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 
126 
- 
4 
9 
33 
38 
42 
$1,000 
577 
- 
2 
116 
128 
236 
95 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
108 
- 
4 
8 
30 
31 
35 
$1,000 
501 
- 
2 
(D) 
96 
224 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
1 
3 
8 
7 
$1,000 
77 
- 
- 
(D) 
32 
12 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
6,952 
26 
318 
871 
2,110 
2,133 
1,494 
$1,000 
68,958 
(D) 
(D) 
9,885 
22,199 
20,016 
13,803 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
180 
3 
10 
21 
55 
48 
43 
$1,000 
30,145 
(D) 
(D) 
4,816 
10,294 
8,159 
5,840 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
124 
5 
10 
39 
45 
25 
$1,000 
175 
- 
15 
2 
60 
48 
49 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
6,968 
65 
669 
1,242 
2,317 
1,908 
767 
$1,000 
185,582 
969 
18,289 
37,463 
56,313 
55,813 
16,735 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
707 
4 
89 
150 
205 
191 
68 
$1,000 
117,771 
400 
11,901 
26,220 
33,588 
36,535 
9,127 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
328 
- 
39 
38 
128 
64 
59 
$1,000 
79,935 
- 
5,797 
3,930 
47,925 
10,834 
11,450 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
252 
- 
34 
23 
99 
51 
45 
$1,000 
77,773 
- 
5,676 
3,501 
47,237 
10,444 
10,916 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
841 
14 
81 
220 
312 
175 
39 
$1,000 
260,649 
(D) 
(D) 
48,461 
114,880 
56,965 
25,487 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
238 
2 
23 
49 
89 
59 
16 
$1,000 
258,623 
(D) 
(D) 
48,020 
114,150 
56,487 
25,455 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,321 
11 
103 
232 
494 
349 
132 
$1,000 
7,203 
60 
579 
1,264 
2,784 
1,713 
803 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
- 
2 
7 
8 
4 
3 
$1,000 
1,602 
- 
(D) 
485 
483 
322 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,269 
12 
63 
223 
456 
355 
160 
$1,000 
6,866 
12 
581 
929 
2,530 
1,790 
1,025 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
180 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,934 
14 
139 
367 
744 
471 
199 
$1,000 
104,724 
7 
1,767 
12,956 
27,439 
30,346 
32,209 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
- 
2 
18 
19 
19 
14 
$1,000 
102,782 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
26,756 
29,923 
31,957 
Aquaculture 
farms 
40 
- 
2 
15 
18 
5 
$1,000 
5,128 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,608 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
1 
7 
3 
1 
$1,000 
4,902 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,454 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
657 
- 
37 
111 
221 
187 
101 
$1,000 
12,572 
- 
103 
425 
2,245 
8,815 
984 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
- 
- 
- 
13 
19 
6 
$1,000 
10,029 
- 
- 
- 
1,325 
8,228 
476 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
21,750 
93 
1,253 
2,700 
5,481 
6,353 
5,870 
$1,000 
95,933 
281 
3,951 
10,855 
23,220 
27,992 
29,635 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
434 
12 
49 
92 
130 
109 
42 
$1,000 
9,217 
231 
609 
1,782 
3,524 
2,417 
655 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,167 
18 
177 
409 
771 
578 
214 
$1,000 
10,607 
78 
601 
1,423 
2,718 
3,744 
2,043 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
35,119 
192 
2,226 
4,708 
9,634 
10,190 
8,169 
$1,000 
1,624,576 
9,974 
122,517 
268,465 
531,507 
436,992 
255,120 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,259 
51,945 
55,039 
57,023 
55,170 
42,884 
31,230 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
13,581 
105 
1,309 
2,242 
4,056 
3,867 
2,002 
$1,000 
186,280 
774 
16,671 
34,671 
56,387 
51,754 
26,024 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,229 
64 
553 
1,112 
2,181 
2,139 
1,180 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,478 
35 
570 
804 
1,305 
1,195 
569 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,149 
4 
133 
169 
352 
332 
159 
$50,000 or more 
725 
2 
53 
157 
218 
201 
94 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
15,041 
112 
1,360 
2,405 
4,477 
4,265 
2,422 
$1,000 
69,231 
275 
5,919 
11,386 
22,361 
18,962 
10,327 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,815 
97 
1,028 
1,831 
3,533 
3,323 
2,003 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,747 
15 
303 
493 
793 
799 
344 
$25,000 to $49,999 
319 
- 
14 
54 
105 
103 
43 
$50,000 or more 
160 
- 
15 
27 
46 
40 
32 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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