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 
34 
4 
- 
8 
6 
7 
9 
$1,000 
375 
31 
- 
6 
166 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
23 
4 
- 
8 
2 
4 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
31 
- 
6 
(D) 
39 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,107 
22 
227 
506 
1,006 
1,269 
1,077 
$1,000 
45,823 
174 
5,577 
5,850 
9,296 
1 1 ,778 
13,149 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
118 
- 
17 
22 
23 
29 
27 
$1,000 
20,231 
- 
4,340 
2,374 
3,044 
4,076 
6,397 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
8,638 
80 
534 
1,172 
2,311 
2,644 
1,897 
$1,000 
118,464 
422 
5,632 
15,140 
28,074 
39,602 
29,593 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
370 
- 
19 
53 
83 
128 
87 
$1,000 
42,738 
- 
1,341 
4,869 
8,975 
15,116 
12,436 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
3 
6 
6 
- 
$1,000 
1,089 
- 
- 
315 
436 
338 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
3 
5 
4 
- 
$1,000 
987 
- 
- 
315 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
213 
- 
19 
63 
63 
40 
28 
$1,000 
2,037 
- 
182 
(D) 
41 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,293 
7 
86 
258 
379 
357 
206 
$1,000 
2,399 
4 
127 
425 
571 
823 
449 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,270 
2 
100 
191 
417 
393 
167 
$1,000 
6,002 
(D) 
(D) 
1,253 
2,029 
1,492 
855 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
5 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
745 
- 
- 
466 
278 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,647 
11 
100 
288 
536 
500 
212 
$1,000 
590,774 
3 
52,017 
87,468 
151,328 
179,059 
120,898 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
457 
- 
38 
74 
118 
157 
70 
$1,000 
589,298 
- 
51,954 
87,227 
150,767 
178,715 
120,635 
Aquaculture 
farms 
122 
- 
7 
11 
26 
46 
32 
$1,000 
18,255 
- 
1,465 
(D) 
1,287 
1 1 ,378 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
- 
4 
3 
4 
8 
2 
$1,000 
17,609 
- 
1,330 
(D) 
1,235 
11,058 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
519 
7 
31 
79 
165 
138 
99 
$1,000 
1,756 
(D) 
(D) 
162 
431 
377 
718 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
547 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
6,953 
20 
168 
587 
1,286 
2,103 
2,789 
$1,000 
28,002 
68 
1,490 
2,298 
5,019 
8,090 
1 1 ,037 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
267 
4 
29 
39 
76 
72 
47 
$1,000 
1,758 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
585 
427 
448 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,184 
16 
93 
160 
351 
330 
234 
$1,000 
3,075 
41 
157 
258 
872 
1,171 
576 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
24,109 
137 
1,222 
2,860 
5,820 
7,352 
6,718 
$1,000 
899,374 
1,546 
69,415 
125,854 
212,418 
290,215 
199,926 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,304 
1 1 ,288 
56,804 
44,005 
36,498 
39,474 
29,760 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1 1 ,296 
65 
656 
1,557 
3,078 
3,593 
2,347 
$1,000 
40,562 
159 
3,579 
5,457 
9,607 
13,009 
8,751 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,700 
54 
557 
1,329 
2,682 
3,075 
2,003 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,386 
11 
75 
196 
347 
447 
310 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
- 
18 
13 
35 
42 
16 
$50,000 or more 
86 
- 
6 
19 
14 
29 
18 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
9,953 
55 
621 
1,470 
2,699 
3,115 
1,993 
$1,000 
14,816 
31 
1,507 
1,861 
3,393 
5,186 
2,837 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,532 
55 
578 
1,405 
2,607 
2,980 
1,907 
$5,000 to $24,999 
330 
- 
27 
57 
74 
97 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
- 
4 
1 
10 
27 
5 
$50,000 or more 
44 
- 
12 
7 
8 
11 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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