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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
35,388 
102 
1,305 
3,138 
8,288 
10,949 
11,606 
percent 
45.5 
0.1 
1.7 
4.0 
10.6 
14.1 
14.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
6,414,285 
6,346 
180,874 
412,317 
1,432,293 
1,531,599 
2,850,856 
Average size of farm 
acres 
181 
62 
139 
131 
173 
140 
246 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
35,388 
102 
1,305 
3,138 
8,288 
10,949 
11,606 
$1,000 
6,623,030 
1,783 
182,342 
518,148 
1,370,200 
1,776,399 
2,774,158 
Average per farm 
dollars 
187,155 
17,478 
139,726 
165,121 
165,323 
162,243 
239,028 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
8,676 
11 
309 
760 
2,003 
2,752 
2,841 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,822 
16 
139 
277 
683 
891 
816 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,436 
11 
112 
302 
786 
1,074 
1,151 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,341 
11 
117 
377 
1,049 
1,384 
1,403 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,329 
36 
191 
495 
1,251 
1,600 
1,756 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,283 
7 
103 
277 
786 
963 
1,147 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,814 
3 
122 
268 
675 
878 
868 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,171 
7 
81 
174 
516 
670 
723 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,016 
- 
46 
80 
244 
307 
339 
$500,000 to $999,999 
644 
_ 
45 
62 
110 
216 
211 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
856 
- 
40 
66 
185 
214 
351 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
469 
- 
29 
35 
97 
115 
193 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
161 
- 
5 
11 
39 
39 
67 
$5,000,000 or more 
226 
- 
6 
20 
49 
60 
91 
Total sales 
farms 
35,388 
102 
1,305 
3,138 
8,288 
10,949 
11,606 
$1,000 
6,600,665 
1,720 
181,039 
516,052 
1,365,092 
1,770,475 
2,766,286 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
969 
12 
107 
100 
240 
222 
288 
$1,000 
176,091 
(D) 
11,269 
(D) 
(D) 
40,967 
64,680 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
435 
41 
43 
102 
109 
140 
$1,000 
168,130 
- 
10,383 
18,695 
36,913 
39,634 
62,506 
Corn 
farms 
355 
- 
38 
38 
87 
89 
103 
$1,000 
30,408 
- 
836 
1,068 
5,512 
9,763 
13,229 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
97 
- 
4 
6 
18 
29 
40 
$1,000 
26,084 
- 
332 
515 
3,834 
8,956 
12,447 
Wheat 
farms 
197 
- 
18 
14 
47 
49 
69 
$1,000 
21,151 
- 
569 
(D) 
(D) 
2,047 
12,090 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
68 
- 
6 
2 
17 
14 
29 
$1,000 
19,184 
- 
436 
(D) 
5,030 
(D) 
1 1 ,372 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
30 
- 
1 
8 
8 
5 
8 
$1,000 
1,204 
- 
(D) 
276 
(D) 
86 
736 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
- 
2 
$1,000 
883 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
54 
- 
6 
7 
11 
18 
12 
$1,000 
10,945 
- 
(D) 
9,309 
(D) 
625 
899 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
- 
5 
1 
5 
4 
$1,000 
10,653 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
567 
778 
Rice 
farms 
285 
6 
33 
28 
69 
61 
88 
$1,000 
100,413 
12 
9,615 
7,900 
25,935 
26,266 
30,685 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
252 
- 
33 
28 
61 
56 
74 
$1,000 
99,625 
- 
9,615 
7,900 
25,730 
26,095 
30,284 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
175 
6 
14 
12 
47 
49 
47 
$1,000 
11,970 
(D) 
(D) 
302 
2,195 
2,179 
7,042 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
3 
9 
13 
11 
$1,000 
10,647 
- 
- 
154 
1,954 
1,865 
6,674 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
55 
- 
3 
4 
10 
19 
19 
$1,000 
52,161 
- 
18 
154 
5,278 
3,568 
43,144 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
- 
- 
- 
6 
13 
18 
$1,000 
51,773 
- 
- 
- 
5,176 
(D) 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,845 
24 
146 
267 
456 
553 
399 
$1,000 
1,023,902 
289 
21,730 
117,245 
163,428 
250,872 
470,338 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
255 
- 
28 
34 
50 
66 
77 
$1,000 
1,014,445 
- 
21,339 
115,651 
161,377 
247,900 
468,178 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
16,222 
33 
442 
1,255 
3,675 
5,048 
5,769 
$1,000 
3,305,813 
887 
96,200 
219,985 
740,215 
767,066 
1,481,460 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,402 
6 
188 
459 
1,222 
1,688 
1,839 
$1,000 
3,150,219 
612 
91,842 
208,058 
703,555 
720,272 
1,425,880 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
15,925 
33 
421 
1,211 
3,586 
4,957 
5,717 
$1,000 
3,061,300 
887 
92,641 
164,778 
725,454 
674,066 
1,403,474 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,322 
6 
176 
452 
1,199 
1,663 
1,826 
$1,000 
2,908,875 
612 
88,422 
153,354 
689,639 
628,379 
1,348,469 
Berries 
farms 
539 
- 
29 
65 
154 
162 
129 
$1,000 
244,513 
- 
3,559 
55,207 
14,761 
93,000 
77,986 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
77 
- 
12 
7 
22 
24 
12 
$1,000 
240,437 
- 
3,420 
54,704 
13,630 
91,533 
77,150 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,455 
9 
54 
137 
311 
467 
477 
$1,000 
689,307 
90 
35,688 
32,188 
136,933 
218,261 
266,147 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
391 
- 
23 
29 
97 
120 
122 
$1,000 
679,041 
- 
35,537 
31,109 
134,914 
214,883 
262,597 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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