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 ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,149 
507 
2 
20 
37 
82 
118 
248 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,098 
1,523 
12 
92 
127 
237 
336 
719 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,424 
1,225 
8 
76 
127 
171 
279 
564 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,120 
2,280 
16 
168 
227 
375 
575 
919 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,109 
2,322 
24 
221 
299 
387 
530 
861 
$50,000 or more 
10,585 
8,303 
61 
554 
1,041 
1,872 
2,624 
2,151 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
28,210 
9,470 
45 
589 
1,039 
1,777 
2,595 
3,425 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
24,539 
47,161 
34,418 
43,699 
64,316 
56,428 
60,268 
27,980 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,229 
535 
23 
28 
106 
136 
242 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,354 
2,235 
8 
128 
215 
330 
608 
946 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,201 
1,758 
7 
99 
164 
300 
463 
725 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,622 
2,265 
13 
145 
269 
414 
622 
802 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,552 
1,116 
9 
85 
131 
232 
294 
365 
$50,000 or more 
2,252 
1,561 
8 
109 
232 
395 
472 
345 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
....farms 
680 
588 
9 
40 
58 
166 
208 
107 
$1,000 
92,094 
87,711 
434 
2,658 
12,442 
25,436 
31,930 
14,812 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
.... farms 
25,319 
13,074 
70 
839 
1,365 
2,532 
3,757 
4,511 
$1,000 
741,644 
573,365 
1,567 
33,294 
66,604 
152,011 
186,935 
132,954 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
....farms 
3,606 
2,468 
20 
185 
340 
565 
793 
565 
$1,000 
51,420 
45,170 
352 
3,023 
7,026 
10,116 
16,623 
8,030 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
....farms 
1 1 ,806 
4,440 
4 
155 
327 
677 
1,170 
2,107 
$1,000 
190,906 
93,494 
15 
1,861 
6,634 
13,144 
25,885 
45,954 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
.... farms 
1,245 
625 
5 
40 
64 
130 
157 
229 
$1,000 
11,260 
5,455 
1 
278 
357 
1,200 
1,051 
2,569 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
....farms 
277 
136 
1 
12 
21 
34 
39 
29 
$1,000 
4,544 
3,268 
(D) 
628 
(D) 
536 
432 
1,400 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
....farms 
8,095 
5,790 
26 
296 
528 
1,118 
1,883 
1,939 
$1,000 
18,246 
15,742 
44 
532 
1,844 
4,085 
5,930 
3,307 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
.... farms 
5,406 
3,920 
37 
300 
421 
939 
1,260 
963 
$1,000 
428,064 
383,711 
919 
24,620 
47,865 
113,460 
129,888 
66,960 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
.... farms 
693 
341 
7 
26 
20 
69 
106 
113 
$1,000 
3,054 
2,173 
(D) 
153 
(D) 
509 
861 
456 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
....farms 
2,400 
1,231 
8 
125 
188 
283 
307 
320 
$1,000 
34,141 
24,344 
147 
2,199 
2,499 
8,963 
6,258 
4,278 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
.... farms 
48,851 
22,846 
157 
1,548 
2,528 
4,321 
6,386 
7,906 
acres 
12,590,633 
10,703,292 
37,228 
485,005 
1 ,230,942 
2,704,012 
3,747,794 
2,498,311 
Harvested cropland 
.... farms 
41,965 
21,232 
151 
1,499 
2,387 
4,050 
5,976 
7,169 
acres 
12,146,538 
10,492,164 
36,464 
476,149 
1,210,317 
2,662,842 
3,688,104 
2,418,288 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
21,132 
6,730 
51 
476 
775 
1,085 
1,652 
2,691 
50 to 99 acres 
4,996 
2,503 
19 
249 
371 
408 
506 
950 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
4,158 
2,378 
33 
227 
228 
341 
553 
996 
200 to 499 acres 
4,961 
3,506 
25 
269 
312 
626 
1,035 
1,239 
500 to 999 acres 
3,153 
2,727 
18 
152 
288 
642 
974 
653 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,346 
2,201 
3 
88 
275 
598 
827 
410 
2,000 acres or more 
1,219 
1,187 
2 
38 
138 
350 
429 
230 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
4,257 
1,950 
17 
194 
363 
400 
435 
541 
acres 
80,318 
49,410 
548 
4,008 
6,928 
1 1 ,934 
12,889 
13,103 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
.... farms 
1,603 
745 
5 
42 
83 
149 
203 
263 
acres 
39,067 
24,544 
64 
610 
3,070 
5,841 
6,917 
8,042 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
....farms 
11,241 
4,445 
10 
148 
330 
831 
1,360 
1,766 
acres 
309,461 
128,425 
152 
3,961 
10,009 
21,674 
37,943 
54,686 
In cultivated summer fallow 
....farms 
892 
462 
- 
28 
36 
86 
107 
205 
acres 
15,249 
8,749 
- 
277 
618 
1,721 
1,941 
4,192 
Total woodland 
....farms 
26,560 
11,680 
58 
496 
1,051 
2,032 
3,323 
4,720 
acres 
1,048,632 
553,502 
1,065 
13,806 
41,348 
100,029 
168,173 
229,081 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
6,694 
3,027 
17 
132 
280 
554 
795 
1,249 
acres 
131,080 
71,955 
248 
1,671 
4,376 
13,405 
20,690 
31,565 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
22,482 
9,972 
44 
412 
891 
1,716 
2,890 
4,019 
acres 
917,552 
481,547 
817 
12,135 
36,972 
86,624 
147,483 
197,516 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
