Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
12 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
19 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
10 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,101 
5,726 
46 
291 
638 
1,364 
1,814 
1,573 
$1,000 
592,367 
552,082 
2,456 
44,038 
81,911 
156,260 
189,822 
77,594 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,761 
1,622 
8 
132 
233 
439 
531 
279 
$1,000 
505,078 
487,629 
1,790 
41,423 
75,280 
139,954 
169,755 
59,427 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
8,925 
6,408 
75 
530 
826 
1,617 
1,856 
1,504 
$1,000 
1,063,287 
940,294 
4,194 
59,181 
156,266 
259,179 
278,672 
182,801 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,220 
3,722 
22 
292 
508 
1,052 
1,182 
666 
$1,000 
971,330 
879,579 
3,443 
53,544 
149,144 
246,250 
263,015 
164,184 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
158 
146 
1 
2 
22 
64 
34 
23 
$1,000 
67,079 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,932 
29,360 
20,578 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
135 
129 
1 
2 
20 
57 
34 
15 
$1,000 
66,353 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
29,147 
20,578 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
193 
108 
1 
13 
16 
30 
31 
17 
$1,000 
50,366 
42,935 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
27,554 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
26 
2 
5 
5 
13 
1 
$1,000 
49,655 
42,465 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
27,407 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
655 
358 
2 
19 
63 
92 
112 
70 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
176 
938 
(D) 
(D) 
1,155 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
20 
- 
- 
5 
6 
6 
3 
$1,000 
3,222 
2,446 
- 
- 
587 
949 
600 
311 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,418 
700 
5 
51 
99 
136 
166 
243 
$1,000 
12,462 
(D) 
20 
408 
504 
(D) 
1,558 
3,867 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
19 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
14 
$1,000 
2,185 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,440 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
597 
301 
- 
19 
44 
94 
72 
72 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
11,571 
(D) 
26 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
14 
- 
1 
2 
8 
3 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1 1 ,490 
(D) 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
7 
5 
- 
4 
1 
- 
$1,000 
738 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
738 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
$1,000 
738 
738 
- 
- 
- 
738 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
399 
255 
4 
22 
34 
57 
71 
67 
$1,000 
61,862 
54,269 
(D) 
(D) 
12,369 
13,130 
16,276 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
163 
135 
14 
21 
35 
41 
24 
$1,000 
59,836 
53,247 
- 
(D) 
12,338 
12,920 
15,844 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
24,790 
14,920 
188 
1,227 
1,806 
3,493 
4,297 
3,909 
$1,000 
381,710 
311,973 
2,158 
23,509 
45,804 
87,379 
96,106 
57,016 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,138 
1,950 
22 
139 
289 
547 
568 
385 
$1,000 
136,460 
131,993 
1,158 
7,778 
22,784 
41,498 
38,024 
20,750 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
433 
210 
1 
11 
33 
40 
66 
59 
$1,000 
1,936 
1,294 
(D) 
261 
127 
(D) 
462 
218 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
30,961 
17,509 
241 
1,468 
2,115 
4,004 
4,951 
4,730 
$1,000 
7,296,140 
6,823,824 
35,557 
510,521 
1,098,687 
2,107,251 
2,106,873 
964,934 
Average per farm 
dollars 
235,656 
389,732 
147,540 
347,767 
519,474 
526,287 
425,545 
204,003 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
14,647 
12,256 
169 
1,201 
1,603 
3,134 
3,590 
2,559 
$1,000 
1,256,230 
1,205,589 
7,393 
97,223 
202,928 
365,143 
373,203 
159,699 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,453 
1,365 
21 
81 
117 
325 
330 
491 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,317 
2,545 
61 
262 
238 
543 
664 
777 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,268 
2,034 
37 
260 
248 
480 
577 
432 
$50,000 or more 
6,609 
6,312 
50 
598 
1,000 
1,786 
2,019 
859 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,844 
13,268 
183 
1,260 
1,688 
3,317 
3,846 
2,974 
$1,000 
799,532 
768,334 
3,470 
55,303 
119,846 
240,880 
241,592 
107,243 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,422 
2,958 
47 
240 
256 
638 
703 
1,074 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,405 
3,634 
83 
398 
400 
802 
1,028 
923 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,505 
2,311 
32 
286 
274 
556 
724 
439 
$50,000 or more 
4,512 
4,365 
21 
336 
758 
1,321 
1,391 
538 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
