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 
71 
3 
- 
5 
17 
25 
21 
$1,000 
1,262 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
311 
463 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
2 
3 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
202 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
48 
- 
- 
5 
15 
18 
10 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
224 
153 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
23 
3 
- 
- 
2 
7 
11 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
87 
310 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
3,620 
12 
135 
341 
870 
1,138 
1,124 
$1,000 
106,905 
56 
1,835 
18,921 
29,093 
32,029 
24,971 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
307 
- 
9 
63 
77 
106 
52 
$1,000 
85,258 
- 
780 
16,989 
23,788 
25,188 
18,513 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
6,284 
29 
304 
648 
1,536 
1,921 
1,846 
$1,000 
86,343 
152 
3,064 
8,270 
23,833 
26,687 
24,336 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
250 
- 
12 
44 
62 
63 
69 
$1,000 
33,762 
- 
750 
3,586 
11,411 
10,492 
7,523 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
1 
6 
5 
10 
$1,000 
17,864 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,394 
(D) 
7,289 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
1 
6 
3 
8 
$1,000 
17,804 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,394 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
347 
4 
38 
74 
122 
63 
46 
$1,000 
3,532 
(D) 
44 
(D) 
1,346 
(D) 
1,688 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
1 
1 
4 
$1,000 
3,035 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,642 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,367 
2 
119 
227 
378 
365 
276 
$1,000 
2,707 
(D) 
(D) 
440 
687 
819 
503 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
754 
- 
44 
114 
244 
229 
123 
$1,000 
3,738 
- 
138 
376 
1,077 
1,272 
875 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
3 
$1,000 
1,161 
- 
- 
- 
270 
444 
447 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,713 
- 
125 
237 
518 
510 
323 
$1,000 
709,806 
- 
14,299 
62,440 
205,849 
241,430 
185,788 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
580 
- 
21 
46 
169 
194 
150 
$1,000 
708,430 
- 
14,106 
62,115 
205,605 
240,967 
185,638 
Aquaculture 
farms 
59 
- 
1 
1 
12 
22 
23 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
455 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
514 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
388 
2 
26 
47 
92 
124 
97 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
50 
1,094 
(D) 
508 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
4 
4 
2 
$1,000 
1,384 
- 
- 
- 
903 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
6,971 
19 
204 
536 
1,326 
2,097 
2,789 
$1,000 
30,876 
20 
596 
2,964 
5,917 
9,874 
11,505 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
183 
1 
24 
22 
58 
45 
33 
$1,000 
1,084 
(D) 
(D) 
213 
431 
256 
124 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,086 
2 
59 
157 
312 
351 
205 
$1,000 
2,411 
(D) 
(D) 
487 
547 
757 
565 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
22,399 
69 
908 
2,167 
5,215 
6,999 
7,041 
$1,000 
1,122,322 
621 
28,693 
107,472 
310,291 
364,255 
310,990 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,106 
9,001 
31,600 
49,595 
59,500 
52,044 
44,168 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,102 
25 
467 
1,120 
2,560 
3,310 
2,620 
$1,000 
57,524 
67 
1,625 
7,922 
16,977 
16,304 
14,629 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,411 
22 
389 
895 
2,149 
2,795 
2,161 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,312 
3 
68 
153 
311 
415 
362 
$25,000 to $49,999 
156 
- 
7 
31 
39 
33 
46 
$50,000 or more 
223 
- 
3 
41 
61 
67 
51 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
9,425 
27 
472 
1,083 
2,465 
2,984 
2,394 
$1,000 
36,532 
12 
890 
4,699 
9,836 
1 1 ,447 
9,648 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,654 
27 
426 
968 
2,260 
2,763 
2,210 
$5,000 to $24,999 
507 
- 
41 
64 
130 
139 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
- 
2 
28 
30 
26 
11 
$50,000 or more 
167 
- 
3 
23 
45 
56 
40 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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