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 
85 
- 
- 
2 
30 
36 
17 
$1,000 
308 
- 
- 
(D) 
107 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
83 
- 
- 
2 
29 
36 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
5,159 
13 
274 
688 
1,368 
1,706 
1,110 
$1,000 
25,381 
46 
1,308 
3,427 
6,581 
7,191 
6,827 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
- 
2 
8 
10 
8 
19 
$1,000 
4,525 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,203 
597 
2,013 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
22 
- 
3 
12 
3 
4 
$1,000 
13 
- 
- 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
3 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
7,846 
103 
917 
1,458 
2,371 
2,005 
992 
$1,000 
421,016 
10,262 
47,230 
74,087 
126,043 
115,017 
48,377 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,183 
21 
150 
237 
334 
275 
166 
$1,000 
335,720 
9,254 
37,579 
59,227 
100,687 
91,936 
37,035 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
88 
1 
7 
15 
26 
23 
16 
$1,000 
30,739 
(D) 
(D) 
14,240 
11,475 
2,622 
2,170 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
61 
1 
2 
11 
21 
16 
10 
$1,000 
30,210 
(D) 
(D) 
14,171 
1 1 ,358 
2,475 
1,988 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,252 
15 
165 
292 
378 
265 
137 
$1,000 
1,204,677 
8,741 
72,160 
144,975 
281,852 
230,969 
465,980 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
756 
12 
92 
158 
233 
163 
98 
$1,000 
1,201,184 
8,727 
71,508 
144,002 
280,973 
230,358 
465,617 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,788 
11 
197 
367 
516 
497 
200 
$1,000 
12,638 
61 
1,379 
3,702 
3,285 
3,085 
1,125 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
- 
6 
13 
14 
6 
3 
$1,000 
4,780 
- 
441 
2,006 
1,292 
822 
219 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,249 
16 
100 
210 
377 
385 
161 
$1,000 
7,228 
23 
759 
1,107 
2,034 
2,195 
1,109 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
5 
2 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
794 
- 
400 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,468 
7 
134 
339 
482 
362 
144 
$1,000 
429,163 
2 
239 
(D) 
(D) 
341,654 
56,479 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
- 
1 
4 
5 
28 
5 
$1,000 
427,889 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
341,190 
56,358 
Aquaculture 
farms 
23 
- 
2 
6 
3 
7 
5 
$1,000 
2,215 
- 
(D) 
193 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
- 
$1,000 
2,053 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
515 
- 
33 
79 
159 
175 
69 
$1,000 
5,792 
- 
136 
455 
1,250 
1,640 
2,312 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
1 
1 
2 
6 
4 
$1,000 
4,510 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,183 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
28,974 
138 
1,594 
3,134 
6,979 
8,361 
8,768 
$1,000 
184,792 
622 
7,271 
17,785 
44,157 
54,721 
60,236 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,082 
7 
114 
162 
298 
324 
177 
$1,000 
48,915 
968 
3,651 
6,106 
14,971 
16,195 
7,025 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,474 
6 
150 
329 
457 
394 
138 
$1,000 
5,448 
5 
801 
1,046 
1,488 
1,522 
587 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
40,688 
244 
2,723 
5,059 
10,318 
11,675 
10,669 
$1,000 
3,392,115 
23,941 
204,829 
448,477 
840,251 
1,060,797 
813,820 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,369 
98,119 
75,222 
88,649 
81,435 
90,861 
76,279 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
17,628 
135 
1,595 
2,622 
4,838 
5,208 
3,230 
$1,000 
279,922 
1,813 
22,123 
41,185 
83,887 
81,409 
49,505 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,396 
61 
712 
1,286 
2,304 
2,476 
1,557 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,087 
52 
611 
884 
1,608 
1,828 
1,104 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,794 
10 
178 
259 
486 
523 
338 
$50,000 or more 
1,351 
12 
94 
193 
440 
381 
231 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
18,770 
146 
1,606 
2,722 
5,127 
5,598 
3,571 
$1,000 
126,810 
744 
8,996 
18,515 
36,368 
38,370 
23,817 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,694 
108 
1,098 
1,794 
3,430 
3,783 
2,481 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,919 
34 
443 
758 
1,348 
1,465 
871 
$25,000 to $49,999 
807 
2 
50 
125 
238 
245 
147 
$50,000 or more 
350 
2 
15 
45 
111 
105 
72 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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