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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
582 
229 
5 
14 
35 
45 
72 
58 
number 
2,759,080 
1,756,892 
33,400 
(D) 
3,389 
(D) 
964,496 
18,129 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
44 
25 
5 
4 
2 
2 
8 
4 
number 
324,481 
137,409 
11,460 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
86 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
398 
157 
26 
30 
33 
39 
29 
number 
302,571 
187,294 
- 
6,933 
55,930 
65,384 
55,910 
3,137 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
375 
144 
25 
27 
28 
35 
29 
2,000 to 59,999 
23 
13 
- 
1 
3 
5 
4 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
440 
194 
- 
15 
35 
44 
63 
37 
number 
739,660 
686,265 
- 
108,260 
(D) 
174,066 
251,420 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
180 
91 
- 
10 
15 
20 
32 
14 
number 
2,106,554 
(D) 
- 
374,506 
163,541 
500,749 
677,432 
(D) 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
64 
41 
3 
8 
11 
14 
5 
acres 
1,518 
983 
- 
120 
83 
385 
267 
128 
bushels 
79,199 
54,454 
- 
7,800 
3,290 
1 1 ,382 
19,864 
12,118 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
48 
30 
1 
8 
8 
11 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
14 
10 
- 
2 
- 
2 
3 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
36,655 
25,432 
201 
1,509 
2,189 
5,585 
7,899 
8,049 
acres 
12,263,259 
10,997,827 
38,748 
549,596 
1,186,691 
3,113,807 
3,752,283 
2,356,702 
bushels 
1,253,283,049 
1,132,627,690 
3,678,000 
51,431,850 
113,263,319 
324,082,607 
391,661,255 
248,510,659 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,197 
1,004 
8 
63 
124 
204 
342 
263 
acres 
345,453 
319,888 
732 
18,486 
47,403 
77,120 
110,301 
65,846 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,760 
1,814 
21 
103 
150 
269 
440 
831 
25 to 99 acres 
9,339 
4,848 
76 
321 
362 
791 
1,152 
2,146 
1 00 to 249 acres 
8,781 
6,137 
59 
456 
466 
1,098 
1,731 
2,327 
250 to 499 acres 
6,264 
5,459 
31 
301 
458 
1,241 
1,938 
1,490 
500 acres or more 
7,511 
7,174 
14 
328 
753 
2,186 
2,638 
1,255 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,867 
2,364 
13 
113 
241 
663 
751 
583 
acres 
171,562 
156,450 
363 
5,581 
14,894 
50,536 
51,290 
33,786 
tons 
1,795,527 
1,650,260 
4,936 
55,657 
182,298 
522,741 
524,954 
359,674 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
22 
- 
2 
1 
10 
6 
3 
acres 
1,037 
950 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
445 
216 
77 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,264 
948 
4 
47 
97 
238 
286 
276 
25 to 99 acres 
1,152 
992 
9 
54 
97 
277 
335 
220 
1 00 to 249 acres 
343 
320 
- 
9 
39 
105 
96 
71 
250 to 499 acres 
72 
69 
- 
2 
6 
36 
15 
10 
500 acres or more 
36 
35 
- 
1 
2 
7 
19 
6 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
cwt 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
949 
770 
6 
14 
85 
176 
231 
258 
acres 
19,769 
17,645 
105 
189 
1,406 
4,368 
5,062 
6,515 
bushels 
1,540,579 
1,387,312 
9,300 
11,706 
94,793 
364,943 
430,280 
476,290 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
6 
6 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
749 
587 
6 
14 
72 
128 
177 
190 
25 to 99 acres 
182 
165 
- 
- 
13 
44 
49 
59 
1 00 to 249 acres 
14 
14 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
7 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
cwt 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
283 
214 
- 
18 
27 
37 
61 
71 
acres 
26,494 
23,135 
- 
2,162 
2,304 
3,903 
7,361 
7,405 
bushels 
1,642,406 
1,441,186 
- 
136,884 
141,499 
262,140 
434,744 
465,919 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
