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 
1,079 
870 
152 
57 
603 
476 
$1,000 
21,148 
8,414 
12,143 
590 
5,713 
15,435 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
65 
32 
33 
- 
21 
44 
$1,000 
14,710 
4,007 
10,703 
- 
2,430 
12,280 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
1,055 
852 
146 
57 
592 
463 
$1,000 
21,016 
8,332 
12,094 
590 
5,633 
15,384 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
31 
33 
- 
20 
44 
$1,000 
14,630 
3,952 
10,678 
- 
2,375 
12,255 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
37 
28 
9 
- 
20 
17 
$1,000 
132 
82 
50 
- 
80 
51 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
19,844 
12,515 
6,272 
1,057 
1 1 ,478 
8,366 
$1,000 
264,256 
95,337 
147,145 
21,774 
138,631 
125,625 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
950 
159 
704 
87 
459 
491 
$1,000 
103,664 
13,315 
79,925 
10,424 
45,580 
58,084 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
565 
384 
146 
35 
264 
301 
$1,000 
2,999 
1,652 
1,191 
156 
1,587 
1,412 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
3 
7 
- 
5 
5 
$1,000 
999 
376 
623 
- 
676 
323 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
19,381 
9,094 
8,370 
1,917 
9,898 
9,483 
$1,000 
717,085 
244,461 
409,684 
62,940 
351,102 
365,983 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,684 
824 
1,643 
217 
1,260 
1,424 
$1,000 
514,683 
169,282 
307,630 
37,771 
251,557 
263,126 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
7,048 
2,001 
3,806 
1,241 
3,133 
3,915 
$1,000 
1,966,892 
348,765 
1,359,648 
258,479 
681,410 
1,285,481 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,477 
1,712 
3,592 
1,173 
2,856 
3,621 
$1,000 
1,953,311 
342,681 
1,354,074 
256,556 
675,154 
1,278,156 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,672 
1,498 
977 
197 
1,291 
1,381 
$1,000 
457,916 
205,398 
217,054 
35,464 
251,044 
206,872 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
551 
266 
252 
33 
307 
244 
$1,000 
450,572 
201,857 
213,932 
34,783 
247,544 
203,028 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
4,035 
2,944 
875 
216 
1,763 
2,272 
$1,000 
15,840 
10,053 
4,836 
951 
6,864 
8,977 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
15 
15 
2 
9 
23 
$1,000 
3,458 
1,792 
(D) 
(D) 
987 
2,471 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,174 
2,235 
663 
276 
1,272 
1,902 
$1,000 
38,693 
21,625 
15,173 
1,895 
10,367 
28,326 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
70 
8 
1 
31 
48 
$1,000 
20,210 
7,874 
(D) 
(D) 
3,737 
16,473 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
7,102 
4,587 
1,949 
566 
3,113 
3,989 
$1,000 
1 ,362,039 
655,177 
624,676 
82,186 
737,110 
624,930 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,217 
659 
497 
61 
580 
637 
$1,000 
1 ,352,029 
648,625 
622,356 
81,048 
732,539 
619,489 
Aquaculture 
farms 
223 
204 
6 
13 
62 
161 
$1,000 
26,123 
22,285 
577 
3,260 
6,326 
19,796 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
40 
5 
6 
22 
29 
$1,000 
24,283 
20,490 
(D) 
(D) 
6,010 
18,273 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,982 
1,441 
392 
149 
869 
1,113 
$1,000 
33,283 
21,291 
5,051 
6,940 
15,836 
17,446 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
42 
24 
15 
43 
38 
$1,000 
25,700 
15,381 
3,790 
6,530 
12,493 
13,207 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
16,007 
8,809 
6,148 
1,050 
9,200 
6,807 
$1,000 
86,359 
32,611 
47,971 
5,778 
41,091 
45,268 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
740 
4 
498 
238 
410 
330 
$1,000 
10,649 
(D) 
6,280 
(D) 
5,598 
5,052 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
7,577 
4,639 
2,268 
670 
3,302 
4,275 
$1,000 
86,030 
34,340 
44,072 
7,617 
27,134 
58,896 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ^ 
farms 
59,309 
40,788 
14,335 
4,186 
32,632 
26,677 
$1,000 
6,041,767 
2,155,045 
3,184,973 
701,749 
2,653,068 
3,388,699 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,869 
52,835 
222,182 
167,642 
81,303 
127,027 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
30,203 
15,983 
1 1 ,382 
2,838 
15,874 
14,329 
$1,000 
351,184 
68,445 
219,078 
63,661 
153,381 
197,802 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,142 
13,302 
5,176 
1,664 
10,749 
9,393 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,737 
2,453 
4,341 
943 
4,056 
3,681 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,252 
140 
973 
139 
606 
646 
$50,000 or more 
1,072 
88 
892 
92 
463 
609 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
28,795 
15,185 
10,801 
2,809 
15,264 
13,531 
$1,000 
156,725 
34,317 
104,332 
18,076 
69,738 
86,988 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,399 
14,000 
7,169 
2,230 
12,658 
10,741 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,190 
1,024 
2,720 
446 
2,078 
2,112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
714 
92 
552 
70 
331 
383 
$50,000 or more 
492 
69 
360 
63 
197 
295 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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