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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
3,298 
11 
169 
370 
956 
997 
795 
acres 
66,606 
82 
3,062 
6,763 
20,280 
17,190 
19,229 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
4,571 
15 
195 
449 
1,218 
1,362 
1,332 
acres 
55,577 
239 
961 
3,138 
12,028 
19,105 
20,106 
Irrigated land 
farms 
346 
- 
25 
39 
94 
117 
71 
acres 
11,191 
- 
118 
1,008 
4,000 
4,272 
1,793 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
331 
- 
25 
39 
93 
111 
63 
acres 
11,143 
- 
118 
1,008 
(D) 
4,246 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
- 
2 
8 
9 
acres 
48 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
26 
(D) 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
1,425 
- 
31 
102 
296 
387 
609 
acres 
39,332 
- 
393 
1,871 
7,579 
10,623 
18,866 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
371 
3 
12 
43 
100 
103 
110 
acres 
61,770 
45 
1,447 
4,924 
18,810 
19,774 
16,770 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
32 
6 
- 
6 
8 
11 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
21 
" 
66 
27 
(D) 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
6,260 
31 
280 
617 
1,682 
1,840 
1,810 
$1,000 
4,136,330 
6,814 
125,025 
341,698 
1,034,847 
1,269,648 
1,358,298 
Average per farm 
dollars 
660,756 
219,820 
446,517 
553,805 
615,248 
690,026 
750,441 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,997 
7,979 
8,398 
8,229 
7,793 
8,085 
7,984 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
364 
10 
25 
44 
95 
95 
95 
$50,000 to $99,999 
399 
1 
21 
40 
109 
110 
118 
$100,000 to $199,999 
722 
4 
35 
80 
180 
228 
195 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,233 
14 
107 
226 
629 
639 
618 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,566 
2 
64 
157 
426 
451 
466 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
649 
_ 
26 
47 
170 
218 
188 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
255 
- 
1 
18 
58 
76 
102 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
51 
- 
1 
5 
12 
15 
18 
$10,000,000 or more 
21 
- 
" 
- 
3 
8 
10 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
6,260 
31 
280 
617 
1,682 
1,840 
1,810 
$1,000 
376,225 
552 
23,052 
34,944 
119,093 
108,205 
90,380 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
709 
8 
42 
51 
185 
171 
252 
$5,000 to $9,999 
670 
5 
44 
42 
151 
205 
223 
$10,000 to $19,999 
960 
6 
28 
82 
223 
276 
345 
$20,000 to $49,999 
1,929 
11 
76 
242 
536 
572 
492 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,059 
- 
44 
119 
288 
339 
269 
$100,000 to $199,999 
594 
1 
31 
50 
187 
172 
153 
$200,000 to $499,999 
269 
- 
6 
26 
85 
86 
66 
$500,000 or more 
70 
- 
9 
5 
27 
19 
10 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
4,153 
12 
190 
427 
1,190 
1,247 
1,087 
number 
6,917 
14 
285 
724 
2,223 
1,999 
1,672 
Tractors, all 
farms 
4,932 
15 
199 
503 
1,361 
1,483 
1,371 
number 
11,305 
35 
400 
1,135 
3,231 
3,407 
3,097 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,122 
11 
113 
313 
832 
967 
886 
number 
4,808 
21 
151 
443 
1,309 
1,510 
1,374 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,194 
8 
114 
330 
913 
926 
903 
number 
5,027 
9 
157 
527 
1,475 
1,457 
1,402 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
1,001 
4 
60 
108 
311 
301 
217 
number 
1,470 
5 
92 
165 
447 
440 
321 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
434 
- 
6 
62 
139 
149 
78 
number 
474 
- 
7 
64 
153 
161 
89 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
98 
- 
13 
10 
34 
24 
17 
number 
103 
- 
13 
13 
35 
25 
17 
Hay balers 
farms 
1,586 
4 
77 
180 
472 
447 
406 
number 
2,116 
5 
87 
247 
645 
619 
513 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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