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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
9,505 
42 
528 
1,271 
2,546 
2,851 
2,267 
acres 
691,046 
3,154 
35,198 
125,254 
178,159 
192,771 
156,510 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
8,641 
32 
402 
1,101 
2,123 
2,662 
2,321 
acres 
231,139 
220 
6,888 
24,431 
34,432 
99,092 
66,076 
Irrigated land 
farms 
939 
- 
51 
135 
239 
312 
202 
acres 
69,056 
- 
5,732 
10,483 
15,386 
18,812 
18,643 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
847 
- 
51 
122 
204 
285 
185 
acres 
65,292 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
14,015 
17,933 
17,379 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
135 
- 
2 
18 
50 
36 
29 
acres 
3,764 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,371 
879 
1,264 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,258 
4 
54 
152 
374 
733 
941 
acres 
218,019 
68 
4,423 
7,979 
40,004 
64,692 
100,853 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
529 
6 
48 
86 
114 
155 
120 
acres 
145,155 
530 
16,716 
27,095 
32,853 
45,543 
22,418 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
3 
- 
5 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
" 
(D) 
" 
17 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
15,957 
63 
789 
1,982 
3,891 
4,897 
4,335 
$1,000 
6,387,210 
11,971 
262,997 
849,971 
1,517,006 
1,993,149 
1,752,116 
Average per farm 
dollars 
400,276 
190,023 
333,329 
428,845 
389,876 
407,014 
404,179 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,810 
2,495 
2,779 
2,862 
3,012 
2,732 
2,723 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,156 
9 
116 
310 
492 
590 
639 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,290 
20 
118 
267 
521 
759 
605 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,492 
17 
170 
453 
862 
1,040 
950 
$200,000 to $499,999 
4,870 
16 
246 
575 
1,300 
1,504 
1,229 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,948 
- 
97 
234 
446 
609 
562 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
763 
_ 
32 
84 
176 
255 
216 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
335 
1 
7 
47 
69 
108 
103 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
80 
- 
3 
10 
20 
21 
26 
$10,000,000 or more 
23 
- 
" 
2 
5 
11 
5 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
15,957 
63 
789 
1,982 
3,891 
4,897 
4,335 
$1,000 
841,932 
3,770 
50,348 
122,689 
206,554 
260,483 
198,088 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,487 
4 
66 
103 
325 
456 
533 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,531 
3 
47 
153 
345 
447 
536 
$10,000 to $19,999 
2,864 
14 
132 
345 
593 
913 
867 
$20,000 to $49,999 
4,984 
22 
233 
620 
1,254 
1,562 
1,293 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,121 
11 
192 
499 
829 
910 
680 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,309 
- 
74 
181 
382 
407 
265 
$200,000 to $499,999 
535 
9 
34 
56 
138 
166 
132 
$500,000 or more 
126 
- 
11 
25 
25 
36 
29 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
10,352 
47 
557 
1,401 
2,726 
3,166 
2,455 
number 
14,994 
81 
888 
2,151 
4,045 
4,517 
3,312 
Tractors, all 
farms 
12,508 
37 
603 
1,593 
3,219 
3,898 
3,158 
number 
22,175 
80 
1,050 
2,707 
5,628 
7,122 
5,588 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
5,556 
20 
248 
675 
1,440 
1,682 
1,491 
number 
6,712 
23 
292 
781 
1,700 
2,057 
1,859 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
8,701 
27 
393 
1,123 
2,219 
2,829 
2,110 
number 
12,168 
43 
561 
1,459 
3,093 
4,052 
2,960 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
2,290 
14 
143 
322 
604 
665 
542 
number 
3,295 
14 
197 
467 
835 
1,013 
769 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
239 
- 
19 
39 
58 
69 
54 
number 
278 
- 
23 
44 
67 
77 
67 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
51 
- 
7 
6 
10 
14 
14 
number 
73 
- 
12 
10 
11 
23 
17 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
88 
- 
2 
14 
25 
28 
19 
number 
103 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
31 
33 
22 
Hay balers 
farms 
3,015 
14 
151 
403 
825 
962 
660 
number 
3,742 
20 
197 
515 
1,020 
1,210 
780 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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