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 
826 
692 
116 
18 
441 
385 
$1,000 
30,210 
(D) 
11,733 
(D) 
6,658 
23,552 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
22 
25 
3 
18 
32 
$1,000 
25,777 
(D) 
10,634 
(D) 
4,468 
21,309 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
744 
621 
107 
16 
399 
345 
$1,000 
29,643 
(D) 
11,600 
(D) 
6,419 
23,224 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
21 
23 
3 
17 
30 
$1,000 
25,556 
(D) 
10,493 
(D) 
4,409 
21,147 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
101 
84 
14 
3 
52 
49 
$1,000 
567 
432 
133 
2 
239 
328 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
13,067 
7,756 
4,913 
398 
7,311 
5,756 
$1,000 
415,271 
61,654 
315,172 
38,444 
171,007 
244,264 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,196 
146 
971 
79 
616 
580 
$1,000 
341,778 
28,341 
277,823 
35,614 
129,128 
212,650 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
631 
363 
240 
28 
260 
371 
$1,000 
2,859 
893 
(D) 
(D) 
1,049 
1,809 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
6 
2 
4 
$1,000 
511 
- 
511 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,677 
4,972 
5,384 
321 
5,366 
5,311 
$1,000 
603,653 
143,081 
442,758 
17,814 
246,125 
357,528 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,593 
324 
1,216 
53 
686 
907 
$1,000 
512,255 
108,811 
388,513 
14,931 
198,684 
313,572 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,913 
438 
1,401 
74 
809 
1,104 
$1,000 
1,540,609 
302,496 
1,179,823 
58,289 
569,089 
971,520 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,675 
318 
1,298 
59 
687 
988 
$1,000 
1,535,748 
300,165 
1,177,515 
58,068 
566,119 
969,629 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,150 
1,287 
769 
94 
869 
1,281 
$1,000 
482,177 
158,229 
223,286 
100,662 
262,968 
219,209 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
264 
91 
157 
16 
138 
126 
$1,000 
476,591 
155,922 
220,379 
100,290 
260,697 
215,894 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,544 
1,853 
608 
83 
985 
1,559 
$1,000 
13,963 
(D) 
5,873 
(D) 
6,807 
7,156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
14 
23 
2 
18 
21 
$1,000 
5,241 
(D) 
2,927 
(D) 
3,017 
2,224 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,796 
2,124 
580 
92 
1,178 
1,618 
$1,000 
29,097 
20,676 
7,566 
855 
11,825 
17,272 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
117 
72 
41 
4 
45 
72 
$1,000 
12,441 
7,846 
4,275 
320 
4,630 
7,811 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,565 
3,231 
1,173 
161 
1,702 
2,863 
$1,000 
472,218 
161,188 
264,557 
46,473 
113,257 
358,961 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
37 
39 
5 
31 
50 
$1,000 
467,893 
158,395 
263,265 
46,234 
111,646 
356,248 
Aquaculture 
farms 
70 
62 
8 
- 
47 
23 
$1,000 
3,982 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,432 
2,550 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
11 
2 
- 
5 
8 
$1,000 
3,721 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,245 
2,476 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,451 
1,160 
251 
40 
627 
824 
$1,000 
25,914 
22,265 
(D) 
(D) 
11,073 
14,841 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
58 
11 
2 
29 
42 
$1,000 
21,767 
18,956 
(D) 
(D) 
9,000 
12,767 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
20,605 
10,792 
8,912 
901 
12,628 
7,977 
$1,000 
155,919 
39,946 
107,789 
8,184 
76,367 
79,553 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,504 
- 
1,315 
189 
856 
648 
$1,000 
65,469 
- 
56,277 
9,192 
28,661 
36,808 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
6,243 
3,961 
1,987 
295 
2,650 
3,593 
$1,000 
58,793 
22,947 
32,925 
2,921 
21,494 
37,299 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
52,194 
35,234 
14,861 
2,099 
28,911 
23,283 
$1,000 
6,942,117 
1,709,222 
4,608,243 
624,652 
2,720,659 
4,221,458 
Average per farm 
dollars 
133,006 
48,511 
310,090 
297,595 
94,105 
181,311 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
26,149 
12,905 
11,786 
1,458 
14,431 
11,718 
$1,000 
785,135 
92,943 
633,033 
59,159 
344,955 
440,180 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,927 
9,870 
3,446 
611 
7,429 
6,498 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,343 
2,356 
3,532 
455 
3,932 
2,411 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,153 
395 
1,596 
162 
1,255 
898 
$50,000 or more 
3,726 
284 
3,212 
230 
1,815 
1,911 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
25,051 
12,313 
11,300 
1,438 
13,979 
1 1 ,072 
$1,000 
362,470 
59,610 
274,493 
28,367 
150,688 
211,781 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,992 
10,649 
5,451 
892 
9,711 
7,281 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,998 
1,283 
3,382 
333 
2,899 
2,099 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,487 
211 
1,186 
90 
767 
720 
$50,000 or more 
1,574 
170 
1,281 
123 
602 
972 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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