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 
111 
100 
8 
3 
59 
52 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
143 
(D) 
(D) 
752 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
3 
1 
1 
3 
2 
$1,000 
697 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
108 
97 
8 
3 
58 
50 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
143 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
3 
1 
1 
3 
2 
$1,000 
697 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
- 
3 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
9 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
12,119 
9,521 
2,339 
259 
7,323 
4,796 
$1,000 
46,215 
22,919 
21,367 
1,929 
27,912 
18,304 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
22 
64 
6 
57 
35 
$1,000 
8,779 
1,727 
6,600 
452 
5,542 
3,237 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
32,852 
19,499 
12,173 
1,180 
19,544 
13,308 
$1,000 
735,511 
262,793 
450,667 
22,052 
426,575 
308,936 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,398 
707 
1,612 
79 
1,383 
1,015 
$1,000 
401,569 
91,502 
299,820 
10,246 
223,708 
177,861 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
469 
136 
313 
20 
227 
242 
$1,000 
145,445 
22,287 
117,468 
5,690 
72,563 
72,882 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
378 
80 
285 
13 
187 
191 
$1,000 
143,943 
21,561 
116,899 
5,483 
71,901 
72,042 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
812 
502 
269 
41 
358 
454 
$1,000 
48,245 
26,918 
21,249 
79 
23,622 
24,624 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
17 
29 
- 
26 
20 
$1,000 
46,257 
26,140 
20,117 
- 
22,530 
23,727 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
3,502 
2,602 
793 
107 
1,520 
1,982 
$1,000 
8,906 
5,127 
3,171 
608 
3,927 
4,979 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
4 
6 
2 
6 
6 
$1,000 
1,264 
289 
(D) 
(D) 
479 
784 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,737 
2,722 
897 
118 
1,605 
2,132 
$1,000 
21,326 
15,279 
5,481 
566 
8,545 
12,781 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
35 
16 
1 
20 
32 
$1,000 
6,032 
4,401 
(D) 
(D) 
2,394 
3,638 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,889 
2,923 
885 
81 
1,396 
2,493 
$1,000 
552,015 
373,254 
177,949 
813 
225,391 
326,623 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
457 
313 
143 
1 
199 
258 
$1,000 
549,360 
371,208 
(D) 
(D) 
224,495 
324,865 
Aquaculture 
farms 
66 
55 
7 
4 
45 
21 
$1,000 
(D) 
3,369 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
12 
2 
2 
13 
3 
$1,000 
6,885 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,488 
1,121 
328 
39 
664 
824 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
45 
3,140 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
16 
3 
- 
10 
9 
$1,000 
3,124 
2,649 
475 
- 
1,814 
1,310 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
16,173 
10,545 
5,140 
488 
10,215 
5,958 
$1,000 
67,665 
25,277 
38,415 
3,973 
38,623 
29,042 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,182 
5 
1,824 
353 
1,369 
813 
$1,000 
110,198 
105 
101,821 
8,273 
56,867 
53,331 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,679 
2,561 
994 
124 
1,592 
2,087 
$1,000 
19,182 
8,488 
9,974 
720 
7,669 
11,513 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
68,050 
48,734 
17,045 
2,271 
39,688 
28,362 
$1,000 
3,174,788 
1,179,975 
1,831,460 
163,353 
1,585,682 
1,589,106 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,654 
24,213 
107,449 
71,930 
39,954 
56,029 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
32,670 
19,758 
11,670 
1,242 
18,598 
14,072 
$1,000 
411,915 
73,981 
307,156 
30,778 
211,050 
200,865 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,417 
17,384 
7,189 
844 
14,187 
11,230 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,047 
2,113 
2,710 
224 
3,051 
1,996 
$25,000 to $49,999 
749 
140 
553 
56 
498 
251 
$50,000 or more 
1,457 
121 
1,218 
118 
862 
595 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
28,305 
17,059 
10,130 
1,116 
15,530 
12,775 
$1,000 
196,390 
23,412 
152,959 
20,019 
95,481 
100,909 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,479 
16,525 
8,110 
844 
13,746 
11,733 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,530 
427 
949 
154 
1,011 
519 
$25,000 to $49,999 
452 
46 
361 
45 
304 
148 
$50,000 or more 
844 
61 
710 
73 
469 
375 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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