Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
50 
42 
3 
6 
12 
12 
9 
acres 
10,412 
9,790 
- 
360 
1,414 
3,458 
3,111 
1,447 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
5 
1 
1 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
19 
19 
- 
3 
1 
6 
5 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
8 
7 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3 
- 
500 acres or more 
7 
7 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
1 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
225 
201 
_ 
12 
22 
36 
78 
53 
acres 
102,581 
91,652 
- 
3,904 
10,216 
13,708 
38,849 
24,975 
bushels 
9,500,997 
8,485,519 
- 
389,239 
919,970 
1,181,590 
3,593,033 
2,401,687 
Irrigated 
farms 
225 
201 
- 
12 
22 
36 
78 
53 
acres 
102,581 
91,652 
- 
3,904 
10,216 
13,708 
38,849 
24,975 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
15 
5 
5 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
42 
31 
- 
- 
5 
7 
11 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
50 
45 
- 
6 
4 
11 
13 
11 
250 to 499 acres 
53 
51 
- 
2 
8 
6 
21 
14 
500 acres or more 
64 
59 
- 
4 
5 
7 
28 
15 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
1,390 
986 
6 
41 
64 
169 
313 
393 
acres 
324,562 
287,954 
132 
15,819 
34,188 
52,948 
88,821 
96,046 
tons, dry 
2,288,772 
2,054,206 
360 
134,077 
266,468 
385,025 
607,686 
660,590 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,315 
934 
6 
41 
62 
154 
301 
370 
acres 
322,816 
286,519 
132 
15,819 
(D) 
(D) 
88,757 
95,057 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
643 
367 
6 
9 
12 
53 
107 
180 
25 to 99 acres 
291 
212 
- 
9 
7 
29 
72 
95 
1 00 to 249 acres 
169 
143 
- 
13 
10 
30 
40 
50 
250 to 499 acres 
107 
104 
- 
2 
13 
27 
37 
25 
500 acres or more 
180 
160 
- 
8 
22 
30 
57 
43 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
1,103 
790 
6 
33 
54 
134 
239 
324 
acres 
272,457 
243,544 
132 
13,209 
30,598 
46,920 
69,715 
82,970 
tons, dry 
2,017,479 
1,818,777 
360 
113,062 
239,385 
355,566 
512,052 
598,352 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,058 
761 
6 
33 
54 
125 
239 
304 
acres 
270,948 
242,317 
132 
13,209 
30,598 
46,563 
69,715 
82,100 
Other tame hay 
farms 
296 
220 
_ 
8 
5 
40 
88 
79 
acres 
27,519 
23,954 
- 
1,380 
1,042 
3,476 
10,638 
7,418 
tons, dry 
126,207 
112,250 
- 
9,782 
6,694 
18,100 
46,930 
30,744 
Irrigated 
farms 
266 
197 
- 
8 
3 
33 
76 
77 
acres 
27,342 
23,806 
- 
1,380 
(D) 
3,453 
10,574 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
94 
68 
_ 
3 
4 
12 
21 
28 
acres 
12,988 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
369 
2,920 
4,127 
2,600 
Irrigated 
farms 
88 
63 
- 
3 
4 
10 
18 
28 
acres 
12,584 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
369 
(D) 
3,827 
2,582 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,945 
1,566 
5 
18 
85 
334 
529 
595 
acres 
119,610 
100,509 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
22,608 
41,975 
22,238 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,828 
1,463 
5 
16 
83 
310 
492 
557 
acres 
119,400 
100,315 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
22,561 
41,901 
22,170 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,713 
1,360 
5 
12 
71 
279 
454 
539 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
142 
123 
- 
5 
5 
26 
40 
47 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
26 
25 
- 
- 
2 
17 
6 
- 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
15 
14 
- 
- 
4 
2 
7 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
49 
44 
- 
1 
3 
10 
22 
8 
Beans, snap 
farms 
107 
91 
_ 
_ 
4 
7 
37 
43 
acres 
61 
55 
- 
- 
(D) 
25 
(D) 
16 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Peas, green 
farms 
10 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
56 
45 
3 
- 
7 
2 
16 
17 
acres 
3,389 
3,383 
(Z) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,887 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
49 
38 
3 
. 
6 
1 
12 
16 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
232 
173 
_ 
_ 
8 
40 
59 
66 
acres 
529 
472 
- 
- 
4 
256 
139 
74 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
141 
106 
_ 
_ 
1 
11 
46 
48 
acres 
94 
84 
- 
- 
(D) 
32 
32 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Arizona 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
