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 
21 
16 
3 
2 
11 
10 
$1,000 
36 
33 
(D) 
(D) 
23 
13 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
21 
16 
3 
2 
11 
10 
$1,000 
36 
33 
(D) 
(D) 
23 
13 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
6,811 
4,235 
2,204 
372 
3,859 
2,952 
$1,000 
297,151 
122,994 
154,603 
19,554 
144,284 
152,867 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,134 
442 
631 
61 
575 
559 
$1,000 
236,781 
89,499 
131,664 
15,618 
109,439 
127,342 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
6,458 
3,691 
2,289 
478 
3,232 
3,226 
$1,000 
364,214 
158,374 
192,891 
12,950 
178,776 
185,438 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,293 
546 
695 
52 
587 
706 
$1,000 
309,712 
129,662 
171,282 
8,768 
149,991 
159,721 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
254 
92 
151 
11 
99 
155 
$1,000 
326,364 
122,294 
179,386 
24,685 
127,298 
199,066 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
221 
81 
131 
9 
86 
135 
$1,000 
325,798 
(D) 
178,869 
(D) 
127,078 
198,720 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
581 
360 
178 
43 
272 
309 
$1,000 
290,632 
258,873 
10,781 
20,978 
275,777 
14,856 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
7 
6 
5 
13 
5 
$1,000 
289,543 
258,104 
10,523 
20,916 
275,248 
14,295 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,622 
964 
425 
233 
765 
857 
$1,000 
36,122 
12,718 
21,163 
2,241 
16,745 
19,378 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
105 
37 
63 
5 
46 
59 
$1,000 
31,344 
10,125 
19,454 
1,766 
14,034 
17,310 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,113 
1,406 
532 
175 
877 
1,236 
$1,000 
20,629 
10,825 
8,244 
1,561 
7,941 
12,688 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
84 
29 
49 
6 
28 
56 
$1,000 
8,681 
2,618 
5,552 
510 
3,312 
5,369 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
991 
733 
213 
45 
353 
638 
$1,000 
140,131 
88,171 
47,863 
4,097 
55,781 
84,351 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
24 
19 
4 
18 
29 
$1,000 
139,519 
87,823 
47,733 
3,963 
55,614 
83,905 
Aquaculture 
farms 
27 
24 
2 
1 
17 
10 
$1,000 
6,709 
5,181 
(D) 
(D) 
3,018 
3,691 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
12 
2 
1 
8 
7 
$1,000 
6,526 
4,997 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
624 
456 
110 
58 
226 
398 
$1,000 
57,246 
51,001 
(D) 
(D) 
34,704 
22,541 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
70 
58 
8 
4 
39 
31 
$1,000 
55,339 
49,715 
4,559 
1,065 
34,061 
21,278 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
2,784 
1,438 
1,164 
182 
1,599 
1,185 
$1,000 
23,898 
10,579 
11,791 
1,528 
1 1 ,072 
12,826 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
320 
- 
236 
84 
171 
149 
$1,000 
4,528 
- 
3,275 
1,253 
1,829 
2,699 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,875 
1,267 
471 
137 
865 
1,010 
$1,000 
15,930 
7,853 
5,930 
2,147 
4,536 
1 1 ,394 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
18,027 
12,511 
4,146 
1,370 
9,508 
8,519 
$1,000 
1,588,996 
841,070 
656,443 
91,483 
793,013 
795,983 
Average per farm 
dollars 
88,145 
67,226 
158,332 
66,776 
83,405 
93,436 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
7,385 
4,615 
2,355 
415 
3,695 
3,690 
$1,000 
59,867 
21,957 
33,385 
4,524 
26,571 
33,295 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,684 
3,935 
1,459 
290 
2,851 
2,833 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,203 
527 
594 
82 
642 
561 
$25,000 to $49,999 
258 
80 
156 
22 
100 
158 
$50,000 or more 
240 
73 
146 
21 
102 
138 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
7,640 
4,805 
2,418 
417 
3,770 
3,870 
$1,000 
21,471 
8,618 
11,436 
1,417 
9,316 
12,155 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,887 
4,538 
1,992 
357 
3,418 
3,469 
$5,000 to $24,999 
578 
208 
321 
49 
282 
296 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
37 
63 
6 
43 
63 
$50,000 or more 
69 
22 
42 
5 
27 
42 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Utah 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
