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. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) - Con. 
Other tame hay farms 
595 
- 
31 
74 
114 
207 
169 
acres 
36,005 
- 
1,154 
11,880 
4,960 
8,560 
9,451 
tons, dry 
169,038 
- 
3,011 
100,596 
12,247 
25,243 
27,941 
Irrigated farms 
408 
- 
14 
56 
86 
144 
108 
acres 
22,955 
452 
11,050 
2,267 
5,676 
3,510 
Field and grass seed crops, all farms 
35 
- 
3 
1 
9 
12 
10 
acres 
13,625 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
619 
11,523 
601 
Irrigated farms 
35 
- 
3 
1 
9 
12 
10 
acres 
13,625 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
619 
11,523 
601 
Land in vegetables (see text) farms 
1,823 
20 
143 
266 
446 
554 
394 
acres 
148,989 
129 
3,201 
14,944 
26,296 
28,056 
76,364 
Irrigated farms 
1,823 
20 
143 
266 
446 
554 
394 
acres 
148,985 
129 
3,201 
14,944 
26,296 
28,052 
76,364 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,442 
9 
102 
217 
367 
454 
293 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
239 
11 
31 
28 
51 
64 
54 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
47 
- 
4 
13 
7 
9 
14 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
30 
- 
3 
- 
9 
9 
9 
250.0 acres or more 
65 
- 
3 
8 
12 
18 
24 
Beans, snap farms 
208 
- 
12 
32 
60 
65 
39 
acres 
306 
- 
24 
40 
15 
36 
192 
Harvested for processing farms 
9 
- 
2 
- 
- 
6 
1 
acres 
22 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green farms 
35 
- 
6 
3 
9 
8 
9 
acres 
201 
- 
1 
12 
8 
170 
11 
Harvested for processing farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes farms 
116 
- 
9 
20 
41 
31 
15 
acres 
423 
- 
7 
17 
15 
380 
4 
Harvested for processing farms 
6 
- 
- 
5 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
110 
- 
8 
19 
41 
27 
15 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn farms 
120 
- 
8 
16 
22 
46 
28 
acres 
3,004 
- 
1 
4 
(D) 
207 
(D) 
Harvested for processing farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sweet potatoes farms 
28 
- 
2 
3 
4 
16 
3 
acres 
4,530 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
3,547 
Harvested for processing farms 
5 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
615 
- 
- 
(D) 
" 
" 
(D) 
Tomatoes in the open farms 
1,043 
12 
38 
156 
272 
352 
213 
acres 
43,607 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
9,747 
3,444 
28,676 
Harvested for processing farms 
131 
6 
7 
18 
27 
46 
27 
acres 
37,836 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Land in orchards farms 
17,421 
37 
502 
1,409 
3,923 
5,406 
6,144 
acres 
632,874 
264 
19,216 
40,663 
152,636 
150,219 
269,876 
Irrigated farms 
15,620 
37 
479 
1,297 
3,572 
4,863 
5,372 
acres 
610,325 
262 
19,064 
39,820 
148,604 
142,857 
259,717 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
8,090 
17 
185 
577 
1,786 
2,505 
3,020 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
6,001 
20 
183 
527 
1,408 
1,872 
1,991 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2,304 
- 
87 
234 
525 
728 
730 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
642 
- 
29 
48 
131 
200 
234 
250.0 acres or more 
384 
- 
18 
23 
73 
101 
169 
Apples farms 
1,176 
_ 
39 
102 
281 
367 
387 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3,322 
- 
98 
102 
852 
1,091 
1,179 
Grapes farms 
5,147 
9 
135 
406 
1,143 
1,652 
1,802 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
195,965 
7 
5,698 
10,375 
45,117 
47,397 
87,370 
Peaches, all farms 
912 
4 
38 
92 
240 
302 
236 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
7,937 
20 
256 
984 
2,269 
1,979 
2,429 
Citrus fruit, all farms 
3,515 
10 
89 
265 
765 
1,070 
1,316 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
91,589 
2 
1,295 
3,567 
33,554 
15,962 
37,209 
Almonds farms 
2,262 
3 
102 
238 
575 
683 
661 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
135,002 
30 
4,765 
10,717 
35,690 
31,259 
52,541 
Pecans farms 
107 
_ 
_ 
9 
24 
38 
36 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
838 
- 
- 
210 
199 
247 
182 
Walnuts, English farms 
2,290 
6 
65 
196 
590 
664 
769 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
64,778 
102 
4,181 
5,163 
12,736 
21,901 
20,697 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
659 
- 
34 
72 
180 
217 
156 
acres 
7,768 
- 
109 
1,035 
427 
3,387 
2,810 
' Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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