355 
$25,000 or more 
23 
2,465 
11 
936 
$5,000 to $9,999 
98 
640 
66 
448 
$10,000 to $24,999 
41 
569 
30 
437 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
5 
194 
6 
192 
government agricultural 
program payments 
189 
887 
443 
1,561 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,693 
(X) 
3,524 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
965 
8,430 
827 
5,216 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,736 
(X) 
6,308 
$1 to $999 
63 
28 
162 
88 
$1,000 to $4,999 
70 
184 
207 
443 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
39 
256 
42 
292 
$1 to $999 
221 
111 
197 
101 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10 
167 
18 
262 
$1,000 to $4,999 
382 
965 
340 
818 
$25,000 or more 
7 
251 
14 
477 
$5,000 to $9,999 
150 
1,009 
133 
918 
$10,000 to $24,999 
133 
2,043 
121 
1,851 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
79 
4,302 
36 
1,528 
sources (see text) 
576 
17,313 
506 
12,435 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
30,058 
(X) 
24,575 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
155 
1,737 
109 
1,490 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
11,207 
(X) 
13,672 
$1 to $999 
126 
41 
112 
51 
$1,000 to $4,999 
133 
310 
129 
318 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
75 
497 
50 
346 
$1 to $999 
49 
16 
34 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
104 
1,859 
78 
1,310 
$1,000 to $4,999 
36 
86 
28 
64 
$25,000 or more 
138 
14,607 
137 
10,410 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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