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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
409 
- 
21 
45 
134 
110 
99 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
1,817,270 
1,439 
901 
(D) 
(□) 
2,494 
sold 
farms 
37 
- 
- 
3 
10 
8 
16 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
1,928,592 
100 
735 
(D) 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
182 
- 
14 
16 
56 
53 
43 
Farms with- 
number 
24,625,439 
1,315 
(D) 
5,853 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 1,999 
169 
- 
14 
12 
56 
48 
39 
2,000 to 59,999 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
10 
" 
" 
1 
- 
5 
4 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
325 
2 
12 
57 
92 
106 
56 
number 
395,104 
(D) 
42 
845 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
148 
2 
6 
18 
61 
44 
17 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
1,277,908 
(D) 
1,842 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
55 
- 
6 
7 
11 
18 
13 
acres 
20,032 
- 
6 
14,650 
276 
2,001 
3,099 
bushels 
1,890,807 
- 
252 
1,596,743 
19,120 
107,346 
167,346 
Irrigated 
farms 
28 
- 
6 
5 
6 
8 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
17,069 
" 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
1,598 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
28 
- 
6 
- 
9 
8 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
9 
- 
4 
- 
2 
3 
Corn for grain 
farms 
97 
- 
13 
1 
24 
22 
37 
acres 
10,748 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,118 
(D) 
3,858 
bushels 
1,602,421 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
313,271 
654,377 
618,870 
Irrigated 
farms 
97 
- 
13 
1 
24 
22 
37 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
10,748 
(D) 
(D) 
2,118 
(D) 
3,858 
1 to 24 acres 
56 
- 
11 
- 
13 
15 
17 
25 to 99 acres 
29 
- 
2 
1 
8 
4 
14 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
500 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
300 
- 
27 
37 
76 
76 
84 
acres 
34,951 
- 
921 
1,125 
9,872 
7,402 
15,631 
tons 
915,729 
- 
24,057 
25,898 
271,042 
191,581 
403,151 
Irrigated 
farms 
280 
- 
24 
34 
72 
76 
74 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
32,648 
" 
852 
1,080 
9,008 
6,810 
14,898 
1 to 24 acres 
126 
- 
15 
23 
29 
36 
23 
25 to 99 acres 
106 
- 
10 
13 
32 
25 
26 
1 00 to 249 acres 
31 
- 
2 
1 
5 
7 
16 
250 to 499 acres 
23 
- 
- 
- 
5 
6 
12 
500 acres or more 
14 
- 
- 
5 
2 
7 
Cotton, all 
farms 
55 
_ 
3 
4 
10 
19 
19 
acres 
28,671 
- 
12 
146 
3,640 
1,994 
22,879 
bales 
93,373 
- 
48 
450 
12,299 
5,979 
74,597 
Irrigated 
farms 
55 
- 
3 
4 
10 
19 
19 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
28,671 
12 
146 
3,640 
1,994 
22,879 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
- 
3 
- 
2 
5 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
21 
- 
- 
4 
5 
9 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
500 acres or more 
5 
- 
" 
- 
1 
- 
4 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
51 
- 
8 
- 
14 
21 
8 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
664 
499 
cwt 
41,525 
- 
1,864 
- 
14,912 
13,987 
10,762 
Irrigated 
farms 
33 
- 
4 
- 
10 
14 
5 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,477 
“ 
136 
“ 
257 
633 
451 
1 to 24 acres 
29 
- 
4 
- 
8 
13 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
16 
- 
4 
- 
3 
6 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
62 
6 
1 
1 
14 
15 
25 
acres 
4,476 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
1,570 
(D) 
2,208 
bushels 
388,104 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
143,885 
39,252 
183,021 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
6 
1 
1 
11 
6 
11 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,385 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
1,519 
(D) 
337 
1 to 24 acres 
39 
6 
- 
- 
7 
10 
16 
25 to 99 acres 
15 
- 
1 
- 
6 
4 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
pounds 
9,345 
- 
- 
- 
9,345 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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