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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
385,349 
1,250 
20,530 
47,266 
105,184 
120,288 
90,831 
acres 
15,542,739 
51,634 
807,296 
1,891,200 
4,107,299 
4,797,137 
3,888,173 
tons, dry 
28,586,083 
83,283 
1,492,961 
3,546,424 
7,477,248 
8,947,186 
7,038,981 
Irrigated 
farms 
31,500 
83 
1,492 
3,673 
8,200 
10,522 
7,530 
acres 
1,463,858 
3,215 
66,056 
176,172 
350,155 
474,702 
393,558 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
212,701 
710 
11,512 
26,887 
58,463 
66,295 
48,834 
25 to 99 acres 
139,707 
444 
7,096 
16,197 
37,936 
43,996 
34,038 
1 00 to 249 acres 
26,892 
82 
1,591 
3,440 
7,352 
8,200 
6,227 
250 to 499 acres 
4,457 
10 
255 
549 
1,078 
1,338 
1,227 
500 acres or more 
1,592 
4 
76 
193 
355 
459 
505 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
95,829 
381 
6,290 
13,377 
27,608 
29,252 
18,921 
acres 
3,098,039 
12,368 
179,677 
397,525 
833,433 
952,311 
722,725 
tons, dry 
7,679,355 
26,090 
426,292 
989,651 
1,985,302 
2,439,379 
1,812,641 
Irrigated 
farms 
19,295 
51 
1,024 
2,349 
5,086 
6,308 
4,477 
acres 
881,186 
2,440 
43,808 
105,033 
201,365 
287,827 
240,713 
Other tame hay 
farms 
216,578 
695 
11,115 
26,048 
59,170 
68,429 
51,121 
acres 
8,484,112 
23,218 
430,537 
1 ,026,207 
2,266,987 
2,647,319 
2,089,844 
tons, dry 
14,788,551 
37,173 
749,279 
1,856,201 
3,908,176 
4,619,856 
3,617,866 
Irrigated 
farms 
9,025 
32 
362 
999 
2,412 
3,143 
2,077 
acres 
301,051 
686 
10,993 
36,314 
78,388 
97,003 
77,667 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
788 
6 
61 
113 
197 
232 
179 
acres 
78,233 
51 
3,014 
4,611 
13,057 
37,052 
20,448 
Irrigated 
farms 
150 
- 
14 
16 
27 
58 
35 
acres 
20,742 
- 
672 
1,278 
1,267 
15,751 
1,774 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
26,222 
146 
2,021 
3,704 
7,152 
8,156 
5,043 
acres 
444,718 
1,301 
1 1 ,670 
47,325 
85,436 
145,273 
153,713 
Irrigated 
farms 
11,810 
89 
1,021 
1,782 
3,194 
3,661 
2,063 
acres 
315,144 
1,068 
6,241 
32,862 
52,320 
99,826 
122,826 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
21,433 
94 
1,671 
3,059 
5,854 
6,713 
4,042 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
3,527 
40 
269 
471 
965 
1,060 
722 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
775 
7 
64 
112 
219 
231 
142 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
256 
5 
14 
26 
63 
79 
69 
250.0 acres or more 
231 
- 
3 
36 
51 
73 
68 
Beans, snap 
farms 
8,512 
41 
665 
1,161 
2,278 
2,744 
1,623 
acres 
26,813 
12 
664 
1,213 
8,117 
7,403 
9,403 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
921 
3 
79 
114 
248 
304 
173 
acres 
15,465 
1 
486 
649 
3,337 
4,931 
6,060 
Peas, green 
farms 
1,440 
6 
107 
205 
415 
451 
256 
acres 
17,571 
1 
793 
3,570 
5,964 
3,579 
3,664 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
284 
- 
15 
46 
96 
80 
47 
acres 
16,650 
- 
768 
3,514 
5,708 
3,112 
3,548 
Potatoes 
farms 
7,534 
26 
563 
1,106 
2,049 
2,411 
1,379 
acres 
79,934 
8 
1,165 
7,667 
13,140 
30,073 
27,881 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
602 
- 
51 
105 
158 
165 
123 
acres 
34,566 
- 
683 
4,175 
1,599 
17,607 
10,503 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
7,252 
26 
547 
1,062 
1,985 
2,333 
1,299 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
109 
- 
6 
17 
27 
30 
29 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
67 
- 
7 
8 
18 
15 
19 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
48 
- 
3 
10 
11 
11 
13 
250.0 acres or more 
58 
- 
- 
9 
8 
22 
19 
Sweet corn 
farms 
9,416 
44 
649 
1,269 
2,580 
3,015 
1,859 
acres 
56,846 
759 
1,669 
5,480 
13,171 
20,927 
14,840 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1,134 
16 
64 
170 
348 
327 
209 
acres 
34,877 
689 
832 
3,314 
6,453 
15,551 
8,038 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
589 
7 
41 
85 
148 
188 
120 
acres 
21,664 
1 
564 
2,249 
3,655 
9,751 
5,444 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
43 
- 
5 
8 
6 
13 
11 
acres 
3,110 
- 
3 
360 
(D) 
(D) 
899 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
12,683 
59 
867 
1,782 
3,508 
4,066 
2,401 
acres 
54,529 
22 
604 
2,696 
1 1 ,728 
7,837 
31,641 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
980 
6 
86 
122 
298 
287 
181 
acres 
39,430 
1 
(D) 
1,678 
(D) 
2,217 
26,254 
Land in orchards 
farms 
52,097 
104 
1,532 
4,589 
12,405 
17,280 
16,187 
acres 
1,133,361 
1,339 
31,737 
93,035 
276,250 
296,607 
434,393 
Irrigated 
farms 
27,788 
59 
806 
2,441 
6,533 
9,080 
8,869 
acres 
852,657 
747 
21,806 
68,892 
206,903 
211,100 
343,209 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
29,114 
55 
884 
2,586 
7,037 
9,871 
8,681 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
16,446 
41 
427 
1,403 
3,941 
5,342 
5,292 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
4,869 
7 
154 
463 
1,098 
1,571 
1,576 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1,069 
- 
42 
83 
207 
337 
400 
250.0 acres or more 
599 
1 
25 
54 
122 
159 
238 
Apples 
farms 
12,136 
25 
422 
1,308 
3,227 
4,142 
3,012 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
62,638 
66 
1,637 
8,210 
12,411 
24,621 
15,693 
Grapes 
farms 
13,500 
33 
385 
1,291 
3,276 
4,759 
3,756 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
242,431 
227 
6,743 
15,429 
57,985 
64,176 
97,870 
Peaches, all 
farms 
6,427 
28 
241 
730 
1,751 
2,166 
1,511 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
19,767 
53 
519 
1,981 
5,965 
5,137 
6,111 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
6,365 
15 
142 
471 
1,299 
2,007 
2,431 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
231,060 
(D) 
(D) 
20,178 
67,336 
52,041 
89,464 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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