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 
293 
- 
9 
23 
66 
101 
94 
$1,000 
2,349 
- 
36 
205 
490 
694 
923 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
$1,000 
984 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
581 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
274 
- 
9 
18 
65 
95 
87 
$1,000 
2,255 
- 
36 
(D) 
(D) 
666 
875 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
$1,000 
984 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
581 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
9 
1 
7 
9 
$1,000 
93 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
29 
48 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
3,349 
7 
114 
291 
826 
1,182 
929 
$1,000 
50,499 
54 
(D) 
3,884 
21,305 
(D) 
8,191 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
- 
16 
14 
39 
36 
21 
$1,000 
34,432 
- 
1,674 
2,343 
17,158 
9,572 
3,686 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(Z) 
- 
- 
(Z) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
4,178 
19 
199 
491 
1,157 
1,359 
953 
$1,000 
57,208 
41 
1,449 
5,781 
13,676 
27,343 
8,918 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
126 
- 
5 
14 
34 
44 
29 
$1,000 
33,444 
- 
284 
3,345 
7,020 
19,393 
3,401 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
35 
- 
- 
4 
12 
14 
5 
$1,000 
81,482 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
4 
8 
11 
3 
$1,000 
81,268 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
808 
7 
62 
194 
320 
154 
71 
$1,000 
1,055 
3 
77 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
126 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,096 
2 
80 
196 
318 
338 
162 
$1,000 
2,815 
(D) 
464 
617 
570 
729 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
593 
- 
(D) 
237 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,096 
6 
98 
171 
295 
352 
174 
$1,000 
8,288 
16 
534 
1,194 
2,517 
2,022 
2,005 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
4 
5 
1 
1 
$1,000 
2,302 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,009 
(□) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,914 
8 
121 
321 
576 
614 
274 
$1,000 
39,100 
2 
62 
147 
511 
30,084 
8,295 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
4 
$1,000 
38,002 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
29,720 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
170 
- 
8 
12 
41 
67 
42 
$1,000 
39,355 
- 
106 
1,180 
8,216 
23,129 
6,724 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
- 
- 
7 
11 
31 
10 
$1,000 
38,383 
- 
- 
1,154 
7,905 
22,843 
6,482 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
523 
1 
31 
80 
151 
159 
101 
$1,000 
2,289 
(D) 
221 
(D) 
495 
945 
437 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
1 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
655 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
2,729 
10 
57 
207 
530 
818 
1,107 
$1,000 
38,725 
109 
533 
3,404 
6,371 
1 1 ,432 
16,875 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
249 
- 
15 
38 
79 
75 
42 
$1,000 
9,447 
- 
332 
1,712 
3,348 
3,339 
715 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,934 
11 
111 
435 
825 
1,032 
520 
$1,000 
9,623 
392 
230 
1,091 
2,679 
3,537 
1,696 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
19,599 
61 
794 
2,087 
4,911 
6,538 
5,208 
$1,000 
980,739 
2,490 
21,631 
162,036 
207,321 
403,123 
184,139 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,040 
40,814 
27,243 
77,641 
42,216 
61,658 
35,357 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
5,803 
15 
285 
709 
1,607 
1,956 
1,231 
$1,000 
47,515 
210 
1,443 
8,598 
11,914 
17,847 
7,504 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,062 
6 
226 
621 
1,425 
1,719 
1,065 
$5,000 to $24,999 
500 
3 
41 
49 
121 
167 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
111 
6 
10 
12 
28 
31 
24 
$50,000 or more 
130 
- 
8 
27 
33 
39 
23 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
6,954 
12 
315 
813 
1,919 
2,382 
1,513 
$1,000 
52,350 
36 
1,039 
9,122 
12,403 
21,059 
8,691 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,138 
11 
271 
698 
1,713 
2,120 
1,325 
$5,000 to $24,999 
542 
1 
32 
72 
131 
177 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
125 
- 
9 
18 
34 
34 
30 
$50,000 or more 
149 
- 
3 
25 
41 
51 
29 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Washington 195 
