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 
105 
82 
17 
6 
38 
67 
$1,000 
1,146 
(D) 
465 
(D) 
195 
951 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
3 
$1,000 
299 
- 
299 
- 
- 
299 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
67 
55 
9 
3 
27 
40 
$1,000 
832 
486 
336 
9 
152 
680 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
27 
8 
3 
11 
27 
$1,000 
315 
(D) 
128 
(D) 
44 
271 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
25,533 
18,087 
6,671 
775 
14,119 
11,414 
$1,000 
215,921 
110,285 
96,976 
8,659 
118,946 
96,974 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
648 
232 
388 
28 
365 
283 
$1,000 
64,246 
22,996 
38,048 
3,201 
35,845 
28,400 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
20 
15 
5 
- 
6 
14 
$1,000 
8 
7 
1 
- 
(Z) 
7 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
46,909 
28,313 
16,371 
2,225 
24,616 
22,293 
$1,000 
1,968,617 
785,384 
1,091,418 
91,815 
938,211 
1,030,406 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,559 
2,560 
4,652 
347 
3,874 
3,685 
$1,000 
1,409,172 
465,383 
876,635 
67,154 
639,502 
769,670 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,404 
731 
602 
71 
572 
832 
$1,000 
246,358 
98,096 
137,760 
10,501 
72,252 
174,106 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
888 
369 
474 
45 
374 
514 
$1,000 
237,709 
92,239 
135,523 
9,947 
68,662 
169,047 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,852 
1,111 
648 
93 
788 
1,064 
$1,000 
882,526 
623,341 
227,622 
31,562 
280,561 
601,965 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
417 
183 
215 
19 
196 
221 
$1,000 
875,797 
619,831 
224,777 
31,188 
277,261 
598,535 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
3,821 
2,893 
761 
167 
1,577 
2,244 
$1,000 
17,254 
1 1 ,947 
4,658 
649 
8,111 
9,143 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
24 
8 
- 
19 
13 
$1,000 
3,467 
2,588 
879 
- 
1,992 
1,475 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
4,454 
3,376 
913 
165 
1,745 
2,709 
$1,000 
22,635 
16,677 
5,207 
751 
8,543 
14,092 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
39 
17 
3 
30 
29 
$1,000 
4,818 
3,389 
1,249 
180 
1,955 
2,863 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,110 
3,954 
977 
179 
1,877 
3,233 
$1,000 
1,441,676 
1,148,938 
280,133 
12,606 
671,403 
770,273 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
820 
612 
195 
13 
354 
466 
$1,000 
1,437,524 
1,145,695 
279,378 
12,451 
669,858 
767,666 
Aquaculture 
farms 
85 
69 
9 
7 
44 
41 
$1,000 
10,256 
7,817 
1,132 
1,307 
1,654 
8,602 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
17 
3 
4 
6 
18 
$1,000 
9,986 
7,656 
(D) 
(D) 
1,459 
8,527 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,253 
979 
225 
49 
466 
787 
$1,000 
8,612 
5,604 
2,181 
827 
4,210 
4,402 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
20 
6 
1 
8 
19 
$1,000 
4,352 
2,047 
(□) 
(D) 
2,266 
2,086 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
41,354 
26,454 
12,895 
2,005 
24,157 
17,197 
$1,000 
323,953 
151,223 
152,249 
20,482 
181,134 
142,820 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
6,106 
8 
4,994 
1,104 
3,627 
2,479 
$1,000 
356,322 
315 
288,478 
67,529 
179,709 
176,613 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,096 
2,806 
1,082 
208 
1,622 
2,474 
$1,000 
19,664 
10,624 
7,957 
1,083 
7,689 
11,975 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
99,171 
70,447 
24,041 
4,683 
54,055 
45,116 
$1,000 
8,290,499 
3,399,574 
4,309,744 
581,181 
3,873,989 
4,416,509 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,598 
48,257 
179,266 
124,104 
71,668 
97,892 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
50,007 
29,156 
17,998 
2,853 
27,081 
22,926 
$1,000 
953,730 
209,998 
654,179 
89,554 
494,975 
458,755 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,911 
21,218 
6,446 
1,247 
14,933 
13,978 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,284 
6,478 
5,925 
881 
7,593 
5,691 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,114 
813 
2,069 
232 
1,942 
1,172 
$50,000 or more 
4,698 
647 
3,558 
493 
2,613 
2,085 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
41,110 
23,123 
15,437 
2,550 
22,183 
18,927 
$1,000 
486,213 
96,073 
331,643 
58,496 
245,778 
240,435 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,949 
20,183 
8,350 
1,416 
15,499 
14,450 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,700 
2,277 
3,799 
624 
4,201 
2,499 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,012 
319 
1,486 
207 
1,234 
778 
$50,000 or more 
2,449 
344 
1,802 
303 
1,249 
1,200 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
