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 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
321 
121 
5 
7 
13 
28 
68 
$1,000 to $4,999 
892 
348 
7 
21 
23 
62 
61 
174 
$5,000 to $9,999 
601 
267 
2 
15 
17 
31 
64 
138 
$10,000 to $24,999 
898 
466 
4 
24 
35 
62 
124 
217 
$25,000 to $49,999 
710 
453 
2 
14 
32 
83 
144 
178 
$50,000 or more 
1,894 
1,597 
3 
81 
131 
436 
485 
461 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
6,940 
2,744 
26 
88 
175 
484 
729 
1,242 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
25,861 
37,317 
25,292 
31,748 
38,541 
48,337 
39,977 
31,935 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
386 
116 
4 
4 
13 
23 
72 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,678 
548 
6 
20 
31 
70 
123 
298 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,468 
488 
1 
23 
29 
81 
127 
227 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,912 
785 
10 
24 
51 
124 
219 
357 
$25,000 to $49,999 
801 
390 
5 
3 
20 
87 
112 
163 
$50,000 or more 
695 
417 
4 
14 
40 
109 
125 
125 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
49 
42 
1 
6 
14 
21 
$1,000 
5,313 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,177 
2,348 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
5,152 
3,003 
18 
148 
238 
615 
855 
1,129 
$1,000 
109,857 
80,163 
62 
2,641 
5,781 
20,683 
27,035 
23,960 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
745 
559 
3 
43 
57 
126 
178 
152 
$1,000 
14,688 
11,932 
(D) 
628 
(D) 
2,974 
4,666 
2,721 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
1,835 
810 
12 
13 
40 
129 
204 
412 
$1,000 
16,073 
7,041 
26 
333 
197 
936 
2,057 
3,492 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
268 
158 
6 
15 
21 
40 
76 
$1,000 
2,417 
1,325 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
173 
364 
689 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
307 
194 
12 
25 
34 
67 
56 
$1,000 
7,257 
5,124 
- 
91 
378 
917 
2,484 
1,255 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,664 
1,180 
4 
58 
93 
267 
351 
407 
$1,000 
4,320 
3,590 
(D) 
(D) 
359 
1,044 
931 
1,154 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
545 
413 
16 
24 
100 
137 
136 
$1,000 
21,120 
19,234 
- 
738 
1,235 
5,836 
6,045 
5,379 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
817 
573 
_ 
26 
33 
134 
185 
195 
$1,000 
9,244 
8,117 
- 
174 
474 
1,789 
2,436 
3,244 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
961 
578 
2 
35 
55 
143 
169 
174 
$1,000 
34,739 
23,800 
(D) 
(D) 
2,132 
7,015 
8,052 
6,026 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
9,278 
4,820 
37 
213 
316 
917 
1,293 
2,044 
acres 
1,396,144 
1,158,905 
2,452 
36,108 
84,560 
267,340 
368,690 
399,755 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
7,530 
4,265 
30 
194 
295 
818 
1,158 
1,770 
acres 
1,280,965 
1,099,034 
1,978 
34,022 
80,324 
259,096 
353,577 
370,037 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
4,292 
1,900 
21 
89 
131 
307 
469 
883 
50 to 99 acres 
968 
535 
5 
23 
40 
86 
140 
241 
100 to 199 acres 
855 
579 
2 
33 
39 
107 
157 
241 
200 to 499 acres 
743 
623 
1 
33 
41 
162 
179 
207 
500 to 999 acres 
390 
358 
1 
12 
24 
84 
114 
123 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
198 
189 
- 
2 
12 
55 
70 
50 
2,000 acres or more 
84 
81 
- 
2 
8 
17 
29 
25 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
766 
401 
4 
26 
31 
84 
126 
130 
acres 
15,176 
9,570 
68 
489 
532 
2,384 
3,049 
3,048 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
457 
248 
5 
22 
26 
34 
67 
94 
acres 
8,611 
5,870 
26 
469 
717 
677 
1,685 
2,296 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
2,672 
1,185 
9 
35 
41 
184 
320 
596 
acres 
85,770 
41,498 
310 
1,091 
2,801 
4,692 
9,752 
22,852 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
275 
158 
6 
8 
12 
27 
40 
65 
acres 
5,622 
2,933 
70 
37 
186 
491 
627 
1,522 
Total woodland 
farms 
6,946 
3,415 
16 
100 
223 
646 
937 
1,493 
acres 
348,482 
190,675 
621 
4,485 
13,072 
36,499 
55,986 
80,012 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,459 
697 
5 
33 
55 
113 
179 
312 
acres 
24,830 
13,776 
(D) 
(D) 
2,495 
2,065 
3,029 
5,821 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
6,229 
3,092 
15 
89 
195 
597 
861 
1,335 
acres 
323,652 
176,899 
(D) 
(D) 
10,577 
34,434 
52,957 
74,191 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
