Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
12,976 
10,911 
983 
787 
$1,000 
332,870 
138,772 
74,511 
69,710 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
804 
478 
134 
116 
$1,000 
262,979 
83,318 
67,024 
63,637 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
12,068 
10,219 
928 
744 
$1,000 
305,547 
126,299 
71,245 
66,743 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
742 
450 
125 
109 
$1,000 
240,825 
74,995 
63,987 
60,860 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
1,065 
821 
62 
50 
$1,000 
27,323 
12,473 
3,266 
2,967 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
26 
9 
7 
$1,000 
21,726 
8,099 
3,015 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
478,632 
419,754 
31,854 
22,622 
$1,000 
16,061,669 
8,554,067 
3,379,602 
2,822,776 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42,033 
27,593 
7,309 
5,955 
$1,000 
12,903,736 
5,865,177 
3,119,010 
2,635,161 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
8,063 
6,949 
630 
460 
$1,000 
79,473 
57,804 
13,791 
9,870 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
311 
206 
64 
49 
$1,000 
46,237 
30,657 
10,070 
7,196 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
740,978 
654,898 
50,264 
34,347 
$1,000 
76,380,153 
32,737,606 
16,735,794 
14,781,981 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
130,364 
96,701 
17,976 
13,961 
$1,000 
69,397,622 
26,537,727 
16,251,682 
14,462,490 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
50,556 
38,774 
7,659 
5,992 
$1,000 
35,512,120 
15,984,103 
12,125,428 
11,015,902 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44,113 
33,076 
7,157 
5,692 
$1,000 
35,363,397 
15,853,886 
12,112,419 
11,008,272 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
55,882 
46,532 
4,016 
3,007 
$1,000 
22,492,611 
9,324,131 
5,102,988 
4,618,721 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15,160 
9,897 
1,885 
1,566 
$1,000 
22,353,927 
9,206,863 
5,091,174 
4,610,366 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
114,746 
105,347 
5,049 
3,373 
$1,000 
939,662 
625,296 
148,667 
119,362 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,279 
1,548 
393 
300 
$1,000 
570,009 
300,618 
124,345 
102,691 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
114,255 
99,965 
6,529 
4,846 
$1,000 
1,390,703 
908,494 
182,768 
161,557 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,126 
2,633 
569 
483 
$1,000 
753,533 
381,635 
134,461 
123,440 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
137,541 
121,996 
7,176 
5,153 
$1,000 
42,751,468 
25,731,646 
5,345,286 
4,713,855 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24,541 
19,304 
1,970 
1,573 
$1,000 
42,627,236 
25,625,740 
5,336,144 
4,707,258 
Aquaculture 
farms 
5,533 
3,175 
385 
337 
$1,000 
1,552,375 
315,502 
166,121 
126,079 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,087 
781 
184 
163 
$1,000 
1,520,574 
295,476 
164,213 
124,374 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
46,971 
39,819 
3,078 
2,431 
$1,000 
1,228,315 
481,611 
197,097 
176,317 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,429 
1,390 
325 
277 
$1,000 
1,064,093 
355,061 
180,796 
162,469 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
811,387 
679,663 
67,695 
48,843 
$1,000 
8,053,346 
5,586,645 
1 ,384,933 
1,125,374 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
99,241 
79,341 
10,210 
7,551 
$1,000 
7,205,804 
4,586,878 
1 ,455,302 
1,210,335 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
144,530 
126,126 
8,787 
6,716 
$1,000 
1,309,827 
764,021 
200,973 
170,729 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ^ 
farms 
2,109,303 
1,828,946 
137,987 
98,911 
$1,000 
328,939,354 
164,310,840 
70,594,762 
61,821,011 
Average per farm 
dollars 
155,947 
89,839 
511,604 
625,017 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,011,896 
855,551 
78,179 
57,536 
$1,000 
28,532,713 
17,062,405 
5,841,483 
4,871,310 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
582,466 
522,921 
30,242 
20,732 
$5,000 to $24,999 
220,474 
184,833 
18,320 
13,156 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75,295 
59,349 
7,634 
5,787 
$50,000 or more 
133,661 
88,448 
21,983 
17,861 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
999,806 
837,275 
79,768 
59,567 
$1,000 
16,459,840 
8,687,985 
3,884,015 
3,321,084 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
693,464 
613,673 
40,153 
28,145 
$5,000 to $24,999 
175,304 
139,683 
16,835 
12,793 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59,485 
43,323 
6,951 
5,460 
$50,000 or more 
71,553 
40,596 
15,829 
13,169 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
148 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
