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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
23,756 
91 
1,465 
3,099 
6,275 
6,935 
5,891 
percent 
52.7 
0.2 
3.3 
6.9 
13.9 
15.4 
13.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,467,220 
10,104 
154,031 
396,572 
879,679 
1,104,274 
922,560 
Average size of farm 
acres 
146 
111 
105 
128 
140 
159 
157 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
23,756 
91 
1,465 
3,099 
6,275 
6,935 
5,891 
$1,000 
1,069,970 
4,405 
72,617 
195,410 
298,933 
326,558 
172,045 
Average per farm 
dollars 
45,040 
48,412 
49,568 
63,056 
47,639 
47,088 
29,205 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,317 
13 
347 
848 
1,605 
1,829 
1,675 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,060 
10 
205 
423 
799 
844 
779 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,413 
22 
220 
439 
905 
976 
851 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,671 
18 
269 
449 
921 
1,075 
939 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,860 
12 
220 
444 
1,060 
1,180 
944 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,687 
4 
96 
219 
488 
514 
366 
$50,000 to $99,999 
736 
3 
45 
115 
201 
213 
159 
$100,000 to $249,999 
348 
3 
29 
51 
86 
106 
73 
$250,000 to $499,999 
183 
3 
9 
32 
56 
48 
35 
$500,000 to $999,999 
210 
3 
4 
33 
67 
69 
34 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
271 
- 
21 
46 
87 
81 
36 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
227 
- 
18 
37 
76 
67 
29 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
30 
- 
1 
7 
9 
8 
5 
$5,000,000 or more 
14 
- 
2 
2 
2 
6 
2 
Total sales 
farms 
23,756 
91 
1,465 
3,099 
6,275 
6,935 
5,891 
$1,000 
1,033,755 
4,090 
71,228 
191,303 
290,234 
315,546 
161,354 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
846 
11 
57 
109 
235 
257 
177 
$1,000 
173,191 
2,148 
8,273 
28,494 
42,523 
64,835 
26,917 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
383 
8 
26 
60 
94 
129 
66 
$1,000 
165,218 
2,139 
7,678 
27,705 
40,044 
62,473 
25,179 
Corn 
farms 
174 
2 
18 
35 
37 
53 
29 
$1,000 
38,943 
(D) 
(D) 
6,736 
9,880 
12,904 
5,709 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
86 
2 
11 
16 
14 
29 
14 
$1,000 
37,540 
(D) 
(D) 
6,488 
9,588 
12,554 
5,360 
Wheat 
farms 
257 
3 
3 
35 
70 
81 
65 
$1,000 
10,827 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,988 
3,414 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
3 
3 
12 
17 
11 
$1,000 
7,466 
(D) 
- 
1,040 
2,204 
2,423 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
650 
9 
46 
82 
183 
197 
133 
$1,000 
77,249 
1,510 
2,516 
12,350 
17,994 
29,490 
13,390 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
234 
6 
4 
33 
65 
81 
45 
$1,000 
70,129 
1,501 
1,580 
1 1 ,465 
15,961 
27,349 
12,275 
Sorghum 
farms 
52 
- 
1 
8 
14 
22 
7 
$1,000 
4,528 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,627 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
1 
6 
4 
14 
1 
$1,000 
4,181 
- 
(D) 
1,141 
(D) 
2,498 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
208 
3 
13 
32 
63 
54 
43 
$1,000 
41,594 
35 
2,301 
6,482 
11,053 
16,401 
5,322 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
144 
- 
13 
24 
37 
42 
28 
$1,000 
39,686 
- 
2,301 
6,244 
10,224 
16,042 
4,875 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
7 
. 
2 
4 
. 
1 
$1,000 
50 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
38 
2 
5 
3 
9 
10 
9 
$1,000 
11,645 
(D) 
(D) 
198 
1,946 
4,315 
3,216 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
2 
2 
1 
5 
8 
8 
$1,000 
1 1 ,288 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,833 
(D) 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
305 
. 
37 
23 
73 
103 
69 
$1,000 
2,744 
- 
375 
174 
589 
1,024 
581 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
2 
- 
1 
3 
1 
$1,000 
616 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
219 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
234 
_ 
22 
14 
64 
88 
46 
$1,000 
5,339 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,005 
1,494 
673 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
- 
3 
1 
8 
8 
2 
$1,000 
3,605 
- 
469 
(D) 
1,501 
852 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
173 
- 
15 
12 
43 
66 
37 
$1,000 
4,551 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,811 
1,283 
619 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
- 
3 
1 
8 
7 
2 
$1,000 
3,245 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,501 
794 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
77 
- 
10 
3 
26 
28 
10 
$1,000 
788 
- 
323 
5 
194 
211 
55 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
360 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
121 
5 
8 
40 
47 
21 
$1,000 
12,673 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,350 
3,124 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
- 
5 
8 
13 
4 
$1,000 
11,702 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,001 
2,809 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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