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 
92 
82 
8 
2 
39 
53 
$1,000 
310 
293 
(D) 
(D) 
213 
97 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
83 
75 
6 
2 
37 
46 
$1,000 
277 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
9 
7 
2 
- 
2 
7 
$1,000 
33 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,972 
5,760 
2,656 
556 
4,565 
4,407 
$1,000 
386,150 
132,530 
204,434 
49,187 
173,173 
212,977 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,533 
518 
811 
204 
738 
795 
$1,000 
323,999 
97,873 
182,322 
43,804 
141,054 
182,945 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
11,570 
6,329 
4,395 
846 
4,824 
6,746 
$1,000 
4,321,308 
2,863,739 
808,454 
649,115 
2,125,878 
2,195,430 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,521 
1,252 
1,965 
304 
1,436 
2,085 
$1,000 
4,222,014 
2,810,034 
770,274 
641,706 
2,082,591 
2,139,424 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
169 
88 
62 
19 
46 
123 
$1,000 
559,422 
329,696 
190,860 
38,866 
87,065 
472,357 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
69 
43 
17 
32 
97 
$1,000 
559,177 
329,665 
(D) 
(D) 
87,041 
472,136 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
956 
704 
202 
50 
284 
672 
$1,000 
208,763 
204,600 
3,965 
198 
156,379 
52,384 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
20 
8 
2 
17 
13 
$1,000 
207,107 
203,464 
(D) 
(D) 
155,864 
51,243 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,037 
1,547 
383 
107 
693 
1,344 
$1,000 
87,174 
53,559 
31,777 
1,837 
40,635 
46,538 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
43 
35 
7 
36 
49 
$1,000 
79,976 
48,808 
29,787 
1,381 
37,843 
42,133 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,136 
2,191 
758 
187 
1,214 
1,922 
$1,000 
31,600 
24,493 
(D) 
(D) 
11,129 
20,471 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
100 
81 
17 
2 
33 
67 
$1,000 
11,428 
9,875 
(D) 
(D) 
3,364 
8,064 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,379 
1,876 
418 
85 
707 
1,672 
$1,000 
102,175 
95,436 
(D) 
(D) 
30,446 
71,729 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
12 
7 
1 
5 
15 
$1,000 
100,436 
94,092 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
68 
64 
2 
2 
38 
30 
$1,000 
14,475 
12,363 
(D) 
(D) 
10,612 
3,863 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
32 
2 
2 
26 
10 
$1,000 
14,303 
12,191 
(D) 
(D) 
10,585 
3,718 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,266 
1,017 
182 
67 
444 
822 
$1,000 
21,376 
12,919 
7,002 
1,455 
6,366 
15,010 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
46 
10 
2 
26 
32 
$1,000 
15,584 
8,175 
(D) 
(D) 
4,375 
11,209 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
11,115 
6,476 
3,771 
868 
5,736 
5,379 
$1,000 
165,576 
66,773 
84,889 
13,914 
73,482 
92,094 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,283 
7 
1,751 
525 
1,164 
1,119 
$1,000 
129,034 
136 
95,846 
33,051 
53,916 
75,118 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,896 
2,023 
712 
161 
952 
1,944 
$1,000 
19,199 
7,767 
9,411 
2,021 
6,004 
13,195 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
36,180 
26,105 
7,839 
2,236 
17,076 
19,104 
$1,000 
6,910,512 
3,927,002 
2,055,935 
927,575 
3,051,081 
3,859,431 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,004 
150,431 
262,270 
414,837 
178,677 
202,022 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,989 
6,320 
3,734 
935 
4,986 
6,003 
$1,000 
311,338 
76,664 
188,567 
46,108 
123,295 
188,044 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,442 
4,830 
1,290 
322 
2,825 
3,617 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
971 
1,036 
265 
1,145 
1,127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
852 
235 
476 
141 
400 
452 
$50,000 or more 
1,423 
284 
932 
207 
616 
807 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
13,191 
7,880 
4,242 
1,069 
5,967 
7,224 
$1,000 
182,467 
42,501 
114,176 
25,790 
72,113 
110,354 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,467 
6,844 
2,107 
516 
4,179 
5,288 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,106 
721 
1,047 
338 
1,092 
1,014 
$25,000 to $49,999 
707 
144 
470 
93 
348 
359 
$50,000 or more 
911 
171 
618 
122 
348 
563 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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