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 
689 
607 
68 
14 
371 
318 
$1,000 
12,598 
4,723 
7,535 
340 
4,568 
8,030 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
20 
21 
2 
19 
24 
$1,000 
9,240 
(D) 
7,059 
(D) 
2,605 
6,635 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
683 
601 
68 
14 
369 
314 
$1,000 
12,557 
(D) 
7,535 
(D) 
4,557 
8,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
20 
21 
2 
19 
24 
$1,000 
9,240 
(D) 
7,059 
(D) 
2,605 
6,635 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
11 
9 
- 
2 
6 
5 
$1,000 
41 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
11 
31 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
17,779 
1 1 ,232 
5,989 
558 
9,681 
8,098 
$1,000 
227,219 
71,834 
142,823 
12,561 
105,851 
121,368 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
952 
166 
733 
53 
404 
548 
$1,000 
109,287 
17,646 
83,346 
8,295 
41,161 
68,126 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
1,131 
836 
254 
41 
542 
589 
$1,000 
2,422 
1,452 
(D) 
(D) 
1,150 
1,273 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
1 
2 
$1,000 
188 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
25,614 
11,444 
13,078 
1,092 
1 1 ,579 
14,035 
$1,000 
1,416,881 
364,340 
987,459 
65,082 
529,604 
887,277 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,906 
1,078 
3,620 
208 
1,848 
3,058 
$1,000 
1,121,327 
249,320 
820,631 
51,376 
396,303 
725,024 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
11,295 
3,175 
7,544 
576 
4,469 
6,826 
$1,000 
4,952,039 
738,035 
4,034,353 
179,651 
1,372,466 
3,579,573 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10,226 
2,587 
7,137 
502 
3,968 
6,258 
$1,000 
4,920,940 
721 ,445 
4,021,932 
177,563 
1 ,356,994 
3,563,946 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,210 
1,297 
785 
128 
874 
1,336 
$1,000 
90,589 
35,422 
46,805 
8,362 
45,686 
44,903 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
181 
57 
110 
14 
80 
101 
$1,000 
82,616 
31,619 
43,331 
7,666 
42,175 
40,441 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,737 
1,985 
623 
129 
1,046 
1,691 
$1,000 
29,673 
17,367 
6,825 
5,481 
8,557 
21,115 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
86 
30 
13 
41 
88 
$1,000 
17,666 
9,344 
3,273 
5,049 
4,542 
13,123 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,404 
1,711 
610 
83 
998 
1,406 
$1,000 
11,512 
8,989 
2,276 
247 
4,361 
7,151 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
25 
1 
- 
11 
15 
$1,000 
2,123 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
846 
1,277 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,350 
3,802 
1,333 
215 
1,992 
3,358 
$1,000 
465,717 
333,169 
126,817 
5,731 
285,879 
179,838 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
284 
174 
99 
11 
134 
150 
$1,000 
459,527 
328,842 
125,194 
5,491 
283,490 
176,037 
Aquaculture 
farms 
158 
138 
7 
13 
78 
80 
$1,000 
13,847 
11,889 
(D) 
(D) 
3,984 
9,862 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
37 
2 
2 
25 
16 
$1,000 
12,851 
11,016 
(D) 
(D) 
3,458 
9,393 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,707 
1,284 
355 
68 
615 
1,092 
$1,000 
162,731 
86,947 
61,423 
14,360 
31,022 
131,709 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
94 
20 
6 
49 
71 
$1,000 
156,660 
82,445 
60,009 
14,206 
28,983 
127,677 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
38,945 
21,117 
16,176 
1,652 
20,016 
18,929 
$1,000 
237,304 
66,540 
160,742 
10,022 
96,191 
141,113 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
569 
4 
437 
128 
298 
271 
$1,000 
13,526 
215 
10,072 
3,240 
4,879 
8,647 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
5,848 
3,843 
1,650 
355 
2,215 
3,633 
$1,000 
46,949 
22,366 
20,667 
3,916 
14,398 
32,550 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ^ 
farms 
69,754 
45,638 
21,059 
3,057 
35,848 
33,906 
$1,000 
9,419,263 
2,204,829 
6,740,311 
474,123 
3,334,766 
6,084,497 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,035 
48,311 
320,068 
155,094 
93,025 
179,452 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
39,174 
18,604 
18,353 
2,217 
19,678 
19,496 
$1,000 
896,548 
132,043 
711,459 
53,046 
357,471 
539,077 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,777 
12,738 
4,997 
1,042 
9,548 
9,229 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,891 
4,871 
7,208 
812 
6,907 
5,984 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,666 
705 
2,777 
184 
1,713 
1,953 
$50,000 or more 
3,840 
290 
3,371 
179 
1,510 
2,330 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
38,135 
18,205 
17,774 
2,156 
19,292 
18,843 
$1,000 
367,149 
60,976 
283,505 
22,668 
137,000 
230,149 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,535 
15,914 
9,093 
1,528 
13,993 
12,542 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,650 
2,005 
6,160 
485 
4,204 
4,446 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,640 
170 
1,401 
69 
650 
990 
$50,000 or more 
1,310 
116 
1,120 
74 
445 
865 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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