Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
79,409 
26,016 
152 
907 
1,554 
3,233 
6,262 
13,908 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
184,122 
67,580 
381 
2,481 
3,735 
8,692 
16,133 
36,158 
$5,000 to $9,999 
115,319 
48,754 
264 
2,081 
2,985 
6,595 
12,058 
24,771 
$10,000 to $24,999 
161,555 
81,121 
569 
4,376 
5,561 
12,377 
20,824 
37,414 
$25,000 to $49,999 
117,399 
70,820 
647 
4,501 
6,097 
12,685 
18,647 
28,243 
$50,000 or more 
306,242 
251,959 
1,449 
15,865 
28,189 
61,609 
78,179 
66,668 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
1,145,257 
461,654 
2,556 
19,165 
34,756 
77,110 
125,060 
203,007 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
23,897 
38,106 
27,910 
46,897 
55,359 
55,021 
42,636 
25,234 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
97,521 
31,872 
182 
1,051 
1,739 
4,140 
8,137 
16,623 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
346,165 
118,828 
630 
3,787 
7,439 
16,534 
30,651 
59,787 
$5,000 to $9,999 
250,531 
93,026 
470 
3,308 
6,015 
14,305 
24,814 
44,114 
$10,000 to $24,999 
261,427 
108,246 
591 
4,434 
8,511 
18,666 
29,742 
46,302 
$25,000 to $49,999 
102,545 
50,572 
341 
2,721 
4,284 
9,786 
14,138 
19,302 
$50,000 or more 
87,068 
59,110 
342 
3,864 
6,768 
13,679 
17,578 
16,879 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
....farms 
12,539 
10,829 
65 
738 
1,196 
2,808 
3,577 
2,445 
$1,000 
1,595,189 
1 ,496,443 
3,242 
69,063 
198,609 
428,888 
505,186 
291,455 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
.... farms 
810,955 
456,527 
2,743 
24,902 
40,302 
89,139 
130,092 
169,349 
$1,000 
18,522,606 
14,060,071 
60,249 
804,681 
1 ,554,842 
3,484,749 
4,468,121 
3,687,430 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
....farms 
121,756 
87,361 
916 
7,759 
10,829 
20,514 
25,704 
21,639 
$1,000 
2,301,667 
2,000,719 
15,428 
181,126 
264,578 
536,474 
605,910 
397,203 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
....farms 
291,522 
131,278 
317 
3,678 
7,594 
19,223 
34,715 
65,751 
$1,000 
4,558,131 
2,510,612 
3,836 
59,304 
162,026 
387,981 
696,146 
1,201,317 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
.... farms 
51,931 
25,556 
74 
932 
1,786 
4,199 
7,209 
11,356 
$1,000 
687,084 
362,692 
273 
8,747 
21,226 
60,262 
110,306 
161,877 
Agri -tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
....farms 
33,161 
17,927 
75 
684 
1,376 
3,413 
5,373 
7,006 
$1,000 
704,038 
429,551 
820 
12,145 
45,845 
104,452 
150,351 
115,938 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
....farms 
332,054 
226,420 
1,194 
12,404 
21,137 
48,430 
68,206 
75,049 
$1,000 
1,160,550 
1,014,563 
3,327 
43,897 
108,147 
271,858 
346,423 
240,91 1 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
.... farms 
129,670 
97,023 
931 
7,274 
10,227 
22,728 
30,044 
25,819 
$1,000 
6,905,787 
6,160,103 
31,490 
427,414 
770,751 
1,688,911 
2,058,284 
1,183,254 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
.... farms 
28,100 
16,693 
145 
955 
1,286 
2,963 
4,922 
6,422 
$1,000 
150,233 
112,599 
970 
6,774 
10,181 
23,602 
34,099 
36,974 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
....farms 
103,308 
60,089 
313 
3,306 
5,946 
12,798 
17,728 
19,998 
$1,000 
2,054,008 
1,468,160 
4,103 
65,261 
172,037 
410,779 
466,234 
349,746 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
.... farms 
1,551,654 
792,696 
4,546 
39,960 
65,502 
145,214 
220,792 
316,682 
acres 
389,690,414 
323,012,413 
1,155,763 
16,198,693 
35,834,780 
81,984,105 
105,145,334 
82,693,738 
Harvested cropland 
.... farms 
1 ,288,875 
714,200 
4,209 
37,393 
60,447 
133,733 
201,157 
277,261 
acres 
314,964,600 
273,666,423 
1,015,240 
13,939,488 
31,592,692 
71,771,433 
89,903,120 
65,444,450 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
683,338 
280,827 
1,351 
1 1 ,302 
19,104 
41,354 
73,738 
133,978 
50 to 99 acres 
172,123 
92,778 
675 
5,179 
7,141 
14,302 
23,001 
42,480 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
136,341 
87,045 
748 
5,398 
7,155 
15,907 
23,167 
34,670 
200 to 499 acres 
136,252 
105,222 
834 
7,164 
9,911 
22,520 
31,112 
33,681 
500 to 999 acres 
78,343 
69,896 
413 
4,615 
7,459 
1 7,475 
22,950 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
52,320 
49,421 
158 
2,556 
5,759 
13,718 
17,345 
2,000 acres or more 
30,158 
29,011 
30 
1,179 
3,918 
8,457 
9,844 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
141,537 
73,014 
399 
3,965 
6,830 
14,029 
19,650 
28,141 
acres 
12,802,847 
8,989,130 
29,872 
499,706 
785,408 
1,771,519 
2,647,882 
3,254,743 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
.... farms 
97,248 
54,696 
251 
2,745 
4,385 
1 0,426 
15,701 
21,188 
acres 
1 1 ,395,368 
9,107,751 
30,210 
575,933 
966,202 
2,066,341 
2,811,596 
2,657,469 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
....farms 
381,453 
163,397 
586 
5,510 
1 1 ,379 
29,126 
47,273 
69,523 
acres 
36,382,032 
18,872,328 
47,043 
612,189 
1,394,556 
3,447,367 
5,501,272 
7,869,901 
In cultivated summer fallow 
....farms 
61 ,442 
40,777 
237 
2,067 
3,328 
7,733 
12,021 
15,391 
acres 
14,145,567 
12,376,781 
33,398 
571,377 
1,095,922 
2,927,445 
4,281,464 
3,467,175 
Total woodland 
.... farms 
840,399 
383,330 
1,348 
12,665 
26,190 
63,328 
107,976 
171,823 
acres 
77,012,907 
40,265,534 
69,584 
994,554 
2,598,379 
6,774,493 
12,287,526 
17,540,998 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
350,761 
168,610 
659 
5,590 
10,988 
26,402 
45,454 
79,517 
acres 
27,999,006 
16,142,160 
25,946 
448,102 
918,255 
2,609,738 
4,970,562 
7,169,557 
Woodland not pastured 
.... farms 
606,279 
273,466 
904 
8,939 
19,127 
46,420 
79,044 
119,032 
acres 
49,013,901 
24,123,374 
43,638 
546,452 
1,680,124 
4,164,755 
7,316,964 
10,371,441 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
212 United States 2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
