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 
24,838 
63 
867 
2,508 
6,434 
7,493 
7,473 
percent 
52.0 
0.1 
1.8 
5.3 
13.5 
15.7 
15.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,713,025 
6,627 
89,943 
268,163 
534,477 
717,176 
1,096,639 
Average size of farm 
acres 
109 
105 
104 
107 
83 
96 
147 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
24,838 
63 
867 
2,508 
6,434 
7,493 
7,473 
$1,000 
1,473,649 
2,884 
26,606 
179,848 
328,634 
371,735 
563,942 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,330 
45,776 
30,687 
71,710 
51,078 
49,611 
75,464 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,380 
4 
264 
979 
2,546 
2,821 
2,766 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,150 
4 
95 
336 
854 
931 
930 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,968 
11 
120 
258 
772 
927 
880 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,820 
19 
88 
324 
721 
834 
834 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,913 
15 
125 
230 
696 
922 
925 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,287 
4 
63 
134 
307 
367 
412 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,042 
- 
61 
89 
262 
318 
312 
$100,000 to $249,999 
628 
2 
22 
77 
141 
182 
204 
$250,000 to $499,999 
311 
3 
23 
33 
78 
74 
100 
$500,000 to $999,999 
148 
1 
3 
26 
19 
50 
49 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
191 
- 
3 
22 
38 
67 
61 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
103 
- 
3 
12 
18 
40 
30 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
50 
- 
- 
5 
11 
14 
20 
$5,000,000 or more 
38 
- 
- 
5 
9 
13 
11 
Total sales 
farms 
24,838 
63 
867 
2,508 
6,434 
7,493 
7,473 
$1,000 
1,463,383 
2,874 
26,247 
178,701 
326,565 
368,744 
560,250 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
332 
2 
20 
39 
95 
81 
95 
$1,000 
15,099 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,735 
1,721 
9,618 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
4 
17 
10 
20 
$1,000 
13,049 
- 
500 
- 
2,275 
1,251 
9,023 
Corn 
farms 
240 
2 
11 
27 
72 
62 
66 
$1,000 
6,783 
(D) 
(D) 
150 
1,900 
851 
3,846 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
- 
12 
5 
12 
$1,000 
5,405 
- 
- 
- 
1,619 
339 
3,447 
Wheat 
farms 
37 
- 
4 
5 
6 
7 
15 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
100 
(D) 
260 
65 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
3 
- 
8 
$1,000 
1,553 
- 
- 
- 
248 
- 
1,306 
Soybeans 
farms 
68 
- 
10 
8 
19 
15 
16 
$1,000 
2,589 
- 
499 
144 
341 
731 
874 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
- 
4 
- 
1 
3 
5 
$1,000 
1,791 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
762 
Sorghum 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
2 
2 
1 
$1,000 
49 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
49 
. 
5 
3 
13 
14 
14 
$1,000 
384 
- 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
52 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
95 
3 
14 
12 
25 
17 
24 
$1,000 
9,134 
(D) 
(D) 
545 
2,029 
1,161 
4,733 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
3 
4 
8 
19 
9 
15 
$1,000 
8,401 
(D) 
(D) 
445 
1,852 
997 
4,554 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
600 
5 
37 
57 
143 
191 
167 
$1,000 
141,772 
(D) 
1,383 
(D) 
(D) 
30,906 
24,183 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
73 
8 
6 
22 
20 
17 
$1,000 
137,815 
- 
1,061 
(D) 
(D) 
29,731 
22,848 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3,626 
3 
84 
278 
795 
1,118 
1,348 
$1,000 
417,920 
(D) 
(D) 
43,492 
107,992 
110,213 
153,335 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
767 
1 
10 
62 
147 
221 
326 
$1,000 
382,788 
(D) 
(D) 
41,250 
100,484 
99,323 
139,732 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
3,203 
3 
66 
214 
673 
984 
1,263 
$1,000 
389,602 
(D) 
(D) 
42,040 
99,956 
96,056 
148,934 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
702 
1 
10 
50 
123 
207 
311 
$1,000 
358,235 
(D) 
(D) 
40,170 
93,461 
86,360 
136,245 
Berries 
farms 
495 
21 
65 
145 
153 
111 
$1,000 
28,319 
- 
273 
1,452 
8,036 
14,156 
4,401 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
69 
- 
- 
12 
25 
17 
15 
$1,000 
24,424 
- 
- 
1,080 
6,932 
12,924 
3,487 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,261 
17 
76 
229 
593 
786 
560 
$1,000 
365,988 
192 
5,146 
30,614 
119,154 
136,399 
74,483 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
639 
- 
21 
70 
166 
245 
137 
$1,000 
342,454 
- 
4,160 
28,215 
113,551 
128,502 
68,028 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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