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 
3 
3 
acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Rice 
farms 
285 
6 
33 
28 
69 
61 
88 
acres 
71,091 
6 
6,837 
5,931 
18,762 
18,282 
21,273 
cwt 
5,885,759 
690 
568,607 
449,924 
1,536,425 
1,555,298 
1,774,815 
Irrigated 
farms 
285 
6 
33 
28 
69 
61 
88 
acres 
71,091 
6 
6,837 
5,931 
18,762 
18,282 
21,273 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
20 
6 
4 
2 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
81 
- 
14 
14 
14 
20 
19 
1 00 to 249 acres 
91 
- 
8 
3 
24 
16 
40 
250 to 499 acres 
58 
- 
9 
9 
16 
12 
12 
500 acres or more 
35 
" 
2 
2 
11 
11 
9 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
1,200 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
. 
. 
. 
3 
1 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
" 
1 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
6 
acres 
3,558 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,875 
tons 
144,265 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
115,585 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
6 
acres 
3,558 
" 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,875 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
27 
- 
1 
4 
14 
6 
2 
acres 
1,225 
- 
(D) 
390 
229 
498 
(D) 
pounds 
1,410,466 
- 
(D) 
501,380 
230,194 
514,492 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
20 
- 
1 
2 
11 
4 
2 
acres 
888 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
226 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
. 
1 
. 
8 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
12 
- 
- 
2 
6 
2 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
197 
- 
18 
14 
47 
49 
69 
acres 
37,502 
- 
949 
1,250 
8,537 
6,375 
20,391 
bushels 
2,882,325 
- 
69,440 
109,755 
731,728 
377,574 
1,593,828 
Irrigated 
farms 
135 
- 
8 
14 
35 
31 
47 
acres 
25,922 
- 
469 
1,250 
7,674 
2,166 
14,363 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
58 
6 
7 
9 
24 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
76 
- 
7 
6 
25 
13 
25 
1 00 to 249 acres 
36 
- 
5 
- 
7 
8 
16 
250 to 499 acres 
10 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
5 
500 acres or more 
17 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
11 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
2,405 
137 
270 
539 
779 
680 
acres 
225,591 
- 
6,687 
33,800 
42,930 
51,811 
90,363 
tons, dry 
1,042,132 
- 
19,375 
219,436 
190,006 
243,371 
369,944 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,408 
- 
71 
155 
322 
452 
408 
acres 
154,354 
- 
2,226 
28,276 
26,664 
35,106 
62,082 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,299 
72 
143 
292 
457 
335 
25 to 99 acres 
740 
- 
51 
89 
158 
231 
211 
1 00 to 249 acres 
239 
- 
11 
27 
60 
67 
74 
250 to 499 acres 
53 
- 
- 
5 
9 
8 
31 
500 acres or more 
74 
3 
6 
20 
16 
29 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
611 
_ 
35 
55 
158 
183 
180 
acres 
98,184 
- 
1,170 
14,783 
16,530 
15,940 
49,761 
tons, dry 
536,239 
- 
5,761 
101,173 
99,270 
92,863 
237,172 
Irrigated 
farms 
553 
- 
29 
54 
143 
164 
163 
acres 
92,688 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
15,863 
15,384 
46,085 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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