Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,612 
623 
9 
41 
103 
131 
339 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,390 
1,472 
2 
63 
104 
196 
354 
753 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,107 
951 
1 
29 
53 
191 
201 
476 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,002 
1,511 
8 
58 
92 
273 
418 
662 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,995 
1,104 
1 
37 
77 
203 
338 
448 
$50,000 or more 
4,040 
2,896 
6 
119 
283 
734 
877 
877 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
31,594 
14,345 
54 
347 
936 
2,659 
3,846 
6,503 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
25,614 
37,291 
20,166 
35,798 
56,867 
51,579 
42,181 
25,961 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,506 
924 
6 
10 
27 
124 
235 
522 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,685 
3,812 
7 
71 
213 
630 
932 
1,959 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,755 
2,884 
13 
52 
155 
512 
802 
1,350 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,794 
3,223 
16 
81 
236 
631 
873 
1,386 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,112 
1,713 
6 
68 
144 
348 
465 
682 
$50,000 or more 
2,742 
1,789 
6 
65 
161 
414 
539 
604 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
139 
101 
2 
16 
22 
23 
21 
17 
$1,000 
21,830 
18,606 
(D) 
(D) 
4,942 
5,826 
3,709 
3,538 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
10,253 
5,464 
18 
231 
448 
1,069 
1,590 
2,108 
$1,000 
241,016 
158,318 
100 
6,236 
12,853 
41,007 
57,548 
40,574 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,648 
968 
5 
57 
87 
172 
297 
350 
$1,000 
35,509 
23,928 
69 
1,216 
1,802 
5,972 
9,441 
5,429 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
2,566 
1,275 
3 
34 
55 
239 
322 
622 
$1,000 
35,187 
23,788 
(D) 
(D) 
890 
5,895 
5,651 
11,131 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
959 
443 
11 
24 
64 
129 
215 
$1,000 
22,897 
12,538 
- 
78 
512 
3,039 
5,192 
3,716 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
724 
385 
7 
44 
88 
120 
126 
$1,000 
15,770 
9,786 
- 
47 
1,854 
700 
6,206 
979 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,231 
712 
2 
28 
49 
120 
234 
279 
$1,000 
6,945 
4,877 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,548 
894 
2,055 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
549 
348 
25 
41 
56 
124 
102 
$1,000 
16,975 
15,284 
- 
577 
1,466 
1,654 
8,244 
3,343 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
156 
98 
_ 
2 
5 
22 
22 
47 
$1,000 
2,074 
1,742 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
705 
175 
723 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
3,460 
1,874 
8 
98 
192 
461 
516 
599 
$1,000 
105,655 
66,371 
28 
4,052 
5,859 
21,492 
21,740 
13,199 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
24,544 
12,513 
20 
381 
878 
2,439 
3,464 
5,331 
acres 
2,744,064 
2,138,437 
1,871 
41,864 
212,595 
550,491 
559,362 
772,254 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
21,011 
11,009 
20 
324 
758 
2,104 
3,072 
4,731 
acres 
2,184,485 
1,716,845 
(D) 
(D) 
170,019 
476,043 
432,031 
606,145 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
16,877 
8,120 
12 
227 
478 
1,493 
2,226 
3,684 
50 to 99 acres 
1,514 
900 
1 
14 
63 
188 
228 
406 
100 to 199 acres 
971 
666 
6 
26 
54 
130 
204 
246 
200 to 499 acres 
917 
696 
- 
45 
80 
136 
227 
208 
500 to 999 acres 
389 
329 
1 
10 
43 
75 
99 
101 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
193 
169 
- 
2 
25 
40 
53 
49 
2,000 acres or more 
150 
129 
- 
- 
15 
42 
35 
37 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
2,611 
1,305 
59 
143 
294 
338 
471 
acres 
277,911 
233,316 
- 
6,860 
25,333 
28,615 
76,919 
95,589 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,232 
640 
2 
14 
52 
144 
140 
288 
acres 
45,700 
24,696 
(D) 
(D) 
3,034 
8,403 
5,637 
7,231 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
2,972 
1,372 
34 
87 
277 
410 
564 
acres 
188,691 
130,334 
- 
3,593 
14,134 
31,331 
40,754 
40,522 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
519 
301 
- 
4 
3 
49 
81 
164 
acres 
47,277 
33,246 
- 
284 
75 
6,099 
4,021 
22,767 
Total woodland 
farms 
14,649 
6,721 
4 
159 
383 
1,081 
1,874 
3,220 
acres 
2,398,545 
1,532,053 
624 
21,395 
100,835 
238,841 
547,493 
622,865 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
7,933 
3,819 
4 
101 
208 
642 
1,036 
1,828 
acres 
1,368,171 
993,970 
624 
11,713 
44,937 
139,389 
360,523 
436,784 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
8,572 
3,858 
- 
82 
224 
571 
1,111 
1,870 
acres 
1,030,374 
538,083 
- 
9,682 
55,898 
99,452 
186,970 
186,081 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
