Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
105 
34 
- 
1 
1 
6 
9 
17 
$1,000 
1,146 
720 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
221 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
299 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
67 
27 
- 
1 
1 
4 
7 
14 
$1,000 
832 
653 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3 
$1,000 
315 
67 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
25,533 
11,563 
45 
343 
683 
1,671 
2,988 
5,833 
$1,000 
215,921 
135,825 
670 
4,059 
9,729 
23,948 
37,095 
60,324 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
648 
507 
3 
17 
40 
89 
144 
214 
$1,000 
64,246 
50,304 
257 
1,752 
4,666 
9,971 
14,549 
19,110 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
20 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
8 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
46,909 
24,508 
148 
1,105 
1,640 
3,845 
6,303 
11,467 
$1,000 
1,968,617 
1,484,420 
6,603 
72,505 
108,814 
337,556 
412,851 
546,091 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,559 
5,752 
29 
268 
392 
1,150 
1,681 
2,232 
$1,000 
1,409,172 
1,172,502 
4,930 
60,148 
89,573 
293,263 
333,901 
390,688 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,404 
1,150 
12 
143 
202 
322 
260 
211 
$1,000 
246,358 
216,572 
1,480 
17,499 
26,509 
83,701 
49,172 
38,210 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
888 
803 
7 
75 
108 
247 
207 
159 
$1,000 
237,709 
210,370 
1,430 
16,841 
24,853 
82,221 
48,006 
37,020 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,852 
1,039 
9 
80 
157 
298 
278 
217 
$1,000 
882,526 
839,878 
(D) 
(D) 
206,247 
408,496 
134,244 
60,864 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
417 
368 
1 
27 
57 
117 
107 
59 
$1,000 
875,797 
835,331 
(D) 
(D) 
205,404 
407,219 
132,898 
60,137 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
3,821 
1,649 
16 
138 
220 
329 
408 
538 
$1,000 
17,254 
10,326 
27 
745 
2,039 
1,971 
2,287 
3,256 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
30 
- 
3 
9 
6 
5 
7 
$1,000 
3,467 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
797 
461 
465 
1,094 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
4,454 
1,815 
5 
153 
206 
363 
501 
587 
$1,000 
22,635 
10,144 
8 
518 
1,094 
2,228 
2,657 
3,639 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
23 
- 
- 
1 
8 
6 
8 
$1,000 
4,818 
2,142 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
425 
1,177 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,110 
2,597 
16 
178 
437 
660 
622 
684 
$1,000 
1,441,676 
1,197,460 
1,894 
84,462 
267,446 
428,036 
228,355 
187,267 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
820 
701 
4 
62 
166 
221 
140 
108 
$1,000 
1,437,524 
1,195,345 
1,839 
84,265 
267,045 
427,365 
228,012 
186,819 
Aquaculture 
farms 
85 
48 
- 
1 
3 
18 
15 
11 
$1,000 
10,256 
9,075 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,068 
3,923 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
20 
- 
1 
2 
12 
4 
1 
$1,000 
9,986 
8,895 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,978 
(□) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,253 
593 
2 
65 
92 
132 
141 
161 
$1,000 
8,612 
5,747 
(D) 
(D) 
955 
930 
1,101 
2,101 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
23 
3 
4 
5 
4 
7 
$1,000 
4,352 
3,478 
- 
254 
410 
431 
678 
1,705 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
41,354 
20,649 
159 
996 
1,409 
3,524 
5,621 
8,940 
$1,000 
323,953 
217,841 
1,060 
9,342 
20,293 
44,268 
65,932 
76,946 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
6,106 
4,374 
49 
277 
448 
963 
1,412 
1,225 
$1,000 
356,322 
328,296 
1,186 
13,396 
43,250 
83,811 
117,747 
68,907 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,096 
1,955 
9 
116 
266 
443 
508 
613 
$1,000 
19,664 
14,331 
58 
700 
1,876 
4,116 
3,982 
3,599 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
99,171 
43,788 
326 
2,059 
3,189 
7,175 
1 1 ,378 
19,661 
$1,000 
8,290,499 
6,723,994 
25,740 
348,419 
935,750 
1,927,622 
1,834,691 
1,651,772 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,598 
153,558 
78,957 
169,218 
293,431 
268,658 
161,249 
84,013 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
50,007 
27,071 
232 
1,415 
2,017 
4,512 
7,250 
11,645 
$1,000 
953,730 
805,190 
3,888 
40,010 
91,003 
187,373 
261,945 
220,972 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,911 
12,299 
98 
528 
791 
1,743 
3,050 
6,089 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,284 
8,061 
85 
502 
527 
1,221 
2,068 
3,658 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,114 
2,460 
20 
160 
199 
485 
738 
858 
$50,000 or more 
4,698 
4,251 
29 
225 
500 
1,063 
1,394 
1,040 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
41,110 
22,908 
185 
1,274 
1,841 
4,012 
6,307 
9,289 
$1,000 
486,213 
428,864 
1,531 
19,668 
56,520 
101,340 
144,539 
105,266 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,949 
14,040 
103 
739 
943 
2,093 
3,633 
6,529 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,700 
4,804 
64 
325 
424 
872 
1,340 
1,779 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,012 
1,785 
16 
108 
176 
454 
536 
495 
$50,000 or more 
2,449 
2,279 
2 
102 
298 
593 
798 
486 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
