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 
74 
62 
5 
7 
44 
30 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,571 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
6 
1 
1 
5 
3 
$1,000 
3,019 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
36 
30 
2 
4 
22 
14 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
32 
3 
3 
22 
16 
$1,000 
3,300 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
6 
1 
1 
5 
3 
$1,000 
3,019 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,513 
2,561 
1,521 
431 
2,629 
1,884 
$1,000 
635,274 
65,371 
287,546 
282,357 
271,681 
363,593 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
524 
98 
251 
175 
265 
259 
$1,000 
600,565 
47,151 
273,904 
279,510 
251,558 
349,007 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,121 
5,558 
3,680 
883 
6,079 
4,042 
$1,000 
249,963 
98,233 
125,721 
26,008 
148,444 
101,519 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
986 
264 
603 
119 
582 
404 
$1,000 
166,055 
59,201 
89,248 
17,605 
97,271 
68,784 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
125 
50 
70 
5 
74 
51 
$1,000 
42,628 
10,998 
30,782 
848 
21,490 
21,138 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
41 
64 
5 
66 
44 
$1,000 
42,512 
(D) 
(D) 
848 
21,428 
21,084 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
382 
267 
73 
42 
188 
194 
$1,000 
(D) 
567 
87 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
894 
647 
181 
66 
404 
490 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
290 
1,565 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
1 
- 
6 
6 
1 
$1,000 
1,489 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,963 
1,342 
478 
143 
913 
1,050 
$1,000 
17,203 
12,725 
3,541 
936 
5,970 
1 1 ,233 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
35 
6 
3 
8 
36 
$1,000 
5,561 
4,982 
400 
179 
549 
5,012 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,504 
1,147 
286 
71 
622 
882 
$1,000 
574,239 
439,509 
(D) 
(D) 
298,032 
276,207 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
255 
197 
57 
1 
128 
127 
$1,000 
572,887 
438,375 
(D) 
(D) 
297,595 
275,292 
Aquaculture 
farms 
667 
316 
223 
128 
432 
235 
$1,000 
122,989 
30,868 
76,090 
16,031 
57,200 
65,789 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
219 
72 
100 
47 
126 
93 
$1,000 
117,626 
28,718 
74,147 
14,762 
53,431 
64,195 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
550 
415 
104 
31 
239 
311 
$1,000 
(D) 
13,250 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
12,820 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
12 
3 
2 
4 
13 
$1,000 
12,315 
11,074 
(D) 
(D) 
1,195 
11,120 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
9,447 
5,755 
2,616 
1,076 
6,119 
3,328 
$1,000 
138,164 
37,902 
60,643 
39,618 
74,499 
63,665 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,538 
- 
966 
572 
932 
606 
$1,000 
173,358 
- 
92,732 
80,626 
78,042 
95,316 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,276 
926 
265 
85 
652 
624 
$1,000 
7,452 
3,414 
3,103 
935 
3,034 
4,418 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
28,093 
18,840 
6,621 
2,632 
16,820 
1 1 ,273 
$1,000 
2,820,092 
829,831 
1,187,737 
802,524 
1,365,773 
1,454,320 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,384 
44,046 
179,389 
304,910 
81,199 
129,009 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,515 
6,837 
4,182 
1,496 
7,092 
5,423 
$1,000 
315,831 
41,203 
155,454 
119,174 
151,270 
164,561 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,779 
5,862 
2,327 
590 
4,965 
3,814 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,743 
720 
794 
229 
1,053 
690 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
94 
280 
113 
298 
189 
$50,000 or more 
1,506 
161 
781 
564 
776 
730 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,357 
6,698 
4,100 
1,559 
6,817 
5,540 
$1,000 
280,126 
29,072 
133,624 
117,429 
131,083 
149,043 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,624 
6,173 
2,793 
658 
5,256 
4,368 
$5,000 to $24,999 
914 
321 
359 
234 
595 
319 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
75 
232 
108 
273 
142 
$50,000 or more 
1,404 
129 
716 
559 
693 
711 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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