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 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 
26,269 
84 
1,493 
3,511 
7,171 
7,712 
6,298 
acres 
2,154,928 
5,371 
101,922 
248,464 
577,711 
646,108 
575,352 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,428 
2 
88 
221 
408 
437 
272 
acres 
160,942 
(D) 
(D) 
25,436 
40,256 
49,133 
36,499 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
24,313 
79 
1,425 
3,287 
6,654 
7,100 
5,768 
acres 
1,877,276 
5,196 
93,946 
216,591 
509,737 
563,742 
488,064 
Partnership 
farms 
1,135 
2 
61 
109 
298 
363 
302 
acres 
181,701 
(D) 
(D) 
22,396 
45,705 
49,436 
55,969 
Registered under state law 
farms 
755 
35 
72 
201 
269 
178 
acres 
134,445 
- 
5,485 
16,103 
34,555 
40,789 
37,513 
Corporation 
farms 
985 
7 
31 
115 
300 
298 
234 
acres 
152,793 
323 
3,477 
20,730 
39,902 
46,942 
41,419 
Family held 
farms 
823 
7 
24 
96 
269 
250 
177 
acres 
132,849 
323 
2,576 
16,852 
35,427 
42,080 
35,591 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
- 
6 
3 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
810 
7 
24 
96 
263 
247 
173 
Other than family held 
farms 
162 
- 
7 
19 
31 
48 
57 
acres 
19,944 
- 
901 
3,878 
4,475 
4,862 
5,828 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
11 
- 
2 
- 
1 
4 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
151 
- 
5 
19 
30 
44 
53 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
476 
2 
17 
57 
82 
140 
178 
acres 
55,601 
(D) 
(D) 
6,657 
7,188 
17,194 
23,510 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
4,679 
26 
241 
531 
1,344 
1,365 
1,172 
workers 
16,895 
53 
726 
1,985 
5,082 
4,931 
4,118 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
1,337 
15 
89 
148 
354 
382 
349 
workers 
3,934 
15 
183 
458 
1,045 
1,258 
975 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
3,887 
11 
177 
453 
1,136 
1,153 
957 
workers 
12,961 
38 
543 
1,527 
4,037 
3,673 
3,143 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
129 
2 
11 
38 
36 
42 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
24 
- 
5 
- 
5 
6 
8 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
11,992 
55 
741 
1,726 
3,580 
3,489 
2,401 
workers 
29,036 
123 
1,949 
4,728 
9,097 
8,006 
5,133 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,637 
13 
246 
521 
811 
640 
406 
1 0 to 49 acres 
12,038 
36 
730 
1,708 
3,326 
3,541 
2,697 
50 to 69 acres 
2,823 
16 
150 
315 
772 
877 
693 
70 to 99 acres 
3,432 
5 
117 
343 
895 
1,018 
1,054 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
2,015 
12 
89 
197 
517 
619 
581 
140 to 1 79 acres 
1,218 
2 
57 
128 
275 
387 
369 
180 to 219 acres 
734 
2 
28 
104 
172 
255 
173 
220 to 259 acres 
488 
- 
32 
49 
149 
135 
123 
260 to 499 acres 
1,040 
4 
71 
145 
275 
275 
270 
500 to 999 acres 
352 
- 
11 
45 
103 
116 
77 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
107 
- 
3 
9 
36 
30 
29 
2,000 acres or more 
25 
- 
- 
4 
3 
8 
10 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
5,534 
34 
439 
924 
1,501 
1,574 
1,062 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
685 
6 
47 
106 
219 
208 
99 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
980 
3 
49 
98 
256 
325 
249 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1,288 
. 
59 
133 
359 
413 
324 
Other crop farming (1119) 
9,122 
8 
337 
778 
1,961 
2,743 
3,295 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
9,122 
8 
337 
778 
1,961 
2,743 
3,295 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
3,382 
19 
225 
590 
1,167 
877 
504 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
115 
- 
17 
14 
31 
34 
19 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
145 
- 
29 
30 
24 
35 
27 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
383 
3 
39 
93 
148 
82 
18 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
662 
8 
30 
128 
242 
163 
91 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
924 
2 
69 
145 
327 
260 
121 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
3,689 
7 
194 
529 
1,099 
1,187 
673 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
6,043 
29 
477 
1,071 
2,012 
1,576 
878 
number 
120,796 
210 
10,536 
18,324 
31,621 
39,994 
20,111 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,229 
22 
264 
579 
1,085 
832 
447 
10 to 49 
2,403 
7 
184 
418 
803 
628 
363 
50 to 99 
259 
- 
17 
54 
93 
58 
37 
1 00 to 1 99 
101 
- 
6 
14 
24 
41 
16 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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