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 
254 
202 
39 
13 
121 
133 
$1,000 
2,613 
(D) 
1,157 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
2 
8 
2 
5 
7 
$1,000 
1,522 
(D) 
965 
(D) 
681 
840 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
212 
171 
30 
11 
97 
115 
$1,000 
2,013 
949 
771 
294 
736 
1,277 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
2 
5 
1 
3 
5 
$1,000 
1,102 
(D) 
625 
(D) 
391 
710 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
49 
36 
11 
2 
26 
23 
$1,000 
600 
(D) 
386 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
3 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
420 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,393 
5,153 
2,721 
519 
5,112 
3,281 
$1,000 
82,268 
20,725 
56,056 
5,487 
56,024 
26,244 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
185 
28 
137 
20 
94 
91 
$1,000 
40,894 
2,402 
36,356 
2,136 
31,155 
9,739 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
40 
33 
6 
1 
10 
30 
$1,000 
159 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,160 
5,960 
6,919 
1,281 
8,254 
5,906 
$1,000 
984,466 
187,064 
706,129 
91,274 
487,880 
496,586 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,613 
484 
1,906 
223 
1,365 
1,248 
$1,000 
843,808 
137,827 
628,857 
77,124 
403,606 
440,202 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
908 
229 
556 
123 
381 
527 
$1,000 
347,339 
74,414 
228,125 
44,800 
100,172 
247,167 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
844 
201 
534 
109 
355 
489 
$1,000 
345,828 
73,841 
227,559 
44,427 
99,552 
246,276 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,019 
792 
1,037 
190 
986 
1,033 
$1,000 
1,519,514 
662,105 
744,467 
112,942 
661,313 
858,201 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,007 
273 
646 
88 
488 
519 
$1,000 
1,512,050 
659,307 
740,596 
112,147 
657,233 
854,817 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,276 
1,522 
611 
143 
1,110 
1,166 
$1,000 
10,716 
5,581 
4,552 
583 
5,795 
4,920 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
10 
15 
2 
16 
11 
$1,000 
3,127 
896 
(D) 
(D) 
2,044 
1,083 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,086 
1,559 
424 
103 
928 
1,158 
$1,000 
24,638 
20,299 
3,101 
1,238 
12,198 
12,439 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
112 
92 
9 
11 
58 
54 
$1,000 
11,838 
10,652 
610 
576 
6,961 
4,877 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,378 
1,660 
570 
148 
925 
1,453 
$1,000 
136,876 
115,941 
17,085 
3,850 
50,866 
86,011 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
97 
54 
39 
4 
50 
47 
$1,000 
134,206 
114,323 
16,304 
3,579 
49,776 
84,430 
Aquaculture 
farms 
52 
40 
6 
6 
22 
30 
$1,000 
5,425 
3,338 
(D) 
(D) 
1,960 
3,465 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
5 
2 
3 
4 
6 
$1,000 
5,238 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,866 
3,372 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,051 
805 
168 
78 
475 
576 
$1,000 
13,338 
11,444 
998 
896 
6,618 
6,720 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
17 
4 
5 
15 
11 
$1,000 
9,506 
8,387 
515 
604 
4,951 
4,555 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
56,291 
30,037 
20,702 
5,552 
37,279 
19,012 
$1,000 
553,300 
157,441 
339,886 
55,973 
327,440 
225,860 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,736 
8 
9,398 
2,330 
7,725 
4,011 
$1,000 
1 ,308,470 
833 
1,067,997 
239,639 
767,452 
541,018 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,981 
1,758 
930 
293 
1,271 
1,710 
$1,000 
33,009 
10,732 
16,083 
6,193 
9,164 
23,845 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ^ 
farms 
75,087 
44,057 
23,849 
7,181 
47,889 
27,198 
$1,000 
13,459,269 
2,233,074 
9,515,547 
1,710,648 
6,958,962 
6,500,307 
Average per farm 
dollars 
179,249 
50,686 
398,991 
238,219 
145,314 
238,999 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
46,234 
18,140 
21,992 
6,102 
29,361 
16,873 
$1,000 
2,405,662 
240,773 
1,857,271 
307,618 
1,324,050 
1,081,612 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,401 
10,730 
2,471 
1,200 
8,641 
5,760 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,351 
5,226 
5,028 
2,097 
8,402 
3,949 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,434 
1,272 
4,010 
1,152 
4,438 
1,996 
$50,000 or more 
13,048 
912 
10,483 
1,653 
7,880 
5,168 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
46,445 
18,347 
21,935 
6,163 
29,529 
16,916 
$1,000 
1 ,094,846 
124,077 
831,139 
139,630 
603,693 
491,152 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,152 
13,722 
4,231 
2,199 
12,586 
7,566 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,217 
3,773 
8,001 
2,443 
9,763 
4,454 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,064 
546 
4,714 
804 
3,940 
2,124 
$50,000 or more 
6,012 
306 
4,989 
717 
3,240 
2,772 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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