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 
69,754 
100.0 
78,463 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
1 1 ,744,476 
100.0 
8,967,358 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
168,370 
(X) 
114,288 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
1 7,786 
25.5 
24,588 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
2,227 
(Z) 
3,130 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
1,521 
2.2 
1,635 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,745 
6.8 
5,708 
$1,000 
201,140 
1.7 
244,216 
$1,000 
7,943 
0.1 
9,485 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,859 
7.0 
5,955 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
17,576 
0.1 
21,676 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
689 
1.0 
849 
$1,000 
12,598 
0.1 
17,822 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,888 
8.4 
6,732 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
683 
1.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
42,201 
0.4 
48,316 
$1,000 
12,557 
0.1 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
5,459 
7.8 
5,865 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
11 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
78,537 
0.7 
83,710 
$1,000 
41 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,787 
2.6 
1,867 
$1,000 
39,844 
0.3 
41,568 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
17,779 
25.5 
21,691 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,793 
5.4 
3,866 
$1,000 
227,219 
1.9 
119,660 
$1,000 
120,484 
1.0 
123,068 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
1,131 
1.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,422 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,912 
2.7 
1,838 
$1,000 
85,488 
0.7 
81,988 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
6,379 
9.1 
5,397 
their products 
.. farms 
33,135 
47.5 
39,619 
$1,000 
461,197 
3.9 
389,003 
$1,000 
7,142,988 
60.8 
6,298,032 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
7,487 
10.7 
8,550 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
5,350 
7.7 
7,058 
$1,000 
1,249,305 
10.6 
1,406,417 
$1,000 
465,717 
4.0 
375,284 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
25,614 
36.7 
30,193 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
4,829 
6.9 
4,639 
$1,000 
1,416,881 
12.1 
1,014,553 
$1,000 
1,715,437 
14.6 
1,603,196 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
1 1 ,295 
16.2 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,610 
3.7 
1,965 
$1,000 
4,952,039 
42.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,850,278 
15.8 
1,359,880 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
2,210 
3.2 
3,516 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
2,220 
3.2 
1,493 
$1,000 
90,589 
0.8 
100,309 
$1,000 
6,073,959 
51.7 
3,795,921 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
1,569 
2.2 
1,100 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
2,388,336 
20.3 
1,658,040 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
2,737 
3.9 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
428 
0.6 
264 
$1,000 
29,673 
0.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1 ,438,450 
12.2 
883,871 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
223 
0.3 
129 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
2,404 
3.4 
2,845 
$1,000 
2,247,172 
19.1 
1,254,010 
$1,000 
11,512 
0.1 
12,873 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
158 
0.2 
169 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
13,847 
0.1 
14,182 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
44,977 
64.5 
43,189 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
4,601,488 
39.2 
2,669,326 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
1,707 
2.4 
1,640 
$1,000 
162,731 
1.4 
190,395 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
33,244 
47.7 
27,775 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
3,382,513 
28.8 
1,643,341 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
569 
0.8 
736 
Corn 
farms 
28,802 
41.3 
24,112 
$1,000 
13,526 
0.1 
18,963 
$1,000 
2,345,697 
20.0 
1,136,931 
Wheat 
farms 
5,127 
7.4 
5,377 
$1,000 
124,468 
1.1 
96,576 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
17,106 
24.5 
13,821 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
879,153 
7.5 
390,672 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
5,848 
8.4 
6,243 
Sorghum 
farms 
162 
0.2 
11 
$1,000 
46,949 
0.4 
43,491 
$1,000 
1,490 
(Z) 
25 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
8,028 
(X) 
6,966 
Barley 
farms 
782 
1.1 
479 
$1,000 
3,390 
(Z) 
1,272 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
1,326 
1.9 
1,495 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
273 
(Z) 
301 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
6,366 
9.1 
5,718 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
748 
1.1 
891 
$1,000 
28,315 
0.2 
17,865 
$1,000 
510 
(Z) 
630 
Tobacco 
farms 
181 
0.3 
195 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
2,282 
3.3 
2,419 
$1,000 
3,315 
(Z) 
3,400 
$1,000 
5,395 
(Z) 
5,603 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
649 
0.9 
652 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
4,436 
(Z) 
4,345 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
480 
0.7 
463 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,880 
4.1 
3,320 
$1,000 
7,120 
0.1 
6,670 
$1,000 
555,432 
4.7 
422,639 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
192 
0.3 
158 
$1,000 
6,438 
0.1 
5,519 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
1,475 
2.1 
1,719 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
171 
0.2 
165 
$1,000 
219,271 
1.9 
218,248 
$1,000 
22,777 
0.2 
20,423 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
713 
1.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
20,981 
0.2 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
903 
1.3 
(NA) 
$1,000 
198,290 
1.7 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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