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 
66 
- 
2 
5 
10 
29 
20 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
629 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
63 
- 
- 
5 
10 
28 
20 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
7,763 
21 
317 
898 
1,897 
2,472 
2,158 
$1,000 
21,978 
45 
990 
2,382 
5,730 
7,057 
5,772 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
- 
3 
2 
8 
6 
5 
$1,000 
2,052 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
834 
390 
348 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
16,998 
66 
779 
2,319 
4,494 
5,395 
3,945 
$1,000 
261,235 
507 
10,516 
33,879 
70,505 
80,122 
65,708 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
717 
1 
46 
116 
184 
209 
161 
$1,000 
109,337 
(D) 
(D) 
14,427 
31,477 
29,158 
29,640 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
79 
6 
15 
22 
29 
7 
$1,000 
12,191 
- 
285 
2,767 
3,245 
4,797 
1,097 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
- 
1 
10 
11 
19 
6 
$1,000 
11,882 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,198 
4,733 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
442 
5 
51 
115 
138 
106 
27 
$1,000 
3,236 
8 
(D) 
361 
504 
1,561 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
2 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
2,651 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,127 
9 
156 
415 
680 
584 
283 
$1,000 
3,983 
8 
233 
835 
1,161 
1,122 
625 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,186 
8 
119 
373 
702 
641 
343 
$1,000 
10,535 
(D) 
(D) 
1 ,665 
3,404 
3,031 
1,771 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
2 
5 
7 
3 
$1,000 
2,449 
- 
- 
(D) 
692 
783 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,115 
13 
132 
446 
662 
599 
263 
$1,000 
115,944 
9 
86 
17,346 
20,250 
68,339 
9,913 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
83 
- 
- 
17 
27 
28 
11 
$1,000 
114,605 
- 
- 
17,078 
19,841 
67,945 
9,741 
Aquaculture 
farms 
32 
- 
- 
- 
12 
13 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
845 
- 
55 
147 
236 
249 
158 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
113 
(D) 
(D) 
318 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
$1,000 
1,098 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
8,262 
20 
232 
758 
1,747 
2,661 
2,844 
$1,000 
20,415 
28 
545 
1,966 
3,806 
6,183 
7,886 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
789 
4 
65 
131 
209 
252 
128 
$1,000 
7,786 
39 
487 
1,894 
1,389 
2,642 
1,334 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,997 
12 
110 
363 
575 
649 
288 
$1,000 
5,054 
22 
244 
710 
1,356 
1,975 
748 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
39,596 
150 
1,683 
4,870 
10,089 
12,448 
10,356 
$1,000 
766,113 
1,278 
30,300 
112,438 
187,160 
259,333 
175,604 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,348 
8,517 
18,003 
23,088 
18,551 
20,833 
16,957 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
16,596 
66 
707 
2,259 
4,497 
5,505 
3,562 
$1,000 
64,665 
206 
3,686 
10,853 
15,225 
18,955 
15,740 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,293 
62 
588 
1,950 
3,875 
4,739 
3,079 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,951 
2 
79 
236 
558 
658 
418 
$25,000 to $49,999 
173 
1 
21 
36 
34 
54 
27 
$50,000 or more 
179 
1 
19 
37 
30 
54 
38 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
14,379 
66 
731 
2,119 
3,986 
4,665 
2,812 
$1,000 
21,655 
71 
1,210 
4,413 
4,322 
5,260 
6,378 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,832 
64 
691 
2,007 
3,872 
4,491 
2,707 
$5,000 to $24,999 
415 
1 
33 
77 
88 
136 
80 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
1 
3 
18 
5 
30 
9 
$50,000 or more 
66 
- 
4 
17 
21 
8 
16 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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