Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
53 
- 
3 
13 
16 
12 
9 
$1,000 
1,029 
- 
2 
406 
472 
71 
79 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
4 
2 
10 
4 
$1,000 
168 
- 
- 
54 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
34 
- 
3 
9 
14 
3 
5 
$1,000 
860 
- 
2 
352 
(D) 
(D) 
39 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
3,381 
8 
127 
395 
783 
1,090 
978 
$1,000 
29,932 
27 
1,200 
3,399 
6,677 
10,461 
8,168 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
- 
4 
8 
11 
25 
19 
$1,000 
7,275 
- 
268 
798 
1,204 
3,002 
2,003 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
6,298 
31 
360 
859 
1,564 
2,003 
1,481 
$1,000 
92,712 
547 
5,802 
11,041 
22,922 
30,834 
21,567 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
278 
4 
19 
30 
76 
86 
63 
$1,000 
38,966 
320 
2,736 
4,294 
10,098 
13,015 
8,503 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
29 
- 
- 
3 
3 
8 
15 
$1,000 
7,453 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,486 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
7 
$1,000 
7,173 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,311 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
132 
- 
19 
24 
44 
25 
20 
$1,000 
7,846 
- 
15 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
7,702 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
614 
2 
53 
86 
173 
176 
124 
$1,000 
1,147 
(D) 
(D) 
135 
(D) 
343 
332 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,144 
- 
78 
189 
347 
297 
233 
$1,000 
6,263 
- 
527 
1,100 
2,016 
1,807 
813 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
- 
4 
2 
6 
4 
- 
$1,000 
1,309 
- 
400 
(D) 
381 
(D) 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
860 
- 
46 
129 
286 
247 
152 
$1,000 
339,110 
- 
14,461 
44,324 
87,974 
74,519 
117,831 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
218 
- 
12 
39 
59 
62 
46 
$1,000 
338,488 
- 
14,437 
44,277 
87,771 
74,309 
117,694 
Aquaculture 
farms 
104 
2 
6 
14 
30 
35 
17 
$1,000 
26,774 
(D) 
(D) 
1,734 
10,399 
9,549 
3,505 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
65 
2 
6 
11 
17 
19 
10 
$1,000 
26,527 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,279 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
245 
- 
19 
25 
76 
74 
51 
$1,000 
2,872 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
285 
1,881 
129 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
6 
1 
3 
- 
$1,000 
2,293 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,650 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
9,554 
9 
272 
665 
1,577 
2,743 
4,288 
$1,000 
54,734 
45 
2,793 
3,334 
9,269 
15,755 
23,538 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
293 
- 
36 
45 
81 
80 
51 
$1,000 
3,809 
- 
196 
489 
796 
1,631 
697 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
577 
3 
40 
68 
164 
176 
126 
$1,000 
1,307 
1 
239 
143 
392 
333 
201 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
21,721 
54 
906 
2,280 
4,496 
6,462 
7,523 
$1,000 
767,896 
1,541 
39,266 
85,795 
192,929 
217,850 
230,514 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,353 
28,544 
43,340 
37,629 
42,911 
33,713 
30,641 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
8,720 
16 
551 
1,139 
2,160 
2,870 
1,984 
$1,000 
42,199 
79 
3,088 
4,053 
10,936 
14,179 
9,864 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,439 
12 
448 
985 
1,849 
2,459 
1,686 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,039 
4 
82 
121 
260 
326 
246 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
- 
12 
22 
18 
38 
25 
$50,000 or more 
127 
- 
9 
11 
33 
47 
27 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
7,400 
19 
455 
954 
1,807 
2,413 
1,752 
$1,000 
27,639 
13 
2,789 
2,960 
6,020 
8,695 
7,162 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,888 
19 
401 
877 
1,708 
2,263 
1,620 
$5,000 to $24,999 
329 
- 
39 
46 
62 
97 
85 
$25,000 to $49,999 
76 
- 
6 
22 
15 
19 
14 
$50,000 or more 
107 
- 
9 
9 
22 
34 
33 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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