Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
37,252 
217 
2,501 
4,572 
9,328 
10,550 
10,084 
percent 
49.6 
0.3 
3.3 
6.1 
12.4 
14.1 
13.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,448,830 
11,720 
297,844 
541,240 
1,139,447 
1,279,718 
1,178,861 
Average size of farm 
acres 
119 
54 
119 
118 
122 
121 
117 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
37,252 
217 
2,501 
4,572 
9,328 
10,550 
10,084 
$1,000 
1,906,968 
5,815 
163,322 
281,631 
516,533 
516,221 
423,447 
Average per farm 
dollars 
51,191 
26,795 
65,303 
61,599 
55,374 
48,931 
41,992 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,532 
32 
215 
608 
1,168 
1,352 
1,157 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,453 
19 
279 
648 
1,636 
1,833 
2,038 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,978 
28 
299 
632 
1,381 
1,720 
1,918 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,551 
41 
343 
621 
1,366 
1,523 
1,657 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,800 
34 
342 
632 
1,132 
1,345 
1,315 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,842 
28 
286 
387 
710 
772 
659 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,669 
18 
312 
409 
672 
698 
560 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,873 
17 
311 
391 
782 
852 
520 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,028 
- 
80 
159 
312 
310 
167 
$500,000 to $999,999 
368 
_ 
23 
57 
127 
109 
52 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
158 
- 
11 
28 
42 
36 
41 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
126 
- 
8 
23 
36 
31 
28 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
16 
- 
2 
4 
- 
3 
7 
$5,000,000 or more 
16 
- 
1 
1 
6 
2 
6 
Total sales 
farms 
37,252 
217 
2,501 
4,572 
9,328 
10,550 
10,084 
$1,000 
1,776,506 
5,542 
156,594 
267,544 
485,267 
478,865 
382,694 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
14,542 
116 
1,513 
2,098 
3,777 
4,015 
3,023 
$1,000 
1 ,364,720 
3,961 
126,733 
195,004 
390,177 
374,962 
273,882 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,023 
29 
641 
866 
1,645 
1,708 
1,134 
$1,000 
1 ,237,848 
2,722 
112,598 
176,808 
357,403 
340,741 
247,576 
Corn 
farms 
1 1 ,358 
81 
1,199 
1,656 
2,994 
3,161 
2,267 
$1,000 
787,655 
2,531 
75,349 
116,044 
219,890 
211,266 
162,575 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,881 
15 
431 
550 
1,063 
1,133 
689 
$1,000 
674,761 
1,445 
63,947 
99,842 
190,382 
180,468 
138,678 
Wheat 
farms 
1,778 
8 
190 
246 
539 
500 
295 
$1,000 
30,214 
63 
(D) 
(D) 
9,032 
8,519 
4,793 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
124 
- 
25 
14 
38 
32 
15 
$1,000 
10,327 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,739 
2,935 
1,532 
Soybeans 
farms 
10,363 
71 
1,016 
1,480 
2,791 
2,877 
2,128 
$1,000 
544,232 
1,351 
47,582 
74,572 
160,221 
154,378 
106,127 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,420 
5 
330 
451 
1,006 
1,009 
619 
$1,000 
422,885 
306 
35,624 
55,867 
128,029 
121,578 
81,479 
Sorghum 
farms 
91 
- 
7 
15 
26 
25 
18 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
61 
(D) 
530 
526 
252 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
- 
$1,000 
589 
- 
- 
(D) 
265 
(D) 
- 
Barley 
farms 
21 
- 
2 
4 
5 
7 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
26 
58 
21 
9 
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 
208 
8 
6 
31 
62 
64 
37 
$1,000 
891 
17 
12 
37 
447 
252 
126 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
241 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
5 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
479 
4 
46 
92 
141 
129 
67 
$1,000 
12,222 
(D) 
552 
(D) 
1,946 
6,111 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
4 
9 
10 
9 
8 
$1,000 
8,390 
- 
239 
1,393 
798 
4,998 
963 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
484 
_ 
28 
59 
151 
147 
99 
$1,000 
4,618 
- 
94 
362 
1,449 
1,344 
1,369 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
1 
6 
3 
3 
$1,000 
1,173 
- 
- 
(D) 
416 
(D) 
447 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
350 
- 
14 
35 
114 
111 
76 
$1,000 
3,820 
- 
47 
295 
1,101 
1,132 
1,245 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
1 
5 
2 
3 
$1,000 
1,017 
- 
- 
(D) 
361 
(D) 
446 
Berries 
farms 
163 
- 
16 
25 
52 
40 
30 
$1,000 
798 
- 
46 
67 
349 
212 
124 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
438 
. 
23 
50 
129 
143 
93 
$1,000 
65,262 
- 
2,717 
3,583 
17,559 
18,271 
23,131 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
143 
- 
5 
16 
45 
43 
34 
$1,000 
61,724 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
16,397 
16,931 
22,496 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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