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 
51 
46 
3 
2 
29 
22 
$1,000 
439 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
204 
235 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
48 
43 
3 
2 
29 
19 
$1,000 
438 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
204 
234 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
208 
151 
50 
7 
103 
105 
$1,000 
1,401 
640 
644 
118 
574 
827 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
180 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
180 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
18 
18 
- 
- 
6 
12 
$1,000 
11 
11 
- 
- 
5 
6 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
161 
108 
48 
5 
65 
96 
$1,000 
1,180 
460 
708 
12 
345 
835 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
1 
4 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 
366 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
366 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
14 
3 
11 
- 
4 
10 
$1,000 
3,902 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
3 
10 
- 
4 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,047 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
66 
50 
14 
2 
20 
46 
$1,000 
601 
564 
(D) 
(D) 
453 
148 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
111 
89 
20 
2 
27 
84 
$1,000 
257 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
56 
200 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
64 
48 
16 
- 
25 
39 
$1,000 
382 
227 
155 
- 
169 
213 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
253 
196 
40 
17 
75 
178 
$1,000 
2,177 
2,085 
76 
16 
1,687 
490 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
- 
4 
1 
$1,000 
1,788 
1,788 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
28 
5 
- 
23 
21 
7 
$1,000 
1,917 
770 
- 
1,147 
1,200 
717 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
4 
- 
8 
9 
3 
$1,000 
1,736 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,041 
695 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
104 
89 
13 
2 
39 
65 
$1,000 
256 
209 
(D) 
(D) 
94 
162 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
190 
113 
49 
28 
76 
114 
$1,000 
2,345 
1,182 
596 
567 
729 
1,616 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
6 
- 
6 
- 
3 
3 
$1,000 
26 
- 
26 
- 
20 
6 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
376 
265 
57 
54 
142 
234 
$1,000 
6,253 
2,209 
2,873 
1,171 
2,296 
3,957 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
1,243 
929 
202 
112 
581 
662 
$1,000 
68,335 
33,882 
25,843 
8,610 
25,099 
43,235 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,976 
36,472 
127,934 
76,876 
43,200 
65,310 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
674 
474 
135 
65 
289 
385 
$1,000 
2,960 
1,025 
1,477 
458 
1,080 
1,880 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
577 
436 
85 
56 
250 
327 
$5,000 to $24,999 
74 
30 
40 
4 
29 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
6 
4 
3 
6 
7 
$50,000 or more 
10 
2 
6 
2 
4 
6 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
460 
321 
102 
37 
178 
282 
$1,000 
1,760 
466 
1,006 
288 
569 
1,191 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
399 
305 
66 
28 
158 
241 
$5,000 to $24,999 
44 
13 
24 
7 
14 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
1 
4 
- 
1 
4 
$50,000 or more 
12 
2 
8 
2 
5 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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