Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
170 
- 
2 
5 
39 
51 
73 
$1,000 
895 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
158 
277 
454 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
204 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
151 
- 
2 
5 
31 
48 
65 
$1,000 
781 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
415 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
24 
- 
- 
- 
8 
6 
10 
$1,000 
114 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
39 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1,719 
- 
101 
206 
403 
493 
516 
$1,000 
190,881 
- 
2,607 
51,681 
20,992 
61,064 
54,536 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
291 
- 
11 
26 
49 
85 
120 
$1,000 
177,243 
- 
1,500 
49,931 
17,129 
57,583 
51,100 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
5,194 
24 
201 
513 
1,322 
1,589 
1,545 
$1,000 
359,276 
304 
5,219 
25,294 
64,149 
122,921 
141,388 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
667 
1 
27 
38 
172 
183 
246 
$1,000 
322,472 
(D) 
(D) 
22,221 
56,018 
111,004 
129,214 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
118 
2 
8 
45 
21 
42 
$1,000 
400,674 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
168,539 
55,749 
164,447 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
- 
2 
4 
41 
21 
42 
$1,000 
400,652 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
168,532 
55,749 
164,447 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
622 
4 
33 
126 
251 
135 
73 
$1,000 
2,114 
60 
39 
186 
710 
667 
452 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
$1,000 
786 
- 
- 
- 
230 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,172 
18 
138 
287 
658 
613 
458 
$1,000 
15,829 
56 
(D) 
(D) 
3,157 
5,783 
3,970 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
- 
7 
6 
3 
4 
14 
$1,000 
8,856 
- 
930 
(D) 
(D) 
3,425 
2,498 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,455 
4 
38 
147 
398 
478 
390 
$1,000 
21,593 
2 
198 
1,821 
4,846 
5,711 
9,015 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
70 
- 
- 
8 
14 
25 
23 
$1,000 
9,246 
- 
- 
650 
1,403 
2,089 
5,105 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,781 
2 
92 
247 
506 
538 
396 
$1,000 
333,876 
(D) 
133 
(D) 
(D) 
230,169 
60,284 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
- 
4 
7 
14 
14 
$1,000 
331,956 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
229,675 
59,902 
Aquaculture 
farms 
82 
- 
9 
5 
23 
14 
31 
$1,000 
17,815 
- 
2,146 
47 
9,536 
2,991 
3,095 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
- 
5 
- 
11 
4 
11 
$1,000 
17,428 
- 
2,127 
- 
9,450 
2,948 
2,903 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
750 
3 
42 
103 
183 
246 
173 
$1,000 
10,438 
9 
135 
1,005 
2,002 
4,410 
2,877 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
- 
- 
1 
7 
14 
13 
$1,000 
7,043 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,374 
2,062 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,999 
8 
96 
212 
445 
582 
656 
$1,000 
22,364 
63 
1,303 
2,096 
5,108 
5,923 
7,871 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
434 
4 
36 
57 
96 
154 
87 
$1,000 
41,446 
35 
1,738 
1,466 
10,034 
7,955 
20,219 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,645 
6 
182 
441 
953 
1,134 
929 
$1,000 
24,304 
3 
3,380 
2,536 
4,937 
6,259 
7,190 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
35,388 
102 
1,305 
3,138 
8,288 
10,949 
11,606 
$1,000 
5,588,704 
2,582 
147,323 
475,739 
1,160,767 
1,455,650 
2,346,642 
Average per farm 
dollars 
157,927 
25,311 
112,892 
151,606 
140,054 
132,948 
202,192 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
15,297 
41 
612 
1,435 
3,613 
4,868 
4,728 
$1,000 
282,325 
119 
6,961 
33,537 
64,134 
58,534 
119,040 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,977 
36 
394 
1,131 
2,834 
3,848 
3,734 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,216 
5 
140 
205 
531 
724 
611 
$25,000 to $49,999 
456 
- 
42 
48 
102 
135 
129 
$50,000 or more 
648 
- 
36 
51 
146 
161 
254 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
17,607 
49 
686 
1,676 
4,159 
5,518 
5,519 
$1,000 
361,525 
118 
7,747 
33,479 
74,909 
69,666 
175,608 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,619 
41 
476 
1,291 
3,249 
4,286 
4,276 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,643 
8 
135 
251 
613 
886 
750 
$25,000 to $49,999 
549 
- 
35 
66 
131 
146 
171 
$50,000 or more 
796 
- 
40 
68 
166 
200 
322 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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