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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
30 
13 
1 
2 
6 
4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
82 
40 
1 
2 
3 
3 
18 
13 
$5,000 to $9,999 
69 
44 
- 
5 
2 
11 
9 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
79 
58 
3 
- 
9 
8 
21 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
33 
- 
1 
4 
4 
15 
9 
$50,000 or more 
62 
42 
1 
- 
6 
8 
15 
12 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
392 
182 
- 
5 
17 
34 
69 
57 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
38,570 
41,146 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
62,374 
50,276 
27,548 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
37 
13 
3 
2 
2 
6 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
110 
48 
- 
- 
3 
9 
19 
17 
$5,000 to $9,999 
77 
29 
- 
- 
3 
5 
12 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99 
52 
- 
2 
6 
12 
19 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
17 
- 
- 
4 
- 
7 
6 
$50,000 or more 
35 
23 
- 
- 
1 
6 
10 
6 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
176 
96 
5 
8 
17 
32 
34 
$1,000 
3,150 
1,451 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
242 
702 
355 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
27 
15 
2 
1 
6 
6 
$1,000 
214 
116 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
38 
24 
- 
2 
- 
2 
5 
15 
$1,000 
141 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
16 
5 
1 
3 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
Agri -tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
42 
24 
. 
. 
1 
4 
12 
7 
$1,000 
2,119 
854 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
568 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
4 
4 
_ 
_ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1 
1 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
1 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
14 
11 
_ 
3 
3 
2 
3 
_ 
$1,000 
37 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
69 
31 
. 
. 
3 
8 
8 
12 
$1,000 
614 
352 
- 
- 
(D) 
176 
(D) 
24 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
561 
313 
5 
11 
29 
46 
114 
108 
acres 
84,114 
61,112 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,282 
18,400 
31,665 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
495 
284 
5 
10 
23 
43 
105 
98 
acres 
31,315 
22,591 
(D) 
(D) 
2,128 
1,940 
7,269 
10,895 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
367 
200 
4 
9 
14 
38 
81 
54 
50 to 99 acres 
48 
31 
- 
- 
3 
- 
8 
20 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
36 
21 
1 
1 
2 
1 
8 
8 
200 to 499 acres 
30 
22 
- 
- 
3 
3 
5 
11 
500 to 999 acres 
9 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
37 
24 
3 
2 
4 
8 
7 
acres 
4,183 
3,691 
- 
79 
(D) 
(D) 
2,271 
734 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
49 
27 
3 
2 
12 
10 
acres 
2,115 
796 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
420 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
146 
75 
1 
1 
6 
9 
25 
33 
acres 
42,519 
31,304 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,184 
19,273 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
58 
37 
1 
4 
5 
12 
15 
acres 
3,982 
2,730 
(D) 
- 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
343 
Total woodland 
farms 
329 
185 
4 
3 
19 
28 
70 
61 
acres 
36,826 
23,607 
151 
50 
1,795 
1,529 
7,616 
12,466 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
104 
55 
- 
1 
10 
9 
18 
17 
acres 
6,240 
3,923 
- 
(D) 
249 
(D) 
823 
2,553 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
269 
156 
4 
3 
14 
22 
61 
52 
acres 
30,586 
19,684 
151 
(D) 
1,546 
(D) 
6,793 
9,913 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
180 Alaska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
