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 BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption 
farms 
23,564 
130 
1,194 
2,814 
5,720 
7,173 
6,533 
acres 
3,580,826 
9,096 
124,067 
309,987 
755,642 
1,103,649 
1 ,278,385 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
783 
- 
41 
96 
176 
262 
208 
acres 
428,341 
- 
9,028 
31,472 
87,369 
121,445 
179,027 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
22,217 
127 
1,146 
2,689 
5,404 
6,739 
6,112 
acres 
2,967,993 
8,826 
112,415 
272,384 
609,254 
929,014 
1,036,100 
Partnership 
farms 
1,000 
3 
43 
82 
204 
342 
326 
acres 
473,481 
600 
6,573 
28,011 
90,089 
153,604 
194,604 
Registered under state law 
farms 
612 
- 
17 
48 
127 
224 
196 
acres 
335,873 
- 
5,353 
21,474 
68,255 
113,673 
127,118 
Corporation 
farms 
630 
3 
23 
65 
153 
203 
183 
acres 
294,103 
270 
3,797 
26,802 
63,075 
84,793 
115,366 
Family held 
farms 
548 
- 
18 
44 
133 
185 
168 
acres 
266,096 
- 
1,037 
12,463 
60,011 
80,470 
112,115 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
7 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
536 
- 
18 
43 
129 
185 
161 
Other than family held 
farms 
82 
3 
5 
21 
20 
18 
15 
acres 
28,007 
270 
2,760 
14,339 
3,064 
4,323 
3,251 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
9 
- 
4 
2 
1 
- 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
73 
3 
1 
19 
19 
18 
13 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
262 
4 
10 
24 
59 
68 
97 
acres 
130,836 
400 
5,976 
6,442 
35,233 
30,861 
51,924 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
4,960 
25 
229 
529 
1,235 
1,517 
1,425 
workers 
12,462 
81 
648 
1,383 
3,150 
3,759 
3,441 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
1,451 
6 
61 
152 
362 
444 
426 
workers 
2,972 
9 
157 
271 
698 
884 
953 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
4,045 
22 
188 
426 
1,020 
1,245 
1,144 
workers 
9,490 
72 
491 
1,112 
2,452 
2,875 
2,488 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
45 
- 
1 
2 
9 
13 
20 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
- 
11 
2 
9 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
11,046 
78 
613 
1,465 
2,922 
3,223 
2,745 
workers 
25,319 
170 
1,616 
3,744 
7,068 
7,078 
5,643 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,850 
19 
183 
300 
518 
505 
325 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8,134 
54 
452 
1,136 
2,200 
2,459 
1,833 
50 to 69 acres 
2,435 
9 
142 
239 
643 
700 
702 
70 to 99 acres 
2,621 
16 
124 
286 
584 
810 
801 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
2,444 
18 
115 
265 
501 
771 
774 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
1,474 
1 
42 
154 
328 
464 
485 
180 to 219 acres 
1,135 
6 
53 
130 
229 
379 
338 
220 to 259 acres 
710 
10 
6 
71 
139 
233 
251 
260 to 499 acres 
1,920 
4 
61 
171 
398 
601 
685 
500 to 999 acres 
915 
- 
36 
77 
179 
289 
334 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
302 
- 
3 
25 
71 
88 
115 
2,000 acres or more 
169 
- 
5 
6 
30 
53 
75 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
791 
4 
61 
110 
182 
217 
217 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
539 
3 
30 
36 
148 
187 
135 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
737 
4 
14 
51 
162 
237 
269 
production (1114) 
288 
4 
17 
32 
66 
88 
81 
Other crop farming (1119) 
6,776 
17 
194 
546 
1,188 
2,046 
2,785 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
84 
■ 
■ 
12 
18 
41 
13 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
6,692 
17 
194 
534 
1,170 
2,005 
2,772 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
9,648 
84 
615 
1,286 
2,548 
2,893 
2,222 
Cattlefeedlots(112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
26 
- 
- 
4 
7 
11 
4 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
103 
- 
11 
23 
28 
23 
18 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,119 
2 
73 
199 
345 
338 
162 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
1,262 
11 
70 
222 
360 
395 
204 
production (1125, 1129) 
2,820 
8 
137 
351 
786 
917 
621 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
10,810 
88 
686 
1,461 
2,888 
3,243 
2,444 
number 
413,624 
1,756 
21,724 
53,878 
104,818 
135,820 
95,628 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,457 
30 
195 
341 
700 
706 
485 
1 0 to 49 
6,183 
51 
388 
817 
1,642 
1,840 
1,445 
50 to 99 
1,381 
7 
71 
183 
353 
433 
334 
100 to 199 
530 
- 
19 
90 
129 
170 
122 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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