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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
10,546 
30 
367 
972 
2,576 
3,279 
3,322 
acres 
3,606,787 
4,291 
92,672 
156,162 
868,358 
764,727 
1,720,577 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
19,133 
49 
671 
1,744 
4,714 
5,941 
6,014 
acres 
497,720 
192 
9,908 
27,702 
107,871 
138,241 
213,806 
Irrigated land 
farms 
22,680 
62 
856 
2,045 
5,298 
7,093 
7,326 
acres 
1,274,779 
634 
36,653 
137,940 
266,399 
285,227 
547,926 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
19,773 
52 
767 
1,780 
4,538 
6,157 
6,479 
acres 
1,134,803 
(D) 
(D) 
108,437 
242,149 
260,145 
490,650 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
3,784 
10 
100 
357 
996 
1,233 
1,088 
acres 
139,976 
(D) 
(D) 
29,503 
24,250 
25,082 
57,276 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
256 
13 
53 
75 
115 
acres 
46,165 
- 
- 
3,322 
9,167 
16,256 
17,420 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
3,999 
9 
205 
335 
929 
1,177 
1,344 
acres 
699,283 
128 
25,654 
32,245 
164,564 
198,814 
277,878 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
1,091 
3 
45 
133 
246 
350 
314 
$1,000 
307,133 
174 
16,610 
19,509 
34,416 
167,435 
68,989 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
35,388 
102 
1,305 
3,138 
8,288 
10,949 
11,606 
$1,000 
43,405,553 
57,958 
1,255,644 
3,263,107 
9,924,315 
12,722,593 
16,181,937 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,226,561 
568,211 
962,179 
1,039,868 
1,197,432 
1,161,987 
1,394,273 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,767 
9,133 
6,942 
7,914 
6,929 
8,307 
5,676 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1,857 
24 
122 
187 
417 
476 
631 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,648 
6 
92 
133 
355 
528 
534 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,572 
11 
176 
333 
817 
1,036 
1,199 
$200,000 to $499,999 
11,762 
37 
423 
1,176 
2,901 
3,718 
3,507 
$500,000 to $999,999 
8,840 
11 
224 
744 
2,127 
2,823 
2,911 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,874 
10 
134 
281 
908 
1,208 
1,333 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,454 
- 
104 
179 
524 
739 
908 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
808 
3 
17 
59 
126 
250 
353 
$10,000,000 or more 
573 
- 
13 
46 
113 
171 
230 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
35,386 
102 
1,305 
3,138 
8,288 
10,949 
11,604 
$1,000 
1,974,645 
7,858 
82,316 
182,744 
436,430 
556,936 
708,360 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
6,427 
12 
208 
541 
1,399 
1,976 
2,291 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,729 
9 
143 
363 
1,045 
1,500 
1,669 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,822 
29 
181 
604 
1,605 
2,229 
2,174 
$20,000 to $49,999 
8,946 
29 
367 
867 
2,159 
2,747 
2,777 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,594 
6 
236 
410 
1,141 
1,370 
1,431 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,196 
8 
73 
214 
560 
647 
694 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,183 
6 
69 
86 
290 
347 
385 
$500,000 or more 
489 
3 
28 
53 
89 
133 
183 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
21,863 
62 
854 
2,030 
5,316 
6,806 
6,795 
number 
37,017 
69 
1,412 
3,377 
8,867 
11,257 
12,035 
Tractors, all 
farms 
21,565 
57 
694 
1,920 
5,238 
6,698 
6,958 
number 
40,484 
65 
1,289 
3,426 
9,922 
12,088 
13,694 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
13,319 
30 
370 
1,034 
3,141 
4,185 
4,559 
number 
18,010 
30 
527 
1,363 
4,134 
5,725 
6,231 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
10,555 
25 
334 
1,063 
2,621 
3,276 
3,236 
number 
17,395 
29 
592 
1,550 
4,352 
5,080 
5,792 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
2,574 
6 
117 
275 
687 
698 
791 
number 
5,079 
6 
170 
513 
1,436 
1,283 
1,671 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
232 
- 
9 
25 
65 
66 
67 
number 
315 
- 
12 
30 
81 
93 
99 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
34 
- 
- 
2 
6 
14 
12 
number 
57 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
28 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
428 
- 
18 
44 
127 
147 
92 
number 
522 
- 
26 
50 
150 
161 
135 
Hay balers 
farms 
1,036 
6 
34 
120 
262 
327 
287 
number 
1,246 
6 
43 
155 
310 
382 
350 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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