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 
37,249 
100.0 
39,284 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
9,120,749 
100.0 
6,792,856 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
244,859 
(X) 
172,917 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
12,513 
33.6 
13,826 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
1,587 
(Z) 
1,852 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
1,631 
4.4 
1,472 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,387 
11.8 
4,617 
$1,000 
333,252 
3.7 
327,046 
$1,000 
7,364 
0.1 
7,694 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,084 
11.0 
3,817 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
14,710 
0.2 
13,456 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
518 
1.4 
534 
$1,000 
18,925 
0.2 
23,225 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,542 
9.5 
3,717 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
480 
1.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
24,770 
0.3 
26,073 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
2,658 
7.1 
2,582 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
48 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
37,074 
0.4 
36,135 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
740 
2.0 
841 
$1,000 
16,377 
0.2 
18,438 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
7,202 
19.3 
6,900 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,220 
3.3 
1,507 
$1,000 
670,840 
7.4 
554,702 
$1,000 
38,505 
0.4 
47,606 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
4 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
623 
1.7 
683 
$1,000 
27,652 
0.3 
30,190 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,380 
3.7 
1,729 
their products 
.. farms 
14,488 
38.9 
17,178 
$1,000 
98,071 
1.1 
121,344 
$1,000 
2,628,708 
28.8 
2,037,958 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
2,081 
5.6 
1,950 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
3,282 
8.8 
3,810 
$1,000 
343,351 
3.8 
321,930 
$1,000 
261,992 
2.9 
228,825 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
8,420 
22.6 
9,521 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,286 
3.5 
1,579 
$1,000 
994,835 
10.9 
716,720 
$1,000 
462,745 
5.1 
563,523 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
427 
1.1 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
1,149 
3.1 
1,188 
$1,000 
1,136,856 
12.5 
(NA) 
$1,000 
821,011 
9.0 
835,157 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
1,303 
3.5 
1,596 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
1,586 
4.3 
1,248 
$1,000 
4,542 
(Z) 
5,921 
$1,000 
7,227,533 
79.2 
4,769,457 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
967 
2.6 
767 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
1,462,511 
16.0 
1,159,297 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
1,941 
5.2 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
335 
0.9 
266 
$1,000 
9,605 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,150,339 
12.6 
903,204 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
284 
0.8 
215 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
1,977 
5.3 
2,938 
$1,000 
4,614,682 
50.6 
2,706,956 
$1,000 
17,899 
0.2 
26,134 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
381 
1.0 
355 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
187,222 
2.1 
162,867 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
17,331 
46.5 
16,374 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
6,492,042 
71.2 
4,754,898 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
1,029 
2.8 
1,398 
$1,000 
15,758 
0.2 
17,388 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
3,722 
10.0 
3,378 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
1,473,574 
16.2 
958,931 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
1,672 
4.5 
1,648 
Corn 
farms 
849 
2.3 
849 
$1,000 
192,961 
2.1 
144,135 
$1,000 
200,366 
2.2 
134,673 
Wheat 
farms 
2,870 
7.7 
2,591 
$1,000 
1,056,341 
11.6 
696,309 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
2 
(Z) 
11 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
642 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
5,640 
15.1 
5,418 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
(Z) 
- 
$1,000 
45,124 
0.5 
43,537 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
8,001 
(X) 
8,036 
Barley 
farms 
813 
2.2 
827 
$1,000 
61,677 
0.7 
58,084 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
1,295 
3.5 
1,201 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
282 
(Z) 
258 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
979 
2.6 
816 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
751 
2.0 
880 
$1,000 
155,009 
1.7 
69,223 
$1,000 
520 
(Z) 
614 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
2,335 
6.3 
2,274 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5,482 
0.1 
5,180 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
563 
1.5 
517 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
3,738 
(Z) 
3,515 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
384 
1.0 
295 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,928 
7.9 
2,082 
$1,000 
5,805 
0.1 
4,462 
$1,000 
1,064,081 
11.7 
809,963 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
120 
0.3 
116 
$1,000 
4,148 
(Z) 
4,163 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
5,495 
14.8 
5,988 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
192 
0.5 
135 
$1,000 
2,931,370 
32.1 
2,081,031 
$1,000 
25,149 
0.3 
25,345 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
4,391 
11.8 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,779,675 
30.5 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
1,480 
4.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
151,695 
1.7 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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