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 
77 
67 
1 
9 
38 
39 
$1,000 
1,027 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
525 
502 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
3 
$1,000 
165 
165 
- 
- 
- 
165 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
65 
55 
1 
9 
29 
36 
$1,000 
987 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
487 
499 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
3 
$1,000 
165 
165 
- 
- 
- 
165 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
12 
12 
- 
- 
9 
3 
$1,000 
40 
40 
- 
- 
38 
2 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
12,958 
5,952 
5,755 
1,251 
7,239 
5,719 
$1,000 
527,732 
144,481 
310,311 
72,940 
259,464 
268,268 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,320 
648 
1,368 
304 
1,129 
1,191 
$1,000 
405,732 
94,517 
251,368 
59,848 
192,095 
213,637 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,967 
8,235 
10,039 
2,693 
11,521 
9,446 
$1,000 
10,098,166 
4,787,043 
4,478,171 
832,952 
4,477,493 
5,620,673 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9,231 
2,402 
5,875 
954 
4,684 
4,547 
$1,000 
9,898,292 
4,704,240 
4,390,145 
803,907 
4,359,188 
5,539,104 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
314 
156 
133 
25 
132 
182 
$1,000 
219,724 
115,461 
99,878 
4,385 
27,505 
192,219 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
252 
110 
123 
19 
98 
154 
$1,000 
217,959 
114,083 
99,569 
4,306 
26,543 
191,416 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,552 
676 
732 
144 
732 
820 
$1,000 
1,085,828 
754,469 
287,859 
43,500 
543,538 
542,290 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
820 
291 
468 
61 
423 
397 
$1,000 
1,080,084 
752,326 
284,963 
42,794 
540,334 
539,749 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,008 
1,253 
540 
215 
847 
1,161 
$1,000 
14,289 
8,857 
(D) 
(D) 
7,991 
6,299 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
30 
16 
4 
26 
24 
$1,000 
5,592 
4,250 
(D) 
(D) 
4,038 
1,554 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,985 
1,170 
607 
208 
743 
1,242 
$1,000 
22,809 
12,969 
8,101 
1,740 
9,349 
13,460 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
64 
21 
7 
37 
55 
$1,000 
11,089 
6,534 
4,205 
350 
5,628 
5,460 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,843 
1,159 
521 
163 
723 
1,120 
$1,000 
216,370 
179,354 
30,812 
6,203 
182,232 
34,138 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
18 
13 
3 
16 
18 
$1,000 
214,409 
178,268 
30,192 
5,949 
181,332 
33,076 
Aquaculture 
farms 
31 
14 
14 
3 
9 
22 
$1,000 
3,550 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
843 
2,706 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
7 
4 
2 
5 
8 
$1,000 
3,475 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
834 
2,641 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
607 
410 
147 
50 
247 
360 
$1,000 
30,086 
24,348 
3,367 
2,372 
23,068 
7,018 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
39 
19 
5 
37 
26 
$1,000 
27,175 
22,351 
2,642 
2,182 
21,775 
5,400 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
34,316 
14,383 
15,934 
3,999 
20,478 
13,838 
$1,000 
392,428 
105,343 
245,396 
41,688 
209,118 
183,309 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
7,373 
2 
5,675 
1,696 
4,392 
2,981 
$1,000 
679,959 
(D) 
535,985 
(D) 
338,360 
341,599 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,537 
887 
461 
189 
627 
910 
$1,000 
8,360 
3,603 
3,791 
966 
3,094 
5,266 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
49,969 
24,898 
18,836 
6,235 
28,505 
21,464 
$1,000 
19,175,997 
6,900,774 
10,353,575 
1,921,648 
9,025,617 
10,150,380 
Average per farm 
dollars 
383,758 
277,162 
549,670 
308,203 
316,633 
472,903 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
29,992 
9,999 
15,853 
4,140 
17,530 
12,462 
$1,000 
1,609,182 
232,285 
1,171,386 
205,512 
796,405 
812,778 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,523 
4,806 
1,864 
853 
4,169 
3,354 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,955 
3,195 
4,274 
1,486 
5,727 
3,228 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,701 
950 
3,061 
690 
2,997 
1,704 
$50,000 or more 
8,813 
1,048 
6,654 
1,111 
4,637 
4,176 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
32,209 
11,480 
16,383 
4,346 
18,587 
13,622 
$1,000 
757,437 
117,319 
537,797 
102,320 
372,610 
384,826 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,558 
7,932 
3,929 
1,697 
7,681 
5,877 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,423 
2,589 
6,170 
1,664 
6,537 
3,886 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,237 
536 
3,177 
524 
2,491 
1,746 
$50,000 or more 
3,991 
423 
3,107 
461 
1,878 
2,113 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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