Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
7,383 
19 
138 
554 
1,813 
2,554 
2,305 
$1,000 
69,331 
54 
1,126 
4,592 
21,309 
19,274 
22,976 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
230 
- 
1 
18 
65 
82 
64 
$1,000 
37,197 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
13,211 
9,326 
13,246 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
6,835 
12 
128 
470 
1,642 
2,404 
2,179 
$1,000 
62,253 
52 
1,100 
3,893 
18,755 
1 7,342 
21,111 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
198 
- 
1 
17 
52 
72 
56 
$1,000 
33,249 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1 1 ,505 
8,045 
12,345 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
634 
7 
16 
95 
180 
185 
151 
$1,000 
7,078 
2 
27 
699 
2,554 
1,932 
1,865 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
- 
- 
1 
13 
8 
8 
$1,000 
3,813 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,696 
1,156 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
236,879 
706 
1 1 ,555 
26,811 
61,587 
74,397 
61,823 
$1,000 
2,465,019 
5,890 
120,348 
315,939 
570,037 
739,361 
713,443 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,890 
13 
378 
807 
1,425 
1,698 
1,569 
$1,000 
1,201,127 
1,864 
53,479 
170,668 
240,829 
345,957 
388,330 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
4,323 
13 
243 
660 
1,224 
1,339 
844 
$1,000 
26,319 
92 
1,553 
5,432 
8,040 
7,232 
3,971 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
1 
4 
19 
29 
20 
8 
$1,000 
10,454 
(D) 
702 
2,895 
3,589 
2,242 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
330,815 
1,964 
23,379 
46,412 
92,812 
96,776 
69,472 
$1,000 
13,925,787 
44,060 
566,682 
3,065,040 
3,271,123 
4,507,541 
2,471,342 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24,254 
132 
1,950 
3,521 
6,206 
7,056 
5,389 
$1,000 
11,100,243 
29,058 
367,714 
2,686,208 
2,501,421 
3,654,199 
1,861,642 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
4,392 
45 
400 
776 
1,334 
1,106 
731 
$1,000 
1,925,220 
1,995 
76,022 
223,379 
582,010 
625,162 
416,652 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,816 
8 
196 
440 
856 
783 
533 
$1,000 
1 ,900,346 
1,228 
73,669 
218,565 
574,940 
619,012 
412,932 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
25,088 
200 
2,552 
6,339 
8,772 
5,238 
1,987 
$1,000 
2,724,099 
17,890 
146,009 
403,577 
736,498 
675,455 
744,670 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,181 
26 
206 
444 
688 
572 
245 
$1,000 
2,673,099 
17,231 
140,192 
392,473 
719,620 
663,267 
740,315 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
62,715 
332 
4,638 
11,095 
19,772 
16,968 
9,910 
$1,000 
240,034 
950 
18,443 
36,802 
72,792 
64,064 
46,984 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
432 
1 
42 
87 
109 
101 
92 
$1,000 
78,852 
(D) 
(D) 
10,574 
24,125 
16,801 
21,264 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
61,611 
244 
4,417 
10,189 
18,588 
18,088 
10,085 
$1,000 
551,134 
700 
26,840 
82,685 
152,893 
172,281 
115,735 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,486 
- 
66 
238 
407 
449 
326 
$1,000 
238,145 
- 
6,577 
33,278 
60,136 
78,488 
59,666 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
66,766 
312 
4,742 
12,357 
22,178 
18,231 
8,946 
$1,000 
6,626,028 
3,615 
367,293 
889,276 
1,736,464 
2,157,777 
1,471,603 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,047 
14 
297 
644 
1,202 
1,205 
685 
$1,000 
6,572,189 
3,410 
363,673 
878,852 
1,719,110 
2,143,006 
1,464,137 
Aquaculture 
farms 
2,355 
15 
105 
260 
662 
803 
510 
$1,000 
327,343 
562 
8,110 
33,660 
93,509 
1 04,430 
87,072 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
539 
3 
29 
74 
170 
175 
88 
$1,000 
313,649 
313 
7,335 
32,098 
89,807 
100,330 
83,766 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
24,289 
92 
1,444 
3,671 
7,117 
7,608 
4,357 
$1,000 
333,488 
598 
8,138 
89,240 
67,062 
99,922 
68,527 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
625 
2 
25 
65 
168 
219 
146 
$1,000 
260,194 
(D) 
(D) 
80,414 
46,075 
75,282 
53,389 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
352,533 
1,276 
17,057 
36,483 
80,948 
103,468 
113,301 
$1,000 
1 ,837,824 
5,087 
78,368 
175,536 
393,433 
532,319 
653,080 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
24,080 
236 
2,622 
3,853 
6,874 
6,787 
3,708 
$1,000 
541,624 
3,650 
45,864 
77,859 
160,989 
162,616 
90,646 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
72,422 
365 
4,810 
11,935 
22,625 
21,721 
10,966 
$1,000 
257,346 
1,195 
19,158 
38,693 
73,018 
80,359 
44,923 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
1,101,399 
4,696 
59,743 
131,229 
283,735 
330,889 
291,107 
$1,000 
51,031,013 
142,472 
2,485,820 
7,679,537 
12,785,215 
15,814,369 
12,123,599 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,333 
30,339 
41,609 
58,520 
45,060 
47,794 
41,647 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
417,840 
1,901 
27,797 
55,026 
115,041 
129,155 
88,920 
$1,000 
3,266,330 
12,881 
223,791 
450,927 
865,436 
968,752 
744,542 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
317,493 
1,313 
19,100 
41,023 
87,815 
99,415 
68,827 
$5,000 to $24,999 
74,636 
477 
6,479 
10,260 
19,990 
22,349 
15,081 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14,375 
64 
1,374 
2,089 
4,025 
4,139 
2,684 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,336 
47 
844 
1,654 
3,211 
3,252 
2,328 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
410,109 
1,881 
27,101 
54,637 
112,736 
126,653 
87,101 
$1,000 
1,855,545 
5,439 
100,507 
235,691 
463,062 
540,304 
510,542 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
356,143 
1,617 
22,619 
46,975 
98,235 
110,692 
76,005 
$5,000 to $24,999 
42,209 
235 
3,713 
6,057 
1 1 ,402 
12,437 
8,365 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,869 
18 
521 
982 
1,861 
2,094 
1,393 
$50,000 or more 
4,888 
11 
248 
623 
1,238 
1,430 
1,338 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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