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 
81 
79 
1 
1 
44 
37 
$1,000 
186 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
108 
78 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
78 
76 
1 
1 
43 
35 
$1,000 
181 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
5 
5 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
22,318 
16,900 
4,692 
726 
13,462 
8,856 
$1,000 
150,888 
83,994 
59,920 
6,974 
88,084 
62,804 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
333 
107 
210 
16 
176 
157 
$1,000 
31,647 
9,584 
20,554 
1,509 
17,339 
14,308 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
42 
30 
10 
2 
20 
22 
$1,000 
21 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
14 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
33,284 
21,790 
10,082 
1,412 
19,627 
13,657 
$1,000 
1,033,722 
436,830 
531,918 
64,974 
573,721 
460,001 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,689 
1,514 
2,004 
171 
2,144 
1,545 
$1,000 
685,719 
226,922 
408,435 
50,362 
367,226 
318,493 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
970 
403 
514 
53 
506 
464 
$1,000 
207,602 
57,796 
142,682 
7,125 
86,359 
121,243 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
816 
316 
457 
43 
424 
392 
$1,000 
203,864 
55,876 
141,130 
6,858 
84,346 
119,518 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
866 
581 
232 
53 
405 
461 
$1,000 
122,130 
49,787 
66,034 
6,309 
66,655 
55,475 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
80 
29 
44 
7 
47 
33 
$1,000 
120,158 
48,788 
65,200 
6,169 
65,619 
54,539 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,932 
2,323 
509 
100 
1,328 
1,604 
$1,000 
8,464 
6,155 
(D) 
(D) 
3,429 
5,035 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
7 
3 
2 
8 
$1,000 
1,055 
849 
206 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
4,561 
3,509 
805 
247 
2,085 
2,476 
$1,000 
178,938 
124,357 
50,428 
4,154 
68,934 
110,004 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
232 
179 
43 
10 
104 
128 
$1,000 
153,112 
104,231 
46,694 
2,187 
57,554 
95,559 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,982 
3,167 
715 
100 
1,585 
2,397 
$1,000 
1,107,452 
799,610 
300,759 
7,082 
629,856 
477,596 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
582 
402 
176 
4 
290 
292 
$1,000 
1,104,023 
796,873 
300,128 
7,022 
628,702 
475,321 
Aquaculture 
farms 
52 
44 
6 
2 
29 
23 
$1,000 
2,884 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
873 
2,011 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
9 
2 
5 
6 
$1,000 
2,647 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
785 
1,862 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,642 
1,346 
229 
67 
734 
908 
$1,000 
125,574 
43,674 
81,328 
572 
80,914 
44,660 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
48 
13 
3 
27 
37 
$1,000 
121,446 
40,230 
80,816 
400 
78,925 
42,522 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
33,382 
24,407 
8,080 
895 
20,776 
12,606 
$1,000 
169,821 
90,402 
73,394 
6,026 
100,247 
69,574 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
3,035 
2 
2,472 
561 
1,759 
1,276 
$1,000 
109,712 
(D) 
100,859 
(D) 
50,698 
59,014 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,438 
2,558 
732 
148 
1,407 
2,031 
$1,000 
16,438 
9,507 
6,339 
592 
5,582 
10,856 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
77,064 
58,664 
15,250 
3,150 
45,361 
31,703 
$1,000 
4,778,105 
2,050,811 
2,464,067 
263,227 
2,479,958 
2,298,148 
Average per farm 
dollars 
62,002 
34,959 
161,578 
83,564 
54,672 
72,490 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
35,651 
23,136 
10,936 
1,579 
20,422 
15,229 
$1,000 
472,174 
92,007 
346,197 
33,970 
245,845 
226,328 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,342 
19,011 
5,335 
996 
14,164 
11,178 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,162 
3,559 
3,207 
396 
4,424 
2,738 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,296 
360 
849 
87 
779 
517 
$50,000 or more 
1,851 
206 
1,545 
100 
1,055 
796 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
29,242 
18,637 
9,212 
1,393 
16,277 
12,965 
$1,000 
178,990 
28,788 
137,572 
12,630 
91,951 
87,040 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,120 
17,616 
6,377 
1,127 
13,793 
1 1 ,327 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,634 
855 
1,599 
180 
1,654 
980 
$25,000 to $49,999 
625 
94 
494 
37 
374 
251 
$50,000 or more 
863 
72 
742 
49 
456 
407 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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