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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,501 
2,194 
12 
226 
313 
552 
652 
439 
acres 
521,673 
486,353 
1,849 
34,736 
79,349 
131,354 
139,484 
99,581 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
751 
424 
6 
25 
36 
53 
130 
174 
25 to 99 acres 
1,567 
1,166 
17 
120 
100 
233 
316 
380 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,028 
1,814 
10 
180 
252 
393 
561 
418 
250 to 499 acres 
1,451 
1,346 
8 
68 
239 
334 
395 
302 
500 acres or more 
764 
715 
- 
35 
101 
187 
226 
166 
Rice 
farms 
5,591 
4,849 
68 
463 
707 
1,144 
1,447 
1,020 
acres 
2,693,759 
2,517,493 
14,235 
175,811 
392,473 
679,381 
752,109 
503,484 
cwt 
200,239,288 
187,251,043 
1 ,043,804 
12,943,462 
29,493,150 
50,054,096 
55,653,701 
38,062,830 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,591 
4,849 
68 
463 
707 
1,144 
1,447 
1,020 
acres 
2,693,759 
2,517,493 
14,235 
175,811 
392,473 
679,381 
752,109 
503,484 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
155 
95 
2 
8 
11 
24 
19 
31 
25 to 99 acres 
849 
595 
23 
79 
71 
117 
151 
154 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,293 
1,071 
26 
129 
140 
195 
237 
250 to 499 acres 
1,361 
1,247 
12 
121 
190 
294 
245 
500 acres or more 
1,933 
1,841 
5 
126 
295 
514 
353 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
20,037 
15,992 
112 
1,109 
1,694 
3,588 
4,896 
4,593 
acres 
5,142,099 
4,626,658 
23,221 
258,672 
525,243 
1,199,553 
1,527,753 
1,092,216 
bushels 
264,337,547 
240,178,734 
1,271,517 
13,070,123 
27,913,452 
62,625,141 
81,371,620 
53,926,881 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,465 
3,057 
17 
209 
386 
742 
962 
741 
acres 
626,406 
579,608 
2,407 
35,401 
74,087 
155,762 
176,928 
135,023 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,344 
1,421 
10 
95 
143 
255 
391 
527 
25 to 99 acres 
6,182 
4,455 
31 
333 
434 
902 
1,234 
1,521 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5,699 
4,778 
41 
351 
510 
1,048 
1,495 
1,333 
250 to 499 acres 
3,082 
2,783 
25 
193 
317 
692 
883 
673 
500 acres or more 
2,730 
2,555 
5 
137 
290 
691 
893 
539 
Soybeans tor beans 
farms 
302,963 
217,135 
1,552 
13,809 
21,892 
49,153 
65,597 
65,132 
acres 
76,104,780 
68,070,000 
240,194 
3,383,854 
7,976,188 
18,421,000 
23,046,920 
15,001,844 
bushels 
2,926,822,777 
2,632,232,961 
8,794,376 
126,782,849 
304,857,327 
718,081,578 
900,450,919 
573,265,912 
Irrigated 
farms 
24,370 
21,167 
136 
1,627 
2,690 
5,345 
6,700 
4,669 
acres 
7,157,414 
6,742,043 
21,269 
403,154 
994,450 
1,793,877 
2,207,559 
1,321,734 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
44,485 
20,480 
223 
1,620 
2,026 
3,588 
5,069 
7,954 
25 to 99 acres 
95,693 
56,932 
545 
3,993 
4,930 
10,470 
14,429 
22,565 
1 00 to 249 acres 
72,542 
56,070 
468 
3,894 
5,293 
12,026 
16,831 
17,558 
250 to 499 acres 
47,155 
42,440 
234 
2,547 
4,573 
1 1 ,067 
14,656 
9,363 
500 acres or more 
43,088 
41,213 
82 
1,755 
5,070 
12,002 
14,612 
7,692 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
3,913 
3,649 
26 
374 
548 
1,033 
1,179 
489 
acres 
1,249,481 
1,213,779 
2,586 
77,793 
175,710 
381,459 
431,759 
144,472 
tons 
35,417,494 
34,413,306 
67,872 
2,148,330 
4,846,861 
10,870,614 
