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 
15,957 
63 
789 
1,982 
3,891 
4,897 
4,335 
percent 
56.8 
0.2 
2.8 
7.1 
13.9 
17.4 
15.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,273,367 
4,799 
94,634 
296,992 
503,717 
729,669 
643,556 
Average size of farm 
acres 
142 
76 
120 
150 
129 
149 
148 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
15,957 
63 
789 
1,982 
3,891 
4,897 
4,335 
$1,000 
418,767 
979 
19,951 
62,125 
106,611 
130,441 
98,661 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,243 
15,547 
25,286 
31,345 
27,399 
26,637 
22,759 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,725 
11 
219 
596 
1,227 
1,446 
1,226 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,472 
17 
124 
290 
563 
782 
696 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,370 
5 
87 
288 
582 
688 
720 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,409 
9 
133 
286 
574 
738 
669 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,184 
10 
115 
248 
504 
711 
596 
$25,000 to $49,999 
813 
2 
37 
120 
182 
244 
228 
$50,000 to $99,999 
464 
8 
26 
63 
132 
140 
95 
$100,000 to $249,999 
287 
1 
35 
48 
69 
85 
49 
$250,000 to $499,999 
106 
- 
7 
23 
22 
25 
29 
$500,000 to $999,999 
41 
- 
3 
7 
10 
14 
7 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
86 
- 
3 
13 
26 
24 
20 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
72 
- 
3 
11 
25 
17 
16 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
9 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
3 
$5,000,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
15,957 
63 
789 
1,982 
3,891 
4,897 
4,335 
$1,000 
387,497 
918 
18,578 
59,345 
99,744 
121,285 
87,627 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
531 
6 
47 
82 
117 
164 
115 
$1,000 
100,681 
328 
7,642 
13,759 
26,019 
31,024 
21,908 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
260 
4 
24 
50 
55 
82 
45 
$1,000 
96,003 
(D) 
(D) 
13,277 
24,796 
29,909 
20,692 
Corn 
farms 
134 
6 
22 
35 
46 
25 
$1,000 
34,883 
- 
1,089 
4,269 
7,404 
11,563 
10,558 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
78 
- 
6 
11 
25 
21 
15 
$1,000 
34,040 
- 
1,089 
4,087 
7,334 
11,107 
10,424 
Wheat 
farms 
170 
2 
17 
25 
30 
58 
38 
$1,000 
7,773 
(D) 
1,190 
(D) 
808 
3,585 
1,429 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
6 
7 
3 
17 
10 
$1,000 
5,664 
- 
968 
511 
312 
2,882 
990 
Soybeans 
farms 
287 
4 
27 
40 
65 
86 
65 
$1,000 
38,053 
(D) 
(D) 
4,148 
13,239 
10,813 
5,959 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
4 
14 
18 
28 
44 
21 
$1,000 
35,020 
(D) 
(D) 
3,678 
12,320 
10,146 
5,283 
Sorghum 
farms 
43 
11 
4 
9 
11 
8 
$1,000 
2,585 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
651 
(D) 
291 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
- 
2 
1 
5 
3 
2 
$1,000 
1,884 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
568 
233 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
115 
- 
5 
21 
31 
38 
20 
$1,000 
17,310 
- 
813 
4,175 
3,915 
4,735 
3,672 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
70 
- 
2 
18 
14 
27 
9 
$1,000 
16,244 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,458 
4,525 
3,398 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
9 
. 
2 
1 
4 
2 
. 
$1,000 
77 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
57 
- 
7 
6 
12 
17 
15 
$1,000 
7,675 
- 
647 
588 
2,726 
2,916 
797 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
- 
1 
5 
8 
12 
2 
$1,000 
7,184 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,648 
2,895 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
305 
3 
16 
35 
65 
108 
78 
$1,000 
3,760 
72 
70 
441 
715 
1,060 
1,402 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
1 
2 
7 
2 
$1,000 
1,816 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
448 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
527 
- 
16 
57 
120 
181 
153 
$1,000 
8,264 
- 
158 
1,575 
1,172 
2,912 
2,448 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
8 
3 
8 
8 
$1,000 
3,404 
- 
- 
1,042 
226 
1,217 
919 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
449 
- 
13 
48 
102 
151 
135 
$1,000 
7,296 
- 
116 
1,332 
972 
2,695 
2,182 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
4 
3 
8 
8 
$1,000 
3,197 
- 
- 
835 
226 
1,217 
919 
Berries 
farms 
115 
- 
3 
12 
22 
43 
35 
$1,000 
968 
- 
42 
243 
200 
217 
267 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
200 
- 
- 
200 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
274 
12 
41 
58 
86 
77 
$1,000 
21,679 
- 
953 
2,138 
3,326 
2,827 
12,435 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
66 
- 
5 
12 
11 
17 
21 
$1,000 
19,323 
- 
814 
1,864 
2,762 
2,150 
1 1 ,734 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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