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 
108 
95 
8 
5 
34 
74 
$1,000 
2,446 
2,171 
217 
58 
972 
1,475 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
9 
- 
- 
3 
6 
$1,000 
1,373 
1,373 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
92 
82 
8 
2 
23 
69 
$1,000 
1,637 
(D) 
217 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
1 
5 
$1,000 
623 
623 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
16 
13 
- 
3 
11 
5 
$1,000 
809 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
59,289 
38,477 
18,050 
2,762 
34,659 
24,630 
$1,000 
958,088 
379,700 
478,537 
99,852 
494,707 
463,381 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,849 
915 
1,583 
351 
1,555 
1,294 
$1,000 
573,051 
171,574 
323,150 
78,327 
268,586 
304,465 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
116,891 
71,895 
37,202 
7,794 
65,544 
51,347 
$1,000 
13,013,127 
9,232,496 
2,941,470 
839,161 
7,941 ,459 
5,071,668 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,347 
3,913 
6,308 
1,126 
6,321 
5,026 
$1,000 
12,023,950 
8,706,352 
2,547,545 
770,052 
7,372,293 
4,651,657 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
698 
269 
361 
68 
349 
349 
$1,000 
1,698,264 
909,989 
588,476 
199,799 
730,616 
967,649 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
614 
213 
337 
64 
315 
299 
$1,000 
1,697,009 
909,421 
587,931 
199,657 
730,108 
966,901 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,906 
2,096 
635 
175 
1,292 
1,614 
$1,000 
239,358 
236,432 
2,593 
332 
194,867 
44,490 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
54 
43 
11 
- 
33 
21 
$1,000 
233,268 
232,171 
1,096 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
19,241 
14,805 
3,640 
796 
8,927 
10,314 
$1,000 
122,053 
50,945 
52,078 
19,030 
64,269 
57,784 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
324 
111 
165 
48 
184 
140 
$1,000 
64,317 
13,913 
35,373 
15,030 
35,859 
28,458 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
15,402 
11,257 
3,354 
791 
6,925 
8,477 
$1,000 
149,103 
112,530 
29,811 
6,762 
67,291 
81,812 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
489 
362 
103 
24 
225 
264 
$1,000 
70,744 
55,798 
1 1 ,754 
3,192 
32,996 
37,748 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
10,806 
8,508 
2,079 
219 
4,193 
6,613 
$1,000 
2,624,759 
1 ,937,589 
678,400 
8,771 
1,201,641 
1,423,119 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,052 
761 
278 
13 
498 
554 
$1,000 
2,615,424 
1 ,930,432 
676,422 
8,571 
1,197,656 
1,417,768 
Aquaculture 
farms 
257 
205 
35 
17 
110 
147 
$1,000 
82,033 
70,864 
8,079 
3,090 
21,109 
60,924 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
47 
15 
10 
30 
42 
$1,000 
81,216 
70,174 
7,994 
3,049 
20,786 
60,430 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
4,417 
3,425 
821 
171 
1,890 
2,527 
$1,000 
79,891 
65,014 
1 1 ,450 
3,427 
32,567 
47,324 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
234 
32 
17 
112 
171 
$1,000 
60,737 
49,928 
8,277 
2,533 
24,125 
36,612 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
52,385 
29,951 
17,627 
4,807 
33,091 
19,294 
$1,000 
643,993 
237,172 
315,519 
91,302 
373,964 
270,029 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
8,087 
4 
5,738 
2,345 
5,056 
3,031 
$1,000 
386,896 
20 
274,454 
112,423 
197,952 
188,945 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
7,954 
6,108 
1,480 
366 
3,296 
4,658 
$1,000 
27,966 
16,378 
9,946 
1,642 
12,449 
15,517 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
248,809 
1 79,783 
54,297 
14,729 
141,340 
107,469 
$1,000 
25,404,943 
15,086,174 
7,993,266 
2,325,503 
13,690,731 
11,714,212 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,106 
83,913 
147,214 
157,886 
96,864 
109,001 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
93,004 
57,677 
29,232 
6,095 
49,984 
43,020 
$1,000 
1,136,833 
320,912 
616,317 
199,603 
542,017 
594,816 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
70,363 
49,382 
17,754 
3,227 
36,930 
33,433 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,854 
6,714 
6,839 
1,301 
8,761 
6,093 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,128 
748 
1,782 
598 
1,919 
1,209 
$50,000 or more 
4,659 
833 
2,857 
969 
2,374 
2,285 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
97,404 
61,141 
29,621 
6,642 
50,765 
46,639 
$1,000 
649,134 
164,687 
358,240 
126,207 
309,316 
339,818 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
84,099 
57,573 
22,448 
4,078 
42,972 
41,127 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,959 
2,622 
3,946 
1,391 
4,951 
3,008 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,404 
455 
1,404 
545 
1,494 
910 
$50,000 or more 
2,942 
491 
1,823 
628 
1,348 
1,594 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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