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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
609,846 
2,466 
33,467 
76,849 
166,639 
186,245 
144,180 
acres 
119,386,751 
252,495 
3,879,391 
20,856,837 
25,449,038 
35,134,923 
33,814,067 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
688,148 
2,302 
34,231 
82,545 
182,767 
211,102 
175,201 
acres 
12,367,373 
17,390 
358,202 
2,382,998 
2,431,582 
3,369,493 
3,807,708 
Irrigated land 
farms 
114,296 
433 
5,840 
13,195 
29,593 
37,142 
28,093 
acres 
5,986,487 
14,833 
296,704 
708,615 
1 ,374,837 
1,805,483 
1,786,015 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
93,953 
361 
4,977 
10,695 
24,063 
30,514 
23,343 
acres 
5,054,955 
11,468 
250,924 
581,890 
1,175,190 
1,520,210 
1,515,273 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
30,639 
97 
1,280 
3,757 
8,401 
10,258 
6,846 
acres 
931,532 
3,365 
45,780 
126,725 
199,647 
285,273 
270,742 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
168,349 
200 
3,975 
12,686 
33,508 
49,141 
68,839 
acres 
14,739,184 
22,959 
278,063 
900,387 
2,347,673 
4,093,780 
7,096,322 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
91,867 
655 
8,894 
13,057 
23,729 
26,056 
19,476 
acres 
24,267,034 
96,886 
1,746,513 
3,276,649 
6,367,848 
7,309,386 
5,469,752 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
4,097 
33 
305 
562 
1,024 
1,413 
760 
$1,000 
544,752 
1,655 
33,380 
116,203 
86,007 
219,506 
88,000 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
1,101,399 
4,696 
59,743 
131,229 
283,735 
330,889 
291,107 
$1,000 
576,764,808 
1,546,486 
26,014,145 
64,126,563 
143,365,614 
177,227,200 
164,484,800 
Average per farm 
dollars 
523,666 
329,320 
435,434 
488,662 
505,280 
535,609 
565,032 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,452 
2,836 
2,979 
1,884 
2,791 
2,540 
2,326 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
104,327 
988 
7,051 
13,162 
25,374 
28,992 
28,760 
$50,000 to $99,999 
114,104 
643 
6,728 
13,785 
28,530 
33,473 
30,945 
$100,000 to $199,999 
228,509 
1,032 
13,583 
28,887 
59,355 
67,025 
58,627 
$200,000 to $499,999 
386,075 
1,275 
19,858 
46,974 
102,830 
117,446 
97,692 
$500,000 to $999,999 
159,063 
440 
7,466 
17,036 
40,540 
50,056 
43,525 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
65,647 
235 
3,169 
6,932 
16,600 
20,459 
18,252 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
33,226 
70 
1,531 
3,354 
8,221 
10,209 
9,841 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
7,146 
7 
257 
772 
1,571 
2,240 
2,299 
$10,000,000 or more 
3,302 
6 
100 
327 
714 
989 
1,166 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
1,101,035 
4,696 
59,733 
131,206 
283,656 
330,788 
290,956 
$1,000 
57,056,867 
246,013 
3,849,437 
7,610,273 
15,089,252 
16,967,750 
13,294,142 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
130,427 
669 
6,283 
13,245 
30,213 
37,897 
42,120 
$5,000 to $9,999 
122,118 
463 
5,500 
12,950 
30,104 
36,308 
36,793 
$10,000 to $19,999 
203,420 
812 
9,534 
23,019 
51,492 
61,719 
56,844 
$20,000 to $49,999 
331,933 
1,377 
1 7,768 
40,061 
86,946 
100,829 
84,952 
$50,000 to $99,999 
178,344 
787 
11,194 
23,091 
47,827 
53,968 
41,477 
$100,000 to $199,999 
83,907 
393 
5,439 
1 1 ,605 
23,109 
25,452 
17,909 
$200,000 to $499,999 
41,017 
146 
3,030 
5,719 
1 1 ,426 
11,917 
8,779 
$500,000 or more 
9,869 
49 
985 
1,516 
2,539 
2,698 
2,082 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
741,813 
2,993 
42,844 
93,665 
200,782 
225,652 
175,877 
number 
1,178,015 
4,751 
69,142 
149,877 
322,382 
359,822 
272,041 
Tractors, all 
farms 
811,906 
2,730 
40,010 
95,578 
216,935 
252,441 
204,212 
number 
1,560,123 
5,167 
76,936 
177,970 
416,223 
492,056 
391,771 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
398,095 
1,114 
15,985 
42,569 
105,140 
126,386 
106,901 
number 
527,972 
1,509 
20,842 
54,981 
137,800 
167,715 
145,125 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
536,895 
1,755 
26,236 
63,666 
144,714 
169,218 
131,306 
number 
775,570 
2,357 
36,841 
88,490 
207,368 
248,641 
191,873 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
166,942 
834 
12,337 
22,286 
46,039 
49,247 
36,199 
number 
256,581 
1,301 
19,253 
34,499 
71,055 
75,700 
54,773 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
64,919 
372 
5,358 
9,264 
18,550 
19,151 
12,224 
number 
72,320 
407 
5,854 
10,235 
20,626 
21,401 
13,797 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
2,047 
6 
169 
217 
510 
594 
551 
number 
2,490 
8 
194 
272 
619 
719 
678 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
19,488 
112 
1,408 
2,828 
5,849 
5,641 
3,650 
number 
21,617 
126 
1,603 
3,159 
6,449 
6,231 
4,049 
Hay balers 
farms 
242,089 
884 
13,487 
30,358 
69,339 
75,972 
52,049 
number 
299,855 
1,085 
16,700 
37,617 
86,709 
94,755 
62,989 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
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