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 
328 
290 
14 
24 
160 
168 
$1,000 
2,706 
1,867 
123 
716 
1,093 
1,612 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
5 
- 
4 
3 
6 
$1,000 
904 
354 
- 
550 
269 
635 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
301 
271 
12 
18 
150 
151 
$1,000 
2,499 
1,699 
(D) 
(D) 
968 
1,531 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
4 
4 
2 
6 
$1,000 
846 
296 
- 
550 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
30 
2 
6 
19 
19 
$1,000 
206 
168 
(D) 
(D) 
125 
82 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
5,744 
3,010 
1,927 
807 
2,987 
2,757 
$1,000 
1,467,274 
329,123 
787,007 
351,145 
623,217 
844,058 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,246 
737 
1,063 
446 
1,069 
1,177 
$1,000 
1,425,574 
306,650 
773,205 
345,719 
601,176 
824,398 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
12,594 
7,939 
3,204 
1,451 
5,639 
6,955 
$1,000 
3,259,325 
1,324,925 
1,468,257 
466,142 
1,482,072 
1,777,253 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,515 
1,548 
1,386 
581 
1,475 
2,040 
$1,000 
3,170,394 
1,272,887 
1,442,565 
454,942 
1,438,951 
1,731,443 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,554 
723 
522 
309 
636 
918 
$1,000 
6,945,102 
3,539,942 
2,458,170 
946,991 
2,872,363 
4,072,739 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,520 
698 
518 
304 
620 
900 
$1,000 
6,944,530 
3,539,424 
2,458,142 
946,963 
2,872,036 
4,072,494 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,163 
902 
148 
113 
400 
763 
$1,000 
51,526 
37,807 
12,798 
920 
5,478 
46,048 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
31 
10 
2 
22 
21 
$1,000 
48,608 
35,955 
(D) 
(D) 
4,342 
44,266 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
4,376 
3,392 
579 
405 
1,749 
2,627 
$1,000 
108,136 
38,382 
47,924 
21,830 
42,673 
65,463 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
196 
90 
72 
34 
82 
114 
$1,000 
91,373 
27,403 
44,205 
19,765 
35,281 
56,093 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,050 
2,265 
479 
306 
1,281 
1,769 
$1,000 
62,241 
48,316 
8,713 
5,212 
25,745 
36,496 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
212 
183 
23 
6 
89 
123 
$1,000 
35,731 
28,257 
4,690 
2,784 
14,387 
21,345 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,758 
3,138 
359 
261 
1,258 
2,500 
$1,000 
1,663,919 
1,141,085 
312,536 
210,298 
360,605 
1,303,314 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
248 
184 
33 
31 
96 
152 
$1,000 
1,658,976 
1,137,412 
311,999 
209,565 
358,977 
1,299,999 
Aquaculture 
farms 
229 
136 
22 
71 
97 
132 
$1,000 
103,016 
41,180 
27,261 
34,574 
31,330 
71,686 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
59 
13 
47 
54 
65 
$1,000 
101,782 
40,396 
27,082 
34,304 
30,748 
71,034 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,766 
1,373 
198 
195 
700 
1,066 
$1,000 
67,309 
31,632 
9,356 
26,322 
20,492 
46,817 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
150 
110 
12 
28 
62 
88 
$1,000 
58,094 
24,810 
8,102 
25,182 
16,618 
41,476 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
7,593 
3,926 
2,271 
1,396 
3,692 
3,901 
$1,000 
146,919 
48,494 
59,839 
38,587 
55,090 
91,830 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,147 
1 
1,305 
841 
1,134 
1,013 
$1,000 
266,275 
(D) 
169,444 
(D) 
104,503 
161,771 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
8,588 
6,600 
820 
1,168 
3,580 
5,008 
$1,000 
169,915 
74,293 
56,767 
38,855 
65,315 
104,601 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
77,857 
60,492 
9,490 
7,875 
40,197 
37,660 
$1,000 
35,455,667 
14,937,622 
13,577,068 
6,940,977 
13,781,889 
21,673,778 
Average per farm 
dollars 
455,395 
246,936 
1,430,671 
881,394 
342,859 
575,512 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
38,958 
28,542 
5,742 
4,674 
20,024 
18,934 
$1,000 
1,806,062 
595,580 
781,664 
428,818 
683,440 
1,122,622 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,634 
20,735 
1,714 
2,185 
13,045 
11,589 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,312 
4,946 
1,371 
995 
3,858 
3,454 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,319 
1,210 
705 
404 
1,214 
1,105 
$50,000 or more 
4,693 
1,651 
1,952 
1,090 
1,907 
2,786 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
44,536 
33,149 
6,458 
4,929 
22,825 
21,711 
$1,000 
2,190,674 
861,695 
888,079 
440,900 
863,711 
1,326,963 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,059 
23,409 
2,216 
2,434 
14,513 
13,546 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,444 
5,993 
1,464 
987 
4,600 
3,844 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,676 
1,551 
679 
446 
1,409 
1,267 
$50,000 or more 
5,357 
2,196 
2,099 
1,062 
2,303 
3,054 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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