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 
12 
6 
5 
1 
7 
5 
$1,000 
19 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
11 
8 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
10 
6 
3 
1 
5 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,101 
2,994 
4,629 
478 
4,719 
3,382 
$1,000 
592,367 
83,673 
450,832 
57,862 
298,983 
293,384 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,761 
254 
1,363 
144 
972 
789 
$1,000 
505,078 
57,273 
395,011 
52,794 
249,798 
255,280 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
8,925 
2,735 
5,364 
826 
4,916 
4,009 
$1,000 
1,063,287 
230,399 
771,126 
61,761 
532,925 
530,362 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,220 
731 
3,210 
279 
2,245 
1,975 
$1,000 
971,330 
199,407 
720,512 
51,411 
480,388 
490,942 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
158 
41 
109 
8 
88 
70 
$1,000 
67,079 
26,207 
33,147 
7,725 
33,576 
33,504 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
135 
29 
98 
8 
71 
64 
$1,000 
66,353 
25,889 
32,740 
7,725 
33,071 
33,281 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
193 
109 
65 
19 
70 
123 
$1,000 
50,366 
31,577 
(D) 
(D) 
20,015 
30,351 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
8 
20 
2 
7 
23 
$1,000 
49,655 
31,206 
(D) 
(D) 
19,713 
29,942 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
655 
316 
283 
56 
259 
396 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
4,102 
(D) 
(D) 
4,746 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
7 
18 
1 
7 
19 
$1,000 
3,222 
(D) 
1,829 
(D) 
1,112 
2,110 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,418 
765 
550 
103 
586 
832 
$1,000 
12,462 
6,159 
5,592 
711 
4,151 
8,311 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
9 
15 
- 
2 
22 
$1,000 
2,185 
824 
1,361 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
597 
342 
222 
33 
261 
336 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
14,075 
3,737 
(D) 
16,025 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
6 
6 
3 
6 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
13,882 
3,721 
(D) 
15,805 
Aquaculture 
farms 
7 
6 
1 
- 
3 
4 
$1,000 
738 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
3 
1 
- 
3 
1 
$1,000 
738 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
399 
262 
116 
21 
179 
220 
$1,000 
61,862 
56,972 
2,647 
2,243 
26,736 
35,127 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
163 
136 
23 
4 
83 
80 
$1,000 
59,836 
55,667 
(D) 
(D) 
25,555 
34,281 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
24,790 
12,154 
10,614 
2,022 
16,033 
8,757 
$1,000 
381,710 
102,111 
251,208 
28,391 
218,520 
163,190 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,138 
- 
1,765 
373 
1,295 
843 
$1,000 
136,460 
- 
115,321 
21,139 
74,801 
61,659 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
433 
250 
155 
28 
138 
295 
$1,000 
1,936 
787 
877 
273 
524 
1,413 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
30,961 
15,967 
12,173 
2,821 
19,494 
11,467 
$1,000 
7,296,140 
1,006,233 
5,630,422 
659,485 
3,710,095 
3,586,046 
Average per farm 
dollars 
235,656 
63,020 
462,534 
233,777 
190,320 
312,727 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
14,647 
3,054 
9,671 
1,922 
8,893 
5,754 
$1,000 
1,256,230 
130,341 
1,013,272 
112,617 
644,155 
612,075 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,453 
1,230 
923 
300 
1,412 
1,041 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,317 
920 
1,769 
628 
2,173 
1,144 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,268 
333 
1,554 
381 
1,485 
783 
$50,000 or more 
6,609 
571 
5,425 
613 
3,823 
2,786 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,844 
4,608 
10,192 
2,044 
10,152 
6,692 
$1,000 
799,532 
100,791 
629,769 
68,972 
416,492 
383,041 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,422 
3,011 
1,776 
635 
3,194 
2,228 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,405 
963 
2,689 
753 
2,849 
1,556 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,505 
255 
1,933 
317 
1,626 
879 
$50,000 or more 
4,512 
379 
3,794 
339 
2,483 
2,029 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
212 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
