Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
4 
1 
4 
acres 
983 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
678 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
39 
2 
4 
5 
16 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
46 
- 
4 
16 
4 
16 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
21 
- 
1 
7 
4 
6 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
12 
- 
4 
- 
1 
6 
1 
500 acres or more 
8 
- 
3 
- 
1 
2 
2 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
28 
- 
3 
4 
- 
5 
16 
acres 
895 
- 
80 
132 
- 
216 
467 
bushels 
36,286 
- 
4,548 
7,497 
- 
5,568 
18,673 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
13 
. 
1 
3 
. 
4 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
13 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
459 
4 
48 
82 
105 
118 
102 
acres 
43,927 
188 
4,922 
6,154 
10,433 
13,864 
8,366 
bushels 
1,632,481 
3,760 
189,594 
232,325 
379,673 
511,096 
316,033 
Irrigated 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
8 
acres 
2,337 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
422 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
127 
. 
11 
18 
36 
35 
27 
25 to 99 acres 
213 
4 
23 
43 
39 
52 
52 
1 00 to 249 acres 
83 
- 
9 
19 
19 
18 
18 
250 to 499 acres 
24 
- 
2 
2 
10 
8 
2 
500 acres or more 
12 
- 
3 
- 
1 
5 
3 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
199 
_ 
10 
37 
53 
46 
53 
acres 
16,190 
- 
1,996 
3,410 
5,118 
3,052 
2,614 
bushels 
839,539 
- 
117,518 
165,168 
288,831 
168,054 
99,968 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
acres 
197 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
50 
2 
1 
16 
14 
17 
25 to 99 acres 
100 
- 
3 
23 
18 
26 
30 
1 00 to 249 acres 
34 
- 
2 
11 
13 
2 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
13 
- 
3 
2 
5 
3 
- 
500 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
7,792 
38 
447 
977 
2,007 
2,450 
1,873 
acres 
314,119 
1,238 
17,725 
40,352 
82,580 
95,934 
76,290 
tons, dry 
662,099 
1,945 
38,729 
84,752 
178,195 
200,116 
158,362 
Irrigated 
farms 
63 
- 
8 
9 
16 
16 
14 
acres 
1,628 
- 
143 
114 
714 
318 
339 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,892 
14 
218 
498 
1,020 
1,232 
910 
25 to 99 acres 
3,247 
23 
182 
384 
805 
1,026 
827 
1 00 to 249 acres 
552 
1 
36 
82 
158 
167 
108 
250 to 499 acres 
79 
- 
11 
11 
20 
17 
20 
500 acres or more 
22 
- 
- 
2 
4 
8 
8 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
104 
_ 
3 
15 
40 
21 
25 
acres 
2,078 
- 
30 
421 
728 
386 
513 
tons, dry 
3,789 
- 
12 
532 
1,446 
621 
1,178 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,183 
27 
368 
787 
1,614 
1,984 
1,403 
acres 
254,950 
942 
14,750 
34,602 
67,623 
78,318 
58,715 
tons, dry 
568,657 
1,785 
32,497 
76,018 
153,031 
173,109 
132,217 
Irrigated 
farms 
50 
- 
8 
4 
13 
15 
10 
acres 
1,357 
- 
143 
107 
562 
275 
270 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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