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 
1,151 
774 
286 
91 
749 
402 
$1,000 
67,097 
17,450 
44,910 
4,737 
27,432 
39,665 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
83 
109 
9 
108 
93 
$1,000 
58,357 
12,163 
42,325 
3,869 
21,679 
36,678 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
1,135 
758 
286 
91 
741 
394 
$1,000 
67,064 
(D) 
(D) 
4,737 
27,410 
39,654 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
83 
109 
9 
108 
93 
$1,000 
58,357 
12,163 
42,325 
3,869 
21,679 
36,678 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
18 
16 
2 
- 
8 
10 
$1,000 
33 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
22 
11 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
10,811 
6,609 
3,695 
507 
6,824 
3,987 
$1,000 
225,162 
48,687 
155,911 
20,564 
122,135 
103,027 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
702 
108 
525 
69 
414 
288 
$1,000 
170,777 
22,861 
130,913 
17,003 
86,825 
83,952 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
9 
$1,000 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
8 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
15,312 
8,238 
6,356 
718 
9,562 
5,750 
$1,000 
332,733 
93,441 
208,947 
30,345 
200,143 
132,590 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,072 
261 
755 
56 
603 
469 
$1,000 
214,044 
41,621 
147,963 
24,460 
124,537 
89,507 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
283 
63 
209 
11 
130 
153 
$1,000 
179,265 
(D) 
148,007 
(D) 
67,498 
111,768 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
243 
39 
194 
10 
108 
135 
$1,000 
178,682 
(D) 
147,665 
(D) 
67,108 
1 1 1 ,574 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,833 
1,069 
669 
95 
1,028 
805 
$1,000 
2,873,988 
1,542,029 
1,281,005 
50,954 
1,600,397 
1,273,590 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,122 
655 
435 
32 
679 
443 
$1,000 
2,871,888 
1,541,015 
1,280,051 
50,822 
1,599,220 
1,272,668 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,964 
2,165 
662 
137 
1,386 
1,578 
$1,000 
7,251 
(D) 
2,189 
(D) 
3,353 
3,899 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
7 
2 
1 
6 
4 
$1,000 
735 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
491 
243 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,220 
1,566 
533 
121 
1,027 
1,193 
$1,000 
23,548 
16,789 
4,746 
2,014 
11,599 
11,949 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
105 
77 
13 
15 
66 
39 
$1,000 
10,713 
7,951 
1,401 
1,361 
5,934 
4,779 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,400 
3,684 
1,547 
169 
2,535 
2,865 
$1,000 
4,837,026 
2,822,536 
1,858,490 
156,000 
2,607,775 
2,229,251 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,690 
1,607 
1,024 
59 
1,479 
1,211 
$1,000 
4,833,671 
2,820,297 
1,857,646 
155,729 
2,606,386 
2,227,285 
Aquaculture 
farms 
228 
165 
36 
27 
151 
77 
$1,000 
23,365 
17,032 
4,510 
1,822 
16,470 
6,895 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
44 
11 
8 
41 
22 
$1,000 
22,000 
16,068 
4,271 
1,661 
15,510 
6,490 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,525 
1,155 
321 
49 
693 
832 
$1,000 
8,089 
6,511 
1,469 
108 
3,546 
4,543 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
12 
4 
- 
6 
10 
$1,000 
4,933 
4,060 
873 
- 
1,957 
2,977 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
14,417 
7,291 
6,031 
1,095 
9,775 
4,642 
$1,000 
120,129 
29,067 
79,142 
11,920 
73,273 
46,856 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
912 
- 
698 
214 
591 
321 
$1,000 
37,702 
31,354 
6,348 
17,617 
20,084 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,475 
3,088 
1,119 
268 
2,044 
2,431 
$1,000 
31,826 
12,782 
15,124 
3,920 
14,189 
17,637 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
50,218 
32,936 
14,221 
3,061 
30,657 
19,561 
$1,000 
10,061,152 
4,361,296 
5,129,983 
569,872 
5,288,896 
4,772,256 
Average per farm 
dollars 
200,350 
132,417 
360,733 
186,172 
172,518 
243,968 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
29,487 
16,151 
11,183 
2,153 
17,779 
11,708 
$1,000 
555,515 
86,555 
410,683 
58,277 
297,086 
258,429 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,781 
14,541 
5,994 
1,246 
12,827 
8,954 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,231 
1,276 
2,454 
501 
2,833 
1,398 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,125 
153 
841 
131 
762 
363 
$50,000 or more 
2,350 
181 
1,894 
275 
1,357 
993 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
26,183 
14,063 
10,082 
2,038 
15,476 
10,707 
$1,000 
416,980 
59,383 
315,157 
42,440 
208,537 
208,443 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,789 
13,144 
6,281 
1,364 
12,128 
8,661 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,645 
659 
1,642 
344 
1,736 
909 
$25,000 to $49,999 
947 
92 
729 
126 
624 
323 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
168 
1,430 
204 
988 
814 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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