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 
24 
- 
- 
4 
3 
6 
11 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
22 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
24 
- 
- 
4 
3 
6 
11 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
22 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
3,091 
5 
96 
293 
720 
1,019 
958 
$1,000 
45,801 
43 
1,572 
4,685 
11,552 
14,338 
13,611 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
182 
- 
5 
20 
51 
49 
57 
$1,000 
24,079 
- 
608 
2,317 
6,439 
7,128 
7,587 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
3,079 
37 
210 
438 
860 
925 
609 
$1,000 
155,347 
(D) 
(D) 
16,102 
31,714 
47,388 
52,572 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
639 
2 
29 
88 
147 
205 
168 
$1,000 
124,628 
(D) 
(D) 
11,492 
23,425 
37,907 
47,011 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
11 
1 
6 
- 
4 
$1,000 
4,016 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
2 
$1,000 
3,996 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
192 
1 
16 
45 
80 
37 
13 
$1,000 
506 
(D) 
60 
91 
157 
187 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
491 
2 
31 
87 
141 
150 
80 
$1,000 
4,131 
(D) 
(D) 
674 
1,066 
1,341 
670 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
1 
1 
5 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,439 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
415 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,201 
- 
62 
211 
309 
378 
241 
$1,000 
7,144 
- 
508 
1,019 
1,713 
2,340 
1,564 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
$1,000 
1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
550 
450 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
499 
3 
22 
85 
162 
152 
75 
$1,000 
918 
1 
4 
31 
566 
288 
28 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
3 
$1,000 
1,856 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
1 
$1,000 
1,782 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
257 
- 
15 
50 
48 
101 
43 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
25 
(D) 
1,106 
820 
123 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
2 
4 
3 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
" 
(D) 
956 
368 
" 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
3,961 
8 
171 
367 
807 
1,171 
1,437 
$1,000 
40,283 
76 
1,541 
3,590 
7,435 
12,183 
15,458 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
318 
1 
30 
55 
83 
104 
45 
$1,000 
5,156 
(D) 
(D) 
615 
1,606 
1,713 
645 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
616 
3 
19 
103 
187 
189 
115 
$1,000 
2,163 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
540 
611 
263 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
12,574 
53 
482 
1,422 
2,871 
4,031 
3,715 
$1,000 
403,888 
2,056 
22,539 
54,829 
101,245 
121,547 
101,672 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,121 
38,798 
46,761 
38,558 
35,265 
30,153 
27,368 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
2,773 
3 
147 
345 
659 
932 
687 
$1,000 
25,427 
(D) 
(D) 
4,629 
7,047 
6,162 
4,778 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,079 
1 
84 
218 
489 
732 
555 
$5,000 to $24,999 
463 
1 
31 
84 
111 
147 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
105 
- 
14 
20 
24 
25 
22 
$50,000 or more 
126 
1 
18 
23 
35 
28 
21 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
3,706 
10 
159 
436 
917 
1,240 
944 
$1,000 
12,762 
(D) 
(D) 
2,081 
3,888 
2,823 
2,814 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,231 
9 
110 
349 
819 
1,102 
842 
$5,000 to $24,999 
365 
- 
36 
66 
69 
115 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
- 
7 
12 
18 
17 
11 
$50,000 or more 
45 
1 
6 
9 
11 
6 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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