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 
7 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
5 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
2,896 
- 
210 
433 
697 
918 
638 
$1,000 
35,606 
- 
2,327 
5,226 
7,955 
9,456 
10,641 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
140 
- 
11 
18 
33 
29 
49 
$1,000 
14,208 
- 
991 
2,187 
2,879 
2,739 
5,412 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
3,624 
40 
535 
681 
978 
926 
464 
$1,000 
264,453 
1,747 
20,885 
49,098 
76,197 
71,159 
45,366 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
894 
1 
100 
193 
234 
193 
173 
$1,000 
223,005 
(D) 
(D) 
41,580 
65,450 
59,667 
40,574 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
48 
6 
7 
11 
14 
10 
$1,000 
4,187 
- 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
803 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
1 
8 
11 
7 
$1,000 
4,046 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
754 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
172 
- 
31 
53 
53 
21 
14 
$1,000 
52,825 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,173 
20,167 
10,465 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
23 
- 
4 
3 
3 
9 
4 
$1,000 
52,342 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,855 
20,138 
10,436 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
836 
9 
88 
196 
262 
206 
75 
$1,000 
9,240 
14 
560 
3,210 
2,482 
1,775 
1,199 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
- 
- 
17 
7 
6 
2 
$1,000 
3,708 
- 
- 
2,062 
583 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,061 
2 
59 
168 
319 
364 
149 
$1,000 
1 1 ,424 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,289 
2,595 
1,626 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
12 
5 
6 
3 
7 
$1,000 
4,342 
- 
1,006 
300 
2,400 
150 
487 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
591 
9 
40 
109 
198 
169 
66 
$1,000 
21,455 
(D) 
23 
318 
(D) 
8,996 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
1 
2 
7 
1 
$1,000 
21,034 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,910 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
4 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,916 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
189 
- 
5 
15 
58 
96 
15 
$1,000 
5,623 
- 
452 
241 
2,088 
2,346 
496 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
- 
2 
3 
10 
10 
2 
$1,000 
4,856 
- 
(D) 
218 
(D) 
1,980 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
7,922 
34 
519 
926 
1,842 
2,280 
2,321 
$1,000 
55,251 
248 
2,155 
5,514 
11,597 
16,248 
19,489 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
438 
13 
62 
71 
116 
108 
68 
$1,000 
10,726 
110 
886 
1,764 
3,051 
2,656 
2,259 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
377 
- 
23 
96 
139 
89 
30 
$1,000 
1,043 
- 
14 
194 
409 
285 
142 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
13,145 
80 
1,142 
1,814 
3,198 
3,724 
3,187 
$1,000 
735,885 
2,908 
49,897 
117,701 
192,017 
221,272 
152,090 
Average per farm 
dollars 
55,982 
36,347 
43,693 
64,885 
60,043 
59,418 
47,722 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,787 
33 
408 
613 
1,026 
1,065 
642 
$1,000 
63,315 
249 
4,567 
11,022 
14,240 
19,088 
14,149 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,935 
9 
176 
289 
578 
585 
298 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,235 
24 
182 
211 
286 
307 
225 
$25,000 to $49,999 
356 
- 
40 
64 
93 
98 
61 
$50,000 or more 
261 
- 
10 
49 
69 
75 
58 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
5,423 
34 
487 
860 
1,404 
1,654 
984 
$1,000 
33,419 
129 
1,946 
4,994 
6,861 
10,371 
9,119 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,138 
26 
375 
638 
1,091 
1,291 
717 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,029 
8 
101 
188 
248 
275 
209 
$25,000 to $49,999 
170 
- 
7 
27 
51 
56 
29 
$50,000 or more 
86 
- 
4 
7 
14 
32 
29 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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