Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
12 
10 
13 
12 
9 
- 
- 
$1,000 
109 
209 
343 
553 
276 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
2 
2 
5 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
520 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
12 
10 
13 
12 
9 
- 
- 
$1,000 
109 
209 
343 
553 
276 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
2 
2 
5 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
520 
(D) 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
244 
249 
194 
487 
261 
78 
19 
$1,000 
3,646 
4,613 
4,193 
18,283 
24,540 
14,318 
6,034 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
20 
26 
109 
143 
50 
14 
$1,000 
1,040 
1,502 
2,317 
12,137 
22,864 
13,905 
5,968 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
111 
80 
78 
186 
103 
33 
9 
$1,000 
1,369 
1,646 
2,121 
7,137 
6,807 
4,311 
1,745 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
10 
17 
37 
36 
15 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
909 
1,468 
5,432 
5,899 
4,141 
1,710 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
153 
144 
106 
456 
260 
80 
30 
$1,000 
3,057 
1,736 
1,593 
12,388 
15,370 
11,809 
9,824 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
6 
2 
66 
89 
54 
28 
$1,000 
1,742 
462 
(D) 
6,372 
11,861 
10,967 
(D) 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
45 
70 
58 
320 
207 
75 
27 
$1,000 
6,800 
9,042 
11,197 
90,145 
132,787 
120,148 
118,305 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
51 
52 
300 
203 
75 
27 
$1,000 
6,642 
8,567 
11,053 
89,466 
132,709 
120,148 
118,305 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
22 
23 
23 
31 
15 
8 
3 
$1,000 
48 
231 
150 
45 
77 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
26 
14 
18 
44 
16 
3 
2 
$1,000 
1,972 
80 
69 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
5 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,809 
- 
- 
591 
(D) 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
9 
23 
12 
15 
3 
3 
4 
$1,000 
36 
1,378 
237 
224 
(D) 
(D) 
519 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
8 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
- 
1,163 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
51 
30 
47 
83 
27 
6 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
75 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
8 
13 
6 
10 
6 
3 
3 
$1,000 
11 
144 
5 
8 
361 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
113 
124 
116 
417 
245 
86 
31 
$1,000 
554 
571 
659 
3,578 
3,535 
2,046 
1,276 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
11 
16 
8 
26 
17 
2 
- 
$1,000 
64 
39 
(D) 
428 
182 
(D) 
- 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
108 
85 
73 
145 
56 
12 
5 
$1,000 
1,984 
1,588 
3,238 
3,526 
2,252 
(D) 
(D) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
405 
416 
308 
789 
383 
115 
39 
$1,000 
21,080 
20,166 
22,218 
116,000 
147,127 
118,130 
118,193 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,050 
48,475 
72,136 
147,022 
384,143 
1,027,215 
3,030,578 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
139 
153 
138 
369 
245 
86 
30 
$1,000 
593 
841 
632 
3,345 
5,070 
5,796 
5,675 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
105 
116 
111 
189 
71 
11 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
32 
34 
23 
145 
100 
14 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
2 
25 
47 
21 
2 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
2 
10 
27 
40 
24 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
80 
96 
81 
238 
191 
72 
27 
$1,000 
105 
213 
234 
1,067 
2,033 
1,443 
1,094 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
74 
86 
73 
188 
110 
15 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6 
9 
6 
45 
68 
37 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
1 
2 
10 
16 
11 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
1 
3 
3 
4 
8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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