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 
18,218 
57 
852 
1,864 
4,654 
5,831 
4,960 
percent 
50.4 
0.2 
2.4 
5.2 
12.9 
16.1 
13.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,382,756 
8,591 
312,967 
812,585 
1,168,999 
2,316,118 
2,763,496 
Average size of farm 
acres 
405 
151 
367 
436 
251 
397 
557 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
18,218 
57 
852 
1,864 
4,654 
5,831 
4,960 
$1,000 
2,093,124 
740 
25,185 
847,168 
516,293 
380,383 
323,355 
Average per farm 
dollars 
114,893 
12,983 
29,559 
454,489 
110,935 
65,235 
65,192 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,784 
14 
233 
622 
1,771 
2,242 
1,902 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,297 
13 
119 
234 
606 
757 
568 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,071 
13 
85 
207 
557 
676 
533 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,190 
3 
119 
231 
526 
704 
607 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,225 
7 
130 
228 
538 
655 
667 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,110 
2 
76 
127 
270 
309 
326 
$50,000 to $99,999 
704 
4 
52 
107 
176 
225 
140 
$100,000 to $249,999 
472 
1 
24 
46 
138 
143 
120 
$250,000 to $499,999 
193 
- 
8 
35 
46 
61 
43 
$500,000 to $999,999 
98 
- 
4 
14 
9 
40 
31 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
74 
- 
2 
13 
17 
19 
23 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
38 
- 
- 
8 
9 
9 
12 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
14 
- 
2 
2 
3 
2 
5 
$5,000,000 or more 
22 
- 
- 
3 
5 
8 
6 
Total sales 
farms 
18,218 
57 
852 
1,864 
4,654 
5,831 
4,960 
$1,000 
2,050,325 
669 
23,254 
843,990 
509,402 
368,079 
304,931 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,126 
5 
90 
155 
276 
345 
255 
$1,000 
103,353 
262 
7,272 
21,932 
15,867 
26,511 
31,508 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
398 
1 
26 
74 
81 
112 
104 
$1,000 
90,539 
(D) 
(D) 
20,537 
12,344 
22,508 
28,765 
Corn 
farms 
435 
19 
74 
125 
117 
100 
$1,000 
43,050 
- 
1,497 
9,770 
6,367 
11,066 
14,350 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
160 
- 
15 
36 
34 
36 
39 
$1,000 
38,306 
- 
1,400 
9,288 
4,663 
9,494 
13,461 
Wheat 
farms 
776 
5 
66 
105 
172 
247 
181 
$1,000 
51,001 
(D) 
(D) 
10,450 
7,543 
13,673 
14,203 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
250 
1 
10 
50 
45 
75 
69 
$1,000 
41,699 
(D) 
(D) 
9,331 
5,522 
10,831 
12,003 
Soybeans 
farms 
14 
3 
4 
1 
2 
4 
$1,000 
721 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
217 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
51 
- 
1 
8 
6 
18 
18 
$1,000 
1,818 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
78 
(D) 
1,137 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
1 
- 
3 
7 
$1,000 
1,300 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
957 
Barley 
farms 
29 
- 
3 
7 
12 
7 
$1,000 
2,058 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
401 
560 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
$1,000 
1,821 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
131 
1 
14 
30 
31 
32 
23 
$1,000 
4,706 
(D) 
(D) 
1,477 
(D) 
979 
1,041 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
1 
1 
12 
6 
7 
4 
$1,000 
3,522 
(D) 
(D) 
1,244 
(D) 
728 
816 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
225 
10 
35 
61 
75 
44 
$1,000 
42,657 
- 
626 
4,613 
24,104 
7,532 
5,783 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
1 
5 
10 
6 
4 
$1,000 
41,491 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
23,817 
7,103 
5,613 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
306 
_ 
13 
25 
66 
121 
81 
$1,000 
3,812 
- 
409 
431 
699 
1,105 
1,168 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
- 
2 
1 
3 
2 
4 
$1,000 
1,306 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
208 
(D) 
358 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
289 
- 
10 
24 
63 
113 
79 
$1,000 
3,769 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
696 
1,100 
1,165 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
- 
2 
1 
3 
2 
4 
$1,000 
1,306 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
208 
(D) 
358 
Berries 
farms 
29 
- 
3 
3 
6 
13 
4 
$1,000 
43 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
5 
4 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
266 
7 
26 
74 
104 
55 
$1,000 
59,448 
- 
2,670 
6,936 
13,773 
11,910 
24,158 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
75 
- 
7 
6 
25 
25 
12 
$1,000 
57,873 
- 
2,670 
6,846 
13,327 
11,188 
23,841 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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