Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
$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 
2,375 
12 
201 
287 
621 
742 
512 
$1,000 
40,285 
364 
(D) 
6,392 
(D) 
12,817 
7,630 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
139 
1 
17 
27 
25 
43 
26 
$1,000 
17,449 
(D) 
(D) 
3,649 
(D) 
6,180 
2,790 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
2,517 
37 
420 
433 
686 
650 
291 
$1,000 
122,993 
907 
1 1 ,339 
19,610 
34,952 
45,954 
10,233 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
498 
7 
58 
98 
143 
136 
56 
$1,000 
91,751 
529 
5,971 
14,801 
26,624 
37,526 
6,300 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
12 
- 
3 
- 
1 
5 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
1 
- 
(D) 
610 
501 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
501 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
85 
- 
5 
20 
29 
26 
5 
$1,000 
7,431 
- 
(D) 
437 
(D) 
94 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
7,190 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
297 
2 
33 
59 
84 
92 
27 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
380 
485 
674 
600 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
3 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
775 
- 
197 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
718 
6 
52 
132 
212 
226 
90 
$1,000 
(D) 
14 
243 
(D) 
(D) 
1,329 
757 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
5 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
296 
5 
33 
65 
76 
84 
33 
$1,000 
(D) 
5 
26 
35 
(D) 
40 
54 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
144 
- 
14 
10 
41 
60 
19 
$1,000 
7,593 
- 
82 
(D) 
1,003 
3,670 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
- 
- 
2 
9 
10 
7 
$1,000 
6,589 
- 
- 
(D) 
788 
3,149 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
9,870 
58 
521 
897 
1,690 
2,737 
3,967 
$1,000 
69,737 
350 
3,700 
6,383 
1 1 ,332 
19,138 
28,834 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
188 
10 
14 
42 
39 
53 
30 
$1,000 
4,467 
181 
948 
551 
781 
1,533 
473 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
223 
5 
24 
42 
67 
69 
16 
$1,000 
642 
1 
25 
80 
116 
344 
76 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
13,452 
89 
964 
1,457 
2,599 
3,675 
4,668 
$1,000 
472,316 
4,370 
52,340 
81,187 
127,235 
129,518 
77,666 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,111 
49,100 
54,295 
55,722 
48,956 
35,243 
16,638 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
2,391 
41 
329 
410 
616 
633 
362 
$1,000 
50,641 
602 
7,574 
12,234 
12,209 
12,177 
5,846 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,088 
15 
114 
153 
308 
327 
171 
$5,000 to $24,999 
772 
21 
128 
132 
174 
201 
116 
$25,000 to $49,999 
234 
- 
46 
48 
54 
41 
45 
$50,000 or more 
297 
5 
41 
77 
80 
64 
30 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
3,576 
40 
376 
535 
916 
1,021 
688 
$1,000 
31,198 
378 
3,727 
6,081 
7,686 
8,858 
4,468 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,464 
26 
213 
317 
636 
772 
500 
$5,000 to $24,999 
771 
12 
124 
146 
187 
162 
140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
194 
- 
25 
48 
52 
37 
32 
$50,000 or more 
147 
2 
14 
24 
41 
50 
16 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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