Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
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 
10,929 
1,550 
497 
6,790 
6,186 
$1,000 
332,870 
99,977 
194,901 
37,992 
116,871 
215,999 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
804 
387 
366 
51 
335 
469 
$1,000 
262,979 
47,374 
182,151 
33,453 
81,177 
181,801 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
12,068 
10,168 
1,440 
460 
6,327 
5,741 
$1,000 
305,547 
88,530 
186,540 
30,476 
104,825 
200,722 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
742 
345 
351 
46 
303 
439 
$1,000 
240,825 
40,282 
174,395 
26,147 
71,917 
168,908 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
1,065 
879 
143 
43 
553 
512 
$1,000 
27,323 
1 1 ,447 
8,361 
7,515 
12,047 
15,277 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
38 
14 
5 
27 
30 
$1,000 
21,726 
6,806 
(D) 
(D) 
8,907 
12,819 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
478,632 
298,277 
156,453 
23,902 
271,146 
207,486 
$1,000 
16,061,669 
4,367,444 
9,467,964 
2,226,260 
7,487,513 
8,574,156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42,033 
10,656 
26,685 
4,692 
21,437 
20,596 
$1,000 
12,903,736 
2,796,209 
8,073,014 
2,034,512 
5,700,520 
7,203,216 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
8,063 
5,251 
2,374 
438 
3,594 
4,469 
$1,000 
79,473 
24,532 
37,357 
17,585 
36,519 
42,954 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
311 
65 
174 
72 
136 
175 
$1,000 
46,237 
7,278 
23,639 
15,319 
21,115 
25,122 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
740,978 
404,949 
287,011 
49,018 
399,850 
341,128 
$1,000 
76,380,153 
38,018,324 
32,483,789 
5,878,041 
38,091,895 
38,288,258 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
130,364 
38,575 
82,039 
9,750 
65,749 
64,615 
$1 ,000 
69,397,622 
34,606,723 
29,385,364 
5,405,536 
34,235,610 
35,162,012 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
50,556 
16,391 
29,759 
4,406 
21,264 
29,292 
$1,000 
35,512,120 
12,631,798 
19,728,531 
3,151,791 
12,468,293 
23,043,827 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44,113 
12,779 
27,440 
3,894 
18,274 
25,839 
$1,000 
35,363,397 
12,555,639 
19,667,142 
3,140,615 
12,394,812 
22,968,585 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
55,882 
31,783 
20,374 
3,725 
24,563 
31,319 
$1,000 
22,492,61 1 
10,898,057 
10,213,643 
1,380,911 
11,066,599 
11,426,012 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15,160 
5,248 
8,808 
1,104 
7,754 
7,406 
$1,000 
22,353,927 
10,830,441 
10,154,792 
1,368,694 
10,997,091 
1 1 ,356,836 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
114,746 
81,194 
24,181 
9,371 
49,416 
65,330 
$1,000 
939,662 
457,057 
395,049 
87,556 
422,184 
517,478 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,279 
1,042 
1,030 
207 
1,029 
1,250 
$1,000 
570,009 
227,662 
282,092 
60,255 
257,001 
313,008 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
114,255 
82,732 
25,063 
6,460 
47,724 
66,531 
$1,000 
1 ,390,703 
1,014,540 
298,924 
77,238 
547,287 
843,416 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,126 
3,067 
825 
234 
1,728 
2,398 
$1,000 
753,533 
552,072 
160,182 
41,279 
292,680 
460,853 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
137,541 
102,258 
29,995 
5,288 
52,981 
84,560 
$1,000 
42,751,468 
29,776,537 
11,927,812 
1,047,119 
20,342,556 
22,408,912 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24,541 
16,715 
7,327 
499 
1 1 ,750 
12,791 
$1,000 
42,627,236 
29,688,839 
11,899,477 
1,038,921 
20,293,728 
22,333,508 
Aquaculture 
farms 
5,533 
3,712 
869 
952 
3,099 
2,434 
$1,000 
1,552,375 
702,202 
499,632 
350,541 
614,182 
938,194 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,087 
1,175 
473 
439 
1,136 
951 
$1,000 
1,520,574 
681,861 
494,795 
343,918 
595,159 
925,414 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
46,971 
36,222 
8,359 
2,390 
19,193 
27,778 
$1,000 
1,228,315 
831,985 
288,024 
108,306 
516,798 
711,517 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,429 
1,814 
434 
181 
1,102 
1,327 
$1,000 
1 ,064,093 
705,803 
259,103 
99,187 
447,679 
616,414 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
811,387 
444,317 
302,875 
64,195 
490,589 
320,798 
$1,000 
8,053,346 
2,577,273 
4,610,481 
865,593 
4,262,552 
3,790,794 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
99,241 
71 
77,400 
21,770 
58,956 
40,285 
$1,000 
7,205,804 
3,377 
5,571,246 
1,631,181 
3,600,974 
3,604,830 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
144,530 
100,154 
33,975 
10,401 
59,151 
85,379 
$1 ,000 
1,309,827 
556,281 
602,754 
150,793 
453,863 
855,964 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
2,109,303 
1,428,351 
533,070 
147,882 
1,181,152 
928,151 
$1,000 
328,939,354 
126,102,010 
166,779,766 
36,057,579 
151,473,711 
177,465,643 
Average per farm 
dollars 
155,947 
88,285 
312,867 
243,827 
128,242 
191,203 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,011,896 
541,053 
386,019 
84,824 
557,758 
454,138 
$1 ,000 
28,532,713 
4,907,188 
19,762,974 
3,862,552 
13,714,075 
14,818,638 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
582,466 
415,914 
132,299 
34,253 
309,523 
272,943 
$5,000 to $24,999 
220,474 
92,526 
103,969 
23,979 
131,890 
88,584 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75,295 
16,808 
48,811 
9,676 
45,460 
29,835 
$50,000 or more 
133,661 
15,805 
100,940 
16,916 
70,885 
62,776 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
999,806 
536,638 
377,157 
86,011 
543,951 
455,855 
$1,000 
16,459,840 
3,421,330 
10,560,699 
2,477,811 
7,645,184 
8,814,657 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
693,464 
463,789 
183,323 
46,352 
369,015 
324,449 
$5,000 to $24,999 
175,304 
53,563 
99,630 
22,111 
106,081 
69,223 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59,485 
9,462 
42,561 
7,462 
34,550 
24,935 
$50,000 or more 
71,553 
9,824 
51,643 
10,086 
34,305 
37,248 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
232 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
