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 
12 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
132 
- 
3 
7 
37 
51 
34 
$1,000 
1,135 
- 
14 
34 
335 
599 
152 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
$1,000 
386 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
93 
_ 
3 
25 
28 
17 
20 
$1,000 
802 
- 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
118 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
6 
1 
- 
$1,000 
395 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
2 
1 
2 
$1,000 
1,042 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
18 
- 
3 
8 
3 
- 
4 
$1,000 
165 
- 
37 
66 
1 
- 
60 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
34 
- 
- 
14 
9 
7 
4 
$1,000 
57 
- 
- 
12 
17 
23 
5 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
129 
- 
6 
27 
15 
61 
20 
$1,000 
1,950 
- 
84 
361 
49 
917 
540 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
1 
$1,000 
536 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
179 
- 
15 
16 
47 
63 
38 
$1,000 
146,731 
- 
13,480 
11,213 
27,134 
32,887 
62,017 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
121 
- 
11 
8 
32 
41 
29 
$1,000 
146,687 
- 
13,477 
11,211 
27,126 
32,866 
62,007 
Aquaculture 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
8 
3 
13 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
23 
(D) 
54 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
221 
1 
9 
12 
53 
69 
77 
$1,000 
1,239 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
264 
(D) 
384 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
$1,000 
103 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
72 
- 
6 
24 
21 
15 
6 
$1,000 
332 
- 
5 
97 
197 
24 
9 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
886 
1 
56 
93 
209 
305 
222 
$1,000 
137,935 
(D) 
(D) 
13,095 
27,098 
40,367 
45,749 
Average per farm 
dollars 
155,683 
(D) 
(D) 
140,802 
129,657 
132,351 
206,076 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
350 
1 
21 
52 
75 
120 
81 
$1,000 
3,202 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
475 
1,744 
717 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
252 
1 
19 
45 
54 
76 
57 
$5,000 to $24,999 
71 
- 
2 
5 
16 
33 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 
6 
$50,000 or more 
11 
- 
- 
1 
1 
6 
3 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
352 
1 
21 
43 
85 
122 
80 
$1,000 
2,169 
(D) 
57 
(D) 
(D) 
809 
718 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
276 
1 
18 
39 
74 
92 
52 
$5,000 to $24,999 
53 
- 
3 
2 
8 
18 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
- 
- 
- 
2 
9 
4 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Delaware 187 
