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 
112 
- 
2 
- 
21 
39 
50 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
89 
103 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
112 
- 
2 
- 
21 
39 
50 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
89 
103 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
5,975 
6 
247 
594 
1,420 
1,912 
1,796 
$1,000 
17,894 
(D) 
(D) 
1,906 
(D) 
5,610 
5,201 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
1 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
374 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
21 
- 
2 
5 
1 
8 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
7 
2 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
5,055 
9 
287 
658 
1,375 
1,576 
1,150 
$1,000 
69,829 
46 
2,949 
13,135 
14,079 
20,183 
19,436 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
214 
- 
14 
23 
39 
79 
59 
$1,000 
32,741 
- 
1,163 
8,384 
4,136 
8,577 
10,481 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
3 
4 
5 
4 
$1,000 
1,340 
- 
- 
288 
(D) 
750 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3 
1 
$1,000 
1,151 
- 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
386 
- 
29 
117 
143 
69 
28 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
30 
139 
138 
(D) 
36 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
770 
3 
52 
155 
254 
214 
92 
$1,000 
1,537 
3 
133 
223 
478 
490 
211 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
549 
4 
51 
63 
169 
170 
92 
$1,000 
1,906 
3 
103 
207 
820 
481 
292 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,002 
6 
72 
190 
326 
279 
129 
$1,000 
80,128 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
49,230 
18,011 
7,473 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
56 
- 
1 
5 
25 
19 
6 
$1,000 
79,576 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
49,077 
17,813 
7,397 
Aquaculture 
farms 
21 
- 
4 
6 
9 
2 
$1,000 
1,707 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
359 
- 
9 
58 
92 
111 
89 
$1,000 
600 
- 
4 
51 
151 
158 
236 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
$1,000 
202 
- 
- 
(□) 
" 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
927 
3 
42 
118 
259 
276 
229 
$1,000 
2,450 
6 
115 
332 
742 
746 
509 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
272 
3 
22 
36 
71 
88 
52 
$1,000 
596 
4 
28 
59 
181 
220 
104 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,033 
3 
79 
191 
313 
323 
124 
$1,000 
2,407 
3 
87 
724 
598 
680 
316 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
12,325 
32 
603 
1,479 
3,115 
3,869 
3,227 
$1,000 
205,821 
248 
8,517 
26,981 
72,318 
55,798 
41,958 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,699 
7,763 
14,125 
18,243 
23,216 
14,422 
13,002 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
4,100 
7 
178 
512 
1,130 
1,371 
902 
$1,000 
6,928 
7 
347 
914 
1,748 
2,277 
1,634 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,850 
7 
163 
487 
1,062 
1,285 
846 
$5,000 to $24,999 
233 
- 
13 
23 
66 
80 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
- 
1 
1 
1 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
1 
1 
1 
3 
2 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,594 
2 
134 
361 
732 
841 
524 
$1,000 
1,536 
(D) 
(D) 
216 
372 
427 
481 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,557 
2 
133 
358 
723 
827 
514 
$5,000 to $24,999 
30 
- 
1 
1 
7 
13 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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