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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
acres 
894 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
. 
. 
2 
2 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
21 
- 
9 
1 
- 
5 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
7 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
2 
1 
- 
- 
" 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
287 
4 
27 
40 
65 
86 
65 
acres 
64,313 
460 
7,139 
7,910 
21,264 
18,825 
8,715 
bushels 
2,788,892 
21,220 
259,544 
309,489 
989,964 
787,719 
420,956 
Irrigated 
farms 
83 
- 
15 
10 
18 
22 
18 
acres 
17,038 
- 
2,614 
782 
3,860 
5,361 
4,421 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
44 
6 
5 
19 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
111 
- 
19 
15 
26 
24 
27 
1 00 to 249 acres 
67 
4 
2 
8 
16 
22 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
34 
- 
2 
8 
8 
11 
5 
500 acres or more 
31 
" 
4 
3 
10 
10 
4 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
45 
- 
2 
1 
6 
14 
22 
acres 
17,778 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
11,963 
(D) 
tons 
665,672 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
96,229 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
170 
2 
17 
25 
30 
58 
38 
acres 
23,951 
(D) 
4,904 
2,619 
(D) 
10,428 
3,476 
bushels 
1,149,810 
(D) 
186,824 
(D) 
119,536 
538,600 
191,914 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
2 
1 
- 
6 
6 
acres 
3,003 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,016 
347 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
33 
5 
4 
5 
11 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
67 
2 
2 
12 
14 
20 
17 
1 00 to 249 acres 
40 
- 
4 
7 
9 
10 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
22 
- 
4 
2 
2 
11 
3 
500 acres or more 
8 
- 
2 
" 
6 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
4,264 
15 
250 
520 
1,115 
1,328 
1,036 
acres 
195,142 
554 
12,707 
26,677 
55,543 
56,535 
43,126 
tons, dry 
475,772 
1,147 
30,464 
71,345 
131,578 
136,318 
104,920 
Irrigated 
farms 
133 
- 
3 
22 
47 
34 
27 
acres 
4,390 
- 
145 
397 
2,384 
797 
667 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,082 
9 
110 
265 
533 
611 
554 
25 to 99 acres 
1,718 
5 
108 
176 
454 
599 
376 
1 00 to 249 acres 
384 
1 
25 
64 
112 
91 
91 
250 to 499 acres 
64 
- 
7 
9 
13 
25 
10 
500 acres or more 
16 
- 
- 
6 
3 
2 
5 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
23 
- 
1 
3 
8 
7 
4 
acres 
320 
- 
(D) 
15 
111 
(□) 
80 
tons, dry 
966 
- 
(D) 
3 
121 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
" 
“ 
- 
" 
(D) 
“ 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,751 
5 
167 
384 
742 
828 
625 
acres 
132,461 
250 
7,987 
20,297 
40,234 
36,179 
27,514 
tons, dry 
337,297 
716 
19,905 
59,372 
99,168 
90,133 
68,003 
Irrigated 
farms 
101 
- 
3 
15 
34 
25 
24 
acres 
3,597 
" 
23 
266 
2,064 
610 
634 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
306 
3 
16 
36 
62 
109 
80 
acres 
996 
15 
22 
77 
192 
370 
320 
Irrigated 
farms 
120 
- 
5 
16 
30 
51 
18 
acres 
180 
- 
5 
13 
48 
80 
35 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
265 
16 
33 
56 
91 
69 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
36 
3 
- 
3 
5 
15 
10 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
134 
3 
9 
19 
29 
54 
20 
acres 
71 
3 
3 
10 
18 
33 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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