Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
3,211 
39 
113 
247 
882 
1,124 
806 
percent 
53.7 
0.7 
1.9 
4.1 
14.8 
18.8 
13.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
159,825 
621 
5,050 
8,885 
37,575 
66,939 
40,755 
Average size of farm 
acres 
50 
16 
45 
36 
43 
60 
51 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
3,211 
39 
113 
247 
882 
1,124 
806 
$1,000 
47,118 
658 
697 
2,137 
9,816 
23,964 
9,846 
Average per farm 
dollars 
14,674 
16,883 
6,168 
8,650 
11,129 
21,320 
12,216 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,185 
12 
40 
87 
332 
405 
309 
$1,000 to $2,499 
518 
11 
25 
44 
158 
150 
130 
$2,500 to $4,999 
526 
- 
21 
47 
123 
192 
143 
$5,000 to $9,999 
410 
7 
10 
35 
111 
160 
87 
$10,000 to $24,999 
322 
2 
11 
13 
82 
141 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
132 
- 
2 
16 
39 
41 
34 
$50,000 to $99,999 
60 
6 
4 
1 
16 
16 
17 
$100,000 to $249,999 
38 
1 
- 
3 
15 
10 
9 
$250,000 to $499,999 
11 
- 
- 
1 
5 
4 
1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
1 
- 
" 
- 
1 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
3,211 
39 
113 
247 
882 
1,124 
806 
$1,000 
46,092 
658 
637 
2,085 
9,571 
23,643 
9,498 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
62 
. 
4 
10 
15 
17 
16 
$1,000 
1,039 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
451 
147 
222 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
1 
4 
- 
1 
$1,000 
625 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
407 
- 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
58 
- 
4 
10 
14 
14 
16 
$1,000 
976 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
222 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
1 
4 
- 
1 
$1,000 
598 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
392 
- 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
40 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
5 
. 
1 
. 
2 
2 
. 
$1,000 
23 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
5 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
3 
1 
$1,000 
131 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
361 
3 
18 
40 
99 
138 
63 
$1,000 
3,622 
10 
97 
322 
1,297 
1,300 
596 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
9 
3 
2 
$1,000 
1,159 
- 
- 
(D) 
420 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
243 
- 
9 
31 
50 
102 
51 
$1,000 
2,574 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,145 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
3 
$1,000 
1,192 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
123 
- 
2 
6 
27 
57 
31 
$1,000 
1,913 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
862 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3 
$1,000 
1,077 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
295 
Berries 
farms 
161 
- 
8 
26 
37 
62 
28 
$1,000 
661 
- 
25 
94 
95 
283 
164 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
295 
6 
3 
31 
98 
86 
71 
$1,000 
7,603 
(D) 
4 
680 
(D) 
(D) 
1,963 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
6 
- 
2 
10 
12 
10 
$1,000 
5,451 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
1,433 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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