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 
137 
121 
12 
4 
55 
82 
$1,000 
774 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
266 
508 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
134 
118 
12 
4 
52 
82 
$1,000 
735 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
5 
1 
$1,000 
38 
38 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
11,206 
6,595 
3,796 
815 
6,463 
4,743 
$1,000 
96,776 
36,749 
51,363 
8,664 
55,530 
41,246 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
314 
83 
197 
34 
177 
137 
$1,000 
32,406 
7,494 
22,028 
2,884 
17,847 
14,559 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
38 
32 
6 
- 
20 
18 
$1,000 
34 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
12 
21 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
24,573 
9,534 
12,478 
2,561 
13,712 
10,861 
$1,000 
4,504,373 
970,298 
3,126,944 
407,132 
2,201,961 
2,302,412 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,984 
1,940 
6,207 
837 
4,931 
4,053 
$1,000 
4,247,789 
868,658 
2,999,425 
379,706 
2,055,234 
2,192,555 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,523 
574 
827 
122 
598 
925 
$1,000 
799,467 
260,775 
478,185 
60,507 
272,355 
527,112 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,353 
457 
781 
115 
522 
831 
$1,000 
795,216 
257,900 
476,967 
60,349 
270,299 
524,917 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
6,616 
2,024 
3,922 
670 
3,503 
3,113 
$1,000 
6,767,424 
2,578,293 
3,682,607 
506,524 
3,105,340 
3,662,084 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,380 
1,439 
3,406 
535 
2,849 
2,531 
$1,000 
6,753,051 
2,573,582 
3,674,981 
504,487 
3,096,870 
3,656,181 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
3,513 
2,155 
1,032 
326 
1,740 
1,773 
$1,000 
43,020 
21,780 
16,342 
4,898 
19,619 
23,401 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
191 
101 
69 
21 
83 
108 
$1,000 
23,160 
11,544 
9,147 
2,469 
9,249 
13,911 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,355 
1,606 
614 
135 
973 
1,382 
$1,000 
14,750 
9,651 
4,562 
537 
5,318 
9,432 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
16 
14 
- 
7 
23 
$1,000 
2,619 
1,313 
1,306 
- 
540 
2,079 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,853 
1,946 
711 
196 
1,120 
1,733 
$1,000 
1,291,808 
987,155 
238,379 
66,274 
575,753 
716,055 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
292 
162 
110 
20 
148 
144 
$1,000 
1,288,667 
984,990 
237,562 
66,114 
574,403 
714,263 
Aquaculture 
farms 
48 
34 
6 
8 
26 
22 
$1,000 
7,690 
4,953 
(D) 
(D) 
2,415 
5,275 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
16 
4 
4 
10 
14 
$1,000 
7,423 
4,723 
912 
1,788 
2,185 
5,238 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
938 
676 
203 
59 
373 
565 
$1,000 
26,186 
13,644 
1 1 ,729 
812 
16,111 
10,075 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
29 
11 
2 
21 
21 
$1,000 
23,580 
11,866 
(D) 
(D) 
14,959 
8,621 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
69,463 
35,548 
26,769 
7,146 
42,818 
26,645 
$1,000 
782,290 
249,044 
460,606 
72,640 
438,168 
344,122 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
6,255 
2 
4,786 
1,467 
3,737 
2,518 
$1,000 
668,830 
(D) 
526,517 
(D) 
366,641 
302,190 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,964 
1,658 
966 
340 
1,199 
1,765 
$1,000 
17,522 
7,920 
7,127 
2,475 
6,053 
11,469 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
88,637 
49,525 
30,025 
9,087 
53,202 
35,435 
$1,000 
23,711,880 
5,634,766 
15,562,268 
2,514,847 
11,936,126 
11,775,755 
Average per farm 
dollars 
267,517 
113,776 
518,310 
276,752 
224,355 
332,320 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
56,317 
20,728 
27,866 
7,723 
33,692 
22,625 
$1,000 
2,587,059 
332,445 
1,937,777 
316,837 
1,425,060 
1,161,999 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,507 
10,001 
2,947 
1,559 
8,167 
6,340 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,836 
7,103 
6,725 
3,008 
10,673 
6,163 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,105 
2,099 
5,636 
1,370 
5,753 
3,352 
$50,000 or more 
15,869 
1,525 
12,558 
1,786 
9,099 
6,770 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
57,741 
22,024 
27,933 
7,784 
34,507 
23,234 
$1,000 
1,152,179 
157,711 
860,769 
133,699 
631,719 
520,460 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,463 
15,020 
5,490 
2,953 
13,732 
9,731 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,297 
5,633 
11,486 
3,178 
12,960 
7,337 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,117 
940 
6,110 
1,067 
4,780 
3,337 
$50,000 or more 
5,864 
431 
4,847 
586 
3,035 
2,829 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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