CONCORD, N.H. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture through the National Agricultural Statistics Service and the New England field office in Concord, N.H., has released figures that show 2013 farm cash receipts up 4 percent in New England.

Cash receipts from farm marketings totaled $2.847 billion in 2013, an increase of $96 million from the revised 2012 value. Cash receipts from milk sales, at $877 million, remain the top contributor to overall sales. All other crops, which is consist of mainly greenhouse and nursery, maple and tobacco sales, at $838 million, were the next largest cash contributor. Cash receipts from these two commodities comprised 60 percent of all farm sales in the six-state region in 2013. Cash receipts were lower for vegetable and fruit crops but higher meat animals, milk, poultry, miscellaneous livestock, feed crops, and all other crops.

Crop sales in New England in 2013 were estimated at $1.491 billion, 1 percent below sales generated the previous year. All other crops remain New England’s top contributor to crop sales, comprising 56 percent of the total crop sales. Vegetables (which includes fall potatoes) were the second largest contributor accounting for 23 percent of all crop sales.

New England cash receipts generated from livestock, livestock products, poultry and aquaculture in 2013 totaled $1.355 billion, 9 percent above 2012. This increase is due mainly to higher milk and meat animal sales. Cash receipts from milk sales in New England totaled $876.8 million, 10 percent above the previous year. Meat animal sales (cull dairy animals, beef, sheep and hogs) totaled $147.5 million, up 9 percent from 2012. Poultry and egg sales (sales from chickens, eggs, turkeys and all other poultry totaled $147.0 million, an increase of 9 percent from 2012 sales.

Vermont was first in the region with $836 million, 10 percent above the previous year. The value of milk sales totaled $551.9 million, 10 percent above a year earlier. Vermont milk sales remained the top individual contributor accounting for 66 percent of Vermont’s total cash receipts.

Maine earned second place in the region. Total cash receipts from all agricultural commodities produced in the state totaled $740 million, up 2 percent from the previous year. Sales generated from fall potatoes remained the top individual contributor to the State’s cash receipts total. The value of Maine vegetables (primarily fall potatoes) marketed in 2012 totaled $196.2 million, less than 1 percent below 2012. Milk sales followed at $134.2 million, up 8 percent from a year earlier. All other crop sales (primarily greenhouse and nursery, hay and maple sales) totaled $119.2 million, up 3 percent.

Connecticut was third in the region with $575 million in cash receipts, up 5 percent from 2012. Cash receipts from all other crops (primarily greenhouse and nursery products, tobacco, and maple sales) were estimated at $314.8 million, 55 percent of the state’s cash receipts total. Milk sales were the next largest contributor to Connecticut’s cash receipts, with $79.5 million in total revenue generated. Money received from milk was up 14 percent from the previous year.

Massachusetts followed with $447 million in total 2013 cash receipts, down 6 percent below the previous year. All other crop sales (primarily greenhouse and nursery, tobacco and maple sales) remained the top contributor to Massachusetts’ total cash receipts, with sales estimated at $166.1 million. Fruit sales (primarily cranberry sales) were the next largest contributor and totaled $92.7 million, down 30 percent.

New Hampshire’s cash receipts totaled $190 million in 2013, with all other crops (primarily greenhouse and nursery sales and maple sales) and milk comprising 66 percent of all receipts. All other crop sales totaled $68.0 million, up 3 percent from 2012. Milk sales totaled $57.8 million, up 8 percent.

Rhode Island’s all other crops (primarily greenhouse and nursery industry) dominated the state’s agricultural cash receipts, comprising $34.3 million of the total $59.1 million generated in 2012.