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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
1,176,156 
566,310 
2,797 
23,835 
43,101 
97,667 
153,980 
244,930 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads. 
acres 
415,309,280 
295,922,529 
953,000 
10,071,244 
27,365,630 
56,366,523 
90,851,105 
110,315,027 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
1 ,338,485 
650,337 
2,919 
26,773 
50,166 
116,439 
183,647 
270,393 
acres 
32,515,057 
20,147,684 
58,098 
716,496 
1 ,583,454 
4,084,621 
6,303,333 
7,401,682 
Irrigated land 
farms 
296,303 
182,007 
1,019 
10,792 
17,244 
37,339 
55,001 
60,612 
acres 
55,822,231 
49,835,744 
162,870 
2,702,199 
6,203,861 
12,634,876 
16,268,816 
11,863,122 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
261,281 
167,328 
942 
10,253 
16,275 
34,957 
50,849 
54,052 
acres 
52,092,384 
47,037,429 
156,997 
2,541,514 
5,909,541 
12,117,924 
15,419,948 
10,891,505 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
60,330 
29,691 
113 
1,167 
2,144 
5,146 
8,763 
12,358 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
3,729,847 
2,798,315 
5,873 
160,685 
294,320 
516,952 
848,868 
971,617 
Programs 
farms 
291,706 
123,357 
296 
3,273 
8,097 
22,453 
36,360 
52,878 
acres 
27,485,000 
12,745,816 
30,068 
265,618 
730,691 
2,056,989 
3,685,946 
5,976,504 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
360,673 
268,806 
2,148 
18,114 
27,635 
61,359 
82,055 
77,495 
acres 
245,501,827 
221,234,793 
792,045 
1 1 ,576,052 
26,065,285 
58,912,689 
74,923,010 
48,965,712 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
14,326 
10,229 
83 
1,198 
1,483 
2,361 
3,117 
1,987 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
3,120,717 
2,575,966 
4,914 
231,970 
352,427 
651,988 
917,240 
417,426 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
2,109,303 
1,007,904 
6,018 
49,376 
82,877 
182,301 
277,163 
410,169 
$1,000 
2,268,536,922 
1,691,772,114 
5,475,142 
72,157,640 
170,355,531 
405,495,855 
545,484,413 
492,803,532 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,075,491 
1,678,505 
909,794 
1,461,391 
2,055,522 
2,224,321 
1,968,100 
1,201,465 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,481 
2,490 
2,448 
2,579 
2,528 
2,718 
2,542 
2,261 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
165,851 
61,524 
688 
3,774 
5,304 
10,549 
15,190 
26,019 
$50,000 to $99,999 
174,286 
60,182 
416 
2,888 
4,632 
9,889 
15,109 
27,248 
$100,000 to $199,999 
354,825 
126,316 
857 
5,955 
9,579 
19,600 
32,069 
58,256 
$200,000 to $499,999 
650,777 
264,702 
1,516 
1 1 ,444 
19,162 
41,004 
68,588 
122,988 
$500,000 to $999,999 
331,875 
172,812 
1,118 
8,793 
13,110 
28,922 
45,215 
75,654 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
188,784 
123,137 
750 
7,171 
10,703 
23,728 
35,204 
45,581 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
151,339 
118,113 
533 
6,140 
11,599 
26,865 
37,682 
35,294 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
58,239 
51,093 
92 
2,178 
5,369 
13,431 
17,719 
12,304 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
33,327 
30,025 
48 
1,033 
3,419 
8,313 
10,387 
6,825 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
2,108,505 
1,007,470 
6,018 
49,367 
82,869 
182,256 
277,045 
409,915 
$1,000 
243,966,688 
186,909,820 
903,993 
10,481,976 
20,820,233 
46,781,712 
58,878,723 
49,043,183 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
192,850 
62,423 
414 
2,421 
4,371 
9,780 
15,152 
30,285 
$5,000 to $9,999 
184,263 
62,145 
414 
2,386 
4,022 
9,189 
15,185 
30,949 
$10,000 to $19,999 
317,670 
114,250 
608 
4,251 
7,516 
16,815 
28,604 
56,456 
$20,000 to $49,999 
558,152 
226,219 
1,286 
9,274 
15,636 
33,874 
58,993 
107,156 
$50,000 to $99,999 
350,713 
172,369 
1,171 
8,692 
13,067 
27,617 
46,016 
75,806 
$100,000 to $199,999 
222,153 
138,246 
923 
8,154 
12,289 
26,376 
39,390 
51,114 
$200,000 to $499,999 
172,528 
131,511 
744 
8,299 
13,783 
30,926 
40,424 
37,335 
$500,000 or more 
110,176 
100,307 
458 
5,890 
12,185 
27,679 
33,281 
20,814 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
1 ,587,889 
846,076 
4,698 
39,855 
68,151 
154,961 
237,625 
340,786 
number 
3,297,894 
2,119,879 
9,300 
94,457 
187,145 
449,851 
644,991 
734,135 
Tractors, all 
farms 
1 ,670,342 
858,436 
4,184 
37,933 
67,896 
155,497 
240,323 
352,603 
number 
4,178,300 
2,618,177 
10,111 
103,309 
211,950 
534,040 
783,756 
975,011 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
779,195 
381,100 
1,264 
12,251 
25,522 
65,279 
106,804 
169,980 
number 
1,107,528 
579,556 
1,861 
17,573 
38,302 
100,714 
163,409 
257,697 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,143,817 
606,922 
2,321 
22,783 
45,001 
108,448 
172,451 
255,918 
number 
1 ,886,032 
1,110,462 
3,573 
36,900 
80,184 
207,085 
324,735 
457,985 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
548,284 
381,342 
2,433 
22,357 
36,915 
83,937 
114,022 
121,678 
number 
1,184,740 
928,159 
4,677 
48,836 
93,464 
226,241 
295,612 
259,329 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
295,742 
230,823 
1,233 
12,649 
22,468 
53,832 
72,459 
68,182 
number 
346,632 
274,312 
1,419 
14,581 
26,958 
64,667 
86,519 
80,168 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
15,089 
13,042 
73 
1,010 
1,560 
3,031 
3,940 
3,428 
number 
20,227 
17,737 
94 
1,234 
2,017 
4,137 
5,485 
4,770 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
64,162 
44,674 
272 
2,588 
4,646 
10,651 
13,052 
13,465 
number 
72,389 
50,772 
300 
2,931 
5,270 
12,203 
14,861 
15,207 
Hay balers 
farms 
577,443 
335,354 
1,472 
14,376 
26,383 
62,605 
94,234 
136,284 
number 
731,771 
431,916 
1,834 
18,067 
33,633 
82,053 
122,889 
173,440 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 United States 2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
