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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
531 
513 
69 
62 
138 
187 
57 
acres 
184,510 
182,673 
- 
12,008 
22,953 
56,556 
74,719 
16,437 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
3 
3 
_ 
_ 
2 
_ 
1 
_ 
acres 
140 
140 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
pounds 
7,960 
7,960 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3,145 
2,659 
10 
277 
288 
637 
824 
623 
acres 
1 ,250,494 
1,166,485 
899 
77,608 
145,949 
306,741 
397,917 
237,371 
bushels 
96,837,345 
90,670,766 
35,748 
5,804,535 
11,868,459 
24,397,383 
31,469,815 
17,094,826 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,177 
1,886 
6 
210 
208 
474 
583 
405 
acres 
585,867 
543,332 
339 
38,002 
78,854 
144,047 
178,910 
103,180 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
413 
256 
22 
19 
44 
72 
99 
25 to 99 acres 
962 
759 
6 
96 
88 
164 
210 
195 
1 00 to 249 acres 
669 
604 
4 
69 
59 
154 
189 
129 
250 to 499 acres 
424 
399 
- 
40 
44 
104 
134 
77 
500 acres or more 
677 
641 
- 
50 
78 
171 
219 
123 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,930 
6,828 
36 
432 
502 
1,361 
2,017 
2,480 
acres 
1 ,376,632 
1,150,430 
3,029 
75,632 
112,641 
292,699 
356,831 
309,598 
tons, dry 
5,041,850 
4,429,863 
11,246 
268,090 
531,840 
1,209,079 
1,399,520 
1,010,088 
Irrigated 
farms 
9,172 
5,431 
28 
371 
443 
1,140 
1,609 
1,840 
acres 
1,006,065 
858,639 
2,529 
58,541 
92,713 
228,339 
262,269 
214,248 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,946 
1,848 
11 
93 
113 
287 
527 
817 
25 to 99 acres 
3,783 
2,271 
9 
141 
160 
398 
623 
940 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,868 
1,499 
16 
103 
121 
349 
498 
412 
250 to 499 acres 
782 
698 
- 
59 
62 
191 
212 
174 
500 acres or more 
551 
512 
- 
36 
46 
136 
157 
137 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
9,182 
5,527 
29 
385 
441 
1,171 
1,606 
1,895 
acres 
1,027,761 
877,285 
2,522 
61,439 
89,998 
235,468 
261,022 
226,836 
tons, dry 
3,966,325 
3,494,032 
11,010 
227,453 
377,479 
1,007,988 
1,054,330 
815,772 
Irrigated 
farms 
7,825 
4,763 
25 
345 
395 
1,016 
1,387 
1,595 
acres 
811,911 
697,749 
2,466 
49,949 
75,975 
192,774 
207,144 
169,441 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,247 
1,153 
3 
56 
63 
209 
344 
478 
acres 
142,158 
106,921 
21 
6,423 
7,852 
25,165 
38,228 
29,232 
tons, dry 
261,367 
203,322 
24 
12,715 
19,181 
45,781 
76,892 
48,729 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,026 
529 
3 
33 
40 
105 
164 
184 
acres 
49,909 
39,422 
18 
3,598 
4,169 
1 1 ,539 
1 1 ,952 
8,146 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
172 
153 
_ 
12 
18 
53 
47 
23 
acres 
32,111 
29,490 
- 
1,308 
4,504 
1 1 ,723 
9,088 
2,867 
Irrigated 
farms 
84 
73 
- 
7 
8 
23 
22 
13 
acres 
8,297 
7,611 
- 
706 
563 
3,668 
1,946 
728 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,307 
994 
4 
90 
115 
247 
319 
219 
acres 
369,404 
346,982 
14 
17,086 
47,240 
104,603 
112,514 
65,526 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,262 
978 
4 
90 
113 
244 
315 
212 
acres 
369,260 
346,867 
14 
17,086 
(D) 
104,503 
112,509 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
474 
246 
4 
21 
22 
34 
82 
83 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
101 
72 
- 
- 
13 
20 
22 
17 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
206 
173 
- 
31 
20 
45 
54 
23 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
191 
179 
- 
18 
16 
52 
51 
42 
250.0 acres or more 
335 
324 
- 
20 
44 
96 
110 
54 
Beans, snap 
farms 
172 
94 
_ 
15 
9 
19 
39 
12 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
3 
45 
(D) 
13 
3 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
19 
6 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
116 
62 
- 
9 
7 
13 
27 
6 
acres 
28 
16 
- 
1 
5 
3 
4 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
794 
654 
- 
66 
91 
174 
202 
121 
acres 
345,217 
324,875 
- 
15,335 
46,182 
96,558 
103,997 
62,804 
Harvested tor processing 
farms 
344 
313 
- 
33 
41 
89 
95 
55 
acres 
146,326 
140,769 
- 
7,031 
21,257 
45,203 
45,270 
22,008 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
211 
109 
15 
20 
16 
38 
20 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
28 
25 
- 
- 
4 
9 
6 
6 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
90 
75 
- 
19 
9 
20 
18 
9 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
148 
138 
- 
12 
14 
41 
38 
33 
250.0 acres or more 
317 
307 
- 
20 
44 
88 
102 
53 
Sweet corn 
farms 
326 
214 
4 
11 
17 
49 
76 
57 
acres 
9,292 
8,940 
14 
326 
334 
3,144 
3,902 
1,220 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
100 
91 
- 
3 
7 
33 
33 
15 
acres 
8,125 
7,966 
- 
325 
324 
2,859 
3,645 
813 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
231 
124 
_ 
12 
12 
22 
46 
32 
acres 
97 
70 
- 
2 
11 
18 
23 
16 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
210 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
