Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
22,399 
69 
908 
2,167 
5,215 
6,999 
7,041 
percent 
53.0 
0.2 
2.1 
5.1 
12.3 
16.6 
16.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,254,597 
3,517 
64,528 
221,804 
625,500 
1,096,576 
1,242,672 
Average size of farm 
acres 
145 
51 
71 
102 
120 
157 
176 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
22,399 
69 
908 
2,167 
5,215 
6,999 
7,041 
$1,000 
1,225,130 
363 
26,012 
121,930 
356,050 
389,822 
330,955 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,696 
5,257 
28,647 
56,267 
68,274 
55,697 
47,004 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,096 
14 
252 
746 
1,703 
2,294 
2,087 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,702 
27 
184 
319 
753 
1,093 
1,326 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,173 
11 
120 
274 
760 
938 
1,070 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,878 
7 
124 
253 
648 
920 
926 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,729 
7 
94 
278 
621 
844 
885 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,031 
3 
45 
96 
243 
353 
291 
$50,000 to $99,999 
611 
- 
41 
62 
166 
177 
165 
$100,000 to $249,999 
354 
- 
26 
46 
88 
113 
81 
$250,000 to $499,999 
161 
- 
8 
18 
47 
63 
25 
$500,000 to $999,999 
396 
_ 
11 
44 
85 
132 
124 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
268 
- 
3 
31 
101 
72 
61 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
205 
- 
3 
27 
80 
49 
46 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
41 
- 
- 
4 
14 
13 
10 
$5,000,000 or more 
22 
- 
- 
- 
7 
10 
5 
Total sales 
farms 
22,399 
69 
908 
2,167 
5,215 
6,999 
7,041 
$1,000 
1,194,254 
342 
25,415 
118,966 
350,133 
379,947 
319,450 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,271 
7 
87 
140 
325 
384 
328 
$1,000 
52,265 
80 
2,895 
7,345 
15,713 
12,204 
14,027 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
225 
- 
22 
33 
59 
66 
45 
$1,000 
41,458 
- 
2,345 
6,314 
12,718 
8,805 
11,275 
Corn 
farms 
737 
4 
45 
82 
210 
189 
207 
$1,000 
27,646 
39 
642 
4,648 
8,742 
5,800 
7,776 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
115 
- 
3 
25 
34 
31 
22 
$1,000 
22,430 
- 
399 
4,264 
7,018 
4,495 
6,254 
Wheat 
farms 
353 
- 
32 
51 
83 
115 
72 
$1,000 
8,256 
- 
1,011 
924 
1,730 
2,529 
2,062 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
- 
6 
3 
5 
8 
9 
$1,000 
3,944 
- 
518 
505 
728 
1,082 
1,110 
Soybeans 
farms 
336 
2 
32 
28 
65 
111 
98 
$1,000 
13,819 
(D) 
1,243 
(D) 
4,152 
3,143 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
13 
9 
18 
15 
17 
$1,000 
9,812 
- 
969 
1,287 
3,431 
1,586 
2,539 
Sorghum 
farms 
96 
1 
- 
14 
27 
35 
19 
$1,000 
1,446 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
580 
474 
264 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
2 
2 
1 
$1,000 
375 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
1 
$1,000 
61 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
53 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
174 
. 
. 
13 
53 
57 
51 
$1,000 
1,038 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
204 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
8 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
714 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
556 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
683 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
382 
- 
17 
60 
103 
116 
86 
$1,000 
73,276 
- 
990 
13,068 
21,518 
21,856 
15,844 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
212 
- 
4 
38 
59 
64 
47 
$1,000 
69,270 
- 
641 
12,513 
20,548 
20,563 
15,003 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
703 
42 
83 
189 
231 
158 
$1,000 
20,958 
- 
227 
1,033 
2,692 
7,682 
9,325 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
- 
- 
7 
8 
15 
14 
$1,000 
15,932 
- 
- 
468 
1,354 
6,170 
7,940 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,622 
6 
47 
136 
390 
544 
499 
$1,000 
48,492 
47 
695 
3,429 
16,101 
11,069 
17,152 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
148 
- 
6 
12 
43 
45 
42 
$1,000 
34,551 
- 
437 
2,298 
12,763 
6,163 
12,890 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,353 
3 
39 
97 
307 
465 
442 
$1,000 
31,261 
32 
646 
1,057 
7,464 
7,685 
14,377 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
86 
- 
6 
3 
18 
26 
33 
$1,000 
19,590 
- 
437 
225 
4,873 
3,458 
10,596 
Berries 
farms 
323 
3 
8 
43 
99 
99 
71 
$1,000 
17,231 
14 
49 
2,372 
8,636 
3,384 
2,775 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
- 
- 
9 
25 
19 
10 
$1,000 
14,920 
- 
- 
2,073 
7,866 
2,704 
2,277 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
429 
19 
41 
109 
137 
123 
$1,000 
58,035 
- 
829 
2,916 
25,804 
12,816 
15,670 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
98 
- 
3 
8 
32 
31 
24 
$1,000 
54,148 
- 
600 
2,493 
24,813 
11,673 
14,569 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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