Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
435 
- 
5 
22 
113 
172 
123 
$1,000 
2,831 
- 
(D) 
302 
462 
1,293 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
1 
5 
3 
$1,000 
1,060 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
578 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
429 
- 
5 
22 
113 
167 
122 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
302 
462 
1,269 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
1 
5 
3 
$1,000 
1,060 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
578 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
9 
- 
2 
- 
- 
6 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
24 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,525 
20 
393 
936 
2,613 
2,753 
1,810 
$1,000 
46,808 
60 
2,922 
4,937 
13,580 
14,051 
1 1 ,259 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
96 
- 
6 
12 
29 
20 
29 
$1,000 
10,522 
- 
1,262 
940 
2,683 
2,373 
3,265 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
610 
- 
38 
59 
186 
193 
134 
$1,000 
958 
- 
73 
158 
260 
301 
166 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
7,748 
50 
543 
1,288 
2,524 
2,338 
1,005 
$1,000 
193,969 
4,841 
9,078 
27,628 
67,314 
52,087 
33,022 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
500 
6 
19 
79 
152 
155 
89 
$1,000 
123,536 
4,446 
4,367 
16,273 
45,327 
29,888 
23,235 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
725 
9 
51 
101 
211 
226 
127 
$1,000 
190,937 
(D) 
(D) 
36,571 
37,847 
86,008 
24,038 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
562 
2 
31 
77 
171 
175 
106 
$1,000 
186,401 
(D) 
(D) 
36,101 
36,674 
84,379 
23,409 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,094 
21 
93 
260 
429 
223 
68 
$1,000 
18,712 
(D) 
(D) 
5,011 
6,127 
3,674 
2,344 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
1 
4 
7 
10 
6 
$1,000 
15,627 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
4,848 
2,973 
2,072 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,420 
12 
107 
276 
442 
406 
177 
$1,000 
8,765 
(D) 
697 
2,502 
2,023 
2,684 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
1 
3 
17 
4 
8 
1 
$1,000 
3,503 
(D) 
(D) 
1,514 
311 
1,262 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,241 
1 
96 
244 
383 
378 
139 
$1,000 
5,814 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,365 
1,813 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
5 
1 
5 
1 
$1,000 
1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
440 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,679 
22 
157 
489 
977 
730 
304 
$1,000 
128,457 
(D) 
4,531 
6,894 
5,716 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
5 
10 
11 
12 
8 
$1,000 
125,950 
- 
4,396 
6,597 
4,754 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
80 
- 
5 
7 
26 
29 
13 
$1,000 
2,972 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
903 
1,288 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
- 
1 
1 
5 
7 
2 
$1,000 
2,458 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
716 
1,085 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
886 
2 
43 
124 
275 
296 
146 
$1,000 
8,972 
(D) 
(D) 
357 
1,386 
5,291 
1,812 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
1 
6 
5 
8 
$1,000 
5,710 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,967 
1,093 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
16,081 
38 
680 
1,861 
4,430 
4,999 
4,073 
$1,000 
43,222 
136 
1,476 
4,602 
1 1 ,024 
13,909 
12,076 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
216 
- 
25 
28 
57 
78 
28 
$1,000 
1,611 
- 
162 
618 
402 
332 
97 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,948 
22 
206 
482 
1,021 
923 
294 
$1,000 
11,015 
88 
831 
1,349 
3,370 
3,714 
1,663 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
34,994 
118 
1,841 
4,459 
10,253 
10,988 
7,335 
$1,000 
1,178,317 
6,507 
63,227 
178,285 
326,814 
352,677 
250,808 
Average per farm 
dollars 
33,672 
55,143 
34,344 
39,983 
31,875 
32,097 
34,193 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
13,935 
53 
977 
2,065 
4,250 
4,354 
2,236 
$1,000 
107,006 
404 
7,711 
15,623 
31,926 
31,892 
19,451 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,506 
34 
612 
1,389 
2,878 
3,076 
1,517 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,590 
15 
293 
542 
1,113 
1,026 
601 
$25,000 to $49,999 
530 
3 
54 
79 
167 
146 
81 
$50,000 or more 
309 
1 
18 
55 
92 
106 
37 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
13,595 
55 
913 
1,926 
4,061 
4,312 
2,328 
$1,000 
43,950 
73 
2,503 
5,230 
13,341 
13,680 
9,123 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,821 
52 
776 
1,655 
3,512 
3,778 
2,048 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,558 
3 
127 
244 
490 
464 
230 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
- 
10 
18 
40 
45 
37 
$50,000 or more 
66 
- 
- 
9 
19 
25 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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