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 
276 
239 
33 
4 
134 
142 
$1,000 
3,043 
2,139 
800 
105 
1,044 
1,999 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
8 
2 
- 
4 
6 
$1,000 
1,498 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
229 
1,269 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
247 
213 
30 
4 
119 
128 
$1,000 
2,922 
(D) 
(D) 
105 
969 
1,953 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
8 
2 
- 
4 
6 
$1,000 
1,498 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
229 
1,269 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
31 
28 
3 
- 
15 
16 
$1,000 
121 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
75 
46 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
15,872 
9,132 
6,068 
672 
9,197 
6,675 
$1,000 
934,846 
149,747 
686,168 
98,931 
422,725 
512,121 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,021 
323 
1,475 
223 
1,023 
998 
$1,000 
830,266 
99,199 
637,202 
93,865 
360,330 
469,936 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
189 
153 
30 
6 
72 
117 
$1,000 
402 
332 
46 
23 
74 
327 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,383 
9,525 
9,697 
1,161 
10,842 
9,541 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
421,023 
1,085,737 
132,875 
787,502 
852,132 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,085 
1,379 
3,381 
325 
2,542 
2,543 
$1,000 
1,420,177 
324,927 
974,935 
120,315 
666,549 
753,628 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
4,493 
1,559 
2,651 
283 
2,005 
2,488 
$1,000 
1,645,911 
390,355 
1,149,016 
106,540 
497,601 
1,148,309 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,978 
1,296 
2,434 
248 
1,713 
2,265 
$1,000 
1,630,112 
382,486 
1,141,995 
105,631 
488,584 
1,141,527 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,420 
1,434 
1,754 
232 
1,663 
1,757 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
1,025,614 
1,527,849 
229,585 
1,209,007 
1,574,042 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,149 
665 
1,336 
148 
1,086 
1,063 
$1,000 
2,775,785 
1,022,628 
1,524,325 
228,831 
1,204,965 
1,570,819 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,456 
1,679 
685 
92 
1,101 
1,355 
$1,000 
25,603 
13,499 
10,985 
1,118 
12,232 
13,371 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
36 
42 
3 
49 
32 
$1,000 
12,701 
6,167 
6,142 
392 
6,782 
5,919 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,218 
1,690 
469 
59 
855 
1,363 
$1,000 
15,204 
11,592 
3,126 
486 
4,742 
10,462 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
24 
10 
- 
5 
29 
$1,000 
3,266 
2,461 
805 
- 
670 
2,596 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,746 
2,684 
937 
125 
1,390 
2,356 
$1,000 
1,230,625 
917,792 
273,953 
38,880 
604,528 
626,097 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
478 
321 
142 
15 
208 
270 
$1,000 
1,226,751 
915,011 
273,067 
38,673 
602,782 
623,969 
Aquaculture 
farms 
87 
58 
8 
21 
45 
42 
$1,000 
12,678 
5,645 
2,493 
4,540 
5,460 
7,219 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
16 
5 
16 
15 
22 
$1,000 
12,203 
5,269 
2,460 
4,474 
5,214 
6,989 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,238 
955 
233 
50 
520 
718 
$1,000 
48,271 
37,870 
4,108 
6,293 
17,498 
30,773 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
115 
87 
19 
9 
56 
59 
$1,000 
43,019 
33,868 
3,056 
6,095 
14,987 
28,033 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
52,205 
27,343 
20,728 
4,134 
32,581 
19,624 
$1,000 
467,867 
137,574 
295,323 
34,970 
250,462 
217,406 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,939 
- 
1,534 
405 
1,155 
784 
$1,000 
114,414 
- 
91,660 
22,755 
58,078 
56,336 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,213 
2,659 
1,206 
348 
1,757 
2,456 
$1,000 
33,573 
18,717 
10,776 
4,080 
12,795 
20,778 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
74,542 
44,400 
24,620 
5,522 
44,502 
30,040 
$1,000 
15,520,275 
3,775,941 
10,273,125 
1,471,209 
7,333,803 
8,186,472 
Average per farm 
dollars 
208,208 
85,044 
417,267 
266,427 
164,797 
272,519 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
43,267 
16,948 
21,753 
4,566 
25,934 
17,333 
$1,000 
1,967,178 
268,892 
1,494,391 
203,895 
1,014,467 
952,711 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,604 
9,160 
3,345 
1,099 
7,771 
5,833 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,547 
5,569 
6,270 
1,708 
8,792 
4,755 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,913 
1,244 
3,935 
734 
3,695 
2,218 
$50,000 or more 
10,203 
975 
8,203 
1,025 
5,676 
4,527 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
45,191 
18,696 
21,764 
4,731 
27,171 
18,020 
$1,000 
783,570 
124,827 
585,098 
73,645 
382,692 
400,879 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,143 
14,530 
7,230 
2,383 
14,703 
9,440 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,376 
3,367 
8,398 
1,611 
8,435 
4,941 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,050 
453 
3,201 
396 
2,348 
1,702 
$50,000 or more 
3,622 
346 
2,935 
341 
1,685 
1,937 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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