Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
254 
126 
- 
8 
10 
22 
40 
46 
$1,000 
2,613 
(D) 
- 
218 
156 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
9 
- 
2 
2 
5 
$1,000 
1,522 
1,176 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
888 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
212 
105 
- 
7 
10 
18 
30 
40 
$1,000 
2,013 
1,639 
- 
(D) 
156 
(D) 
966 
257 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
7 
- 
1 
2 
4 
- 
$1,000 
1,102 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
838 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
49 
22 
- 
1 
- 
4 
10 
7 
$1,000 
600 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
420 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,393 
4,028 
15 
145 
285 
754 
1,165 
1,664 
$1,000 
82,268 
64,715 
55 
2,030 
4,031 
10,233 
12,483 
35,884 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
185 
160 
- 
9 
19 
43 
47 
42 
$1,000 
40,894 
38,886 
- 
1,223 
1,798 
4,233 
5,087 
26,547 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
40 
17 
- 
- 
3 
1 
9 
4 
$1,000 
159 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,160 
8,577 
83 
504 
855 
1,865 
2,423 
2,847 
$1,000 
984,466 
860,650 
3,687 
72,837 
91,638 
243,093 
265,680 
183,714 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,613 
2,249 
10 
179 
263 
633 
658 
506 
$1,000 
843,808 
766,857 
2,719 
68,381 
83,428 
222,637 
237,740 
151,953 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
908 
840 
8 
32 
122 
266 
262 
150 
$1,000 
347,339 
340,788 
1,341 
7,996 
46,829 
114,127 
114,617 
55,876 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
844 
804 
8 
32 
115 
259 
252 
138 
$1,000 
345,828 
339,661 
1,341 
7,996 
46,735 
113,896 
114,223 
55,469 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,019 
1,394 
7 
100 
172 
407 
450 
258 
$1,000 
1,519,514 
1,404,089 
2,836 
70,710 
146,667 
430,348 
586,016 
167,511 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,007 
912 
5 
48 
109 
291 
311 
148 
$1,000 
1,512,050 
1,399,045 
(D) 
(D) 
146,335 
429,125 
584,525 
166,173 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,276 
981 
7 
55 
97 
254 
256 
312 
$1,000 
10,716 
6,244 
(D) 
334 
(D) 
(D) 
1,694 
2,212 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
21 
2 
1 
5 
7 
6 
$1,000 
3,127 
2,349 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
684 
1,130 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,086 
929 
11 
34 
116 
172 
300 
296 
$1,000 
24,638 
13,239 
12 
932 
605 
2,331 
3,225 
6,135 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
112 
57 
- 
10 
- 
10 
9 
28 
$1,000 
1 1 ,838 
7,380 
- 
766 
- 
1,475 
990 
4,148 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,378 
992 
9 
59 
132 
224 
286 
282 
$1,000 
136,876 
90,839 
1,232 
9,080 
3,326 
24,574 
47,781 
4,844 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
97 
78 
5 
9 
10 
13 
29 
12 
$1,000 
134,206 
89,439 
1,230 
8,989 
3,037 
24,136 
47,509 
4,537 
Aquaculture 
farms 
52 
22 
- 
1 
2 
10 
6 
3 
$1,000 
5,425 
4,789 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,184 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
8 
- 
2 
2 
4 
$1,000 
5,238 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,051 
464 
- 
25 
46 
99 
132 
162 
$1,000 
13,338 
10,635 
- 
136 
(D) 
(D) 
3,744 
2,440 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
21 
- 
2 
1 
2 
8 
8 
$1,000 
9,506 
8,917 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,157 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
56,291 
30,317 
207 
1,625 
2,355 
6,155 
9,102 
10,873 
$1,000 
553,300 
422,838 
1,823 
17,815 
37,431 
107,777 
145,052 
112,939 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,736 
9,305 
43 
458 
735 
2,308 
3,289 
2,472 
$1,000 
1 ,308,470 
1,205,764 
3,078 
37,233 
106,887 
342,496 
482,869 
233,201 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,981 
1,449 
8 
113 
178 
297 
463 
390 
$1,000 
33,009 
26,784 
23 
2,669 
2,053 
4,995 
10,608 
6,436 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
75,087 
37,835 
298 
2,051 
3,105 
7,560 
1 1 ,203 
13,618 
$1,000 
13,459,269 
11,806,145 
41,106 
612,342 
1 ,229,928 
3,357,481 
4,155,635 
2,409,653 
Average per farm 
dollars 
179,249 
312,043 
137,939 
298,558 
396,112 
444,111 
370,940 
176,946 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
46,234 
29,243 
224 
1,756 
2,504 
6,204 
8,852 
9,703 
$1,000 
2,405,662 
2,144,568 
7,309 
102,085 
213,498 
601,512 
748,090 
472,074 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,401 
5,530 
40 
367 
455 
886 
1,377 
2,405 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,351 
7,117 
70 
511 
556 
1,199 
1,801 
2,980 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,434 
4,769 
66 
290 
410 
954 
1,385 
1,664 
$50,000 or more 
13,048 
1 1 ,827 
48 
588 
1,083 
3,165 
4,289 
2,654 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
46,445 
29,326 
230 
1,749 
2,464 
6,216 
8,886 
9,781 
$1,000 
1,094,846 
972,621 
2,787 
46,219 
97,166 
267,357 
338,191 
220,902 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,152 
8,515 
106 
594 
601 
1,337 
2,065 
3,812 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,217 
9,916 
100 
631 
820 
1,934 
2,836 
3,595 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,064 
5,251 
14 
260 
451 
1,283 
1,934 
1,309 
$50,000 or more 
6,012 
5,644 
10 
264 
592 
1,662 
2,051 
1,065 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
190 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