12,338,740 
4,140,889 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,486 
1,408 
4 
140 
160 
385 
498 
221 
acres 
401,797 
389,907 
213 
20,921 
48,724 
118,939 
148,443 
52,667 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
666 
537 
- 
15 
75 
167 
150 
130 
acres 
(D) 
757,618 
- 
8,378 
65,210 
268,532 
148,027 
267,471 
tons 
30,269,684 
26,719,672 
- 
300,008 
2,262,924 
9,080,181 
5,150,185 
9,926,374 
Irrigated 
farms 
216 
174 
- 
- 
15 
46 
40 
73 
acres 
444,314 
375,110 
- 
* 
15,816 
129,873 
22,931 
206,490 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
4,953 
4,355 
28 
360 
634 
1,146 
1,359 
828 
acres 
1,877,145 
1 ,759,354 
3,966 
124,254 
249,365 
521,356 
562,327 
298,086 
pounds 
2,728,794,260 
2,589,102,913 
4,807,424 
166,443,690 
383,851,777 
788,058,766 
827,607,625 
418,333,631 
Irrigated 
farms 
581 
502 
1 
35 
69 
147 
162 
88 
acres 
90,798 
86,323 
(D) 
(D) 
9,881 
22,646 
33,057 
14,605 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
464 
308 
2 
23 
38 
58 
109 
78 
25 to 99 acres 
860 
725 
19 
47 
114 
171 
207 
167 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,434 
1,251 
3 
120 
186 
330 
367 
245 
250 to 499 acres 
1,046 
977 
- 
92 
141 
263 
318 
163 
500 acres or more 
1,149 
1,094 
4 
78 
155 
324 
358 
175 
Tobacco 
farms 
10,014 
7,717 
98 
814 
1,158 
1,861 
2,109 
1,677 
acres 
342,932 
314,477 
2,260 
19,908 
39,495 
92,142 
103,899 
56,772 
pounds 
766,609,252 
708,430,481 
3,880,217 
43,754,433 
86,624,961 
208,412,362 
238,705,919 
127,052,589 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,725 
1,410 
5 
123 
165 
372 
475 
270 
acres 
58,521 
54,826 
98 
2,774 
5,698 
1 7,788 
20,267 
8,202 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
139 
61 
1 
11 
7 
18 
24 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
469 
246 
8 
15 
22 
44 
65 
92 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
734 
405 
6 
46 
27 
87 
123 
116 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
1,279 
827 
13 
102 
146 
165 
208 
193 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
2,240 
1,723 
35 
273 
319 
350 
367 
379 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
2,225 
1,736 
14 
166 
267 
454 
462 
373 
25.0 acres or more 
2,928 
2,719 
22 
211 
366 
754 
866 
500 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
147,632 
114,160 
642 
6,950 
1 1 ,382 
25,270 
34,740 
35,176 
acres 
49,040,226 
44,415,173 
148,094 
2,251,875 
4,863,792 
10,911,187 
15,011,360 
1 1 ,228,865 
bushels 
2,185,108,114 
1,998,675,819 
6,011,363 
98,487,865 
228,280,598 
498,897,628 
685,733,528 
481,264,837 
Irrigated 
farms 
15,286 
13,177 
67 
949 
1,472 
3,031 
4,212 
3,446 
acres 
3,368,165 
3,100,796 
9,537 
158,151 
364,356 
733,580 
1,095,451 
739,721 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
26,138 
16,061 
95 
1,023 
1,465 
3,151 
4,409 
5,918 
25 to 99 acres 
44,081 
31,357 
185 
1,942 
2,866 
6,582 
9,063 
10,719 
1 00 to 249 acres 
30,720 
24,507 
166 
1,518 
2,552 
5,462 
7,284 
7,525 
250 to 499 acres 
19,138 
16,707 
118 
1,181 
1,633 
3,859 
5,134 
4,782 
500 acres or more 
27,555 
25,528 
78 
1,286 
2,866 
6,216 
8,850 
6,232 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
226 United States 2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
