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 
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 
989 
6 
57 
110 
212 
291 
313 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,918 
6 
40 
195 
469 
563 
645 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,156 
11 
44 
87 
263 
341 
410 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,491 
4 
56 
117 
342 
435 
537 
$25,000 to $49,999 
891 
2 
28 
76 
204 
268 
313 
$50,000 or more 
1,144 
4 
64 
117 
259 
332 
368 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
17,249 
30 
578 
1,806 
4,685 
5,263 
4,887 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
15,902 
7,089 
24,011 
16,920 
14,307 
17,132 
14,827 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,582 
2 
66 
137 
398 
468 
511 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,873 
21 
199 
615 
1,602 
1,814 
1,622 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,871 
4 
123 
445 
1,107 
1,134 
1,058 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,571 
- 
114 
382 
985 
1,039 
1,051 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,399 
3 
44 
115 
374 
466 
397 
$50,000 or more 
953 
- 
32 
112 
219 
342 
248 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
38 
2 
3 
15 
5 
13 
$1,000 
3,224 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
449 
85 
2,618 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,789 
15 
168 
498 
1,136 
1,398 
1,574 
$1,000 
82,698 
296 
3,686 
8,089 
25,867 
21,442 
23,318 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
680 
11 
51 
91 
181 
171 
175 
$1,000 
11,580 
20 
2,186 
764 
1,946 
5,157 
1,507 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
1,291 
- 
17 
111 
250 
414 
499 
$1,000 
11,399 
- 
50 
1,435 
2,219 
3,166 
4,527 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
516 
4 
12 
50 
113 
147 
190 
$1,000 
10,360 
266 
126 
1,030 
1,742 
2,724 
4,471 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
339 
13 
42 
105 
88 
91 
$1,000 
5,984 
- 
614 
734 
1,993 
2,204 
439 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
519 
2 
19 
54 
116 
141 
187 
$1,000 
2,068 
(D) 
(D) 
79 
313 
451 
952 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
201 
17 
24 
46 
74 
40 
$1,000 
1,690 
- 
73 
395 
449 
218 
554 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
58 
_ 
5 
3 
15 
16 
19 
$1,000 
333 
- 
9 
16 
99 
37 
172 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,586 
3 
41 
191 
393 
458 
500 
$1,000 
39,285 
(D) 
(D) 
3,636 
17,106 
7,484 
10,694 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
12,031 
30 
365 
1,127 
2,923 
3,752 
3,834 
acres 
605,627 
1,379 
14,855 
57,077 
128,870 
132,754 
270,692 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,002 
30 
306 
955 
2,410 
3,129 
3,172 
acres 
467,640 
1,358 
12,562 
42,605 
102,226 
97,408 
211,481 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
8,757 
26 
254 
819 
2,103 
2,788 
2,767 
50 to 99 acres 
614 
- 
23 
74 
156 
171 
190 
100 to 199 acres 
305 
- 
14 
27 
68 
88 
108 
200 to 499 acres 
221 
4 
12 
23 
63 
56 
63 
500 to 999 acres 
60 
- 
3 
3 
11 
16 
27 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
24 
- 
- 
6 
5 
5 
8 
2,000 acres or more 
21 
- 
- 
3 
4 
5 
9 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,306 
39 
171 
372 
390 
334 
acres 
44,595 
- 
909 
5,318 
12,156 
10,111 
16,101 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
592 
3 
14 
50 
160 
200 
165 
acres 
21,004 
21 
170 
6,289 
3,147 
4,594 
6,783 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
1,600 
37 
127 
368 
508 
560 
acres 
58,357 
- 
1,182 
2,460 
9,342 
19,386 
25,987 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
218 
- 
6 
19 
57 
68 
68 
acres 
14,031 
32 
405 
1,999 
1,255 
10,340 
Total woodland 
farms 
7,928 
22 
236 
699 
2,023 
2,586 
2,362 
acres 
866,492 
2,178 
10,126 
102,386 
185,145 
257,446 
309,211 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
4,114 
11 
173 
395 
1,105 
1,295 
1,135 
acres 
374,201 
1,857 
6,273 
73,179 
70,458 
122,049 
100,385 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
4,714 
11 
102 
379 
1,145 
1,599 
1,478 
acres 
492,291 
321 
3,853 
29,207 
114,687 
135,397 
208,826 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Florida 201 
