Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
56,778 
24,722 
164 
1,672 
2,767 
4,700 
6,781 
8,638 
acres 
13,765,625 
11,078,700 
38,751 
493,676 
1,179,776 
2,722,504 
3,827,742 
2,816,251 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,124 
1,114 
4 
105 
161 
219 
295 
330 
acres 
877,479 
719,764 
(D) 
(D) 
98,342 
166,297 
216,097 
178,631 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
50,997 
21,187 
154 
1,508 
2,420 
3,918 
5,663 
7,524 
acres 
10,006,936 
7,719,491 
32,127 
370,544 
852,121 
1 ,936,776 
2,562,508 
1,965,415 
Partnership 
farms 
3,376 
1,884 
6 
105 
226 
379 
570 
598 
acres 
2,191,875 
1,932,819 
2,331 
100,012 
245,563 
454,846 
707,380 
422,687 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,257 
1,295 
6 
77 
166 
290 
404 
352 
acres 
1,705,060 
1,526,113 
2,331 
90,592 
190,471 
371,131 
564,077 
307,511 
Corporation 
farms 
3,266 
2,177 
5 
102 
223 
551 
730 
566 
acres 
2,312,284 
2,086,117 
(D) 
(D) 
218,085 
523,519 
767,653 
524,457 
Family held 
farms 
3,030 
2,047 
5 
91 
204 
508 
696 
543 
acres 
2,215,043 
2,012,270 
(D) 
(D) 
215,584 
499,536 
741,276 
504,514 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
56 
40 
4 
5 
13 
12 
6 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,974 
2,007 
5 
87 
199 
495 
684 
537 
Other than family held 
farms 
236 
130 
_ 
11 
19 
43 
34 
23 
acres 
97,241 
73,847 
- 
1,043 
2,501 
23,983 
26,377 
19,943 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
16 
10 
- 
- 
- 
6 
3 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
220 
120 
- 
11 
19 
37 
31 
22 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,056 
382 
3 
5 
28 
53 
94 
199 
acres 
209,301 
143,393 
(D) 
(D) 
24,691 
17,089 
54,575 
43,003 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
14,350 
9,091 
47 
556 
1,004 
2,075 
2,774 
2,635 
workers 
46,590 
33,031 
198 
1,849 
4,245 
8,283 
10,404 
8,052 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
5,930 
4,525 
26 
253 
561 
1,158 
1,465 
1,062 
workers 
15,733 
13,040 
76 
556 
1,801 
3,524 
4,538 
2,545 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
10,918 
6,667 
31 
399 
713 
1,522 
2,002 
2,000 
workers 
30,857 
19,991 
122 
1,293 
2,444 
4,759 
5,866 
5,507 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
188 
156 
2 
6 
18 
43 
44 
43 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
21 
15 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 
5 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
23,247 
9,571 
64 
735 
1,331 
1,975 
2,451 
3,015 
workers 
57,799 
23,099 
125 
2,022 
4,393 
5,114 
5,106 
6,339 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
6,607 
1,687 
17 
156 
204 
366 
426 
518 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20,770 
5,715 
41 
381 
696 
1,017 
1,438 
2,142 
50 to 69 acres 
4,617 
1,595 
8 
108 
188 
257 
372 
662 
70 to 99 acres 
5,118 
2,060 
9 
171 
271 
313 
435 
861 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
4,168 
1,939 
23 
181 
252 
302 
417 
764 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
2,493 
1,275 
11 
94 
148 
168 
278 
576 
180 to 219 acres 
1,767 
977 
10 
97 
90 
137 
228 
415 
220 to 259 acres 
1,378 
817 
6 
73 
61 
124 
218 
335 
260 to 499 acres 
4,275 
2,888 
19 
170 
245 
529 
832 
1,093 
500 to 999 acres 
3,562 
2,973 
18 
151 
307 
674 
1,045 
778 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,544 
2,357 
4 
96 
277 
623 
884 
473 
2,000 acres or more 
1,396 
1,347 
2 
42 
158 
391 
484 
270 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
24,002 
14,007 
104 
942 
1,354 
2,672 
4,200 
4,735 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
688 
336 
- 
41 
62 
69 
83 
81 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
402 
135 
- 
2 
8 
19 
40 
66 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
794 
326 
. 
26 
26 
79 
110 
85 
Other crop farming (1119) 
11,636 
2,991 
7 
81 
207 
448 
749 
1,499 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
86 
39 
- 
3 
3 
11 
8 
14 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
11,550 
2,952 
7 
78 
204 
437 
741 
1,485 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,394 
2,832 
20 
170 
290 
408 
666 
1,278 
Cattlefeedlots(112112) 
319 
159 
3 
22 
27 
20 
33 
54 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1,459 
1,183 
11 
192 
332 
321 
234 
93 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1,301 
675 
11 
70 
157 
160 
181 
96 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,336 
604 
- 
61 
157 
156 
153 
77 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,719 
474 
11 
25 
67 
106 
112 
153 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
6,645 
1,908 
1 
88 
210 
443 
496 
670 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
17,370 
8,175 
55 
621 
1,101 
1,635 
2,070 
2,693 
number 
821,265 
616,862 
3,522 
43,963 
1 1 1 ,360 
176,806 
172,850 
108,361 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
6,397 
1,954 
6 
145 
246 
382 
470 
705 
1 0 to 49 
7,628 
3,695 
38 
230 
373 
637 
942 
1,475 
50 to 99 
1,804 
1,312 
5 
134 
261 
297 
321 
294 
100 to 199 
892 
660 
3 
65 
111 
151 
184 
146 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 indiana 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
