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 
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 
200 
1 
1 
13 
50 
55 
80 
$1,000 to $4,999 
544 
5 
39 
55 
120 
150 
175 
$5,000 to $9,999 
334 
1 
17 
22 
91 
93 
110 
$10,000 to $24,999 
432 
1 
15 
50 
104 
122 
140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
257 
- 
9 
25 
60 
93 
70 
$50,000 or more 
297 
- 
5 
40 
99 
88 
65 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
4,196 
23 
194 
412 
1,158 
1,239 
1,170 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
18,369 
7,034 
12,611 
13,121 
16,634 
17,098 
24,459 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
270 
8 
13 
28 
59 
71 
91 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,130 
4 
85 
106 
285 
316 
334 
$5,000 to $9,999 
980 
7 
48 
100 
282 
304 
239 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,127 
3 
25 
120 
353 
342 
284 
$25,000 to $49,999 
411 
1 
10 
44 
106 
135 
115 
$50,000 or more 
278 
- 
13 
14 
73 
71 
107 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
7 
1 
4 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,149 
2 
88 
213 
548 
628 
670 
$1,000 
29,694 
(D) 
(D) 
3,423 
4,999 
8,560 
10,159 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
186 
28 
28 
61 
44 
25 
$1,000 
2,756 
- 
1,696 
183 
375 
183 
319 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
1,025 
- 
21 
65 
236 
282 
421 
$1,000 
9,032 
- 
83 
675 
1,518 
2,657 
4,099 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
110 
8 
35 
26 
41 
$1,000 
1,092 
- 
4 
- 
290 
209 
588 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
113 
1 
4 
7 
24 
41 
36 
$1,000 
2,133 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
432 
430 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
484 
11 
62 
156 
138 
117 
$1,000 
730 
- 
9 
122 
255 
192 
152 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
132 
4 
17 
42 
31 
38 
$1,000 
1,886 
- 
6 
263 
816 
377 
425 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
244 
_ 
3 
44 
55 
85 
57 
$1,000 
1,127 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
321 
348 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
383 
2 
23 
60 
86 
133 
79 
$1,000 
10,939 
(D) 
(D) 
986 
991 
4,164 
4,116 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
4,458 
23 
170 
416 
1,188 
1,288 
1,373 
acres 
237,239 
496 
7,648 
20,641 
67,884 
73,256 
67,314 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
3,265 
23 
148 
311 
946 
966 
871 
acres 
181,931 
487 
6,293 
17,540 
55,426 
57,049 
45,136 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
2,392 
22 
109 
215 
687 
715 
644 
50 to 99 acres 
433 
- 
20 
39 
134 
117 
123 
100 to 199 acres 
276 
1 
17 
38 
65 
82 
73 
200 to 499 acres 
120 
- 
1 
18 
43 
39 
19 
500 to 999 acres 
32 
- 
1 
1 
13 
8 
9 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
2 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
365 
3 
15 
45 
116 
105 
81 
acres 
5,606 
9 
379 
572 
1,539 
2,186 
921 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
209 
7 
20 
58 
63 
61 
acres 
2,741 
- 
17 
156 
666 
898 
1,004 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
1,487 
44 
111 
319 
396 
617 
acres 
44,272 
- 
779 
2,350 
9,040 
12,392 
19,711 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
117 
- 
12 
5 
35 
38 
27 
acres 
2,689 
180 
23 
1,213 
731 
542 
Total woodland 
farms 
3,531 
6 
117 
332 
937 
1,033 
1,106 
acres 
157,807 
37 
3,217 
10,982 
32,601 
47,492 
63,478 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
762 
1 
47 
89 
225 
203 
197 
acres 
11,054 
(D) 
(D) 
1,253 
4,175 
2,357 
3,026 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
3,137 
5 
103 
279 
825 
927 
998 
acres 
146,753 
(D) 
(D) 
9,729 
28,426 
45,135 
60,452 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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