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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
224 
188 
12 
13 
56 
48 
59 
acres 
24,401 
21,236 
- 
1,344 
1,279 
4,908 
6,524 
7,181 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
488 
217 
3 
8 
21 
33 
61 
91 
25 to 99 acres 
927 
618 
1 
30 
59 
109 
137 
282 
1 00 to 249 acres 
531 
422 
1 
9 
9 
111 
136 
156 
250 to 499 acres 
308 
280 
1 
18 
17 
67 
80 
97 
500 acres or more 
257 
245 
- 
4 
17 
61 
91 
72 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
13 
10 
- 
2 
- 
2 
3 
3 
acres 
247 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
165 
(D) 
pounds 
301,066 
300,298 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
7 
_ 
2 
. 
2 
1 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
43 
30 
- 
3 
3 
12 
8 
4 
acres 
256 
199 
- 
12 
20 
89 
65 
13 
pounds 
598,486 
481,749 
- 
25,138 
49,000 
223,439 
156,345 
27,827 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
20 
- 
- 
2 
10 
6 
2 
acres 
140 
110 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
. 
. 
. 
. 
_ 
. 
. 
. 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
9 
8 
- 
2 
1 
2 
3 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
18 
14 
- 
1 
2 
6 
3 
2 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,796 
1,367 
5 
61 
101 
292 
390 
518 
acres 
210,354 
187,993 
46 
8,414 
14,756 
42,343 
58,412 
64,022 
bushels 
13,951,590 
12,671,861 
2,227 
549,737 
1,004,000 
2,922,483 
3,938,848 
4,254,566 
Irrigated 
farms 
124 
105 
- 
2 
3 
40 
23 
37 
acres 
9,724 
8,017 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,533 
2,518 
2,375 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
394 
217 
5 
21 
13 
46 
45 
87 
25 to 99 acres 
773 
580 
- 
15 
58 
121 
150 
236 
1 00 to 249 acres 
385 
335 
- 
8 
18 
63 
119 
127 
250 to 499 acres 
185 
178 
- 
14 
8 
46 
59 
51 
500 acres or more 
59 
57 
- 
3 
4 
16 
17 
17 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
4,391 
2,346 
26 
105 
158 
439 
624 
994 
acres 
180,843 
124,001 
514 
4,725 
10,481 
29,780 
35,989 
42,512 
tons, dry 
532,019 
387,701 
1,768 
20,361 
34,855 
102,060 
105,021 
123,636 
Irrigated 
farms 
92 
65 
- 
9 
7 
17 
18 
14 
acres 
1,599 
1,344 
- 
20 
151 
890 
102 
181 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,376 
1,065 
21 
46 
71 
181 
263 
483 
25 to 99 acres 
1,613 
953 
5 
42 
63 
163 
256 
424 
1 00 to 249 acres 
339 
274 
- 
17 
18 
80 
86 
73 
250 to 499 acres 
51 
43 
- 
- 
4 
9 
16 
14 
500 acres or more 
12 
11 
- 
“ 
2 
6 
3 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
1,053 
710 
7 
40 
52 
152 
195 
264 
acres 
29,128 
22,065 
101 
1,268 
1,880 
4,908 
6,088 
7,820 
tons, dry 
92,853 
73,405 
423 
4,125 
6,015 
17,350 
18,139 
27,353 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
22 
- 
2 
3 
8 
5 
4 
acres 
348 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
65 
(D) 
118 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,929 
1,569 
13 
61 
105 
312 
441 
637 
acres 
102,510 
66,847 
224 
1,584 
4,168 
15,491 
20,588 
24,792 
tons, dry 
261,391 
174,086 
541 
5,417 
10,899 
42,613 
53,682 
60,934 
Irrigated 
farms 
52 
39 
- 
7 
1 
10 
13 
8 
acres 
623 
452 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
380 
42 
22 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
789 
570 
7 
36 
84 
125 
157 
161 
acres 
28,131 
25,358 
19 
475 
2,014 
6,929 
7,732 
8,190 
Irrigated 
farms 
369 
277 
4 
24 
47 
66 
76 
60 
acres 
12,625 
11,616 
10 
324 
845 
4,092 
2,968 
3,377 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
400 
240 
5 
26 
43 
32 
72 
62 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
220 
187 
2 
7 
32 
52 
35 
59 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
91 
70 
- 
1 
4 
22 
26 
17 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
45 
42 
- 
2 
3 
12 
15 
10 
250.0 acres or more 
33 
31 
- 
- 
2 
7 
9 
13 
Beans, snap 
farms 
330 
252 
6 
18 
45 
46 
68 
69 
acres 
4,070 
3,882 
1 
4 
45 
768 
943 
2,121 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
24 
21 
- 
- 
1 
7 
5 
8 
acres 
2,882 
2,881 
- 
- 
(D) 
654 
(D) 
1,742 
Peas, green 
farms 
70 
45 
_ 
- 
6 
11 
12 
16 
acres 
2,484 
1,924 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
879 
530 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
39 
23 
- 
- 
2 
5 
9 
7 
acres 
2,441 
1,890 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
879 
503 
Potatoes 
farms 
260 
186 
1 
14 
33 
35 
50 
53 
acres 
2,266 
2,154 
(D) 
(D) 
29 
1,257 
233 
632 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
