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) 
Linder 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
813,583 
428,234 
1,907 
18,377 
33,482 
75,952 
117,691 
180,825 
acres 
55,775,162 
40,232,423 
144,147 
1,706,125 
3,818,905 
8,834,372 
12,138,360 
13,590,514 
tons, dry 
127,345,016 
98,758,933 
338,347 
4,452,926 
10,068,053 
23,389,921 
30,651,597 
29,858,089 
Irrigated 
farms 
82,453 
50,953 
218 
2,450 
4,252 
9,807 
15,201 
19,025 
acres 
9,325,503 
7,861,645 
22,281 
373,594 
844,797 
1,783,119 
2,516,120 
2,321 ,734 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
358,682 
145,981 
712 
6,230 
10,792 
22,302 
38,099 
67,846 
25 to 99 acres 
315,682 
175,975 
793 
7,413 
12,872 
29,657 
47,136 
78,104 
1 00 to 249 acres 
99,035 
72,143 
287 
3,172 
6,195 
15,520 
21,766 
25,203 
250 to 499 acres 
26,409 
21,952 
70 
1,078 
2,247 
5,379 
6,793 
6,385 
500 acres or more 
13,775 
12,183 
45 
484 
1,376 
3,094 
3,897 
3,287 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
255,360 
159,531 
825 
8,904 
15,815 
35,028 
46,222 
52,737 
acres 
16,625,832 
13,527,793 
41,794 
641,262 
1,411,173 
3,364,210 
4,245,994 
3,823,360 
tons, dry 
49,469,257 
41 ,789,902 
124,054 
2,054,603 
4,469,774 
10,670,247 
13,249,149 
1 1 ,222,075 
Irrigated 
farms 
53,435 
34,140 
148 
1,716 
2,844 
6,753 
10,220 
12,459 
acres 
5,781,259 
4,900,073 
13,174 
238,461 
508,901 
1,171,166 
1 ,572,868 
1,395,503 
Other tame hay 
farms 
436,052 
219,474 
796 
7,460 
14,311 
34,314 
59,957 
102,636 
acres 
23,752,599 
15,268,487 
57,272 
548,806 
1 ,257,733 
2,860,673 
4,411,188 
6,132,815 
tons, dry 
44,187,071 
29,398,520 
106,737 
1,053,195 
2,428,649 
5,731 ,929 
8,735,214 
11,342,796 
Irrigated 
farms 
22,246 
13,221 
39 
554 
1,058 
2,346 
4,021 
5,203 
acres 
1 ,488,907 
1,187,856 
4,796 
48,921 
120,849 
249,522 
378,568 
385,200 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
3,327 
2,539 
6 
132 
247 
539 
869 
746 
acres 
759,534 
681,301 
1,032 
19,575 
75,810 
198,139 
223,383 
163,362 
Irrigated 
farms 
948 
798 
- 
51 
88 
192 
265 
202 
acres 
212,845 
192,103 
- 
6,417 
25,886 
55,800 
60,689 
43,311 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
72,045 
45,823 
313 
3,445 
5,260 
9,808 
13,597 
13,400 
acres 
4,180,891 
3,736,172 
3,501 
117,245 
419,181 
1,028,088 
1,323,368 
844,789 
Irrigated 
farms 
36,900 
25,090 
202 
2,279 
3,048 
5,514 
7,529 
6,518 
acres 
2,994,823 
2,679,679 
2,065 
82,244 
301,127 
707,470 
986,772 
600,001 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
47,237 
25,804 
223 
2,057 
2,847 
4,909 
7,407 
8,361 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12,773 
9,246 
58 
868 
1,218 
1,951 
2,559 
2,592 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
5,630 
4,855 
28 
293 
498 
1,302 
1,586 
1,148 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
2,954 
2,698 
2 
120 
313 
750 
919 
594 
250.0 acres or more 
3,451 
3,220 
2 
107 
384 
896 
1,126 
705 
Beans, snap 
farms 
22,289 
13,777 
125 
1,149 
1,710 
2,851 
3,950 
3,992 
acres 
266,114 
239,301 
176 
6,793 
25,548 
71 ,027 
80,772 
54,985 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2,615 
1,694 
3 
95 
215 
401 
512 
468 
acres 
172,530 
157,065 
(D) 
(D) 
18,679 
43,878 
58,795 
30,802 
Peas, green 
farms 
4,931 
3,491 
31 
264 
446 
853 
1,009 
888 
acres 
192,632 
175,062 
157 
7,595 
20,789 
51,075 
63,950 
31,496 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1,723 
1,439 
3 
57 
