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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption 
farms 
1,068,783 
4,555 
58,192 
127,842 
276,324 
320,886 
280,984 
acres 
197,568,770 
524,881 
8,168,077 
18,745,097 
44,618,805 
61,042,066 
64,469,844 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
46,062 
159 
2,467 
5,873 
12,058 
13,652 
1 1 ,853 
acres 
22,601,232 
26,990 
735,653 
1 ,905,829 
4,257,022 
8,393,923 
7,281,815 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
983,941 
4,318 
54,927 
119,729 
256,812 
294,558 
253,597 
acres 
148,496,712 
431,013 
7,133,032 
15,588,559 
34,818,104 
44,482,449 
46,043,555 
Partnership 
farms 
57,974 
196 
2,694 
5,851 
12,985 
17,880 
18,368 
acres 
30,493,392 
30,385 
932,661 
2,619,434 
6,043,795 
10,493,439 
10,373,678 
Registered under state law 
farms 
39,643 
111 
1,751 
4,013 
9,074 
12,556 
12,138 
acres 
24,876,369 
18,066 
737,450 
2,116,014 
5,067,639 
8,519,686 
8,417,514 
Corporation 
farms 
38,096 
111 
1,425 
3,954 
9,669 
12,232 
10,705 
acres 
20,932,778 
73,786 
462,555 
1,638,018 
3,496,225 
6,874,082 
8,388,112 
Family held 
farms 
32,468 
86 
1,159 
3,217 
8,176 
10,475 
9,355 
acres 
17,824,789 
27,574 
339,424 
1,277,831 
2,987,232 
5,932,198 
7,260,530 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
883 
2 
23 
69 
183 
274 
332 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
31,585 
84 
1,136 
3,148 
7,993 
10,201 
9,023 
Other than family held 
farms 
5,628 
25 
266 
737 
1,493 
1,757 
1,350 
acres 
3,107,989 
46,212 
123,131 
360,187 
508,993 
941 ,884 
1,127,582 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
532 
3 
28 
65 
102 
188 
146 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
5,096 
22 
238 
672 
1,391 
1,569 
1,204 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
21,388 
71 
697 
1,695 
4,269 
6,219 
8,437 
acres 
35,256,616 
10,104 
205,139 
14,192,030 
7,014,393 
7,929,966 
5,904,984 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
202,844 
711 
8,983 
21,957 
51,425 
61,171 
58,597 
workers 
681,328 
2,599 
27,543 
76,466 
167,081 
213,969 
193,670 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
66,532 
246 
2,747 
6,954 
16,219 
20,054 
20,312 
workers 
192,627 
415 
6,445 
20,216 
43,376 
62,344 
59,831 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
158,839 
515 
7,134 
17,348 
40,876 
47,926 
45,040 
workers 
488,701 
2,184 
21,098 
56,250 
123,705 
151,625 
133,839 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
3,805 
12 
182 
398 
916 
1,079 
1,218 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
1,340 
- 
69 
135 
307 
395 
434 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
484,758 
2,075 
27,471 
64,688 
136,047 
141,535 
112,942 
workers 
1,133,693 
5,059 
67,258 
173,936 
336,919 
312,067 
238,454 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
139,158 
1,030 
9,780 
19,634 
38,460 
40,224 
30,030 
1 0 to 49 acres 
378,580 
1,543 
21,093 
48,986 
102,671 
113,666 
90,621 
50 to 69 acres 
94,008 
393 
4,590 
10,780 
24,062 
28,707 
25,476 
70 to 99 acres 
109,273 
437 
5,616 
12,422 
27,572 
32,708 
30,518 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
93,112 
402 
4,750 
9,986 
22,945 
28,307 
26,722 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
69,246 
273 
3,506 
7,089 
16,225 
20,959 
21,194 
180 to 219 acres 
41,560 
135 
2,063 
4,347 
10,132 
12,862 
12,021 
220 to 259 acres 
29,405 
91 
1,479 
2,935 
7,213 
8,866 
8,821 
260 to 499 acres 
79,095 
230 
3,897 
8,106 
18,884 
24,065 
23,913 
500 to 999 acres 
39,785 
87 
1,765 
4,089 
9,450 
12,011 
12,383 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
16,794 
47 
776 
1,739 
3,803 
5,079 
5,350 
2,000 acres or more 
1 1 ,383 
28 
428 
1,116 
2,318 
3,435 
4,058 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
125,272 
936 
1 1 ,577 
17,751 
33,180 
35,796 
26,032 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
17,483 
121 
1,299 
2,435 
4,665 
5,492 
3,471 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
47,102 
100 
1,389 
4,106 
10,990 
15,508 
15,009 
production (1114) 
25,700 
74 
1,031 
2,415 
6,556 
8,798 
6,826 
Other crop farming (1119) 
324,021 
626 
10,517 
28,078 
70,354 
97,405 
117,041 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
1,450 
11 
165 
193 
410 
360 
311 
Cotton farming (11192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
1,709 
2 
138 
193 
389 
514 
473 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
320,862 
613 
10,214 
27,692 
69,555 
96,531 
116,257 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
338,640 
1,962 
22,097 
45,053 
93,457 
99,338 
76,733 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
4,261 
43 
431 
671 
1,112 
1,192 
812 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
4,578 
50 
399 
750 
1,302 
1,240 
837 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
9,877 
103 
958 
2,330 
3,328 
2,216 
942 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
22,393 
83 
1,235 
3,720 
7,071 
6,577 
3,707 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
44,418 
253 
2,802 
6,818 
13,401 
12,823 
8,321 
production (1125, 1129) 
137,654 
345 
6,008 
17,102 
38,319 
44,504 
31 ,376 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
434,922 
2,536 
29,905 
61,114 
122,764 
126,244 
92,359 
number 
18,244,706 
76,791 
1,088,412 
2,737,252 
4,624,558 
5,567,851 
4,149,842 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
156,327 
963 
10,678 
23,744 
46,457 
44,000 
30,485 
1 0 to 49 
208,012 
1,227 
14,335 
27,789 
57,218 
61,021 
46,422 
50 to 99 
41,585 
218 
2,840 
5,653 
1 1 ,455 
12,612 
8,807 
100 to 199 
18,240 
87 
1,340 
2,455 
5,016 
5,513 
3,829 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
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