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 
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 
53,393 
264 
2,593 
5,650 
12,977 
16,024 
15,885 
$1,000 to $4,999 
116,542 
513 
5,963 
12,082 
27,499 
35,033 
35,452 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66,565 
324 
3,570 
6,813 
15,480 
20,096 
20,282 
$10,000 to $24,999 
80,434 
379 
4,675 
8,507 
18,706 
23,779 
24,388 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46,579 
228 
2,879 
5,229 
11,155 
13,643 
13,445 
$50,000 or more 
54,283 
219 
3,463 
6,694 
13,347 
16,004 
14,556 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
683,603 
2,769 
36,600 
86,254 
184,571 
206,310 
167,099 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
14,301 
12,271 
13,689 
14,245 
13,903 
14,349 
14,881 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
65,649 
330 
3,236 
7,067 
16,246 
19,913 
18,857 
$1,000 to $4,999 
227,337 
966 
1 1 ,769 
28,113 
59,939 
69,692 
56,858 
$5,000 to $9,999 
157,505 
661 
8,743 
20,598 
44,202 
47,426 
35,875 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
153,181 
483 
8,372 
20,618 
43,135 
45,395 
35,178 
$25,000 to $49,999 
51,973 
207 
3,061 
6,564 
14,034 
15,334 
12,773 
$50,000 or more 
27,958 
122 
1,419 
3,294 
7,015 
8,550 
7,558 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
1,710 
13 
106 
237 
465 
547 
342 
$1,000 
98,745 
722 
4,129 
10,990 
25,677 
26,969 
30,258 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
354,428 
1,290 
18,730 
39,034 
86,441 
105,921 
103,012 
$1,000 
4,462,534 
11,908 
204,098 
433,861 
967,765 
1 ,346,304 
1,498,597 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
34,395 
304 
3,574 
5,330 
9,599 
9,295 
6,293 
$1,000 
300,947 
2,609 
33,028 
44,756 
76,187 
87,210 
57,158 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
160,244 
254 
4,678 
13,042 
34,459 
48,897 
58,914 
$1,000 
2,047,520 
1,507 
37,918 
130,894 
370,995 
602,394 
903,81 1 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
26,375 
103 
1,097 
2,644 
6,435 
8,297 
7,799 
$1,000 
324,392 
632 
8,514 
22,697 
60,083 
104,487 
127,979 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
15,234 
33 
520 
1,605 
3,679 
4,683 
4,714 
$1,000 
274,487 
507 
9,448 
36,204 
58,671 
100,199 
69,458 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
105,634 
412 
6,830 
13,213 
27,639 
31,910 
25,630 
$1,000 
145,987 
286 
6,858 
15,564 
40,463 
44,170 
38,647 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
32,647 
231 
3,440 
4,854 
8,571 
8,943 
6,608 
$1,000 
745,683 
4,872 
85,195 
116,731 
204,792 
199,135 
134,958 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
11,407 
42 
720 
1,485 
2,864 
3,231 
3,065 
$1,000 
37,634 
162 
2,501 
4,742 
9,049 
10,584 
10,596 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
43,219 
172 
2,375 
5,519 
1 1 ,628 
13,095 
10,430 
$1,000 
585,847 
1,332 
20,606 
62,273 
147,528 
198,125 
155,983 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
758,958 
2,792 
39,679 
85,977 
191,189 
230,388 
208,933 
acres 
66,678,001 
224,304 
3,572,725 
7,541,012 
15,849,634 
19,356,224 
20,134,102 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
574,675 
2,391 
34,313 
70,694 
152,692 
177,563 
137,022 
acres 
41,298,177 
171,205 
2,737,070 
5,510,011 
11,014,353 
12,267,161 
9,598,377 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
402,511 
1,499 
21,589 
47,937 
106,358 
125,892 
99,236 
50 to 99 acres 
79,345 
453 
5,282 
9,955 
20,963 
24,342 
18,350 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
49,296 
268 
4,075 
6,680 
13,316 
14,597 
10,360 
200 to 499 acres 
31,030 
144 
2,571 
4,370 
8,687 
9,056 
6,202 
500 to 999 acres 
8,447 
11 
591 
1,159 
2,348 
2,524 
1,814 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,899 
11 
167 
421 
744 
823 
733 
2,000 acres or more 
1,147 
5 
38 
172 
276 
329 
327 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
68,523 
309 
4,254 
9,150 
19,376 
19,670 
15,764 
acres 
3,813,717 
14,263 
203,664 
398,626 
944,955 
1,033,017 
1,219,192 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
42,552 
143 
2,075 
4,912 
1 1 ,326 
13,319 
10,777 
acres 
2,287,617 
4,134 
144,770 
235,510 
542,422 
668,042 
692,739 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
218,056 
338 
6,211 
18,249 
46,441 
65,626 
81,191 
acres 
17,509,704 
29,136 
385,542 
1,209,941 
2,947,238 
4,871,558 
8,066,289 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
20,665 
94 
1,003 
2,046 
4,983 
6,302 
6,237 
acres 
1 ,768,786 
5,566 
101,679 
186,924 
400,666 
516,446 
557,505 
Total woodland 
farms 
457,069 
1,236 
19,450 
50,673 
120,202 
145,089 
120,419 
acres 
36,747,373 
51,099 
923,069 
3,257,194 
7,642,263 
11,919,296 
12,954,452 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
182,151 
617 
8,974 
21,888 
50,046 
57,395 
43,231 
acres 
11,856,846 
23,782 
362,737 
1,165,523 
2,390,111 
3,616,370 
4,298,323 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
332,813 
775 
13,037 
35,486 
86,430 
106,557 
90,528 
acres 
24,890,527 
27,317 
560,332 
2,091,671 
5,252,152 
8,302,926 
8,656,129 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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