Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
148 
89 
- 
- 
13 
26 
17 
33 
$1,000 
3,273 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,201 
(D) 
338 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
8 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
$1,000 
2,485 
2,233 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,000 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
67 
41 
- 
- 
8 
6 
27 
$1,000 
406 
358 
- 
- 
- 
18 
26 
314 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
81 
48 
- 
- 
13 
18 
11 
6 
$1,000 
2,868 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,183 
(D) 
24 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
6 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
$1,000 
2,375 
2,123 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,202 
2,112 
4 
91 
195 
348 
579 
895 
$1,000 
902,985 
730,204 
228 
6,930 
61,597 
243,069 
89,609 
328,771 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
728 
562 
3 
37 
104 
104 
166 
148 
$1,000 
876,898 
716,099 
(D) 
(D) 
60,751 
240,787 
85,635 
322,593 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
13,971 
7,008 
22 
185 
398 
1,066 
1,792 
3,545 
$1,000 
531,869 
418,587 
496 
11,013 
54,045 
53,963 
126,174 
172,896 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,467 
1,105 
2 
35 
99 
168 
339 
462 
$1,000 
441,813 
368,536 
(D) 
(D) 
51,163 
46,607 
113,885 
146,925 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
120 
114 
2 
6 
9 
31 
38 
28 
$1,000 
508,847 
499,087 
(D) 
(D) 
50,119 
98,204 
161,524 
167,397 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
114 
2 
6 
9 
31 
38 
28 
$1,000 
508,847 
499,087 
(D) 
(D) 
50,119 
98,204 
161,524 
167,397 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,104 
488 
1 
34 
65 
146 
116 
126 
$1,000 
2,158 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
659 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
6 
2 
4 
$1,000 
948 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,157 
1,003 
- 
43 
69 
194 
260 
437 
$1,000 
4,978 
2,943 
- 
147 
184 
830 
852 
929 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
$1,000 
762 
424 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,648 
2,132 
4 
95 
226 
564 
571 
672 
$1,000 
162,322 
112,653 
82 
3,932 
7,939 
45,426 
31,107 
24,167 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
537 
386 
- 
12 
50 
114 
114 
96 
$1,000 
136,283 
95,584 
- 
3,372 
6,012 
40,733 
26,681 
18,785 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,886 
1,495 
11 
57 
120 
343 
420 
544 
$1,000 
378,453 
247,102 
4,134 
3,124 
18,797 
47,642 
106,115 
67,289 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
159 
135 
4 
2 
14 
39 
49 
27 
$1,000 
375,418 
245,418 
(D) 
(D) 
18,724 
47,277 
105,561 
66,650 
Aquaculture 
farms 
548 
329 
19 
44 
81 
107 
78 
$1,000 
88,463 
67,264 
- 
1,666 
7,323 
19,370 
29,620 
9,285 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
173 
145 
- 
4 
21 
39 
59 
22 
$1,000 
84,629 
65,240 
- 
1,421 
7,057 
18,916 
28,943 
8,902 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,491 
847 
3 
29 
106 
202 
212 
295 
$1,000 
55,043 
42,905 
203 
1,530 
3,550 
9,024 
7,411 
21,186 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
157 
112 
2 
14 
16 
28 
29 
23 
$1,000 
47,967 
38,438 
(D) 
(D) 
3,043 
8,154 
6,388 
19,368 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
3,954 
2,224 
2 
105 
176 
393 
614 
934 
$1,000 
40,164 
29,897 
(D) 
(D) 
3,875 
6,591 
9,284 
8,640 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
339 
188 
2 
12 
23 
36 
57 
58 
$1,000 
29,203 
26,156 
(D) 
599 
1,973 
(D) 
4,212 
(D) 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,480 
1,813 
4 
61 
104 
375 
502 
767 
$1,000 
19,049 
12,657 
12 
424 
1,418 
4,053 
3,395 
3,355 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
47,740 
22,902 
72 
662 
1,586 
4,359 
6,165 
10,058 
$1,000 
6,484,515 
5,162,650 
5,342 
97,271 
478,194 
1,471,699 
1,570,656 
1,539,488 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,830 
225,424 
74,197 
146,936 
301,509 
337,623 
254,770 
153,061 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,118 
11,714 
17 
379 
784 
2,204 
3,220 
5,110 
$1,000 
546,306 
453,750 
171 
8,763 
44,237 
119,296 
136,585 
144,698 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,540 
7,850 
10 
203 
455 
1,360 
2,072 
3,750 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,363 
2,114 
5 
97 
139 
428 
590 
855 
$25,000 to $49,999 
812 
590 
2 
39 
47 
141 
188 
173 
$50,000 or more 
1,403 
1,160 
- 
40 
143 
275 
370 
332 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
21,563 
11,620 
23 
365 
830 
2,342 
3,224 
4,836 
$1,000 
564,650 
457,533 
120 
5,400 
39,642 
158,604 
124,619 
129,149 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,446 
8,657 
16 
230 
534 
1,625 
2,338 
3,914 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,275 
1,530 
6 
71 
134 
354 
448 
517 
$25,000 to $49,999 
648 
461 
1 
37 
54 
89 
134 
146 
$50,000 or more 
1,194 
972 
- 
27 
108 
274 
304 
259 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
