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 
1,233 
4 
65 
147 
286 
337 
394 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,809 
9 
149 
317 
656 
795 
883 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,601 
8 
109 
162 
436 
474 
412 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,820 
11 
112 
200 
485 
529 
483 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,124 
6 
79 
133 
325 
350 
231 
$50,000 or more 
1,275 
- 
96 
214 
364 
351 
250 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
17,047 
52 
924 
2,395 
4,782 
5,065 
3,829 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
11,768 
14,803 
12,640 
11,536 
11,753 
12,521 
10,684 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,565 
2 
78 
202 
363 
462 
458 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,003 
22 
309 
810 
1,560 
1,805 
1,497 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,101 
14 
231 
597 
1,250 
1,216 
793 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,775 
6 
208 
567 
1,149 
1,085 
760 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,050 
6 
60 
142 
320 
324 
198 
$50,000 or more 
553 
2 
38 
77 
140 
173 
123 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
49 
1 
8 
17 
17 
6 
$1,000 
3,053 
(D) 
59 
693 
(D) 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
8,908 
31 
459 
1,063 
2,259 
2,686 
2,410 
$1,000 
79,710 
202 
2,622 
9,347 
18,710 
23,051 
25,778 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
829 
3 
93 
138 
248 
245 
102 
$1,000 
5,190 
1 
324 
873 
2,386 
1,149 
457 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
4,966 
2 
117 
447 
1,164 
1,507 
1,729 
$1,000 
34,229 
(D) 
(D) 
2,514 
6,545 
10,165 
14,389 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
798 
3 
40 
95 
184 
283 
193 
$1,000 
6,423 
18 
222 
408 
1,323 
2,327 
2,126 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
366 
12 
31 
111 
140 
72 
$1,000 
6,387 
- 
173 
1,931 
1,430 
2,120 
732 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,514 
7 
127 
248 
425 
405 
302 
$1,000 
4,329 
8 
170 
483 
733 
552 
2,383 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
462 
11 
56 
75 
140 
100 
80 
$1,000 
9,009 
153 
535 
1,434 
3,289 
2,361 
1,238 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
220 
5 
14 
37 
47 
50 
67 
$1,000 
599 
(D) 
(D) 
59 
219 
92 
150 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,245 
5 
89 
178 
335 
404 
234 
$1,000 
13,544 
13 
512 
1,646 
2,785 
4,284 
4,304 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
22,236 
60 
1,259 
2,815 
5,872 
6,591 
5,639 
acres 
1,331,884 
3,853 
74,777 
180,323 
371,261 
379,155 
322,515 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
16,950 
58 
1,119 
2,378 
4,781 
5,091 
3,523 
acres 
1,030,308 
3,788 
67,336 
158,918 
312,400 
289,405 
198,461 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
12,161 
33 
785 
1,621 
3,372 
3,722 
2,628 
50 to 99 acres 
2,325 
11 
130 
335 
639 
706 
504 
100 to 199 acres 
1,351 
10 
120 
230 
412 
365 
214 
200 to 499 acres 
857 
4 
76 
153 
269 
227 
128 
500 to 999 acres 
189 
- 
7 
32 
61 
52 
37 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
57 
- 
1 
4 
27 
16 
9 
2,000 acres or more 
10 
- 
" 
3 
1 
3 
3 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,850 
5 
149 
269 
526 
570 
331 
acres 
30,089 
(D) 
(D) 
4,148 
7,751 
9,152 
7,156 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,401 
57 
225 
384 
427 
308 
acres 
26,869 
- 
1,259 
3,217 
6,191 
8,980 
7,222 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
7,285 
5 
206 
660 
1,573 
2,209 
2,632 
acres 
235,039 
12 
3,907 
13,000 
42,648 
68,425 
107,047 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
654 
2 
33 
68 
154 
239 
158 
acres 
9,579 
(D) 
(D) 
1,040 
2,271 
3,193 
2,629 
Total woodland 
farms 
14,027 
29 
578 
1,596 
3,852 
4,464 
3,508 
acres 
499,695 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
125,002 
165,330 
154,454 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
2,400 
11 
105 
360 
692 
774 
458 
acres 
45,606 
(D) 
(D) 
4,628 
10,461 
16,387 
12,423 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
12,743 
26 
504 
1,382 
3,476 
4,084 
3,271 
acres 
454,089 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
114,541 
148,943 
142,031 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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