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 
91 
- 
- 
9 
24 
38 
20 
$1,000 
1,102 
- 
- 
55 
512 
340 
195 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
$1,000 
531 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
54 
- 
- 
3 
16 
20 
15 
$1,000 
281 
- 
- 
17 
106 
106 
53 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
37 
- 
- 
6 
8 
18 
5 
$1,000 
821 
- 
- 
38 
406 
235 
142 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
2,861 
7 
152 
315 
654 
933 
800 
$1,000 
25,856 
117 
1,363 
4,032 
4,371 
6,980 
8,994 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
61 
- 
2 
13 
10 
15 
21 
$1,000 
11,103 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,261 
2,390 
5,085 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
3,027 
11 
161 
356 
714 
953 
832 
$1,000 
28,509 
28 
1,715 
3,854 
6,329 
8,735 
7,849 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
65 
- 
2 
11 
15 
21 
16 
$1,000 
7,438 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,592 
1,868 
1,959 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
6 
- 
3 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
1,291 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
260 
4 
28 
54 
65 
76 
33 
$1,000 
10,799 
(D) 
49 
(D) 
(D) 
3,776 
38 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
- 
1 
8 
3 
- 
$1,000 
10,470 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,672 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
860 
- 
62 
131 
248 
278 
141 
$1,000 
1,174 
- 
69 
(D) 
279 
404 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
896 
- 
28 
156 
284 
298 
130 
$1,000 
6,928 
- 
105 
883 
1,699 
2,755 
1,486 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
- 
5 
14 
7 
$1,000 
1,912 
- 
- 
- 
300 
1,025 
587 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,024 
8 
60 
187 
331 
313 
125 
$1,000 
226,886 
13 
18,387 
53,862 
95,517 
45,932 
13,175 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
105 
- 
13 
23 
33 
25 
11 
$1,000 
225,984 
- 
18,362 
53,688 
95,156 
45,702 
13,075 
Aquaculture 
farms 
27 
- 
2 
2 
5 
11 
7 
$1,000 
1,004 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
809 
(D) 
46 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
331 
4 
6 
42 
98 
104 
77 
$1,000 
755 
11 
1 
203 
181 
284 
76 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
264 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
3,643 
6 
125 
277 
635 
1,081 
1,519 
$1,000 
12,728 
22 
495 
1,326 
2,013 
3,630 
5,242 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
137 
4 
16 
16 
26 
48 
27 
$1,000 
760 
16 
36 
107 
54 
427 
119 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
734 
2 
37 
111 
190 
240 
154 
$1,000 
2,243 
(D) 
373 
438 
423 
709 
(D) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
14,905 
49 
626 
1,578 
3,523 
4,773 
4,356 
$1,000 
433,684 
1,210 
29,615 
67,022 
140,644 
114,834 
80,359 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,097 
24,687 
47,308 
42,473 
39,922 
24,059 
18,448 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
6,654 
20 
365 
805 
1,704 
2,141 
1,619 
$1,000 
27,025 
57 
2,845 
3,209 
6,331 
7,610 
6,974 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,767 
19 
298 
698 
1,468 
1,862 
1,422 
$5,000 to $24,999 
723 
1 
45 
86 
196 
236 
159 
$25,000 to $49,999 
84 
- 
8 
9 
24 
23 
20 
$50,000 or more 
80 
- 
14 
12 
16 
20 
18 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
5,699 
14 
353 
694 
1,483 
1,848 
1,307 
$1,000 
13,538 
5 
1,558 
1,424 
3,324 
3,872 
3,354 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,345 
14 
315 
645 
1,381 
1,758 
1,232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
260 
- 
24 
35 
82 
72 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
58 
- 
10 
10 
11 
11 
16 
$50,000 or more 
36 
- 
4 
4 
9 
7 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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