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 
41 
34 
29 
50 
18 
8 
2 
$1,000 
1,040 
(D) 
439 
2,154 
1,253 
857 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
5 
3 
11 
5 
3 
1 
$1,000 
849 
(D) 
285 
1,833 
1,165 
799 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
41 
34 
29 
49 
18 
8 
2 
$1,000 
1,040 
(D) 
439 
(D) 
1,253 
857 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
5 
3 
11 
5 
3 
1 
$1,000 
849 
(D) 
285 
1,833 
1,165 
799 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1,682 
1,334 
967 
2,560 
1,008 
405 
196 
$1,000 
15,193 
15,008 
13,326 
52,780 
41,350 
24,996 
29,821 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
38 
50 
300 
252 
147 
105 
$1,000 
2,432 
2,749 
3,748 
22,042 
28,506 
20,098 
28,041 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
105 
53 
40 
125 
28 
15 
2 
$1,000 
219 
152 
172 
532 
125 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
2,225 
2,093 
1,666 
5,408 
2,750 
999 
357 
$1,000 
49,296 
77,171 
57,002 
294,465 
311,475 
202,384 
179,059 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
169 
224 
227 
1,239 
1,407 
752 
306 
$1,000 
21,296 
47,760 
31 ,794 
208,299 
278,935 
195,995 
177,800 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
981 
1,088 
999 
3,480 
1,854 
658 
224 
$1,000 
160,998 
175,184 
195,846 
949,737 
1,152,548 
966,994 
988,947 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
841 
1,011 
939 
3,364 
1,828 
655 
223 
$1,000 
156,729 
172,480 
193,696 
945,645 
1,151,794 
966,903 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
187 
107 
68 
210 
120 
39 
24 
$1,000 
2,676 
1,153 
5,205 
13,723 
18,887 
8,301 
13,402 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
6 
9 
37 
47 
16 
14 
$1,000 
1,663 
(D) 
4,943 
12,536 
18,141 
8,140 
13,366 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
152 
124 
50 
168 
63 
15 
4 
$1,000 
3,289 
(D) 
(D) 
1,439 
1,370 
183 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
4 
1 
5 
6 
- 
1 
$1,000 
2,418 
(D) 
(D) 
525 
896 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
180 
128 
57 
124 
27 
15 
3 
$1,000 
1,018 
630 
233 
602 
122 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
265 
(D) 
- 
165 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
348 
259 
169 
367 
119 
33 
12 
$1,000 
31,750 
16,189 
12,377 
83,919 
135,375 
15,206 
6,477 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
10 
15 
52 
29 
10 
4 
$1,000 
31,319 
15,836 
12,092 
83,538 
135,166 
15,157 
6,474 
Aquaculture 
farms 
14 
7 
1 
5 
4 
4 
3 
$1,000 
1,613 
478 
(D) 
183 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
2 
4 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
109 
90 
39 
94 
27 
6 
11 
$1,000 
5,480 
2,707 
2,785 
18,470 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
6 
6 
11 
7 
1 
3 
$1,000 
5,077 
2,286 
2,687 
18,015 
(D) 
(D) 
1,521 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
3,612 
3,085 
2,368 
7,364 
3,544 
1,431 
564 
$1,000 
12,193 
12,178 
1 1 ,579 
53,944 
50,517 
37,112 
25,114 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
63 
49 
50 
89 
46 
38 
17 
$1,000 
1,077 
733 
1,030 
2,106 
2,303 
3,536 
1,611 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
395 
254 
161 
370 
134 
43 
20 
$1,000 
3,226 
2,364 
2,320 
6,104 
3,836 
877 
348 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
5,261 
4,132 
3,026 
8,530 
3,885 
1,580 
671 
$1,000 
324,636 
336,982 
311,722 
1,553,479 
1,905,983 
1,642,447 
1,971,479 
Average per farm 
dollars 
61,706 
81,554 
103,015 
182,119 
490,601 
1,039,523 
2,938,120 
Fertilizer, lime, and soii 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,569 
3,106 
2,427 
7,420 
3,692 
1,524 
646 
$1,000 
27,781 
30,132 
29,407 
150,685 
187,898 
182,936 
232,241 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,770 
1,187 
758 
1,394 
257 
34 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,634 
1,701 
1,397 
3,807 
901 
130 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
149 
195 
237 
1,673 
1,082 
209 
22 
$50,000 or more 
16 
23 
35 
546 
1,452 
1,151 
589 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
3,478 
3,025 
2,415 
7,320 
3,661 
1,530 
653 
$1,000 
10,466 
11,013 
11,101 
58,418 
73,227 
69,637 
1 1 1 ,292 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,836 
2,337 
1,683 
3,635 
704 
77 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
618 
661 
697 
3,326 
2,051 
471 
48 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
26 
31 
296 
646 
491 
117 
$50,000 or more 
2 
1 
4 
63 
260 
491 
474 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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