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 
67 
62 
5 
- 
38 
29 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
3 
1 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
52 
47 
5 
- 
31 
21 
$1,000 
476 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
262 
214 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
15 
15 
- 
- 
7 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
240 
240 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,389 
5,060 
2,972 
357 
5,124 
3,265 
$1,000 
307,345 
55,602 
216,747 
34,996 
166,742 
140,603 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
780 
116 
582 
82 
496 
284 
$1,000 
251,303 
26,182 
192,842 
32,279 
131,607 
119,695 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
17,620 
10,066 
6,530 
1,024 
10,844 
6,776 
$1,000 
429,349 
140,547 
257,945 
30,857 
237,252 
192,097 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,483 
390 
994 
99 
867 
616 
$1,000 
257,765 
55,372 
179,825 
22,568 
129,592 
128,173 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
73 
29 
44 
- 
39 
34 
$1,000 
28,113 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
12,194 
15,919 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
66 
23 
43 
- 
36 
30 
$1,000 
27,991 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
379 
239 
119 
21 
211 
168 
$1,000 
33,424 
(D) 
21,075 
(D) 
25,067 
8,357 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
11 
15 
1 
15 
12 
$1,000 
32,585 
(D) 
20,727 
(D) 
24,511 
8,074 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,120 
1,704 
350 
66 
990 
1,130 
$1,000 
5,675 
4,557 
964 
155 
3,118 
2,557 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
1,002 
1,002 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,120 
1,494 
495 
131 
908 
1,212 
$1,000 
13,402 
8,930 
3,444 
1,029 
6,757 
6,645 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
24 
13 
6 
30 
13 
$1,000 
4,546 
2,498 
1,523 
525 
3,150 
1,396 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,739 
3,547 
1,118 
74 
2,059 
2,680 
$1,000 
3,624,852 
2,543,218 
1,040,997 
40,637 
1,891,943 
1 ,732,909 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,760 
1,984 
745 
31 
1,359 
1,401 
$1,000 
3,621,239 
2,540,337 
1,040,298 
40,604 
1,890,155 
1,731,084 
Aquaculture 
farms 
279 
213 
53 
13 
170 
109 
$1,000 
117,920 
48,851 
55,441 
13,628 
62,769 
55,151 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
68 
32 
10 
57 
53 
$1,000 
116,880 
47,982 
55,273 
13,625 
61,835 
55,045 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
847 
613 
193 
41 
354 
493 
$1,000 
3,467 
2,708 
503 
256 
1,348 
2,118 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
7 
1 
1 
3 
6 
$1,000 
1,202 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
368 
834 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
12,958 
8,757 
3,654 
547 
8,429 
4,529 
$1,000 
88,145 
35,281 
45,320 
7,543 
50,588 
37,557 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
660 
- 
545 
115 
401 
259 
$1,000 
22,595 
- 
19,842 
2,753 
10,189 
12,406 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,196 
1,622 
454 
120 
1,056 
1,140 
$1,000 
9,183 
5,092 
3,602 
488 
4,634 
4,549 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ^ 
farms 
43,223 
30,909 
10,180 
2,134 
25,712 
17,511 
$1,000 
4,736,277 
2,662,629 
1,853,620 
220,027 
2,431,073 
2,305,203 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,578 
86,144 
182,084 
103,106 
94,550 
131,643 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,361 
13,758 
7,323 
1,280 
12,995 
9,366 
$1,000 
241,072 
48,998 
163,129 
28,945 
118,983 
122,089 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,354 
12,147 
4,346 
861 
9,840 
7,514 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,566 
1,398 
1,924 
244 
2,314 
1,252 
$25,000 to $49,999 
557 
109 
392 
56 
355 
202 
$50,000 or more 
884 
104 
661 
119 
486 
398 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
20,270 
12,600 
6,566 
1,104 
1 1 ,294 
8,976 
$1,000 
146,534 
24,220 
103,658 
18,656 
66,270 
80,264 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,080 
12,061 
5,168 
851 
10,020 
8,060 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,239 
439 
675 
125 
753 
486 
$25,000 to $49,999 
330 
43 
252 
35 
202 
128 
$50,000 or more 
621 
57 
471 
93 
319 
302 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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