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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
26,909 
90 
1,534 
3,568 
7,334 
7,901 
6,482 
percent 
51.6 
0.2 
2.9 
6.8 
14.1 
15.1 
12.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,267,371 
5,669 
106,520 
266,374 
602,532 
677,314 
608,962 
Average size of farm 
acres 
84 
63 
69 
75 
82 
86 
94 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
26,909 
90 
1,534 
3,568 
7,334 
7,901 
6,482 
$1,000 
882,519 
1,762 
58,956 
123,429 
253,588 
245,559 
199,226 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,796 
19,579 
38,433 
34,593 
34,577 
31,079 
30,735 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,636 
27 
317 
965 
2,061 
2,375 
1,891 
$1,000 to $2,499 
4,394 
10 
200 
549 
1,119 
1,223 
1,293 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,701 
2 
163 
455 
1,045 
1,038 
998 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,232 
11 
220 
428 
803 
995 
775 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,349 
8 
267 
456 
929 
955 
734 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,869 
22 
122 
261 
553 
551 
360 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,253 
8 
119 
184 
378 
358 
206 
$100,000 to $249,999 
928 
2 
86 
171 
280 
259 
130 
$250,000 to $499,999 
343 
- 
29 
69 
99 
89 
57 
$500,000 to $999,999 
118 
- 
6 
17 
47 
31 
17 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
86 
- 
5 
13 
20 
27 
21 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
64 
- 
4 
11 
13 
23 
13 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
7 
- 
- 
1 
4 
1 
1 
$5,000,000 or more 
15 
- 
1 
1 
3 
3 
7 
Total sales 
farms 
26,909 
90 
1,534 
3,568 
7,334 
7,901 
6,482 
$1,000 
852,517 
1,745 
57,863 
120,026 
245,953 
237,335 
189,595 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
6,680 
34 
567 
1,088 
1,861 
1,886 
1,244 
$1,000 
387,178 
1,329 
26,067 
67,641 
121,668 
103,794 
66,678 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,802 
10 
166 
328 
569 
472 
257 
$1,000 
317,712 
737 
21,128 
57,012 
102,118 
83,586 
53,131 
Corn 
farms 
4,658 
28 
430 
791 
1,383 
1,235 
791 
$1,000 
206,363 
717 
15,016 
37,791 
63,158 
54,286 
35,396 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,016 
4 
89 
202 
324 
250 
147 
$1,000 
154,488 
242 
10,367 
29,609 
46,999 
40,596 
26,676 
Wheat 
farms 
1,461 
2 
79 
236 
462 
415 
267 
$1,000 
30,704 
(D) 
(D) 
5,508 
10,141 
7,453 
5,950 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
130 
8 
29 
45 
23 
25 
$1,000 
12,033 
- 
531 
2,480 
4,006 
2,282 
2,735 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,905 
21 
303 
640 
1,110 
1,113 
718 
$1,000 
139,519 
566 
8,802 
22,080 
44,551 
40,012 
23,508 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
767 
2 
62 
125 
257 
214 
107 
$1,000 
89,517 
(D) 
(D) 
13,495 
29,747 
25,733 
15,320 
Sorghum 
farms 
30 
4 
11 
4 
11 
$1,000 
160 
- 
- 
23 
99 
6 
32 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
100 
- 
7 
6 
35 
39 
13 
$1,000 
395 
- 
27 
22 
229 
87 
30 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
741 
2 
45 
122 
215 
230 
127 
$1,000 
10,037 
(D) 
(D) 
2,217 
3,490 
1,951 
1,762 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
5 
11 
23 
9 
9 
$1,000 
6,067 
- 
319 
1,660 
2,300 
714 
1,075 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
954 
6 
73 
151 
302 
290 
132 
$1,000 
21,205 
75 
977 
2,407 
8,022 
6,108 
3,616 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
- 
2 
14 
15 
20 
13 
$1,000 
12,655 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,994 
3,697 
2,555 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
793 
_ 
48 
82 
207 
277 
179 
$1,000 
31,859 
- 
1,022 
3,123 
5,116 
7,849 
14,749 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
113 
- 
4 
11 
30 
36 
32 
$1,000 
24,572 
- 
599 
2,559 
3,324 
5,261 
12,829 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
442 
- 
24 
39 
107 
158 
114 
$1,000 
15,429 
- 
308 
2,470 
2,910 
5,185 
4,556 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
65 
- 
1 
7 
17 
21 
19 
$1,000 
10,980 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,834 
3,631 
3,171 
Berries 
farms 
392 
- 
24 
48 
112 
133 
75 
$1,000 
16,430 
- 
715 
653 
2,206 
2,664 
10,193 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
- 
3 
4 
12 
15 
13 
$1,000 
13,402 
- 
499 
288 
1,413 
1,587 
9,615 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
841 
3 
51 
92 
254 
287 
154 
$1,000 
133,660 
3 
3,836 
17,680 
48,295 
39,477 
24,368 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
207 
- 
10 
23 
60 
70 
44 
$1,000 
125,359 
- 
3,361 
16,869 
45,467 
36,865 
22,797 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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