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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
137 
- 
9 
43 
43 
28 
14 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
272,611 
430 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
164,180 
sold 
farms 
25 
- 
2 
6 
6 
8 
3 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
346,934 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,274 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
88 
- 
1 
19 
24 
33 
11 
Farms with- 
number 
18,588,510 
(D) 
3,881,929 
5,880,167 
7,399,355 
(D) 
1 to 1,999 
53 
- 
- 
14 
13 
18 
8 
2,000 to 59,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
33 
- 
1 
5 
11 
13 
3 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
149 
5 
11 
44 
27 
46 
16 
number 
947 
40 
14 
357 
270 
192 
74 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
13 
5 
7 
2 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
199 
66 
(D) 
74 
(D) 
Corn for grain 
farms 
125 
- 
6 
22 
33 
42 
22 
acres 
31,122 
- 
906 
3,959 
7,105 
10,237 
8,915 
bushels 
5,611,087 
- 
163,034 
652,100 
1,188,104 
1,908,022 
1,699,827 
Irrigated 
farms 
67 
- 
4 
8 
22 
22 
11 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
16,765 
" 
(D) 
2,853 
(D) 
4,744 
6,417 
1 to 24 acres 
32 
- 
- 
8 
7 
10 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
35 
- 
- 
7 
6 
20 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
21 
- 
4 
1 
11 
1 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
21 
- 
2 
4 
6 
7 
2 
500 acres or more 
16 
- 
2 
3 
4 
7 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
3 
acres 
548 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
13,192 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
57 
_ 
7 
6 
12 
17 
15 
acres 
10,905 
- 
1,273 
855 
3,593 
4,267 
917 
bales 
21,827 
- 
1,908 
1,632 
7,584 
8,629 
2,074 
Irrigated 
farms 
17 
- 
3 
4 
3 
1 
6 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,712 
" 
21 
(D) 
140 
(D) 
230 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
- 
3 
1 
2 
5 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
18 
- 
3 
2 
2 
2 
9 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
- 
- 
2 
4 
3 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
500 acres or more 
10 
- 
1 
1 
4 
4 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
- 
acres 
300 
- 
- 
(D) 
45 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
13,950 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,700 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
* 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
acres 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
16 
- 
pounds 
42,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
42,000 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Rice 
farms 
115 
_ 
5 
21 
31 
38 
20 
acres 
21,172 
- 
1,000 
5,279 
4,714 
5,650 
4,529 
cwt 
1,226,121 
- 
58,183 
285,874 
276,182 
343,706 
262,176 
Irrigated 
farms 
115 
- 
5 
21 
31 
38 
20 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
21,172 
“ 
1,000 
5,279 
4,714 
5,650 
4,529 
1 to 24 acres 
18 
- 
- 
1 
5 
6 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
39 
- 
3 
7 
12 
11 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
32 
- 
- 
4 
8 
18 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
18 
- 
2 
7 
5 
1 
3 
500 acres or more 
8 
- 
2 
1 
2 
3 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
40 
- 
11 
4 
9 
9 
7 
acres 
4,514 
- 
1,618 
(D) 
1,037 
564 
(D) 
bushels 
432,058 
- 
164,064 
(D) 
109,180 
42,617 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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