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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
24,109 
137 
1,222 
2,860 
5,820 
7,352 
6,718 
percent 
55.8 
0.3 
2.8 
6.6 
13.5 
17.0 
15.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,866,413 
10,096 
128,761 
333,639 
797,651 
1,198,272 
1 ,397,994 
Average size of farm 
acres 
160 
74 
105 
117 
137 
163 
208 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
24,109 
137 
1,222 
2,860 
5,820 
7,352 
6,718 
$1,000 
917,627 
921 
75,539 
127,044 
220,852 
292,564 
200,707 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,062 
6,726 
61,816 
44,421 
37,947 
39,794 
29,876 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,822 
30 
326 
811 
1,702 
2,129 
1,824 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,956 
36 
182 
430 
941 
1,113 
1,254 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,721 
22 
167 
397 
862 
1,117 
1,156 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,683 
25 
196 
443 
911 
1,122 
986 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,246 
13 
174 
397 
748 
1,003 
911 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,281 
10 
62 
152 
314 
431 
312 
$50,000 to $99,999 
576 
1 
43 
97 
133 
172 
130 
$100,000 to $249,999 
246 
- 
17 
47 
64 
68 
50 
$250,000 to $499,999 
141 
- 
11 
22 
33 
43 
32 
$500,000 to $999,999 
276 
_ 
38 
40 
66 
101 
31 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
161 
- 
6 
24 
46 
53 
32 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
122 
- 
4 
21 
37 
40 
20 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
25 
- 
1 
2 
7 
9 
6 
$5,000,000 or more 
14 
- 
1 
1 
2 
4 
6 
Total sales 
farms 
24,109 
137 
1,222 
2,860 
5,820 
7,352 
6,718 
$1,000 
889,625 
854 
74,049 
124,746 
215,833 
284,475 
189,669 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,101 
9 
86 
150 
275 
305 
276 
$1,000 
42,241 
99 
5,099 
5,796 
10,887 
12,241 
8,118 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
191 
- 
27 
40 
44 
49 
31 
$1,000 
32,655 
- 
4,325 
4,621 
8,788 
9,596 
5,325 
Corn 
farms 
710 
4 
52 
82 
193 
206 
173 
$1,000 
14,235 
48 
1,615 
1,374 
3,902 
4,261 
3,035 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
- 
11 
9 
17 
18 
12 
$1,000 
8,586 
- 
1,003 
563 
2,464 
2,849 
1,707 
Wheat 
farms 
199 
- 
10 
37 
53 
46 
53 
$1,000 
5,294 
- 
739 
1,055 
1,839 
1,095 
568 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
- 
5 
5 
15 
5 
3 
$1,000 
3,300 
- 
692 
373 
1,360 
672 
203 
Soybeans 
farms 
459 
4 
48 
82 
105 
118 
102 
$1,000 
22,091 
48 
2,617 
3,310 
5,107 
6,761 
4,248 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
123 
- 
14 
25 
27 
31 
26 
$1,000 
16,373 
- 
1,910 
2,269 
3,908 
5,219 
3,067 
Sorghum 
farms 
35 
- 
7 
4 
- 
5 
19 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
76 
37 
- 
(D) 
212 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
74 
5 
11 
11 
21 
10 
16 
$1,000 
227 
3 
52 
21 
40 
55 
55 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
. 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
161 
- 
18 
22 
35 
61 
25 
$1,000 
18,091 
- 
2,556 
796 
3,314 
6,345 
5,080 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
60 
- 
11 
4 
12 
22 
11 
$1,000 
16,294 
- 
2,288 
475 
2,968 
5,718 
4,845 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
646 
3 
48 
42 
170 
222 
161 
$1,000 
9,197 
72 
436 
401 
3,054 
2,890 
2,343 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
2 
- 
7 
9 
8 
$1,000 
3,476 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,408 
985 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
613 
4 
16 
45 
125 
204 
219 
$1,000 
7,860 
26 
262 
734 
1,752 
2,783 
2,303 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
- 
2 
3 
8 
10 
6 
$1,000 
2,880 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
570 
1,080 
600 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
496 
- 
15 
33 
104 
159 
185 
$1,000 
5,847 
- 
212 
275 
1,434 
2,032 
1,894 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
1 
8 
8 
5 
$1,000 
1,945 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
800 
473 
Berries 
farms 
158 
4 
3 
14 
30 
62 
45 
$1,000 
2,013 
26 
50 
459 
318 
751 
409 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
785 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
275 
. 
19 
33 
69 
88 
66 
$1,000 
25,262 
- 
277 
4,776 
3,167 
14,427 
2,615 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
- 
1 
10 
22 
17 
13 
$1,000 
23,258 
- 
(D) 
4,502 
(D) 
13,817 
2,141 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
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