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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
31,089 
14,788 
117 
1,262 
2,158 
3,562 
3,992 
3,697 
number 
204,941,679 
165,451,284 
438,085 
7,042,659 
18,275,537 
51,599,778 
50,523,242 
37,571,983 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
4,634 
2,676 
23 
192 
399 
667 
747 
648 
number 
176,802,415 
139,418,506 
472,638 
5,918,268 
20,213,440 
42,956,520 
39,709,817 
30,147,823 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
32,935 
21,097 
117 
1,577 
3,261 
5,715 
5,856 
4,571 
number 
8,463,194,794 
7,304,354,120 
24,741 ,054 
355,598,777 
1,189,179,968 
2,218,533,842 
2,034,032,649 
1 ,482,267,830 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
16,514 
7,330 
56 
837 
1,224 
1,859 
1,927 
1,427 
2,000 to 59,999 
714 
562 
2 
80 
119 
173 
110 
78 
60,000 to 99,999 
373 
278 
- 
22 
25 
62 
59 
110 
100,000 or more 
15,334 
12,927 
59 
638 
1,893 
3,621 
3,760 
2,956 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
19,956 
9,821 
63 
605 
1,438 
2,526 
2,781 
2,408 
number 
100,792,198 
86,544,048 
174,947 
3,970,343 
14,881,808 
21,697,380 
24,311,829 
21,507,741 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
9,677 
5,413 
33 
495 
912 
1,442 
1,543 
988 
number 
286,030,261 
249,912,536 
897,833 
10,182,703 
36,212,113 
66,492,841 
77,191,084 
58,935,962 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
18,667 
15,676 
120 
1,175 
1,834 
3,917 
4,846 
3,784 
acres 
3,283,905 
3,066,253 
14,486 
177,996 
339,550 
837,360 
1,036,507 
660,354 
bushels 
215,059,358 
201,062,961 
848,029 
11,141,378 
22,780,276 
54,370,207 
69,525,103 
42,397,968 
Irrigated 
farms 
4,657 
3,863 
25 
270 
413 
906 
1,248 
1,001 
acres 
851,693 
779,068 
4,501 
37,893 
81,698 
191,963 
294,858 
168,155 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,982 
4,418 
43 
405 
556 
1,064 
1,216 
1,134 
25 to 99 acres 
5,303 
4,381 
38 
276 
492 
1,098 
1,299 
1,178 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,614 
3,278 
28 
245 
364 
800 
1,065 
776 
250 to 499 acres 
2,174 
2,068 
8 
174 
234 
525 
718 
409 
500 acres or more 
1,594 
1,531 
3 
75 
188 
430 
548 
287 
Corn for grain 
farms 
348,530 
251,482 
1,919 
17,843 
27,008 
58,337 
74,922 
71,453 
acres 
87,413,045 
78,959,395 
326,677 
4,306,296 
9,700,774 
22,165,042 
26,187,734 
16,272,872 
bushels 
10,333,410,157 
9,417,804,062 
37,915,796 
509,402,787 
1,158,354,143 
2,686,770,319 
3,142,740,236 
1,882,620,781 
Irrigated 
farms 
41,251 
35,464 
238 
2,909 
4,383 
8,744 
11,181 
8,009 
acres 
12,819,069 
12,053,461 
48,525 
752,391 
1,638,506 
3,323,679 
3,961,618 
2,328,742 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
72,836 
36,910 
420 
3,353 
4,336 
6,866 
8,870 
13,065 
25 to 99 acres 
101,838 
64,003 
610 
4,879 
5,896 
12,699 
16,950 
22,969 
1 00 to 249 acres 
75,245 
58,938 
489 
4,322 
5,878 
12,962 
17,866 
17,421 
250 to 499 acres 
48,492 
43,694 
270 
2,949 
4,778 
1 1 ,409 
14,738 
9,550 
500 acres or more 
50,119 
47,937 
130 
2,340 
6,120 
14,401 
16,498 
8,448 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
86,365 
72,832 
590 
6,067 
10,033 
19,856 
21,075 
15,211 
acres 
7,196,628 
6,644,263 
30,836 
351,498 
873,244 
1,885,838 
2,109,946 
1,392,901 
tons 
113,153,064 
105,316,890 
450,249 
5,407,910 
14,003,670 
