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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
6,260 
31 
280 
617 
1,682 
1,840 
1,810 
percent 
51.1 
0.3 
2.3 
5.0 
13.7 
15.0 
14.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
517,229 
854 
14,888 
41,524 
132,793 
157,043 
170,127 
Average size of farm 
acres 
83 
28 
53 
67 
79 
85 
94 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
6,260 
31 
280 
617 
1,682 
1,840 
1,810 
$1,000 
371,189 
250 
25,296 
41,992 
152,280 
86,183 
65,187 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,295 
8,067 
90,344 
68,059 
90,535 
46,839 
36,015 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,670 
7 
77 
175 
429 
515 
467 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,014 
6 
46 
86 
275 
299 
302 
$2,500 to $4,999 
924 
9 
36 
90 
215 
257 
317 
$5,000 to $9,999 
845 
3 
50 
69 
246 
218 
259 
$10,000 to $24,999 
759 
3 
23 
78 
194 
251 
210 
$25,000 to $49,999 
436 
2 
25 
42 
128 
112 
127 
$50,000 to $99,999 
190 
1 
10 
18 
42 
73 
46 
$100,000 to $249,999 
212 
- 
8 
30 
81 
51 
42 
$250,000 to $499,999 
78 
- 
4 
6 
22 
25 
21 
$500,000 to $999,999 
71 
- 
- 
17 
23 
22 
9 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
61 
- 
1 
6 
27 
17 
10 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
40 
- 
- 
4 
18 
13 
5 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
12 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
4 
$5,000,000 or more 
9 
- 
1 
1 
6 
- 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
6,260 
31 
280 
617 
1,682 
1,840 
1,810 
$1,000 
362,865 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
150,500 
83,656 
62,056 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,224 
10 
56 
133 
331 
373 
321 
$1,000 
77,673 
113 
(D) 
(D) 
22,918 
27,005 
18,166 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
294 
1 
13 
36 
82 
101 
61 
$1,000 
62,096 
(D) 
(D) 
5,400 
18,812 
22,545 
13,838 
Corn 
farms 
824 
3 
49 
92 
240 
238 
202 
$1,000 
35,093 
24 
1,167 
3,317 
10,920 
1 1 ,734 
7,931 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
161 
- 
4 
18 
55 
53 
31 
$1,000 
25,808 
- 
407 
2,193 
8,443 
8,930 
5,836 
Wheat 
farms 
428 
- 
13 
46 
110 
141 
118 
$1,000 
7,953 
- 
145 
590 
2,127 
2,911 
2,180 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
- 
1 
2 
8 
10 
8 
$1,000 
3,055 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
612 
1,318 
963 
Soybeans 
farms 
729 
1 
36 
90 
204 
224 
174 
$1,000 
30,930 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9,099 
10,724 
7,356 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
159 
1 
3 
16 
52 
55 
32 
$1,000 
21,860 
(D) 
(D) 
1,633 
6,839 
7,880 
5,063 
Sorghum 
farms 
56 
7 
5 
12 
16 
16 
$1,000 
1,505 
- 
74 
95 
305 
561 
470 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
2 
$1,000 
948 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
431 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
160 
6 
11 
28 
46 
52 
17 
$1,000 
2,044 
(D) 
(D) 
320 
429 
1,028 
174 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
1 
- 
6 
- 
$1,000 
727 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
56 
. 
. 
6 
8 
19 
23 
$1,000 
148 
- 
- 
7 
40 
46 
55 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
13 
_ 
1 
6 
3 
_ 
3 
$1,000 
208 
- 
(D) 
77 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
224 
2 
18 
23 
78 
57 
46 
$1,000 
6,316 
(D) 
100 
(D) 
2,166 
1,997 
1,261 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
23 
- 
3 
8 
9 
3 
$1,000 
4,658 
- 
- 
677 
1,580 
1,473 
928 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
196 
_ 
15 
10 
66 
58 
47 
$1,000 
2,807 
- 
58 
74 
1,221 
532 
922 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
5 
3 
2 
$1,000 
1,722 
- 
- 
- 
807 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
133 
- 
8 
6 
52 
37 
30 
$1,000 
1,922 
- 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
356 
844 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
4 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,081 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
83 
- 
9 
5 
21 
28 
20 
$1,000 
885 
- 
33 
(D) 
(D) 
176 
78 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
606 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
180 
1 
17 
10 
56 
48 
48 
$1,000 
53,968 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
31,394 
5,008 
15,602 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
2 
20 
12 
10 
$1,000 
52,349 
- 
- 
(D) 
31,006 
(D) 
14,991 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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