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 
51 
- 
- 
3 
19 
14 
15 
$1,000 
655 
- 
- 
84 
300 
8 
263 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
41 
- 
- 
3 
14 
10 
14 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
84 
268 
5 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
5 
4 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
32 
4 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,472 
21 
252 
589 
1,235 
1,334 
1,041 
$1,000 
66,174 
(D) 
(D) 
7,895 
19,578 
18,291 
16,851 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
271 
13 
29 
80 
72 
77 
$1,000 
31,579 
- 
1,121 
3,539 
10,233 
8,318 
8,367 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
6,560 
95 
830 
1,173 
1,847 
1,676 
939 
$1,000 
1,710,354 
1,776 
63,894 
329,564 
237,383 
820,177 
257,560 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,312 
4 
147 
208 
339 
391 
223 
$1,000 
1,639,820 
656 
54,837 
316,510 
218,583 
802,222 
247,013 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
39 
4 
1 
- 
15 
14 
5 
$1,000 
16,906 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
846 
15,245 
636 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
1 
- 
9 
9 
3 
$1,000 
16,565 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
15,019 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
487 
3 
57 
110 
185 
102 
30 
$1,000 
86,231 
(D) 
2,905 
8,978 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
134 
1 
7 
18 
52 
44 
12 
$1,000 
84,864 
(D) 
2,659 
8,832 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,117 
7 
103 
219 
356 
292 
140 
$1,000 
4,113 
26 
228 
592 
1,208 
1,466 
593 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
1 
$1,000 
488 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
248 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,018 
2 
64 
189 
322 
289 
152 
$1,000 
10,006 
(D) 
(D) 
1,231 
4,101 
2,553 
1,870 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
6 
6 
12 
18 
$1,000 
3,988 
- 
- 
300 
1,733 
714 
1,241 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
988 
10 
91 
181 
361 
240 
105 
$1,000 
(D) 
8 
96 
116 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
2 
$1,000 
446 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
392 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
295 
- 
31 
38 
74 
96 
56 
$1,000 
5,791 
- 
1,758 
95 
600 
2,187 
1,151 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
- 
3 
- 
3 
7 
3 
$1,000 
4,535 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,730 
793 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
10,975 
61 
772 
1,344 
2,685 
3,239 
2,874 
$1,000 
65,530 
202 
3,789 
7,044 
14,563 
20,675 
19,255 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,173 
14 
171 
193 
316 
334 
145 
$1,000 
38,501 
364 
4,357 
4,966 
10,591 
14,495 
3,729 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
765 
7 
67 
134 
245 
226 
86 
$1,000 
2,561 
24 
145 
265 
751 
1,063 
313 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
20,150 
151 
1,708 
2,895 
5,247 
5,729 
4,420 
$1,000 
2,613,468 
5,944 
137,715 
437,970 
514,070 
1,116,326 
401,444 
Average per farm 
dollars 
129,701 
39,365 
80,629 
151,285 
97,974 
194,855 
90,825 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
7,789 
65 
826 
1,120 
2,110 
2,275 
1,393 
$1,000 
115,801 
656 
12,563 
15,876 
30,625 
33,770 
22,311 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,987 
33 
333 
536 
1,134 
1,226 
725 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,566 
22 
356 
399 
626 
717 
446 
$25,000 to $49,999 
717 
8 
80 
124 
202 
196 
107 
$50,000 or more 
519 
2 
57 
61 
148 
136 
115 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
9,073 
64 
886 
1,283 
2,430 
2,710 
1,700 
$1,000 
61,264 
210 
6,108 
7,368 
14,663 
21,459 
11,455 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,51 6 
52 
574 
910 
1,766 
1,981 
1,233 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,007 
12 
260 
312 
520 
546 
357 
$25,000 to $49,999 
375 
- 
40 
51 
100 
118 
66 
$50,000 or more 
175 
- 
12 
10 
44 
65 
44 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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