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 
969 
299 
13 
22 
37 
84 
143 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,043 
727 
3 
40 
37 
95 
196 
356 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,309 
573 
2 
41 
15 
71 
176 
268 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,854 
1,044 
14 
102 
74 
143 
248 
463 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,377 
898 
16 
94 
64 
160 
247 
317 
$50,000 or more 
3,785 
3,356 
9 
283 
377 
822 
1,118 
747 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
13,479 
5,452 
27 
304 
390 
936 
1,596 
2,199 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
25,658 
42,182 
38,201 
46,667 
62,967 
68,910 
45,249 
24,321 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,192 
372 
3 
10 
21 
58 
112 
168 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,221 
1,407 
7 
68 
88 
201 
386 
657 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,962 
1,124 
4 
52 
58 
127 
375 
508 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,843 
1,167 
3 
54 
86 
231 
332 
461 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,179 
590 
- 
60 
54 
125 
139 
212 
$50,000 or more 
1,082 
792 
10 
60 
83 
194 
252 
193 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
73 
66 
2 
7 
18 
20 
19 
$1,000 
4,896 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,462 
1,333 
(D) 
1,097 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
8,513 
5,260 
29 
357 
455 
1,016 
1,608 
1,795 
$1,000 
218,282 
184,513 
385 
8,552 
28,618 
43,601 
65,556 
37,801 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,023 
1,506 
23 
184 
203 
375 
422 
299 
$1,000 
61,300 
56,899 
384 
4,279 
7,808 
15,680 
22,578 
6,170 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
3,804 
2,032 
3 
75 
123 
310 
602 
919 
$1,000 
84,687 
64,846 
1 
1,360 
12,599 
13,036 
18,326 
19,524 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
299 
155 
12 
16 
48 
79 
$1,000 
3,299 
1,503 
- 
- 
90 
87 
652 
673 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
182 
117 
10 
3 
14 
33 
57 
$1,000 
5,081 
3,168 
- 
64 
25 
1,321 
1,066 
692 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
2,758 
2,163 
3 
134 
200 
480 
725 
621 
$1,000 
15,216 
14,335 
(Z) 
410 
1,579 
3,576 
4,273 
4,498 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
631 
529 
42 
68 
134 
177 
108 
$1,000 
18,964 
16,994 
- 
591 
3,359 
4,399 
5,979 
2,667 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
157 
94 
_ 
16 
10 
11 
40 
17 
$1,000 
1,073 
967 
- 
113 
223 
155 
411 
65 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,251 
762 
48 
76 
133 
266 
239 
$1,000 
28,662 
25,801 
- 
1,734 
2,936 
5,347 
12,271 
3,513 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
18,024 
9,853 
55 
729 
781 
1,870 
2,950 
3,468 
acres 
5,793,347 
4,931,056 
8,901 
299,304 
542,786 
1,231,798 
1,663,226 
1,185,041 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
15,104 
8,860 
49 
691 
740 
1,727 
2,634 
3,019 
acres 
4,504,676 
4,090,675 
6,208 
259,257 
457,202 
1,092,997 
1 ,393,487 
881 ,524 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
7,705 
3,011 
11 
161 
171 
421 
851 
1,396 
50 to 99 acres 
1,771 
1,043 
9 
83 
68 
162 
258 
463 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,663 
1,191 
17 
121 
94 
231 
352 
376 
200 to 499 acres 
1,908 
1,668 
12 
169 
201 
387 
517 
382 
500 to 999 acres 
954 
891 
- 
97 
92 
234 
273 
195 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
622 
591 
- 
41 
62 
166 
205 
117 
2,000 acres or more 
481 
465 
- 
19 
52 
126 
178 
90 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,920 
949 
3 
46 
79 
227 
261 
333 
acres 
220,959 
166,558 
18 
8,087 
16,116 
26,088 
42,573 
73,676 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
897 
489 
41 
36 
89 
151 
172 
acres 
59,688 
45,617 
- 
3,194 
5,988 
8,262 
12,889 
15,284 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
3,977 
1,895 
3 
76 
131 
309 
614 
762 
acres 
792,786 
439,201 
2,199 
10,896 
42,581 
69,446 
142,133 
171,946 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,042 
747 
4 
39 
75 
136 
236 
257 
acres 
215,238 
189,005 
476 
17,870 
20,899 
35,005 
72,144 
42,611 
Total woodland 
farms 
3,563 
1,699 
4 
56 
90 
222 
521 
806 
acres 
584,265 
330,536 
64 
14,070 
18,529 
44,334 
86,020 
167,519 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,847 
935 
4 
31 
42 
124 
301 
433 
acres 
277,003 
198,578 
64 
12,004 
13,540 
30,493 
60,580 
81,897 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
2,167 
996 
- 
27 
52 
115 
307 
495 
acres 
307,262 
131,958 
- 
2,066 
4,989 
13,841 
25,440 
85,622 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
