Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
56 
- 
- 
10 
9 
22 
15 
$1,000 
74 
- 
- 
15 
7 
16 
37 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
55 
- 
- 
9 
9 
22 
15 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
7 
16 
37 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
13,312 
54 
713 
1,693 
3,449 
4,060 
3,343 
$1,000 
68,978 
(D) 
(D) 
9,094 
17,373 
20,289 
18,111 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
93 
6 
16 
18 
22 
31 
$1,000 
8,697 
- 
532 
1,768 
2,078 
1,769 
2,550 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
17 
- 
2 
8 
6 
1 
- 
$1,000 
13 
- 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
16,444 
120 
1,198 
2,434 
4,719 
4,720 
3,253 
$1,000 
296,404 
1,257 
18,996 
42,897 
81,847 
91,383 
60,024 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,004 
6 
84 
131 
255 
309 
219 
$1,000 
145,442 
482 
9,347 
23,181 
40,208 
45,382 
26,842 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
93 
- 
4 
18 
32 
18 
21 
$1,000 
10,250 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,391 
3,127 
1,821 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
- 
1 
12 
20 
8 
11 
$1,000 
9,424 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,196 
2,845 
1,613 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
450 
5 
61 
126 
161 
68 
29 
$1,000 
9,412 
14 
66 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,970 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
3 
2 
4 
$1,000 
8,655 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,863 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,818 
18 
192 
416 
610 
405 
177 
$1,000 
4,250 
59 
506 
717 
1,347 
1,063 
558 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,638 
9 
267 
491 
776 
717 
378 
$1,000 
57,718 
23 
1,288 
10,088 
14,588 
21,717 
10,014 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
- 
- 
7 
18 
19 
23 
$1,000 
44,426 
- 
- 
7,980 
10,654 
18,046 
7,746 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,099 
10 
182 
453 
748 
487 
219 
$1,000 
120,805 
(D) 
14,184 
22,566 
38,497 
39,657 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
78 
1 
11 
15 
26 
19 
6 
$1,000 
118,937 
(D) 
14,089 
21,992 
37,911 
39,183 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
21 
1 
1 
4 
8 
5 
2 
$1,000 
602 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
514 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
926 
2 
55 
167 
275 
243 
184 
$1,000 
105,239 
(D) 
36 
(D) 
(D) 
12,618 
5,891 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
- 
5 
2 
5 
10 
$1,000 
102,998 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
12,035 
5,397 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
17,067 
24 
557 
1,729 
4,093 
5,216 
5,448 
$1,000 
61,500 
79 
2,158 
5,404 
13,679 
17,360 
22,820 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,074 
13 
114 
202 
305 
269 
171 
$1,000 
9,426 
26 
694 
1,360 
2,338 
2,673 
2,335 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,880 
8 
151 
419 
605 
493 
204 
$1,000 
4,688 
17 
349 
1,089 
1,453 
1,317 
463 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
44,927 
222 
2,727 
6,277 
11,885 
13,012 
10,804 
$1,000 
1,129,144 
4,330 
65,420 
208,060 
296,899 
338,725 
215,711 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,133 
19,503 
23,990 
33,146 
24,981 
26,032 
19,966 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
17,360 
85 
1,263 
2,558 
4,995 
5,176 
3,283 
$1,000 
71,115 
252 
4,851 
10,801 
18,944 
21,161 
15,105 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,341 
65 
1,005 
2,118 
4,204 
4,280 
2,669 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,586 
18 
219 
370 
681 
770 
528 
$25,000 to $49,999 
276 
2 
28 
40 
67 
82 
57 
$50,000 or more 
157 
- 
11 
30 
43 
44 
29 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
14,003 
65 
1,075 
2,174 
4,058 
3,990 
2,641 
$1,000 
21,867 
34 
1,433 
3,254 
5,903 
5,826 
5,417 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,236 
63 
1,002 
2,058 
3,860 
3,764 
2,489 
$5,000 to $24,999 
629 
2 
66 
94 
158 
191 
118 
$25,000 to $49,999 
87 
- 
6 
16 
21 
28 
16 
$50,000 or more 
51 
- 
1 
6 
19 
7 
18 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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