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. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) - Con. 
Other tame hay farms 
2,084 
- 
72 
220 
557 
632 
603 
acres 
80,591 
- 
4,407 
8,279 
20,368 
21,733 
25,804 
tons, dry 
200,327 
- 
7,718 
25,172 
49,605 
51,021 
66,811 
Irrigated farms 
109 
- 
10 
7 
23 
42 
27 
acres 
3,232 
- 
470 
404 
779 
1,016 
563 
Field and grass seed crops, all farms 
8 
- 
3 
- 
1 
3 
1 
acres 
512 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
110 
(D) 
Irrigated farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
_ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Land in vegetables (see text) farms 
591 
5 
37 
56 
145 
181 
167 
acres 
16,763 
9 
470 
2,964 
3,761 
3,462 
6,097 
Irrigated farms 
277 
5 
12 
31 
68 
93 
68 
acres 
12,992 
9 
80 
2,876 
3,386 
2,558 
4,083 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
429 
5 
21 
41 
103 
134 
125 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
107 
- 
11 
10 
27 
33 
26 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
29 
- 
5 
1 
9 
7 
7 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
250.0 acres or more 
19 
- 
4 
5 
5 
5 
Beans, snap farms 
194 
- 
10 
14 
55 
60 
55 
acres 
2,316 
- 
9 
12 
(D) 
60 
(D) 
Harvested for processing farms 
20 
- 
- 
1 
4 
7 
8 
acres 
77 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green farms 
16 
- 
- 
- 
2 
8 
6 
acres 
56 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
27 
Harvested for processing farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes farms 
127 
- 
6 
11 
35 
35 
40 
acres 
650 
- 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
125 
- 
6 
10 
35 
35 
39 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
1 
" 
- 
- 
" 
1 
Sweet corn farms 
203 
2 
14 
15 
59 
59 
54 
acres 
3,206 
(D) 
(D) 
23 
626 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing farms 
30 
2 
2 
3 
7 
8 
8 
acres 
108 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
5 
7 
Sweet potatoes farms 
21 
- 
3 
3 
4 
6 
5 
acres 
3,604 
- 
6 
800 
2,360 
2 
436 
Harvested for processing farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
" 
Tomatoes in the open farms 
227 
3 
20 
20 
57 
70 
57 
acres 
2,298 
1 
15 
(D) 
53 
1,547 
(D) 
Harvested for processing farms 
12 
- 
- 
3 
4 
5 
acres 
2 
- 
- 
1 
(Z) 
1 
Land in orchards farms 
3,863 
3 
83 
283 
829 
1,194 
1,471 
acres 
148,562 
(D) 
(D) 
17,129 
37,802 
38,003 
54,532 
Irrigated farms 
2,007 
1 
34 
156 
429 
647 
740 
acres 
123,238 
(D) 
(D) 
14,364 
33,651 
31,317 
43,505 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,720 
- 
40 
152 
420 
548 
560 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
1,500 
- 
40 
83 
291 
458 
628 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
439 
2 
3 
29 
82 
130 
193 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
125 
- 
- 
7 
22 
36 
60 
250.0 acres or more 
79 
1 
- 
12 
14 
22 
30 
Apples farms 
125 
- 
7 
17 
46 
29 
26 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
103 
- 
7 
3 
51 
29 
12 
Grapes farms 
281 
- 
6 
18 
67 
89 
101 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
495 
- 
4 
25 
109 
130 
228 
Peaches, all farms 
191 
- 
6 
22 
62 
56 
45 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
442 
- 
4 
47 
164 
137 
91 
Citrus fruit, all farms 
1,777 
3 
32 
105 
326 
556 
755 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
133,484 
(D) 
(D) 
16,167 
32,925 
34,110 
49,558 
Almonds farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pecans farms 
732 
- 
15 
57 
166 
209 
285 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
6,700 
137 
276 
2,195 
1,576 
2,516 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
658 
- 
28 
78 
206 
198 
148 
acres 
4,218 
- 
63 
384 
1,663 
1,494 
614 
' Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Florida 217 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
