Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Other occupations 
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 
397 
- 
19 
65 
106 
130 
77 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads. 
acres 
3,513 
(D) 
820 
(D) 
982 
915 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
656 
- 
43 
66 
171 
225 
151 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,079 
1,361 
Irrigated land 
farms 
112 
- 
12 
15 
22 
41 
22 
acres 
6,776 
- 
143 
499 
1,062 
4,154 
918 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
104 
- 
11 
11 
20 
41 
21 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,049 
4,154 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
12 
- 
1 
6 
4 
- 
1 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
Programs 
farms 
88 
- 
1 
3 
19 
27 
38 
acres 
4,362 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
404 
878 
2,288 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
64 
- 
4 
10 
12 
21 
17 
acres 
12,513 
- 
369 
2,772 
1,418 
5,193 
2,761 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
886 
1 
56 
93 
209 
305 
222 
$1,000 
588,334 
(D) 
(D) 
73,522 
112,810 
218,974 
160,965 
Average per farm 
dollars 
664,034 
(D) 
(D) 
790,557 
539,763 
717,946 
725,066 
Average per acre 
dollars 
9,943 
(D) 
(D) 
11,518 
10,083 
10,204 
8,750 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
63 
- 
1 
8 
9 
22 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
58 
- 
1 
15 
11 
22 
9 
$100,000 to $199,999 
80 
- 
10 
3 
23 
31 
13 
$200,000 to $499,999 
360 
- 
28 
32 
93 
115 
92 
$500,000 to $999,999 
196 
1 
15 
21 
42 
68 
49 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
78 
_ 
1 
10 
24 
29 
14 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
41 
- 
- 
1 
6 
13 
21 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
7 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
3 
1 
2 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
886 
1 
56 
93 
209 
305 
222 
$1,000 
63,443 
(D) 
(D) 
4,162 
11,751 
24,745 
20,084 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
52 
- 
- 
11 
18 
16 
7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
67 
- 
12 
5 
15 
14 
21 
$10,000 to $19,999 
160 
- 
9 
20 
39 
57 
35 
$20,000 to $49,999 
254 
- 
12 
35 
55 
73 
79 
$50,000 to $99,999 
182 
- 
16 
15 
47 
63 
41 
$100,000 to $199,999 
97 
- 
6 
5 
26 
45 
15 
$200,000 to $499,999 
64 
1 
1 
- 
8 
33 
21 
$500,000 or more 
10 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
3 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
595 
1 
48 
53 
151 
201 
141 
number 
1,170 
(D) 
(D) 
97 
289 
441 
265 
Tractors, all 
farms 
688 
1 
47 
65 
174 
226 
175 
number 
1,321 
(D) 
(D) 
108 
316 
473 
354 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
443 
36 
33 
121 
155 
98 
number 
557 
- 
37 
37 
144 
214 
125 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
387 
1 
11 
46 
94 
123 
112 
number 
550 
(D) 
(D) 
58 
124 
170 
183 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
142 
1 
16 
12 
29 
56 
28 
number 
214 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
48 
89 
46 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
84 
1 
3 
4 
19 
27 
30 
number 
95 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
22 
31 
34 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
1 
15 
2 
4 
number 
22 
- 
- 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
4 
Hay balers 
farms 
151 
1 
5 
22 
44 
51 
28 
number 
181 
(D) 
(D) 
28 
55 
61 
31 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Delaware 1 95 
