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 
700 
668 
28 
4 
352 
348 
$1,000 
1,827 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
535 
1,292 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
1 
4 
$1,000 
499 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
690 
659 
27 
4 
347 
343 
$1,000 
1,814 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
527 
1,286 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
1 
4 
$1,000 
499 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
11 
10 
1 
- 
5 
6 
$1,000 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
8 
6 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
2,225 
1,617 
493 
115 
1,229 
996 
$1,000 
19,671 
5,452 
12,144 
2,075 
10,261 
9,410 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
4 
57 
10 
37 
34 
$1,000 
8,666 
260 
7,327 
1,079 
3,882 
4,784 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
32 
28 
3 
1 
13 
19 
$1,000 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
8 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
960 
639 
256 
65 
476 
484 
$1,000 
8,829 
2,595 
5,361 
873 
3,556 
5,274 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
25 
2 
20 
3 
10 
15 
$1,000 
3,194 
(D) 
2,730 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
87 
14 
49 
24 
37 
50 
$1,000 
26,119 
2,673 
18,363 
5,083 
9,777 
16,342 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
75 
10 
48 
17 
33 
42 
$1,000 
25,762 
(D) 
(D) 
4,863 
9,641 
16,121 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
256 
183 
60 
13 
106 
150 
$1,000 
1,682 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,055 
627 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
7 
4 
3 
$1,000 
1,066 
1,066 
- 
- 
775 
292 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
951 
847 
77 
27 
412 
539 
$1,000 
2,598 
2,151 
278 
169 
1,016 
1,582 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
2 
4 
$1,000 
652 
652 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
765 
654 
75 
36 
343 
422 
$1,000 
17,014 
12,858 
3,235 
921 
7,303 
9,711 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
47 
6 
10 
32 
31 
$1,000 
12,007 
8,757 
2,630 
620 
5,357 
6,650 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,184 
1,026 
130 
28 
476 
708 
$1,000 
40,081 
37,294 
2,568 
219 
6,894 
33,187 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
13 
5 
2 
8 
12 
$1,000 
38,484 
36,143 
(D) 
(D) 
6,319 
32,165 
Aquaculture 
farms 
94 
50 
14 
30 
59 
35 
$1,000 
12,396 
7,828 
2,947 
1,621 
7,061 
5,335 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
15 
11 
14 
23 
17 
$1,000 
11,829 
7,548 
2,943 
1,338 
6,697 
5,133 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
536 
453 
61 
22 
241 
295 
$1,000 
7,450 
6,215 
826 
409 
4,413 
3,037 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
11 
6 
2 
6 
13 
$1,000 
5,559 
4,631 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,036 
375 
534 
127 
560 
476 
$1,000 
7,596 
1,520 
5,044 
1,032 
3,157 
4,439 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
82 
- 
59 
23 
40 
42 
$1,000 
2,732 
- 
2,111 
621 
291 
2,441 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,788 
1,429 
279 
80 
744 
1,044 
$1,000 
33,308 
7,124 
23,903 
2,282 
15,874 
17,434 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
9,071 
7,201 
1,363 
507 
4,726 
4,345 
$1,000 
913,289 
428,687 
415,686 
68,916 
350,516 
562,773 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,682 
59,532 
304,979 
135,928 
74,168 
129,522 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
4,626 
3,292 
1,055 
279 
2,321 
2,305 
$1,000 
65,101 
18,001 
41,779 
5,321 
28,637 
36,464 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,398 
2,859 
400 
139 
1,705 
1,693 
$5,000 to $24,999 
691 
317 
299 
75 
370 
321 
$25,000 to $49,999 
233 
60 
140 
33 
114 
119 
$50,000 or more 
304 
56 
216 
32 
132 
172 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
4,016 
2,761 
984 
271 
2,054 
1,962 
$1,000 
38,606 
12,111 
23,247 
3,247 
16,965 
21,641 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,166 
2,499 
488 
179 
1,644 
1,522 
$5,000 to $24,999 
508 
185 
267 
56 
258 
250 
$25,000 to $49,999 
139 
32 
94 
13 
62 
77 
$50,000 or more 
203 
45 
135 
23 
90 
113 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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