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 
59 
- 
- 
6 
15 
20 
18 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
15 
(D) 
53 
199 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
252 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
3 
4 
12 
7 
$1,000 
48 
- 
- 
(Z) 
15 
23 
10 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
33 
- 
- 
3 
11 
8 
11 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
15 
(D) 
30 
189 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
252 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
2,090 
10 
67 
205 
546 
561 
701 
$1,000 
172,780 
695 
6,301 
6,903 
19,023 
13,947 
125,912 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
166 
3 
17 
24 
55 
24 
43 
$1,000 
160,799 
681 
5,574 
5,603 
16,058 
11,031 
121,851 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
6,963 
36 
328 
767 
1,820 
2,000 
2,012 
$1,000 
113,282 
613 
6,706 
9,646 
21,310 
33,448 
41,558 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
362 
2 
32 
35 
59 
97 
137 
$1,000 
73,277 
(D) 
(D) 
5,382 
10,858 
21,622 
30,026 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
6 
1 
2 
3 
- 
$1,000 
9,761 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
- 
$1,000 
9,761 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
616 
- 
14 
121 
237 
170 
74 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
64 
451 
(D) 
69 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,154 
6 
71 
149 
377 
338 
213 
$1,000 
2,035 
2 
106 
192 
945 
470 
320 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
$1,000 
338 
- 
- 
- 
338 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,516 
8 
73 
184 
457 
500 
294 
$1,000 
49,669 
25 
2,282 
9,326 
6,785 
22,112 
9,140 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
151 
- 
5 
38 
30 
43 
35 
$1,000 
40,700 
- 
1,798 
8,189 
3,679 
19,541 
7,493 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,391 
6 
69 
179 
476 
410 
251 
$1,000 
131,352 
1 
31 
2,909 
13,911 
11,937 
102,562 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
- 
- 
3 
5 
9 
7 
$1,000 
130,001 
- 
- 
2,763 
13,440 
11,545 
102,253 
Aquaculture 
farms 
219 
- 
9 
21 
72 
80 
37 
$1,000 
21,199 
- 
281 
4,987 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
- 
- 
5 
5 
13 
5 
$1,000 
19,389 
- 
- 
4,812 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
644 
6 
34 
75 
196 
188 
145 
$1,000 
12,138 
40 
1,045 
(D) 
7,002 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
45 
- 
6 
10 
16 
6 
7 
$1,000 
9,529 
- 
695 
(D) 
6,312 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,730 
5 
62 
150 
395 
487 
631 
$1,000 
10,266 
10 
359 
1,147 
2,069 
2,991 
3,692 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
151 
6 
13 
23 
35 
37 
37 
$1,000 
3,047 
27 
52 
(D) 
(D) 
333 
506 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,667 
18 
62 
217 
464 
486 
420 
$1,000 
6,392 
50 
449 
524 
1,174 
2,047 
2,148 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
24,838 
63 
867 
2,508 
6,434 
7,493 
7,473 
$1,000 
1,321,866 
2,038 
33,112 
152,515 
287,174 
344,351 
502,676 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,219 
32,355 
38,191 
60,811 
44,634 
45,956 
67,266 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,404 
28 
397 
1,089 
2,719 
3,180 
2,991 
$1,000 
92,555 
260 
2,325 
8,459 
21,055 
21,815 
38,641 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,690 
19 
318 
897 
2,313 
2,687 
2,456 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,249 
5 
65 
145 
300 
351 
383 
$25,000 to $49,999 
222 
3 
4 
24 
58 
79 
54 
$50,000 or more 
243 
1 
10 
23 
48 
63 
98 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
9,943 
40 
323 
1,110 
2,602 
3,041 
2,827 
$1,000 
107,116 
153 
901 
12,954 
28,982 
22,454 
41,673 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,789 
34 
300 
991 
2,354 
2,667 
2,443 
$5,000 to $24,999 
745 
5 
12 
73 
166 
251 
238 
$25,000 to $49,999 
187 
- 
7 
22 
44 
52 
62 
$50,000 or more 
222 
1 
4 
24 
38 
71 
84 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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