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 
13 
10 
2 
1 
6 
7 
$1,000 
131 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
9 
7 
2 
- 
5 
4 
$1,000 
126 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
1 
1 
3 
$1,000 
5 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,875 
4,092 
4,245 
538 
4,869 
4,006 
$1,000 
245,257 
69,892 
159,950 
15,415 
118,117 
127,140 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,387 
359 
954 
74 
645 
742 
$1,000 
154,138 
37,861 
107,006 
9,270 
67,759 
86,378 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,306 
4,835 
8,096 
1,375 
7,758 
6,548 
$1,000 
2,968,996 
836,242 
1 ,938,744 
194,010 
1,410,056 
1,558,940 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,982 
1,807 
5,549 
626 
4,089 
3,893 
$1,000 
2,848,250 
788,087 
1,881,040 
179,123 
1,338,650 
1,509,600 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
420 
158 
241 
21 
205 
215 
$1,000 
374,490 
97,241 
262,397 
14,852 
161,261 
213,229 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
321 
128 
172 
21 
155 
166 
$1,000 
372,237 
96,490 
260,896 
14,852 
160,005 
212,232 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
678 
244 
401 
33 
315 
363 
$1,000 
446,756 
198,277 
239,740 
8,739 
160,835 
285,921 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
310 
95 
204 
11 
144 
166 
$1,000 
444,206 
197,678 
237,930 
8,598 
159,231 
284,975 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,915 
921 
812 
182 
901 
1,014 
$1,000 
43,636 
14,125 
26,638 
2,873 
22,316 
21,320 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
67 
96 
12 
83 
92 
$1,000 
26,605 
7,913 
17,240 
1,452 
14,310 
12,295 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,251 
1,426 
687 
138 
840 
1,411 
$1,000 
23,629 
14,181 
8,236 
1,212 
7,611 
16,017 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
77 
27 
44 
6 
26 
51 
$1,000 
7,775 
3,996 
3,443 
336 
1,903 
5,872 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,157 
660 
422 
75 
397 
760 
$1,000 
182,076 
80,452 
101,438 
186 
30,383 
151,693 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
23 
34 
1 
11 
47 
$1,000 
180,823 
(D) 
100,915 
(D) 
29,960 
150,863 
Aquaculture 
farms 
14 
8 
3 
3 
6 
8 
$1,000 
2,498 
1,464 
(D) 
(D) 
696 
1,802 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
4 
2 
1 
3 
4 
$1,000 
2,423 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
463 
315 
133 
15 
191 
272 
$1,000 
55,223 
44,094 
10,445 
683 
24,273 
30,949 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
121 
85 
32 
4 
65 
56 
$1,000 
53,573 
42,998 
9,974 
601 
23,603 
29,969 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
22,793 
10,256 
10,819 
1,718 
13,771 
9,022 
$1,000 
283,797 
89,710 
177,172 
16,915 
149,226 
134,571 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,893 
- 
2,442 
451 
1,649 
1,244 
$1,000 
151,075 
- 
129,710 
21,365 
74,289 
76,786 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
791 
383 
353 
55 
295 
496 
$1,000 
4,349 
1,444 
2,677 
227 
1,339 
3,010 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
31,989 
16,413 
12,802 
2,774 
18,540 
13,449 
$1,000 
8,104,502 
1,801,876 
5,719,356 
583,270 
3,818,469 
4,286,033 
Average per farm 
dollars 
253,353 
109,783 
446,755 
210,263 
205,958 
318,688 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
16,365 
4,810 
9,936 
1,619 
9,521 
6,844 
$1,000 
989,154 
127,407 
784,703 
77,043 
480,862 
508,292 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,972 
2,407 
1,220 
345 
2,169 
1,803 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,367 
1,382 
2,386 
599 
2,768 
1,599 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,794 
468 
2,085 
241 
1,757 
1,037 
$50,000 or more 
5,232 
553 
4,245 
434 
2,827 
2,405 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
19,279 
6,818 
10,663 
1,798 
11,011 
8,268 
$1,000 
485,145 
80,761 
369,428 
34,956 
225,554 
259,591 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,637 
4,978 
2,863 
796 
4,779 
3,858 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,887 
1,268 
3,987 
632 
3,736 
2,151 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,386 
254 
1,914 
218 
1,381 
1,005 
$50,000 or more 
2,369 
318 
1,899 
152 
1,115 
1,254 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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