Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
518 
225 
1 
- 
5 
32 
69 
118 
$1,000 
18,925 
16,576 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,720 
9,202 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
34 
- 
1 
10 
10 
13 
$1,000 
16,014 
15,031 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,575 
8,705 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
480 
206 
- 
- 
4 
29 
61 
112 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,715 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
32 
- 
- 
- 
10 
9 
13 
$1,000 
9,256 
8,272 
- 
- 
- 
3,575 
2,854 
1,844 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
48 
22 
1 
- 
1 
3 
8 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
15 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
7,202 
3,853 
17 
128 
309 
589 
1,119 
1,691 
$1,000 
670,840 
620,341 
1,851 
13,724 
57,306 
181,587 
205,049 
160,825 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,193 
1,067 
8 
64 
117 
241 
369 
268 
$1,000 
628,866 
594,434 
1,801 
12,551 
55,547 
177,940 
197,458 
149,135 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(Z) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
8,420 
4,242 
19 
126 
283 
684 
1,136 
1,994 
$1,000 
994,835 
937,627 
446 
20,272 
290,837 
130,123 
165,102 
330,847 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,008 
882 
1 
19 
74 
233 
265 
290 
$1,000 
936,026 
902,583 
(D) 
(D) 
288,777 
125,227 
155,101 
314,014 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
427 
392 
5 
12 
32 
124 
125 
94 
$1,000 
1,136,856 
1,055,374 
(D) 
(D) 
139,206 
341,937 
362,837 
193,988 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
383 
357 
2 
8 
32 
118 
118 
79 
$1,000 
1,135,979 
1,054,711 
(D) 
(D) 
139,206 
341,849 
362,706 
193,700 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,303 
495 
13 
17 
65 
126 
146 
128 
$1,000 
4,542 
3,487 
24 
27 
(D) 
1,600 
891 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
9 
- 
- 
3 
3 
3 
$1,000 
2,411 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
570 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,941 
845 
24 
41 
104 
169 
215 
292 
$1,000 
9,605 
6,790 
29 
328 
384 
3,254 
1,527 
1,267 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
19 
- 
3 
1 
4 
8 
3 
$1,000 
4,262 
3,669 
- 
285 
(D) 
(D) 
520 
225 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,977 
881 
11 
49 
105 
178 
245 
293 
$1,000 
17,899 
9,611 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,810 
2,524 
3,025 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
27 
3 
5 
10 
9 
$1,000 
5,541 
3,240 
(D) 
- 
- 
758 
(D) 
1,117 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,282 
1,368 
28 
89 
158 
289 
377 
427 
$1,000 
261,992 
222,892 
(D) 
99 
(D) 
95,813 
64,064 
54,755 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
55 
1 
- 
2 
23 
15 
14 
$1,000 
259,387 
221,385 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
95,453 
63,657 
54,328 
Aquaculture 
farms 
381 
211 
1 
3 
15 
51 
93 
48 
$1,000 
187,222 
147,867 
(D) 
(D) 
4,014 
78,489 
57,595 
7,463 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
184 
125 
2 
7 
36 
68 
12 
$1,000 
185,052 
146,669 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
78,216 
57,288 
7,049 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,029 
506 
2 
20 
59 
107 
145 
173 
$1,000 
15,758 
13,469 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,260 
5,801 
2,328 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
33 
1 
4 
9 
14 
5 
$1,000 
1 1 ,826 
11,171 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,790 
5,204 
1,300 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
7,235 
4,506 
7 
210 
414 
911 
1,467 
1,497 
$1,000 
159,269 
120,545 
162 
3,456 
11,501 
26,808 
44,608 
34,011 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,672 
1,423 
6 
96 
158 
325 
538 
300 
$1,000 
192,961 
183,513 
80 
6,423 
22,408 
43,283 
70,778 
40,541 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
5,640 
2,706 
18 
185 
212 
482 
773 
1,036 
$1,000 
45,124 
35,500 
28 
2,936 
2,443 
7,543 
11,508 
1 1 ,042 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
37,249 
17,650 
120 
732 
1,415 
2,976 
5,226 
7,181 
$1,000 
7,839,554 
6,858,815 
6,601 
160,681 
853,083 
1,788,793 
2,391,142 
1,658,515 
Average per farm 
dollars 
210,463 
388,601 
55,009 
219,510 
602,885 
601,073 
457,547 
230,959 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
14,658 
8,855 
27 
462 
815 
1,730 
2,917 
2,904 
$1,000 
519,041 
471,525 
468 
17,347 
56,961 
115,920 
179,868 
100,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,708 
4,646 
14 
210 
359 
758 
1,411 
1,894 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,154 
1,654 
10 
98 
178 
355 
524 
489 
$25,000 to $49,999 
840 
729 
- 
67 
68 
171 
268 
155 
$50,000 or more 
1,956 
1,826 
3 
87 
210 
446 
714 
366 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,822 
9,868 
21 
468 
879 
1,845 
3,248 
3,407 
$1,000 
498,212 
445,863 
171 
12,482 
50,427 
103,295 
171,231 
108,256 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,517 
5,379 
16 
249 
404 
805 
1,614 
2,291 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,496 
1,954 
4 
106 
187 
416 
682 
559 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,064 
939 
- 
43 
116 
210 
354 
216 
$50,000 or more 
1,745 
1,596 
1 
70 
172 
414 
598 
341 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
