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 
189 
153 
27 
9 
83 
106 
$1,000 
1,976 
(D) 
(D) 
72 
776 
1,200 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
3 
- 
1 
4 
$1,000 
930 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
161 
22 
9 
69 
92 
$1,000 
1,859 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
710 
1,149 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
3 
1 
4 
$1,000 
930 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
30 
6 
2 
18 
20 
$1,000 
117 
100 
(D) 
(D) 
66 
51 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
9,339 
6,177 
2,803 
359 
5,315 
4,024 
$1,000 
76,467 
24,966 
44,308 
7,193 
41,885 
34,582 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
196 
22 
156 
18 
95 
101 
$1,000 
33,008 
3,771 
24,683 
4,555 
17,225 
15,783 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
167 
104 
56 
7 
66 
101 
$1,000 
454 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
226 
229 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,106 
8,183 
5,270 
653 
7,511 
6,595 
$1,000 
522,694 
237,757 
244,343 
40,595 
245,622 
277,072 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,437 
572 
793 
72 
646 
791 
$1,000 
400,066 
177,734 
187,783 
34,549 
180,641 
219,426 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,709 
757 
836 
116 
703 
1,006 
$1,000 
659,314 
245,622 
289,741 
123,952 
297,410 
361,904 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,351 
517 
731 
103 
558 
793 
$1,000 
652,371 
241,579 
287,109 
123,683 
294,646 
357,725 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,823 
1,517 
1,155 
151 
1,259 
1,564 
$1,000 
1 ,273,099 
469,790 
698,818 
104,491 
542,891 
730,208 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,044 
372 
620 
52 
457 
587 
$1,000 
1 ,263,689 
464,932 
695,029 
103,729 
537,122 
726,567 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,966 
2,224 
616 
126 
1,232 
1,734 
$1,000 
10,099 
6,482 
3,137 
479 
3,830 
6,269 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
3 
7 
- 
3 
7 
$1,000 
1 ,566 
732 
833 
- 
361 
1,204 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,496 
2,879 
545 
72 
1,489 
2,007 
$1,000 
23,899 
19,965 
3,394 
540 
8,224 
15,675 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
78 
66 
9 
3 
21 
57 
$1,000 
8,589 
7,467 
972 
150 
1,763 
6,826 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,949 
2,998 
838 
113 
1,544 
2,405 
$1,000 
1,164,199 
813,302 
341,855 
9,042 
423,285 
740,913 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
610 
407 
196 
7 
227 
383 
$1,000 
1,159,823 
809,891 
341,010 
8,922 
421,333 
738,489 
Aquaculture 
farms 
26 
22 
4 
- 
15 
11 
$1,000 
5,120 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,850 
2,269 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
7 
2 
- 
3 
6 
$1,000 
5,054 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,823 
2,231 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,548 
1,258 
252 
38 
589 
959 
$1,000 
22,297 
20,087 
2,123 
88 
1,707 
20,590 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
8 
5 
- 
4 
9 
$1,000 
18,965 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
437 
18,528 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
32,083 
17,239 
12,645 
2,199 
19,515 
12,568 
$1,000 
267,287 
62,694 
184,533 
20,060 
133,890 
133,397 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
4,723 
8 
4,028 
687 
2,707 
2,016 
$1,000 
363,488 
636 
302,169 
60,683 
179,325 
184,163 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,673 
2,421 
1,052 
200 
1,528 
2,145 
$1,000 
26,900 
9,829 
14,266 
2,804 
9,769 
17,131 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ^ 
farms 
58,695 
38,765 
16,679 
3,251 
33,481 
25,214 
$1,000 
9,117,075 
2,285,545 
5,965,315 
866,214 
4,109,456 
5,007,619 
Average per farm 
dollars 
155,330 
58,959 
357,654 
266,445 
122,740 
198,605 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
33,039 
15,794 
14,646 
2,599 
18,941 
14,098 
$1,000 
1 ,444,469 
147,928 
1,156,893 
139,649 
688,471 
755,998 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,393 
10,984 
2,687 
722 
7,862 
6,531 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,044 
3,613 
3,588 
843 
5,059 
2,985 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,530 
692 
2,438 
400 
2,237 
1,293 
$50,000 or more 
7,072 
505 
5,933 
634 
3,783 
3,289 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
31,140 
14,398 
14,179 
2,563 
17,844 
13,296 
$1,000 
564,224 
63,219 
442,871 
58,135 
269,259 
294,965 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,779 
12,089 
4,520 
1,170 
10,159 
7,620 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,477 
1,900 
4,748 
829 
4,701 
2,776 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,816 
225 
2,304 
287 
1,608 
1,208 
$50,000 or more 
3,068 
184 
2,607 
277 
1,376 
1,692 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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