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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
118 
11 
24 
38 
33 
12 
acres 
6,948 
- 
520 
1,205 
3,138 
1,816 
269 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,301 
2 
107 
186 
328 
382 
296 
25 to 99 acres 
1,809 
17 
147 
323 
509 
502 
311 
1 00 to 249 acres 
610 
2 
43 
103 
212 
166 
84 
250 to 499 acres 
139 
- 
6 
22 
45 
47 
19 
500 acres or more 
46 
- 
- 
6 
16 
16 
8 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
85 
- 
21 
14 
30 
12 
8 
acres 
6,599 
- 
2,043 
1,535 
1,817 
685 
519 
tons 
199,887 
- 
63,902 
50,187 
51,987 
19,569 
14,242 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
" 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,461 
2 
79 
236 
462 
415 
267 
acres 
62,942 
(D) 
(D) 
10,897 
20,893 
15,363 
12,090 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
216,809 
732,500 
1,400,937 
995,543 
816,920 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
3 
3 
7 
3 
- 
acres 
480 
- 
35 
28 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
676 
31 
96 
191 
228 
130 
25 to 99 acres 
659 
- 
44 
120 
227 
157 
111 
1 00 to 249 acres 
102 
- 
4 
16 
37 
25 
20 
250 to 499 acres 
20 
2 
- 
3 
6 
5 
4 
500 acres or more 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
9,893 
24 
595 
1,314 
2,909 
3,005 
2,046 
acres 
315,343 
687 
18,606 
42,872 
90,164 
94,135 
68,879 
tons, dry 
510,493 
1,414 
37,432 
69,713 
137,560 
153,806 
110,568 
Irrigated 
farms 
130 
- 
13 
22 
44 
33 
18 
acres 
2,417 
- 
190 
98 
713 
1,139 
277 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,163 
14 
378 
811 
1,839 
1,857 
1,264 
25 to 99 acres 
3,161 
8 
176 
424 
894 
995 
664 
1 00 to 249 acres 
483 
2 
36 
61 
157 
133 
94 
250 to 499 acres 
64 
- 
3 
16 
15 
13 
17 
500 acres or more 
22 
- 
2 
2 
4 
7 
7 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
7,000 
18 
447 
964 
2,091 
2,095 
1,385 
acres 
195,702 
514 
12,642 
27,187 
56,059 
59,330 
39,970 
tons, dry 
340,294 
1,343 
23,570 
45,314 
92,795 
107,717 
69,555 
Irrigated 
farms 
91 
- 
6 
14 
33 
27 
11 
acres 
1,874 
- 
58 
77 
583 
1,100 
56 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,116 
4 
108 
250 
618 
703 
433 
acres 
72,877 
140 
3,286 
8,713 
21,064 
22,934 
16,740 
tons, dry 
91,739 
32 
4,622 
14,144 
24,074 
28,669 
20,198 
Irrigated 
farms 
22 
- 
4 
3 
7 
3 
5 
acres 
102 
" 
6 
14 
23 
18 
41 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
2 
acres 
408 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
170 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,075 
6 
84 
173 
342 
322 
148 
acres 
9,998 
23 
408 
1,256 
4,269 
2,591 
1,452 
Irrigated 
farms 
370 
2 
37 
60 
114 
124 
33 
acres 
4,157 
(D) 
(D) 
587 
2,600 
574 
220 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
774 
4 
52 
127 
247 
239 
105 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
252 
2 
30 
41 
75 
71 
33 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
31 
- 
2 
2 
15 
5 
7 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
15 
- 
- 
3 
4 
6 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Beans, snap 
farms 
358 
2 
40 
61 
112 
97 
46 
acres 
2,868 
(D) 
99 
149 
1,775 
809 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
45 
10 
10 
11 
10 
4 
acres 
2,690 
- 
80 
(D) 
(D) 
775 
4 
Peas, green 
farms 
20 
- 
3 
3 
4 
6 
4 
acres 
466 
- 
3 
(D) 
1 
1 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
347 
- 
20 
68 
105 
97 
57 
acres 
629 
- 
5 
36 
220 
164 
204 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
36 
- 
- 
7 
14 
8 
7 
acres 
228 
- 
- 
8 
169 
2 
50 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
337 
- 
20 
68 
102 
95 
52 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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