178 
420 
464 
317 
acres 
186,316 
169,666 
154 
7,297 
20,204 
49,518 
63,136 
29,358 
Potatoes 
farms 
21,079 
13,545 
80 
1,277 
1,799 
2,858 
3,843 
3,688 
acres 
1,168,199 
1,088,265 
544 
37,764 
139,504 
304,881 
380,932 
224,641 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2,233 
1,631 
6 
110 
216 
382 
528 
389 
acres 
623,611 
589,045 
435 
21,813 
87,542 
160,889 
205,380 
112,986 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
18,320 
1 1 ,068 
73 
1,140 
1,515 
2,204 
3,021 
3,115 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
584 
475 
- 
13 
52 
111 
145 
154 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
478 
411 
7 
36 
46 
98 
127 
97 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
586 
538 
- 
40 
52 
145 
188 
113 
250.0 acres or more 
1,111 
1,053 
- 
48 
134 
300 
362 
209 
Sweet corn 
farms 
25,632 
16,216 
Ill 
994 
1,778 
3,446 
4,818 
5,069 
acres 
572,068 
515,222 
592 
14,524 
52,681 
135,648 
190,299 
121,480 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4,011 
2,877 
16 
145 
324 
670 
929 
793 
acres 
342,509 
307,632 
86 
9,675 
29,962 
85,596 
123,258 
59,054 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,202 
1,613 
3 
193 
229 
307 
475 
406 
acres 
125,726 
104,063 
1 
4,512 
12,940 
26,189 
35,327 
25,094 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
262 
219 
- 
25 
33 
48 
63 
50 
acres 
30,138 
27,028 
- 
1,581 
3,479 
6,079 
7,396 
8,492 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
32,383 
19,700 
137 
1,687 
2,346 
3,974 
5,644 
5,912 
acres 
397,656 
343,127 
165 
7,302 
19,648 
81,676 
146,507 
87,829 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2,522 
1,542 
3 
113 
180 
323 
490 
433 
acres 
277,428 
237,998 
1 
5,385 
10,801 
54,923 
106,917 
59,970 
Land in orchards 
farms 
106,488 
54,391 
115 
1,502 
3,452 
9,379 
15,877 
24,066 
acres 
5,199,729 
4,066,368 
7,617 
100,404 
331,736 
902,781 
1,301,538 
1 ,422,292 
Irrigated 
farms 
60,340 
32,552 
59 
915 
2,145 
5,868 
9,661 
13,904 
acres 
4,257,033 
3,404,377 
6,415 
84,036 
283,858 
777,487 
1,089,512 
1,163,068 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
49,493 
20,379 
45 
579 
1,250 
3,273 
5,741 
9,491 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
33,124 
16,678 
40 
389 
893 
2,584 
4,580 
8,192 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
14,994 
10,125 
20 
295 
660 
1,912 
3,100 
4,138 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
5,196 
4,127 
5 
159 
343 
905 
1,399 
1,316 
250.0 acres or more 
3,681 
3,082 
5 
80 
306 
705 
1,057 
929 
Apples 
farms 
25,129 
12,993 
33 
486 
989 
2,457 
4,078 
4,950 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
384,237 
321,599 
156 
7,199 
22,764 
90,297 
108,755 
92,427 
Grapes 
farms 
27,878 
14,378 
40 
471 
1,024 
2,665 
4,398 
5,780 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,139,146 
896,715 
4,510 
27,491 
87,965 
202,305 
284,245 
290,200 
Peaches, all 
farms 
13,916 
7,489 
18 
248 
610 
1,474 
2,244 
2,895 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
128,480 
108,714 
258 
3,476 
6,667 
30,237 
30,556 
37,519 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
13,055 
6,690 
4 
124 
371 
1,150 
1,907 
3,134 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
877,701 
646,640 
68 
6,205 
30,387 
181,419 
200,574 
227,987 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
228 United States 2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
