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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
16,301 
108 
1,490 
3,364 
5,373 
4,065 
1,901 
number 
39,490,395 
26,176 
1,831,312 
2,900,996 
8,271,008 
18,049,788 
8,411,115 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
1,958 
17 
181 
380 
631 
523 
226 
number 
37,383,909 
1,141 
1,562,891 
4,555,663 
7,595,032 
17,470,327 
6,198,855 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1 1 ,838 
64 
1,157 
2,489 
3,955 
2,921 
1,252 
number 
1,158,840,674 
717,454 
70,211,391 
170,462,066 
348,980,612 
363,594,441 
204,874,710 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
9,184 
58 
957 
2,073 
3,178 
2,135 
783 
2,000 to 59,999 
152 
2 
14 
31 
37 
43 
25 
60,000 to 99,999 
95 
- 
5 
17 
30 
23 
20 
100,000 or more 
2,407 
4 
181 
368 
710 
720 
424 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
10,135 
58 
727 
1,946 
3,536 
2,692 
1,176 
number 
14,248,150 
354 
507,670 
1,457,897 
3,542,529 
3,254,244 
5,485,456 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
4,264 
20 
333 
893 
1,517 
1,082 
419 
number 
36,117,725 
(D) 
(D) 
3,828,729 
9,181,956 
10,137,067 
11,491,569 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
2,991 
15 
226 
413 
818 
953 
566 
acres 
217,652 
1,430 
15,344 
51,693 
50,414 
61,369 
37,402 
bushels 
13,996,397 
78,788 
827,945 
3,757,184 
3,006,942 
4,098,970 
2,226,568 
Irrigated 
farms 
794 
- 
58 
98 
217 
254 
167 
acres 
72,625 
- 
3,786 
23,591 
16,267 
1 7,577 
1 1 ,404 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,564 
4 
120 
210 
429 
497 
304 
25 to 99 acres 
922 
6 
65 
107 
271 
303 
170 
1 00 to 249 acres 
336 
3 
31 
62 
79 
101 
60 
250 to 499 acres 
106 
2 
5 
17 
29 
33 
20 
500 acres or more 
63 
- 
5 
17 
10 
19 
12 
Corn for grain 
farms 
97,048 
688 
9,379 
14,708 
27,057 
27,415 
17,801 
acres 
8,453,650 
41,429 
736,055 
1,291,614 
2,367,918 
2,395,191 
1,621,443 
bushels 
915,606,095 
4,488,854 
78,405,087 
141,103,917 
257,426,052 
261,614,811 
172,567,374 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,787 
38 
565 
879 
1,579 
1,594 
1,132 
acres 
765,608 
3,307 
57,147 
106,408 
189,809 
224,595 
184,342 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
35,926 
256 
3,171 
5,571 
9,985 
10,269 
6,674 
25 to 99 acres 
37,835 
324 
3,923 
5,518 
10,425 
10,613 
7,032 
1 00 to 249 acres 
16,307 
85 
1,762 
2,472 
4,630 
4,559 
2,799 
250 to 499 acres 
4,798 
18 
405 
801 
1,412 
1,363 
799 
500 acres or more 
2,182 
5 
118 
346 
605 
611 
497 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
13,533 
96 
1,211 
2,135 
3,981 
3,717 
2,393 
acres 
552,365 
1,576 
37,791 
72,087 
148,388 
169,115 
123,408 
tons 
7,836,174 
19,774 
464,395 
938,378 
2,075,895 
2,482,338 
1 ,855,394 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,138 
2 
82 
158 
294 
341 
261 
acres 
118,496 
(D) 
(D) 
15,033 
25,405 
42,515 
32,625 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8,305 
75 
789 
1,421 
2,511 
2,214 
1,295 
25 to 99 acres 
4,093 
21 
371 
564 
1,169 
1,167 
801 
1 00 to 249 acres 
872 
- 
41 
127 
230 
257 
217 
250 to 499 acres 
175 
- 
6 
15 
47 
46 
61 
500 acres or more 
88 
- 
4 
8 
24 
33 
19 
Cotton, all 
farms 
2,769 
6 
241 
356 
666 
801 
699 
acres 
660,523 
1,131 
43,693 
69,919 
156,394 
205,120 
184,266 
bales 
1,090,697 
2,704 
68,192 
113,453 
262,096 
322,640 
321,612 
Irrigated 
farms 
999 
2 
73 
140 
229 
317 
238 
acres 
233,540 
(D) 
(D) 
23,892 
54,284 
69,282 
70,212 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
375 
39 
40 
84 
117 
95 
25 to 99 acres 
973 
- 
96 
123 
247 
273 
234 
1 00 to 249 acres 
701 
4 
54 
115 
160 
181 
187 
250 to 499 acres 
384 
2 
38 
47 
98 
118 
81 
500 acres or more 
336 
- 
14 
31 
77 
112 
102 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
831 
2 
90 
119 
200 
283 
137 
acres 
76,682 
(D) 
(D) 
10,914 
19,087 
28,856 
13,159 
cwt 
1,452,226 
(D) 
(D) 
191,433 
366,273 
579,014 
229,917 
Irrigated 
farms 
310 
28 
38 
71 
127 
46 
acres 
32,491 
- 
1,078 
2,303 
5,884 
17,503 
5,723 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
298 
26 
36 
94 
103 
39 
25 to 99 acres 
344 
2 
55 
51 
58 
117 
61 
1 00 to 249 acres 
133 
- 
8 
22 
34 
45 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
39 
- 
1 
6 
10 
13 
9 
500 acres or more 
17 
- 
- 
4 
4 
5 
4 
Oats for grain 
farms 
8,288 
71 
558 
1,198 
2,327 
2,579 
1,555 
acres 
161,615 
859 
1 1 ,299 
18,998 
42,774 
50,152 
37,533 
bushels 
8,724,446 
40,330 
558,360 
986,029 
2,400,934 
2,763,277 
1,975,516 
Irrigated 
farms 
236 
6 
18 
31 
52 
70 
59 
acres 
7,218 
18 
609 
867 
2,564 
1,997 
1,163 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,732 
55 
446 
1,012 
1,920 
2,118 
1,181 
25 to 99 acres 
1,321 
16 
96 
162 
359 
373 
315 
1 00 to 249 acres 
191 
- 
10 
23 
39 
78 
41 
250 to 499 acres 
34 
- 
6 
1 
4 
7 
16 
500 acres or more 
10 
- 
- 
- 
5 
3 
2 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
1,096 
7 
92 
173 
293 
288 
243 
acres 
136,071 
467 
9,043 
21,065 
36,221 
38,948 
30,327 
pounds 
542,172,773 
2,351,512 
36,129,855 
85,996,644 
142,872,058 
155,640,750 
119,181,954 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
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