30,062,666 
33,491,025 
21,901,370 
Irrigated 
farms 
9,807 
8,669 
36 
533 
1,014 
2,255 
2,812 
2,019 
acres 
1 ,643,756 
1,525,260 
5,049 
67,607 
189,467 
422,035 
495,894 
345,208 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
32,575 
24,270 
204 
2,684 
3,534 
6,189 
6,295 
5,364 
25 to 99 acres 
35,586 
31,493 
333 
2,549 
4,339 
8,923 
9,177 
6,172 
1 00 to 249 acres 
12,369 
1 1 ,497 
38 
617 
1,462 
3,125 
3,757 
2,498 
250 to 499 acres 
3,667 
3,492 
10 
138 
414 
1,013 
1,157 
760 
500 acres or more 
2,168 
2,080 
5 
79 
284 
606 
689 
417 
Cotton, all 
farms 
18,155 
15,386 
128 
1,318 
1,872 
3,446 
4,572 
4,050 
acres 
9,384,080 
8,723,557 
33,620 
584,982 
1,168,685 
2,186,893 
2,829,118 
1 ,920,259 
bales 
16,534,302 
15,443,605 
46,876 
967,958 
2,045,370 
3,835,335 
5,164,423 
3,383,643 
Irrigated 
farms 
9,130 
8,131 
80 
767 
1,043 
1,844 
2,433 
1,964 
acres 
3,813,454 
3,579,914 
1 6,436 
260,694 
512,080 
866,113 
1,175,251 
749,340 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
833 
458 
20 
47 
89 
93 
209 
25 to 99 acres 
2,902 
1,929 
38 
164 
214 
346 
451 
716 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,273 
3,572 
46 
372 
387 
689 
1,030 
1,048 
250 to 499 acres 
4,058 
3,674 
30 
377 
445 
828 
1,166 
828 
500 acres or more 
6,089 
5,753 
14 
385 
779 
1,494 
1,832 
1,249 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
6,896 
6,065 
52 
578 
713 
1,611 
1,980 
1,131 
acres 
1 ,642,797 
1,566,115 
6,835 
93,083 
197,561 
491,255 
534,927 
242,454 
cwt 
31,424,290 
29,972,064 
131,540 
1,816,489 
3,820,447 
9,195,979 
10,252,200 
4,755,409 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,984 
2,674 
24 
294 
292 
647 
910 
507 
acres 
473,506 
441,015 
1,359 
30,574 
52,237 
121,372 
157,075 
78,398 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
949 
651 
4 
72 
66 
133 
204 
172 
25 to 99 acres 
1,902 
1,558 
29 
196 
157 
355 
468 
353 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,962 
1,829 
10 
201 
202 
508 
592 
316 
250 to 499 acres 
1,165 
1,126 
7 
72 
168 
314 
409 
156 
500 acres or more 
918 
901 
2 
37 
120 
301 
307 
134 
Oats for grain 
farms 
35,038 
26,750 
112 
1,564 
2,852 
6,472 
7,831 
7,919 
acres 
1 ,078,698 
917,083 
7,093 
41,254 
90,301 
232,273 
293,036 
253,126 
bushels 
65,646,178 
56,921,732 
340,455 
2,761,677 
5,575,425 
14,626,311 
18,697,335 
14,920,529 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,261 
1,025 
7 
57 
110 
238 
329 
284 
acres 
59,132 
51,914 
743 
1,463 
4,564 
1 1 ,739 
18,758 
14,647 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
23,991 
17,259 
82 
1,197 
1,987 
3,999 
4,769 
5,225 
25 to 99 acres 
8,949 
7,628 
17 
276 
700 
1,984 
2,461 
2,190 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,658 
1,467 
9 
76 
125 
379 
486 
392 
250 to 499 acres 
322 
288 
- 
13 
22 
84 
78 
91 
500 acres or more 
118 
108 
4 
2 
18 
26 
37 
21 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
6,561 
5,465 
41 
428 
728 
1,200 
1,628 
1,440 
acres 
1,621,631 
1,485,560 
5,053 
84,353 
223,324 
371,407 
436,981 
364,442 
pounds 
6,660,492,899 
6,118,320,126 
19,053,493 
357,262,324 
901,981,065 
1,576,808,329 
1,819,411,135 
1,443,803,780 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
224 United States 2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
