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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
853 
456 
- 
17 
26 
111 
120 
182 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads. 
acres 
8,154 
4,641 
136 
319 
1,038 
1,236 
1,912 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
1,720 
1,064 
- 
26 
90 
252 
282 
414 
acres 
19,157 
(D) 
- 
493 
824 
2,842 
(D) 
5,512 
Irrigated land 
farms 
533 
421 
2 
19 
35 
98 
123 
144 
acres 
127,272 
120,496 
(D) 
7,062 
11,771 
(D) 
39,578 
40,081 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
512 
408 
2 
19 
35 
94 
115 
143 
acres 
127,007 
(D) 
(D) 
7,062 
11,771 
(D) 
39,521 
40,062 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
29 
17 
- 
- 
5 
9 
3 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
265 
(D) 
(D) 
57 
19 
Programs 
farms 
201 
113 
- 
- 
3 
16 
31 
63 
acres 
7,808 
3,446 
- 
- 
66 
450 
773 
2,157 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
512 
448 
1 
22 
33 
122 
109 
161 
acres 
296,896 
284,383 
(D) 
(D) 
19,489 
69,581 
92,414 
91,375 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
16 
13 
1 
- 
- 
8 
3 
1 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
207 
199 
(D) 
168 
(D) 
(D) 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
2,451 
1,565 
4 
49 
140 
366 
408 
598 
$1,000 
4,153,426 
3,565,092 
(D) 
(D) 
249,488 
906,277 
1,080,658 
1,172,891 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,694,584 
2,278,014 
(D) 
(D) 
1,782,055 
2,476,166 
2,648,673 
1,961,356 
Average per acre 
dollars 
8,166 
7,932 
(D) 
(D) 
6,968 
8,813 
8,275 
7,098 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
132 
69 
2 
3 
4 
10 
27 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
106 
48 
1 
6 
1 
13 
12 
15 
$100,000 to $199,999 
187 
107 
- 
1 
28 
19 
29 
30 
$200,000 to $499,999 
733 
373 
1 
11 
23 
62 
107 
169 
$500,000 to $999,999 
572 
376 
- 
9 
30 
106 
88 
143 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
305 
227 
_ 
4 
31 
54 
49 
89 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
242 
201 
- 
10 
11 
65 
42 
73 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
92 
85 
- 
- 
6 
21 
26 
32 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
82 
79 
5 
6 
16 
28 
24 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
2,451 
1,565 
4 
49 
140 
366 
408 
598 
$1,000 
395,981 
332,538 
390 
8,248 
34,146 
79,274 
94,605 
115,875 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
90 
38 
- 
2 
2 
6 
4 
24 
$5,000 to $9,999 
130 
63 
1 
2 
4 
10 
10 
36 
$10,000 to $19,999 
323 
163 
1 
7 
11 
16 
52 
76 
$20,000 to $49,999 
535 
281 
- 
4 
23 
64 
91 
99 
$50,000 to $99,999 
559 
377 
- 
18 
36 
97 
96 
130 
$100,000 to $199,999 
321 
224 
1 
8 
16 
68 
44 
87 
$200,000 to $499,999 
294 
230 
1 
4 
36 
62 
53 
74 
$500,000 or more 
199 
189 
- 
4 
12 
43 
58 
72 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
1,914 
1,319 
3 
37 
120 
317 
340 
502 
number 
5,520 
4,350 
4 
141 
360 
1,044 
1,244 
1,557 
Tractors, all 
farms 
2,047 
1,359 
3 
37 
106 
330 
364 
519 
number 
5,509 
4,188 
7 
119 
356 
895 
1,050 
1,761 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,149 
706 
1 
11 
45 
165 
199 
285 
number 
1,664 
1,107 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
231 
295 
493 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,290 
903 
2 
23 
82 
208 
236 
352 
number 
2,215 
1,665 
(D) 
(D) 
154 
322 
442 
697 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
730 
588 
2 
20 
54 
157 
127 
228 
number 
1,630 
1,416 
(D) 
61 
(D) 
342 
313 
571 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
574 
490 
1 
19 
48 
128 
116 
178 
number 
663 
568 
(D) 
23 
(D) 
150 
135 
207 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
53 
31 
- 
2 
5 
8 
4 
12 
number 
56 
34 
- 
(D) 
5 
11 
(D) 
12 
Hay balers 
farms 
431 
280 
- 
8 
27 
67 
76 
102 
number 
555 
374 
- 
13 
36 
102 
99 
124 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
194 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
