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 
38,945 
237,304 
47,477 
195,787 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
6,093 
(X) 
4,124 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
33,538 
209,387 
36,940 
151,431 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
6,243 
(X) 
4,099 
$1 to $999 
10,713 
5,124 
13,833 
6,469 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
16,264 
39,227 
23,479 
56,252 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,545 
38,948 
5,844 
40,395 
$1 to $999 
11,261 
5,014 
14,469 
5,935 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,403 
67,355 
3,329 
50,457 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1 1 ,832 
28,253 
14,564 
35,004 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,574 
54,568 
763 
25,616 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,597 
32,506 
4,244 
29,640 
$50,000 or more 
446 
32,082 
229 
16,598 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,895 
59,985 
2,753 
42,019 
$25,000 or more 
1,953 
83,628 
910 
38,833 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
477 
36,970 
2,116 
98,105 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
77,505 
(X) 
46,364 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
11,555 
27,917 
18,105 
44,356 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,416 
(X) 
2,450 
$1 to $999 
38 
14 
335 
122 
$1,000 to $4,999 
46 
126 
398 
$5,000 to $9,999 
50 
379 
222 
1,672 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
57 
863 
297 
4,284 
$1 to $999 
3,921 
1,988 
5,170 
2,734 
$20,000 to $24,999 
26 
566 
97 
2,112 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,397 
14,140 
10,991 
24,580 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
2,729 
264 
9,516 
$5,000 to $9,999 
876 
5,896 
1,489 
10,009 
$50,000 or more 
187 
32,293 
503 
79,336 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
323 
4,539 
425 
5,938 
$25,000 or more 
38 
1,353 
30 
1,095 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
477 
26,915 
(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) 
39,603 
510,707 
39,314 
324,614 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,896 
(X) 
8,257 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
13,465 
4,352 
15,057 
4,965 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
12,266 
30,480 
12,962 
31,229 
$5,000 to $9,999 
76 
469 
36 
240 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,013 
35,230 
4,436 
31,221 
$10,000 to $24,999 
62 
980 
73 
1,153 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,571 
71,052 
4,042 
62,394 
$25,000 or more 
94 
10,809 
55 
4,985 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,215 
77,086 
1,559 
53,959 
$50,000 or more 
2,073 
292,506 
1,258 
140,846 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
22,941 
49,272 
23,350 
35,936 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,148 
(X) 
1,539 
services 
5,188 
82,518 
5,551 
69,278 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,906 
(X) 
12,480 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
15,805 
3,916 
16,839 
4,051 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,273 
11,526 
4,957 
10,997 
$1 to $999 
1,119 
514 
1,405 
626 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,003 
6,745 
923 
6,148 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,740 
4,263 
1,903 
4,550 
$10,000 to $24,999 
564 
8,354 
470 
6,974 
$5,000 to $9,999 
749 
5,031 
758 
5,234 
$25,000 or more 
296 
18,730 
161 
7,766 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
833 
12,554 
827 
12,583 
$25,000 to $49,999 
373 
12,531 
355 
1 1 ,933 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
374 
47,626 
303 
34,352 
payments 
4,515 
176,672 
3,644 
59,544 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
39,130 
(X) 
16,340 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
15,067 
116,197 
13,784 
72,378 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,712 
(X) 
5,251 
$1 to $999 
381 
193 
576 
298 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,020 
2,581 
1,128 
2,856 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
567 
4,020 
567 
4,035 
$1 to $999 
2,787 
1,467 
3,527 
1,860 
$10,000 to $24,999 
966 
15,977 
737 
1 1 ,534 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,741 
16,912 
6,642 
15,885 
$25,000 or more 
1,581 
153,901 
636 
40,821 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,738 
19,185 
1,969 
13,648 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
1,919 
28,952 
1,232 
18,264 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
882 
49,680 
414 
22,720 
government agricultural 
program payments 
1,071 
4,527 
1,598 
3,809 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,227 
(X) 
2,383 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
2,502 
18,174 
2,657 
20,711 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,264 
(X) 
7,795 
$1 to $999 
356 
183 
778 
335 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
477 
1,120 
643 
1,391 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
133 
920 
110 
753 
$1 to $999 
645 
290 
605 
266 
$10,000 to $24,999 
73 
1,062 
52 
743 
$1,000 to $4,999 
950 
2,342 
963 
2,405 
$25,000 or more 
32 
1,242 
15 
586 
$5,000 to $9,999 
384 
2,717 
479 
3,381 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
359 
5,242 
421 
6,362 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
164 
7,583 
189 
8,297 
sources (see text) 
3,487 
50,331 
4,648 
56,123 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
14,434 
(X) 
12,075 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
692 
12,865 
568 
6,836 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
18,591 
(X) 
12,035 
$1 to $999 
1,504 
470 
1,908 
636 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
875 
2,115 
1,318 
3,098 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
321 
2,197 
409 
2,882 
$1 to $999 
233 
74 
236 
85 
$10,000 to $24,999 
349 
5,319 
484 
7,739 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
227 
534 
168 
373 
$25,000 or more 
438 
40,230 
529 
41,767 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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