Farm operator household income varies by commodity specialization, 2007

Horizontal Stacked Bar chart with 12 groups with 3 items per group.

Group 1, General cash grain.
Item 1, Off-farm unearned income 18.5% 15.572.
Item 2, Off-farm earned income 40.8% 34.263.
Item 3, Farm income 40.7% 34.164.
Group 2, Wheat.
Item 1, Off-farm unearned income 23.5% 14.997.
Item 2, Off-farm earned income 51.4% 32.842.
Item 3, Farm income 25.1% 15.994.
Group 3, Corn.
Item 1, Off-farm unearned income 16.9% 16.471.
Item 2, Off-farm earned income 46.1% 44.931.
Item 3, Farm income 37.0% 36.031.
Group 4, Soybean.
Item 1, Off-farm unearned income 17.2% 13.728.
Item 2, Off-farm earned income 66.1% 52.871.
Item 3, Farm income 16.8% 13.427.
Group 5, Rice, cotton, and peanuts.
Item 1, Off-farm unearned income 12.3% 13.094.
Item 2, Off-farm earned income 27.6% 29.497.
Item 3, Farm income 60.1% 64.237.
Group 6, Other field crops.
Item 1, Off-farm unearned income 27.7% 24.681.
Item 2, Off-farm earned income 69.6% 61.955.
Item 3, Farm income 2.7% 2.398.
Group 7, High value crops*.
Item 1, Off-farm unearned income 20.3% 22.345.
Item 2, Off-farm earned income 40.7% 44.787.
Item 3, Farm income 38.9% 42.791.
Group 8, Beef cattle.
Item 1, Off-farm unearned income 25.0% 19.187.
Item 2, Off-farm earned income 77.0% 59.032.
Item 3, Farm income -2.1% -1.579.
Group 9, Hogs.
Item 1, Off-farm unearned income 8.5% 8.084.
Item 2, Off-farm earned income 54.8% 51.997.
Item 3, Farm income 36.7% 34.827.
Group 10, Poultry.
Item 1, Off-farm unearned income 19.0% 13.453.
Item 2, Off-farm earned income 56.6% 40.096.
Item 3, Farm income 24.4% 17.279.
Group 11, Dairy.
Item 1, Off-farm unearned income 5.7% 6.804.
Item 2, Off-farm earned income 18.6% 22.232.
Item 3, Farm income 75.7% 90.268.
Group 12, General livestock.
Item 1, Off-farm unearned income 22.5% 19.226.
Item 2, Off-farm earned income 89.0% 76.108.
Item 3, Farm income -11.4% -9.789.

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*Includes fruit, nuts, vegetables, greenhouse and nursery. Source: 2007 Agricultural Resource Management Survey, Economic Research Service, USDA.

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