Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
67 
18 
3 
4 
11 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
143 
64 
- 
6 
1 
7 
18 
32 
$5,000 to $9,999 
122 
73 
- 
1 
12 
19 
17 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
229 
154 
2 
7 
14 
25 
41 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
149 
- 
3 
13 
33 
29 
71 
$50,000 or more 
670 
575 
1 
15 
57 
170 
153 
179 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
978 
532 
1 
17 
40 
112 
146 
216 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
48,610 
71,024 
(D) 
(D) 
64,779 
131,684 
84,593 
36,758 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
65 
37 
1 
6 
13 
17 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
186 
90 
1 
13 
5 
12 
14 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
193 
100 
- 
2 
4 
13 
33 
48 
$10,000 to $24,999 
230 
115 
- 
- 
7 
32 
27 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
169 
93 
- 
2 
19 
20 
26 
26 
$50,000 or more 
135 
97 
- 
- 
4 
29 
33 
31 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
6 
5 
1 
4 
$1,000 
484 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,132 
812 
4 
29 
73 
180 
223 
303 
$1,000 
18,805 
15,032 
14 
768 
2,165 
3,497 
3,112 
5,476 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
142 
121 
2 
8 
17 
34 
21 
39 
$1,000 
1,765 
1,666 
(D) 
215 
(D) 
681 
(D) 
385 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
349 
213 
_ 
1 
12 
36 
60 
104 
$1,000 
3,145 
1,873 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
316 
422 
1,075 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
53 
23 
1 
5 
8 
9 
$1,000 
257 
97 
- 
- 
(D) 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
Agri -tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
43 
20 
. 
3 
5 
4 
8 
$1,000 
453 
222 
- 
- 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
141 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
524 
414 
1 
16 
42 
94 
119 
142 
$1,000 
1,168 
1,038 
(D) 
(D) 
96 
256 
297 
353 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
246 
213 
1 
14 
22 
57 
45 
74 
$1,000 
6,691 
6,324 
(D) 
(D) 
823 
1,580 
1,283 
2,304 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
99 
78 
2 
8 
3 
21 
25 
19 
$1,000 
614 
478 
(D) 
120 
(D) 
122 
126 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
175 
109 
6 
5 
22 
39 
37 
$1,000 
4,712 
3,336 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
496 
(D) 
1,102 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,658 
1,116 
4 
33 
94 
257 
287 
441 
acres 
439,157 
401,421 
52 
13,813 
32,813 
93,747 
116,727 
144,269 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,448 
1,004 
4 
32 
81 
230 
264 
393 
acres 
421,321 
389,722 
52 
13,689 
32,050 
91,448 
114,744 
137,739 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
719 
398 
4 
13 
28 
71 
125 
157 
50 to 99 acres 
156 
104 
- 
3 
15 
21 
17 
48 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
165 
126 
- 
1 
13 
32 
31 
49 
200 to 499 acres 
188 
167 
- 
9 
5 
58 
28 
67 
500 to 999 acres 
85 
80 
- 
1 
7 
23 
26 
23 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
78 
73 
- 
2 
10 
14 
17 
30 
2,000 acres or more 
57 
56 
- 
3 
3 
11 
20 
19 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
193 
112 
3 
12 
16 
23 
58 
acres 
6,658 
4,838 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
483 
1,027 
3,058 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
30 
21 
1 
6 
4 
10 
acres 
576 
381 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
129 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
268 
166 
2 
16 
45 
32 
71 
acres 
9,981 
6,025 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,592 
870 
3,011 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
34 
25 
- 
2 
1 
6 
3 
13 
acres 
621 
455 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
332 
Total woodland 
farms 
1,073 
664 
_ 
13 
47 
140 
166 
298 
acres 
42,184 
(D) 
- 
505 
1,850 
5,202 
(D) 
13,554 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
169 
95 
- 
- 
5 
27 
12 
51 
acres 
2,219 
1,390 
- 
- 
19 
187 
342 
842 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
969 
603 
- 
13 
43 
122 
158 
267 
acres 
39,965 
(D) 
- 
505 
1,831 
5,015 
(D) 
12,712 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
