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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
585 
3 
65 
146 
208 
113 
50 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
16,512 
180 
3,658 
3,469 
5,004 
3,114 
1,087 
sold 
farms 
66 
- 
8 
23 
22 
7 
6 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
(D) 
840 
595 
528 
(D) 
515 
sold 
farms 
640 
3 
66 
162 
240 
133 
36 
Farms with- 
number 
42,986 
600 
3,968 
7,801 
18,869 
10,358 
1,390 
1 to 1,999 
640 
3 
66 
162 
240 
133 
36 
2,000 to 59,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
455 
6 
35 
86 
181 
105 
42 
number 
841,407 
42 
251 
949 
1,453 
(D) 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
262 
5 
12 
68 
102 
60 
15 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
1,860,674 
105 
120 
802 
1,362 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
102 
- 
7 
6 
36 
39 
14 
acres 
2,133 
- 
114 
104 
1,099 
615 
201 
bushels 
97,895 
- 
5,900 
4,910 
51,360 
28,294 
7,431 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
" 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
70 
- 
5 
4 
17 
33 
11 
25 to 99 acres 
28 
- 
2 
2 
16 
5 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4,440 
28 
416 
763 
1,318 
1,182 
733 
acres 
270,056 
1,335 
21,231 
47,842 
84,058 
71,703 
43,887 
bushels 
31,349,462 
120,846 
2,309,285 
5,806,869 
9,368,509 
8,493,444 
5,250,509 
Irrigated 
farms 
180 
- 
11 
31 
66 
45 
27 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
21,073 
916 
5,170 
5,316 
5,711 
3,960 
1 to 24 acres 
2,008 
2 
195 
337 
570 
556 
348 
25 to 99 acres 
1,740 
26 
158 
292 
537 
444 
283 
1 00 to 249 acres 
511 
- 
51 
98 
150 
137 
75 
250 to 499 acres 
127 
- 
12 
30 
39 
26 
20 
500 acres or more 
54 
- 
6 
22 
19 
7 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
553 
3 
50 
91 
152 
147 
110 
acres 
20,461 
(D) 
(D) 
1,917 
4,553 
6,234 
6,478 
tons 
314,264 
300 
17,288 
22,504 
66,634 
103,642 
103,896 
Irrigated 
farms 
21 
- 
- 
1 
10 
8 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,441 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
837 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
379 
3 
40 
64 
112 
95 
65 
25 to 99 acres 
141 
- 
9 
26 
34 
43 
29 
1 00 to 249 acres 
20 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
500 acres or more 
7 
- 
1 
- 
2 
3 
1 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
174 
- 
14 
31 
52 
49 
28 
acres 
11,225 
- 
637 
3,003 
3,357 
2,216 
2,012 
cwt 
194,304 
- 
12,858 
49,022 
58,540 
42,103 
31,781 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
199 
“ 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
42 
- 
2 
8 
17 
10 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
104 
- 
11 
17 
23 
36 
17 
1 00 to 249 acres 
24 
- 
1 
4 
11 
3 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
486 
2 
25 
81 
140 
155 
83 
acres 
8,494 
(D) 
(D) 
1,199 
3,564 
1,985 
1,295 
bushels 
422,549 
(D) 
(D) 
49,834 
192,727 
90,161 
66,783 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
2 
1 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
62 
“ 
" 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
414 
- 
21 
72 
116 
136 
69 
25 to 99 acres 
65 
2 
4 
7 
20 
18 
14 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
3 
" 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
3 
acres 
123 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
68 
bushels 
4,289 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,339 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(□) 
“ 
“ 
" 
(D) 
" 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
3,905 
21 
303 
640 
1,110 
1,113 
718 
acres 
280,878 
1,115 
17,987 
44,484 
86,853 
83,027 
47,412 
bushels 
10,675,168 
44,885 
657,032 
1,678,686 
3,384,067 
3,130,970 
1,779,528 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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