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 
148 
134 
13 
1 
74 
74 
$1,000 
3,273 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
772 
2,502 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
10 
2 
6 
6 
$1,000 
2,485 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
375 
2,110 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
67 
65 
1 
1 
33 
34 
$1,000 
406 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
129 
276 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
81 
69 
12 
- 
41 
40 
$1,000 
2,868 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
642 
2,226 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
8 
2 
- 
6 
4 
$1,000 
2,375 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
375 
2,000 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,202 
2,792 
1,242 
168 
2,434 
1,768 
$1,000 
902,985 
429,958 
452,178 
20,848 
331,143 
571,842 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
728 
181 
486 
61 
401 
327 
$1,000 
876,898 
415,414 
441,815 
19,669 
316,297 
560,601 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
13,971 
9,524 
3,792 
655 
7,351 
6,620 
$1,000 
531,869 
246,187 
238,799 
46,883 
229,522 
302,347 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,467 
626 
697 
144 
717 
750 
$1,000 
441,813 
193,774 
205,938 
42,101 
181,231 
260,581 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
120 
58 
53 
9 
38 
82 
$1,000 
508,847 
218,960 
273,005 
16,882 
141,076 
367,771 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
58 
53 
9 
38 
82 
$1,000 
508,847 
218,960 
273,005 
16,882 
141,076 
367,771 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,104 
937 
143 
24 
483 
621 
$1,000 
2,158 
1,489 
606 
62 
1,063 
1,095 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
6 
1 
- 
2 
5 
$1,000 
948 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,157 
1,878 
248 
31 
945 
1,212 
$1,000 
4,978 
4,387 
(D) 
(D) 
2,467 
2,511 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
9 
6 
3 
$1,000 
762 
762 
- 
- 
406 
357 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,648 
3,006 
510 
132 
1,494 
2,154 
$1,000 
162,322 
126,385 
18,618 
17,320 
67,952 
94,370 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
537 
459 
43 
35 
233 
304 
$1,000 
136,283 
104,797 
14,869 
16,617 
58,512 
77,771 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,886 
2,466 
375 
45 
1,020 
1,866 
$1,000 
378,453 
255,127 
123,283 
44 
91,028 
287,426 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
159 
117 
42 
- 
64 
95 
$1,000 
375,418 
252,726 
122,692 
- 
89,856 
285,563 
Aquaculture 
farms 
548 
392 
45 
Ill 
301 
247 
$1,000 
88,463 
43,468 
28,398 
16,597 
21,694 
66,769 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
173 
111 
22 
40 
83 
90 
$1,000 
84,629 
41,124 
28,234 
15,271 
19,401 
65,228 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,491 
1,216 
196 
79 
622 
869 
$1,000 
55,043 
45,783 
6,155 
3,105 
26,241 
28,802 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
157 
117 
26 
14 
73 
84 
$1,000 
47,967 
40,406 
5,032 
2,530 
23,030 
24,937 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
3,954 
2,555 
1,143 
256 
2,364 
1,590 
$1,000 
40,164 
18,645 
17,786 
3,733 
20,968 
19,195 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
339 
- 
263 
76 
175 
164 
$1,000 
29,203 
28,036 
1,167 
4,616 
24,587 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,480 
2,924 
429 
127 
1,541 
1,939 
$1,000 
19,049 
11,980 
6,254 
815 
6,816 
12,232 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
47,740 
39,172 
6,537 
2,031 
25,758 
21,982 
$1,000 
6,484,515 
3,643,717 
2,149,839 
690,959 
2,590,790 
3,893,726 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,830 
93,018 
328,872 
340,206 
100,582 
177,132 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,118 
17,247 
3,882 
989 
1 1 ,494 
10,624 
$1,000 
546,306 
278,685 
210,704 
56,916 
228,143 
318,163 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,540 
13,948 
2,052 
540 
8,544 
7,996 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,363 
2,240 
891 
232 
1,887 
1,476 
$25,000 to $49,999 
812 
426 
314 
72 
398 
414 
$50,000 or more 
1,403 
633 
625 
145 
665 
738 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
21,563 
16,775 
3,782 
1,006 
10,890 
10,673 
$1,000 
564,650 
300,861 
199,234 
64,554 
237,627 
327,023 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,446 
14,234 
2,568 
644 
8,725 
8,721 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,275 
1,552 
547 
176 
1,231 
1,044 
$25,000 to $49,999 
648 
369 
223 
56 
374 
274 
$50,000 or more 
1,194 
620 
444 
130 
560 
634 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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