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 
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 
1 1 ,779 
5,737 
44 
232 
404 
1,115 
1,547 
2,395 
acres 
1,900,872 
1,424,896 
4,021 
44,481 
104,329 
313,636 
441,975 
516,454 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
937 
485 
4 
22 
50 
138 
145 
126 
acres 
230,687 
171,710 
(D) 
(D) 
14,241 
47,181 
55,694 
51,510 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
10,132 
4,748 
42 
200 
330 
852 
1,264 
2,060 
acres 
1,317,433 
953,434 
(D) 
(D) 
70,341 
200,317 
295,511 
347,719 
Partnership 
farms 
931 
553 
1 
22 
40 
129 
144 
217 
acres 
312,372 
242,003 
(D) 
(D) 
17,613 
53,013 
56,104 
110,598 
Registered under state law 
farms 
752 
446 
1 
20 
39 
112 
117 
157 
acres 
269,704 
210,556 
(D) 
(D) 
17,578 
42,222 
50,312 
95,809 
Corporation 
farms 
975 
622 
- 
17 
43 
180 
202 
180 
acres 
351,741 
294,026 
- 
5,365 
21,042 
80,645 
104,147 
82,827 
Family held 
farms 
848 
562 
- 
12 
40 
160 
183 
167 
acres 
324,202 
275,447 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
77,605 
93,993 
79,356 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
28 
15 
- 
2 
6 
3 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
820 
547 
- 
12 
38 
154 
180 
163 
Other than family held 
farms 
127 
60 
- 
5 
3 
20 
19 
13 
acres 
27,539 
18,579 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,040 
10,154 
3,471 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
7 
3 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
120 
57 
- 
5 
3 
18 
19 
12 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
218 
73 
1 
9 
7 
10 
25 
21 
acres 
49,199 
24,053 
(D) 
(D) 
613 
1,979 
18,040 
2,912 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,536 
2,330 
8 
92 
180 
539 
742 
769 
workers 
14,705 
10,446 
13 
273 
821 
2,921 
3,072 
3,346 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
2,039 
1,497 
4 
58 
114 
393 
473 
455 
workers 
6,814 
4,979 
7 
144 
364 
1,420 
1,370 
1,674 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
2,286 
1,455 
5 
56 
117 
322 
479 
476 
workers 
7,891 
5,467 
6 
129 
457 
1,501 
1,702 
1,672 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
133 
102 
1 
6 
27 
42 
26 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
20 
12 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
9 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
5,802 
2,673 
25 
113 
212 
523 
739 
1,061 
workers 
13,659 
6,184 
67 
302 
621 
1,247 
1,644 
2,303 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,481 
508 
8 
21 
38 
107 
149 
185 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,554 
1,806 
19 
70 
152 
344 
465 
756 
50 to 69 acres 
1,121 
474 
- 
27 
28 
84 
119 
216 
70 to 99 acres 
981 
485 
5 
19 
37 
83 
131 
210 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
964 
473 
3 
18 
31 
72 
119 
230 
140 to 179 acres 
629 
336 
3 
18 
20 
35 
84 
176 
180 to 219 acres 
427 
259 
2 
18 
14 
48 
65 
112 
220 to 259 acres 
306 
202 
- 
7 
9 
48 
46 
92 
260 to 499 acres 
861 
645 
2 
31 
39 
154 
190 
229 
500 to 999 acres 
553 
464 
2 
13 
28 
101 
141 
179 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
265 
244 
- 
4 
14 
75 
89 
62 
2,000 acres or more 
114 
100 
" 
2 
10 
20 
37 
31 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,561 
1,591 
9 
66 
81 
270 
457 
708 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
417 
270 
1 
22 
36 
46 
67 
98 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
270 
115 
3 
- 
6 
20 
37 
49 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
490 
259 
2 
10 
21 
60 
73 
93 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
2,932 
1,031 
7 
24 
51 
140 
230 
579 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
23 
16 
- 
2 
1 
7 
3 
3 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
2,909 
1,015 
7 
22 
50 
133 
227 
576 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
1,649 
643 
3 
29 
33 
89 
149 
340 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
45 
20 
- 
- 
3 
5 
2 
10 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
417 
384 
6 
48 
52 
100 
105 
73 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
76 
21 
- 
- 
7 
3 
8 
3 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
922 
642 
4 
29 
58 
197 
188 
166 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
482 
157 
5 
6 
17 
31 
45 
53 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
1,995 
863 
4 
14 
55 
210 
274 
306 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
3,499 
1,845 
14 
106 
145 
342 
498 
740 
number 
194,524 
152,350 
829 
8,899 
17,160 
38,166 
40,790 
46,506 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,130 
411 
6 
29 
32 
70 
88 
186 
1 0 to 49 
1,475 
741 
3 
23 
40 
102 
204 
369 
50 to 99 
380 
255 
1 
18 
19 
61 
72 
84 
100 to 199 
286 
226 
3 
23 
24 
49 
72 
55 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
