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 
10,686 
40 
493 
1,182 
2,827 
3,467 
2,677 
acres 
4,646,111 
4,099 
177,288 
531,338 
708,939 
1,555,267 
1,669,180 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
10,288 
15 
473 
1,072 
2,752 
3,427 
2,549 
acres 
176,077 
51 
6,206 
16,719 
38,271 
55,076 
59,754 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6,622 
14 
299 
666 
1,642 
2,300 
1,701 
acres 
380,762 
390 
17,233 
42,442 
82,818 
132,052 
105,827 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
5,229 
12 
237 
486 
1,295 
1,862 
1,337 
acres 
271,510 
242 
11,496 
28,377 
61,344 
89,480 
80,571 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
2,690 
10 
132 
310 
719 
906 
613 
acres 
109,252 
148 
5,737 
14,065 
21,474 
42,572 
25,256 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,338 
5 
71 
137 
395 
672 
1,058 
acres 
879,877 
560 
39,476 
50,059 
122,664 
233,401 
433,717 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
1,110 
8 
87 
143 
245 
327 
300 
acres 
678,656 
3,571 
50,763 
99,428 
117,770 
272,944 
134,180 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
50 
- 
3 
2 
18 
22 
5 
$1,000 
2,678 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
1,667 
125 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
18,218 
57 
852 
1,864 
4,654 
5,831 
4,960 
$1,000 
12,109,280 
23,867 
429,943 
1,244,098 
2,613,273 
3,965,580 
3,832,518 
Average per farm 
dollars 
664,688 
418,725 
504,628 
667,435 
561,511 
680,086 
772,685 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,640 
2,778 
1,374 
1,531 
2,235 
1,712 
1,387 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1,355 
3 
92 
149 
325 
381 
405 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,312 
6 
51 
100 
317 
436 
402 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,731 
12 
153 
288 
667 
859 
752 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,053 
27 
330 
772 
2,000 
2,180 
1,744 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,270 
3 
134 
320 
830 
1,143 
840 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,413 
3 
63 
119 
314 
472 
442 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
801 
3 
24 
86 
160 
275 
253 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
183 
- 
4 
21 
22 
56 
80 
$10,000,000 or more 
100 
- 
1 
9 
19 
29 
42 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
18,012 
57 
848 
1,852 
4,610 
5,784 
4,861 
$1,000 
938,136 
1,398 
48,394 
131,383 
262,994 
267,837 
226,130 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,368 
17 
103 
205 
528 
743 
772 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,067 
3 
69 
199 
523 
669 
604 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,353 
10 
136 
309 
799 
1,105 
994 
$20,000 to $49,999 
5,323 
20 
242 
542 
1,449 
1,737 
1,333 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,746 
6 
172 
312 
732 
867 
657 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,297 
1 
77 
162 
355 
414 
288 
$200,000 to $499,999 
706 
- 
41 
98 
184 
216 
167 
$500,000 or more 
152 
- 
8 
25 
40 
33 
46 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
12,629 
36 
635 
1,384 
3,381 
4,088 
3,105 
number 
22,545 
56 
1,157 
2,601 
6,047 
7,084 
5,600 
Tractors, all 
farms 
12,003 
33 
482 
1,198 
3,163 
4,047 
3,080 
number 
20,506 
40 
820 
2,018 
5,360 
6,763 
5,505 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
6,091 
3 
183 
544 
1,627 
2,065 
1,669 
number 
7,729 
3 
235 
668 
2,062 
2,563 
2,198 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
6,956 
21 
282 
726 
1,828 
2,342 
1,757 
number 
9,123 
23 
368 
901 
2,384 
3,085 
2,362 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
2,538 
14 
149 
326 
617 
809 
623 
number 
3,654 
14 
217 
449 
914 
1,115 
945 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
553 
- 
31 
75 
134 
185 
128 
number 
652 
- 
37 
89 
155 
218 
153 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
883 
- 
50 
90 
268 
307 
168 
number 
946 
- 
57 
94 
274 
334 
187 
Hay balers 
farms 
3,262 
9 
142 
317 
938 
1,089 
767 
number 
3,821 
10 
173 
387 
1,092 
1,288 
871 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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