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 
136 
110 
19 
7 
63 
73 
$1,000 
2,866 
2,323 
361 
182 
548 
2,317 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
7 
3 
- 
2 
8 
$1,000 
1,919 
1,664 
255 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
102 
90 
8 
4 
51 
51 
$1,000 
1,054 
619 
(D) 
(D) 
387 
668 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
1 
3 
$1,000 
344 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
37 
23 
11 
3 
14 
23 
$1,000 
1,811 
1,704 
(D) 
(D) 
161 
1,650 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
6 
1 
5 
$1,000 
1,575 
1,575 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,896 
4,764 
3,531 
601 
5,872 
3,024 
$1,000 
1,029,959 
140,356 
786,865 
102,738 
657,910 
372,049 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,546 
355 
1,869 
322 
1,826 
720 
$1,000 
978,586 
113,722 
766,301 
98,563 
623,498 
355,088 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
13,982 
8,569 
4,763 
650 
8,675 
5,307 
$1,000 
403,172 
144,390 
235,680 
23,102 
251,071 
152,101 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,323 
337 
902 
84 
773 
550 
$1,000 
269,743 
72,014 
181,095 
16,634 
167,299 
102,444 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
243 
83 
133 
27 
117 
126 
$1,000 
299,548 
88,140 
201,095 
10,313 
102,027 
197,520 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
236 
78 
131 
27 
115 
121 
$1,000 
299,340 
(D) 
(D) 
10,313 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
600 
400 
163 
37 
317 
283 
$1,000 
56,386 
36,251 
19,914 
220 
15,402 
40,984 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
45 
33 
11 
1 
20 
25 
$1,000 
55,317 
35,639 
(D) 
(D) 
14,751 
40,566 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,257 
1,827 
319 
111 
1,104 
1,153 
$1,000 
5,324 
4,075 
720 
528 
2,791 
2,533 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
5 
- 
4 
5 
4 
$1,000 
513 
313 
- 
200 
313 
200 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,333 
1,016 
264 
53 
590 
743 
$1,000 
8,310 
6,547 
1,541 
222 
3,647 
4,663 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
16 
4 
- 
6 
14 
$1,000 
3,235 
2,920 
316 
- 
1,567 
1,668 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,129 
3,899 
1,101 
129 
2,451 
2,678 
$1,000 
4,773,837 
3,472,022 
1,235,265 
66,550 
2,583,911 
2,189,926 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,266 
2,363 
860 
43 
1,738 
1,528 
$1,000 
4,771,325 
3,469,998 
1,234,859 
66,468 
2,582,825 
2,188,500 
Aquaculture 
farms 
128 
104 
14 
10 
90 
38 
$1,000 
26,858 
18,912 
6,834 
1,113 
5,374 
21,484 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
22 
4 
3 
15 
14 
$1,000 
26,033 
18,223 
(D) 
(D) 
4,583 
21,450 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
714 
573 
114 
27 
319 
395 
$1,000 
11,236 
9,903 
1,248 
86 
5,894 
5,342 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
40 
7 
- 
31 
16 
$1,000 
9,212 
8,323 
890 
- 
4,995 
4,217 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
14,533 
9,262 
4,372 
899 
9,827 
4,706 
$1,000 
142,322 
41,016 
88,357 
12,950 
91,371 
50,951 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
458 
- 
343 
115 
289 
169 
$1,000 
11,962 
- 
8,601 
3,361 
4,840 
7,123 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,177 
1,652 
386 
139 
985 
1,192 
$1,000 
13,197 
5,944 
5,341 
1,913 
4,921 
8,276 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
42,257 
31,544 
8,660 
2,053 
26,061 
16,196 
$1,000 
7,488,510 
3,846,255 
3,222,681 
419,574 
4,149,814 
3,338,696 
Average per farm 
dollars 
177,213 
121,933 
372,134 
204,371 
159,235 
206,143 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,061 
13,910 
6,734 
1,417 
13,469 
8,592 
$1,000 
499,665 
90,447 
353,057 
56,162 
309,658 
190,007 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,397 
11,763 
2,944 
690 
9,008 
6,389 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,486 
1,607 
1,572 
307 
2,326 
1,160 
$25,000 to $49,999 
849 
217 
499 
133 
579 
270 
$50,000 or more 
2,329 
323 
1,719 
287 
1,556 
773 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
21,334 
13,370 
6,564 
1,400 
12,674 
8,660 
$1,000 
398,050 
73,847 
283,024 
41,179 
236,851 
161,199 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,838 
12,236 
3,789 
813 
9,590 
7,248 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,805 
731 
845 
229 
1,222 
583 
$25,000 to $49,999 
673 
148 
403 
122 
498 
175 
$50,000 or more 
2,018 
255 
1,527 
236 
1,364 
654 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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