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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
1,614 
14 
47 
145 
467 
576 
365 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
acres 
16,469 
66 
306 
1,362 
4,610 
5,671 
4,454 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
2,309 
31 
71 
182 
657 
788 
580 
acres 
36,266 
57 
446 
1,753 
3,728 
20,439 
9,843 
Irrigated land 
farms 
344 
6 
12 
39 
95 
117 
75 
acres 
776 
6 
22 
63 
177 
391 
117 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
340 
6 
12 
39 
93 
117 
73 
acres 
738 
6 
22 
63 
167 
(D) 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
2 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
38 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
Programs 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
225 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
27 
- 
2 
- 
6 
12 
7 
acres 
1,165 
" 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
524 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
33 
2 
1 
7 
7 
12 
4 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
153 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
108 
20 
7 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
3,211 
39 
113 
247 
882 
1,124 
806 
$1,000 
1,768,595 
13,900 
75,547 
116,801 
418,662 
669,257 
474,429 
Average per farm 
dollars 
550,792 
356,399 
668,554 
472,879 
474,674 
595,424 
588,621 
Average per acre 
dollars 
11,066 
22,383 
14,960 
13,146 
11,142 
9,998 
11,641 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
207 
1 
22 
10 
47 
69 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
176 
17 
- 
6 
50 
51 
52 
$100,000 to $199,999 
413 
- 
4 
35 
106 
145 
123 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,289 
19 
50 
112 
389 
435 
284 
$500,000 to $999,999 
754 
" 
22 
56 
213 
272 
191 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
236 
- 
8 
22 
57 
83 
66 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
113 
2 
1 
6 
16 
62 
26 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
21 
- 
6 
- 
4 
7 
4 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
2 
2 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
3,211 
39 
113 
247 
882 
1,124 
806 
$1,000 
122,183 
934 
4,737 
9,422 
30,943 
50,182 
25,965 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
576 
8 
13 
27 
178 
197 
153 
$5,000 to $9,999 
369 
1 
1 
33 
103 
121 
110 
$10,000 to $19,999 
678 
18 
31 
52 
176 
232 
169 
$20,000 to $49,999 
884 
- 
41 
69 
221 
335 
218 
$50,000 to $99,999 
449 
12 
19 
39 
130 
154 
95 
$100,000 to $199,999 
177 
- 
2 
25 
55 
45 
50 
$200,000 to $499,999 
68 
- 
6 
2 
19 
31 
10 
$500,000 or more 
10 
- 
" 
- 
9 
1 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
2,009 
14 
73 
155 
581 
710 
476 
number 
3,092 
21 
139 
246 
923 
1,058 
705 
Tractors, all 
farms 
2,360 
14 
98 
168 
653 
831 
596 
number 
4,809 
31 
240 
277 
1,381 
1,705 
1,175 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,766 
8 
68 
115 
483 
629 
463 
number 
2,729 
19 
119 
151 
788 
952 
700 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,199 
9 
51 
73 
351 
426 
289 
number 
1,841 
(D) 
91 
(D) 
522 
679 
441 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
179 
1 
18 
22 
57 
58 
23 
number 
239 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
71 
74 
34 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
12 
- 
1 
- 
5 
5 
1 
number 
12 
- 
(D) 
- 
5 
5 
(D) 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
21 
2 
2 
3 
7 
5 
2 
number 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
8 
6 
(D) 
Hay balers 
farms 
675 
14 
38 
39 
178 
260 
146 
number 
798 
14 
41 
50 
226 
298 
169 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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