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 
314 
- 
31 
45 
84 
101 
53 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
(D) 
881 
1,787 
7,932 
(D) 
838 
sold 
farms 
32 
- 
2 
6 
9 
11 
4 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
881 
(D) 
176 
330 
297 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
162 
- 
13 
33 
54 
44 
18 
Farms with- 
number 
7,173 
1,432 
1,928 
1,147 
1,495 
1,171 
1 to 1,999 
162 
- 
13 
33 
54 
44 
18 
2,000 to 59,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
236 
3 
22 
33 
83 
61 
34 
number 
1,806 
9 
105 
450 
482 
407 
353 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
88 
- 
3 
19 
33 
19 
14 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
796 
10 
305 
219 
159 
103 
Barley for grain 
farms 
29 
- 
- 
3 
7 
12 
7 
acres 
3,614 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,364 
(D) 
1,479 
bushels 
327,775 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
73,795 
91,267 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
- 
- 
3 
6 
10 
6 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,667 
" 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
- 
- 
1 
4 
4 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
7 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
2 
1 
1 
Corn for grain 
farms 
364 
- 
17 
64 
98 
99 
86 
acres 
58,931 
- 
3,723 
14,532 
9,649 
15,198 
15,829 
bushels 
5,884,604 
- 
230,932 
1,340,046 
788,770 
1,640,122 
1,884,734 
Irrigated 
farms 
281 
- 
14 
45 
73 
82 
67 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
33,588 
- 
1,328 
5,239 
4,350 
11,886 
10,785 
1 to 24 acres 
92 
- 
- 
17 
23 
26 
26 
25 to 99 acres 
143 
- 
9 
17 
52 
37 
28 
1 00 to 249 acres 
66 
- 
5 
14 
17 
16 
14 
250 to 499 acres 
34 
- 
1 
6 
3 
13 
11 
500 acres or more 
29 
- 
2 
10 
3 
7 
7 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
127 
- 
6 
21 
41 
34 
25 
acres 
1 1 ,243 
- 
100 
2,355 
2,594 
2,498 
3,696 
tons 
163,681 
- 
1,800 
30,670 
38,069 
38,968 
54,174 
Irrigated 
farms 
109 
- 
6 
16 
34 
32 
21 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
9,015 
100 
(D) 
2,343 
(D) 
3,297 
1 to 24 acres 
32 
- 
4 
4 
13 
8 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
58 
- 
2 
10 
20 
20 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
29 
- 
- 
5 
7 
5 
12 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
3 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
41 
- 
5 
5 
11 
16 
4 
acres 
2,057 
- 
260 
558 
(D) 
482 
(□) 
cwt 
26,264 
- 
75 
6,074 
12,395 
5,691 
2,029 
Irrigated 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
3 
8 
10 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
531 
" 
“ 
(D) 
226 
156 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
- 
- 
1 
6 
8 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
19 
- 
5 
2 
3 
6 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
19 
- 
2 
3 
4 
4 
6 
acres 
1,357 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
394 
46 
515 
bushels 
77,759 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
35,536 
3,854 
10,820 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
- 
2 
2 
4 
4 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
856 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
394 
46 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
8 
- 
2 
1 
2 
- 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
42 
- 
1 
7 
4 
16 
14 
acres 
10,538 
- 
(D) 
1,246 
(D) 
2,152 
6,075 
bushels 
245,143 
- 
(D) 
22,783 
(D) 
77,296 
126,063 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
- 
1 
3 
5 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,527 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
“ 
744 
(□) 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
18 
- 
- 
2 
2 
9 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
500 acres or more 
7 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
6 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
14 
- 
3 
4 
1 
2 
4 
acres 
1,959 
- 
(D) 
142 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
54,979 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
17,571 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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