Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
128 
- 
4 
7 
29 
47 
41 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
171 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
345 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
107 
- 
4 
2 
19 
45 
37 
$1,000 
375 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
147 
78 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
5 
10 
6 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
327 
24 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,365 
21 
270 
545 
1,194 
1,325 
1,010 
$1,000 
17,553 
157 
1,300 
1,862 
4,744 
4,930 
4,561 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
25 
- 
3 
3 
6 
4 
9 
$1,000 
2,008 
- 
277 
175 
562 
373 
620 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
8 
8 
2 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
5,583 
67 
571 
908 
1,687 
1,442 
908 
$1,000 
123,817 
1,171 
10,227 
20,101 
35,981 
22,498 
33,837 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
364 
6 
46 
69 
92 
90 
61 
$1,000 
76,951 
850 
5,077 
12,965 
22,491 
9,909 
25,659 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
68 
- 
- 
19 
18 
13 
18 
$1,000 
6,551 
- 
- 
1,517 
2,794 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
- 
- 
12 
12 
9 
7 
$1,000 
6,166 
- 
- 
1,504 
2,703 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
625 
12 
58 
174 
170 
149 
62 
$1,000 
115,425 
194 
4,699 
21,661 
25,133 
27,554 
36,185 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
95 
- 
6 
18 
27 
34 
10 
$1,000 
113,005 
- 
4,456 
21,259 
24,419 
26,906 
35,965 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,295 
11 
123 
292 
387 
320 
162 
$1,000 
4,471 
9 
471 
972 
958 
1,468 
593 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
2 
1 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
778 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
411 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,157 
9 
77 
166 
320 
372 
213 
$1,000 
1 1 ,399 
21 
507 
1,815 
2,398 
3,312 
3,346 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
55 
- 
- 
11 
11 
14 
19 
$1,000 
4,459 
- 
- 
550 
983 
957 
1,968 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,386 
11 
132 
284 
492 
325 
142 
$1,000 
46,038 
(D) 
9,147 
(D) 
873 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
5 
4 
3 
5 
2 
$1,000 
44,767 
- 
8,967 
(D) 
497 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
30 
2 
1 
10 
9 
5 
3 
$1,000 
637 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
587 
12 
25 
100 
134 
197 
119 
$1,000 
2,702 
(D) 
(D) 
287 
741 
1,061 
505 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
3 
1 
1 
$1,000 
589 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
25,974 
104 
1,599 
2,842 
6,209 
7,364 
7,856 
$1,000 
130,462 
273 
6,728 
14,086 
31,266 
37,355 
40,753 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,431 
24 
277 
432 
755 
677 
266 
$1,000 
102,706 
207 
9,098 
16,350 
35,826 
31,325 
9,899 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,532 
13 
144 
292 
503 
415 
165 
$1,000 
6,225 
48 
556 
1,182 
1,865 
1,990 
584 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
37,252 
217 
2,501 
4,572 
9,328 
10,550 
10,084 
$1,000 
1,653,124 
5,657 
144,031 
242,533 
444,845 
454,072 
361,986 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,377 
26,068 
57,589 
53,047 
47,689 
43,040 
35,897 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
16,991 
123 
1,605 
2,523 
4,474 
4,801 
3,465 
$1,000 
261,095 
1,029 
26,310 
35,961 
72,146 
75,835 
49,813 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,871 
66 
689 
1,332 
2,282 
2,530 
1,972 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,234 
50 
630 
755 
1,344 
1,436 
1,019 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,665 
5 
179 
256 
475 
467 
283 
$50,000 or more 
1,221 
2 
107 
180 
373 
368 
191 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
17,119 
121 
1,645 
2,462 
4,462 
4,864 
3,565 
$1,000 
122,225 
421 
11,341 
17,538 
33,787 
35,153 
23,984 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,637 
94 
1,068 
1,672 
2,908 
3,306 
2,589 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,301 
25 
475 
604 
1,193 
1,222 
782 
$25,000 to $49,999 
813 
2 
80 
130 
251 
231 
119 
$50,000 or more 
368 
- 
22 
56 
110 
105 
75 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
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