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 
445 
- 
10 
41 
110 
148 
136 
$1,000 
2,626 
- 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,034 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
2 
4 
$1,000 
798 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
409 
- 
10 
38 
96 
137 
128 
$1,000 
2,358 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
897 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
$1,000 
718 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
49 
- 
2 
5 
17 
16 
9 
$1,000 
269 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
64 
56 
137 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
6,366 
17 
364 
769 
1,719 
1,963 
1,534 
$1,000 
50,182 
121 
6,150 
8,120 
12,323 
12,741 
10,726 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
128 
- 
16 
23 
30 
32 
27 
$1,000 
19,975 
- 
3,831 
4,690 
3,889 
4,088 
3,478 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
341 
- 
34 
65 
91 
103 
48 
$1,000 
1,389 
- 
157 
(D) 
418 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
313 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
4,408 
23 
334 
782 
1,528 
1,126 
615 
$1,000 
62,638 
162 
7,011 
10,704 
16,642 
19,279 
8,841 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
- 
21 
32 
49 
51 
22 
$1,000 
31,708 
- 
4,557 
5,546 
6,213 
11,241 
4,151 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
154 
- 
29 
36 
30 
32 
27 
$1,000 
44,290 
- 
7,912 
2,503 
2,886 
23,730 
7,259 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
94 
- 
12 
21 
18 
21 
22 
$1,000 
43,667 
- 
7,738 
2,383 
2,842 
23,513 
7,191 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,173 
8 
121 
325 
451 
216 
52 
$1,000 
40,101 
11 
3,435 
4,224 
23,457 
5,205 
3,769 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
- 
8 
6 
9 
14 
3 
$1,000 
37,769 
- 
3,210 
3,649 
22,636 
4,674 
3,600 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,461 
5 
124 
283 
504 
368 
177 
$1,000 
4,932 
(D) 
293 
(D) 
1,710 
1,680 
432 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
6 
4 
- 
$1,000 
781 
- 
- 
- 
533 
248 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,491 
5 
137 
244 
450 
426 
229 
$1,000 
11,824 
29 
887 
2,231 
2,956 
3,948 
1,773 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
- 
- 
13 
10 
22 
7 
$1,000 
4,228 
- 
- 
1,400 
723 
1,609 
495 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,483 
14 
214 
530 
890 
587 
248 
$1,000 
56,779 
(D) 
111 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
$1,000 
55,214 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
- 
3 
17 
7 
$1,000 
207 
- 
- 
- 
1 
71 
135 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
744 
2 
59 
142 
255 
179 
107 
$1,000 
5,036 
(D) 
150 
(D) 
1,621 
2,645 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
- 
4 
10 
2 
$1,000 
3,430 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,148 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
8,729 
19 
356 
940 
2,131 
2,469 
2,814 
$1,000 
30,002 
17 
1,093 
3,402 
7,635 
8,224 
9,630 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
444 
5 
50 
104 
129 
118 
38 
$1,000 
6,353 
5 
729 
974 
2,541 
1,768 
336 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,064 
17 
225 
548 
1,060 
863 
351 
$1,000 
11,690 
30 
738 
2,902 
3,660 
3,301 
1,059 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
26,909 
90 
1,534 
3,568 
7,334 
7,901 
6,482 
$1,000 
868,209 
2,165 
54,503 
114,646 
242,649 
252,140 
202,105 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,265 
24,061 
35,530 
32,132 
33,085 
31,912 
31,179 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,252 
44 
766 
1,508 
2,988 
3,131 
1,815 
$1,000 
85,386 
341 
5,997 
13,761 
27,059 
23,822 
14,406 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,327 
25 
510 
1,031 
2,062 
2,338 
1,361 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,138 
19 
187 
327 
662 
596 
347 
$25,000 to $49,999 
457 
- 
48 
100 
135 
112 
62 
$50,000 or more 
330 
- 
21 
50 
129 
85 
45 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
9,575 
43 
661 
1,423 
2,844 
2,855 
1,749 
$1,000 
33,865 
143 
1,917 
5,518 
9,774 
9,198 
7,316 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,234 
28 
546 
1,199 
2,424 
2,491 
1,546 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,104 
15 
105 
188 
341 
296 
159 
$25,000 to $49,999 
151 
- 
10 
23 
53 
43 
22 
$50,000 or more 
86 
- 
- 
13 
26 
25 
22 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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