Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
12 
11 
1 
- 
$1,000 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
10 
9 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,101 
7,279 
559 
343 
$1,000 
592,367 
393,238 
119,145 
90,113 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,761 
1,423 
225 
144 
$1,000 
505,078 
313,446 
113,963 
87,428 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
8,925 
8,207 
532 
308 
$1,000 
1,063,287 
828,635 
178,700 
135,184 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,220 
3,755 
363 
206 
$1,000 
971,330 
742,265 
174,680 
132,646 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
158 
138 
15 
10 
$1,000 
67,079 
36,628 
26,950 
25,719 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
135 
115 
15 
10 
$1,000 
66,353 
35,902 
26,950 
25,719 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
193 
164 
19 
10 
$1,000 
50,366 
(D) 
29,289 
29,019 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
13 
11 
8 
$1,000 
49,655 
(D) 
29,238 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
655 
635 
15 
13 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
24 
1 
1 
$1,000 
3,222 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,418 
1,339 
61 
41 
$1,000 
12,462 
1 1 ,378 
795 
376 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
21 
1 
- 
$1,000 
2,185 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
597 
558 
18 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,395 
8,924 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
4 
5 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,975 
8,918 
8,918 
Aquaculture 
farms 
7 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
738 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
738 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
399 
332 
28 
22 
$1,000 
61,862 
31,172 
6,152 
4,641 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
163 
116 
20 
14 
$1,000 
59,836 
29,371 
6,075 
4,564 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
24,790 
21,983 
1,765 
1,127 
$1,000 
381,710 
313,394 
46,242 
31,951 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,138 
1,864 
196 
128 
$1,000 
136,460 
103,759 
22,943 
17,100 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
433 
401 
17 
13 
$1,000 
1,936 
1,571 
229 
162 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
30,961 
27,578 
2,124 
1,344 
$1,000 
7,296,140 
5,230,489 
1,467,134 
1,115,836 
Average per farm 
dollars 
235,656 
189,662 
690,741 
830,235 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
14,647 
12,823 
1,206 
793 
$1,000 
1 ,256,230 
924,320 
243,606 
176,776 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,453 
2,257 
130 
89 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,317 
3,092 
156 
85 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,268 
2,086 
109 
67 
$50,000 or more 
6,609 
5,388 
811 
552 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,844 
14,837 
1,325 
855 
$1,000 
799,532 
577,931 
164,959 
120,432 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,422 
5,028 
257 
156 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,405 
4,054 
227 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,505 
2,248 
153 
100 
$50,000 or more 
4,512 
3,507 
688 
464 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
134 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
