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 
518 
436 
62 
20 
236 
282 
$1,000 
18,925 
3,884 
7,183 
7,857 
10,490 
8,434 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
19 
17 
5 
18 
23 
$1,000 
16,014 
1,744 
6,561 
7,709 
9,260 
6,754 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
480 
402 
61 
17 
222 
258 
$1,000 
(D) 
3,780 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
19 
17 
3 
17 
22 
$1,000 
9,256 
(D) 
6,554 
(D) 
3,409 
5,847 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
48 
40 
5 
3 
18 
30 
$1,000 
(D) 
105 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
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 
4,867 
1,944 
391 
3,528 
3,674 
$1,000 
670,840 
135,665 
440,940 
94,235 
221,783 
449,057 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,193 
327 
658 
208 
530 
663 
$1,000 
628,866 
111,081 
425,817 
91,967 
200,986 
427,880 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
$1,000 
(Z) 
(Z) 
- 
- 
(Z) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
8,420 
5,799 
2,254 
367 
3,704 
4,716 
$1,000 
994,835 
752,931 
178,886 
63,018 
747,454 
247,381 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,008 
325 
577 
106 
400 
608 
$1,000 
936,026 
719,447 
156,907 
59,673 
721,520 
214,507 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
427 
133 
261 
33 
158 
269 
$1,000 
1,136,856 
448,669 
566,591 
121,596 
442,465 
694,391 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
383 
110 
241 
32 
145 
238 
$1,000 
1,135,979 
(D) 
566,190 
(D) 
442,363 
693,616 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,303 
1,065 
206 
32 
396 
907 
$1,000 
4,542 
2,918 
1,335 
289 
1,267 
3,275 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
4 
5 
1 
2 
8 
$1,000 
2,411 
1,341 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,941 
1,576 
294 
71 
604 
1,337 
$1,000 
9,605 
7,361 
1,894 
349 
2,625 
6,980 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
17 
8 
1 
8 
18 
$1,000 
4,262 
3,505 
(D) 
(D) 
638 
3,623 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,977 
1,612 
285 
80 
715 
1,262 
$1,000 
17,899 
13,867 
2,124 
1,907 
7,185 
10,714 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
27 
4 
7 
9 
29 
$1,000 
5,541 
3,666 
444 
1,432 
2,558 
2,984 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,282 
2,793 
394 
95 
978 
2,304 
$1,000 
261,992 
233,621 
23,810 
4,562 
85,864 
176,128 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
49 
14 
4 
29 
38 
$1,000 
259,387 
231,558 
23,406 
4,424 
85,084 
174,303 
Aquaculture 
farms 
381 
269 
73 
39 
270 
111 
$1,000 
187,222 
94,589 
67,543 
25,089 
116,512 
70,709 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
184 
105 
56 
23 
133 
51 
$1,000 
185,052 
92,958 
67,236 
24,858 
114,987 
70,065 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,029 
847 
134 
48 
360 
669 
$1,000 
15,758 
12,732 
1,045 
1,981 
5,117 
10,641 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
30 
1 
7 
13 
25 
$1,000 
11,826 
9,626 
(D) 
(D) 
3,845 
7,980 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
7,235 
4,214 
2,157 
864 
3,573 
3,662 
$1,000 
159,269 
58,427 
69,326 
31,516 
65,481 
93,788 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,672 
2 
1,114 
556 
765 
907 
$1,000 
192,961 
(D) 
116,048 
(D) 
60,206 
132,755 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
5,640 
4,421 
923 
296 
2,036 
3,604 
$1,000 
45,124 
22,855 
18,050 
4,219 
13,314 
31,809 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
37,249 
29,070 
5,927 
2,252 
17,360 
19,889 
$1,000 
7,839,554 
3,277,089 
3,536,531 
1,025,934 
3,086,132 
4,753,422 
Average per farm 
dollars 
210,463 
112,731 
596,681 
455,566 
177,773 
238,998 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
14,658 
9,638 
3,590 
1,430 
6,372 
8,286 
$1,000 
519,041 
116,614 
292,065 
110,362 
170,214 
348,827 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,708 
7,909 
1,326 
473 
4,136 
5,572 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,154 
1,088 
809 
257 
1,056 
1,098 
$25,000 to $49,999 
840 
265 
380 
195 
414 
426 
$50,000 or more 
1,956 
376 
1,075 
505 
766 
1,190 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,822 
11,344 
3,947 
1,531 
7,384 
9,438 
$1,000 
498,212 
163,339 
252,077 
82,796 
182,721 
315,492 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,517 
9,220 
1,718 
579 
4,960 
6,557 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,496 
1,244 
904 
348 
1,254 
1,242 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,064 
357 
478 
229 
466 
598 
$50,000 or more 
1,745 
523 
847 
375 
704 
1,041 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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