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 
281 
- 
- 
25 
57 
86 
113 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
10 
(D) 
152 
202 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
271 
- 
- 
19 
54 
86 
112 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
6 
(D) 
152 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
6 
3 
- 
1 
$1,000 
20 
- 
- 
4 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
979 
12 
29 
52 
217 
349 
320 
$1,000 
5,079 
21 
167 
399 
1,088 
2,177 
1,227 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
2 
5 
4 
2 
$1,000 
1,249 
- 
- 
(D) 
352 
513 
(D) 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
158 
- 
11 
17 
48 
55 
27 
$1,000 
1,101 
- 
61 
68 
272 
563 
138 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
519 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
345 
6 
15 
30 
123 
106 
65 
$1,000 
2,430 
36 
65 
285 
707 
593 
743 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3 
3 
$1,000 
901 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
172 
442 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
4 
1 
3 
3 
$1,000 
3,838 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,284 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,284 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
194 
6 
6 
29 
83 
50 
20 
$1,000 
998 
2 
62 
94 
194 
230 
416 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
$1,000 
578 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
376 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
366 
12 
6 
32 
115 
118 
83 
$1,000 
768 
29 
27 
39 
188 
204 
281 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
234 
- 
9 
35 
55 
112 
23 
$1,000 
2,761 
- 
27 
185 
585 
1,854 
110 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
717 
- 
- 
- 
- 
717 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
582 
6 
22 
90 
204 
179 
81 
$1,000 
1,680 
(Z) 
321 
76 
319 
472 
492 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
2 
- 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,064 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
101 
- 
3 
15 
25 
42 
16 
$1,000 
8,110 
- 
23 
(D) 
4,596 
2,896 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
2 
7 
7 
$1,000 
7,587 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,447 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
265 
- 
- 
41 
85 
80 
59 
$1,000 
1,159 
- 
- 
(D) 
210 
242 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
732 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
271 
- 
9 
34 
74 
98 
56 
$1,000 
2,389 
- 
27 
370 
858 
620 
515 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
31 
- 
- 
8 
14 
7 
2 
$1,000 
173 
" 
- 
21 
144 
(D) 
(D) 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
934 
12 
44 
144 
288 
293 
153 
$1,000 
4,603 
18 
499 
515 
797 
1,378 
1,396 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
3,877 
24 
107 
349 
1,090 
1,311 
996 
$1,000 
126,215 
524 
1,261 
14,547 
34,585 
39,699 
35,600 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,555 
21,822 
11,784 
41,681 
31,730 
30,282 
35,743 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,425 
2 
40 
108 
411 
509 
355 
$1,000 
3,574 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
782 
1,029 
1,126 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,321 
2 
40 
102 
387 
464 
326 
$5,000 to $24,999 
83 
- 
- 
4 
20 
39 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
5 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
4 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,025 
4 
39 
95 
294 
382 
211 
$1,000 
3,893 
1 
22 
1,294 
738 
766 
1,073 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
929 
4 
39 
85 
274 
347 
180 
$5,000 to $24,999 
74 
- 
- 
9 
13 
29 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
- 
- 
- 
5 
4 
5 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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