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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
9 
1 
3 
5 
acres 
390 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
153 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
61 
37 
. 
5 
8 
4 
8 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
136 
98 
- 
5 
11 
16 
29 
37 
1 00 to 249 acres 
66 
59 
- 
6 
6 
16 
16 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
15 
15 
- 
- 
2 
1 
6 
6 
500 acres or more 
5 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
34,725 
24,354 
171 
1,352 
2,084 
5,282 
7,618 
7,847 
acres 
8,933,457 
7,908,125 
23,784 
346,979 
762,009 
2,157,241 
2,797,683 
1,820,429 
bushels 
371,337,854 
330,556,975 
1,002,656 
13,626,902 
30,432,376 
89,606,588 
119,188,732 
76,699,721 
Irrigated 
farms 
757 
625 
3 
30 
89 
119 
214 
170 
acres 
1 1 1 ,924 
102,034 
210 
3,636 
15,719 
22,417 
32,100 
27,952 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,436 
1,812 
21 
95 
167 
294 
457 
778 
25 to 99 acres 
9,884 
5,326 
57 
400 
407 
826 
1,234 
2,402 
1 00 to 249 acres 
8,848 
6,544 
76 
396 
521 
1,206 
1,955 
2,390 
250 to 499 acres 
6,304 
5,618 
12 
293 
467 
1,423 
2,020 
1,403 
500 acres or more 
5,253 
5,054 
5 
168 
522 
1,533 
1,952 
874 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
11 
9 
_ 
_ 
_ 
3 
4 
2 
acres 
500 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
278 
(D) 
pounds 
442,008 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
254,969 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6 
4 
2 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
14 
9 
_ 
4 
1 
1 
3 
_ 
acres 
(D) 
302 
- 
210 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
pounds 
788,448 
(D) 
- 
403,728 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
2 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
6 
5 
- 
3 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,999 
5,221 
10 
241 
471 
1,337 
1,683 
1,479 
acres 
645,829 
568,815 
472 
24,058 
55,856 
166,251 
194,054 
128,124 
bushels 
40,543,253 
36,057,077 
25,896 
1,575,826 
3,617,078 
10,517,556 
12,599,167 
7,721,554 
Irrigated 
farms 
106 
95 
- 
4 
17 
13 
38 
23 
acres 
9,462 
9,101 
- 
301 
597 
1,479 
4,281 
2,443 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,198 
1,306 
5 
51 
130 
281 
378 
461 
25 to 99 acres 
2,968 
2,290 
5 
121 
180 
572 
754 
658 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,216 
1,030 
- 
43 
102 
299 
345 
241 
250 to 499 acres 
430 
410 
- 
17 
36 
130 
146 
81 
500 acres or more 
187 
185 
- 
9 
23 
55 
60 
38 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
17,947 
9,554 
41 
372 
754 
2,001 
2,820 
3,566 
acres 
514,024 
357,481 
1,263 
15,176 
30,090 
85,076 
107,124 
118,752 
tons, dry 
1,358,993 
1,032,750 
2,262 
42,130 
91,252 
265,706 
321,788 
309,612 
Irrigated 
farms 
100 
64 
- 
5 
14 
12 
16 
17 
acres 
1,729 
1,457 
- 
17 
354 
388 
403 
295 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 1 ,684 
5,190 
16 
197 
401 
939 
1,513 
2,124 
25 to 99 acres 
5,337 
3,589 
24 
138 
286 
848 
1,072 
1,221 
1 00 to 249 acres 
808 
666 
1 
31 
58 
187 
202 
187 
250 to 499 acres 
100 
93 
- 
4 
8 
23 
32 
26 
500 acres or more 
18 
16 
- 
2 
1 
4 
1 
8 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
10,447 
6,069 
23 
248 
514 
1,331 
1,843 
2,110 
acres 
247,746 
186,009 
518 
7,370 
17,657 
46,917 
59,223 
54,324 
tons, dry 
753,158 
592,621 
1,145 
21,920 
57,878 
153,973 
188,958 
168,747 
Irrigated 
farms 
68 
45 
- 
4 
9 
9 
12 
11 
acres 
1,073 
988 
- 
10 
341 
269 
232 
136 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,824 
3,443 
17 
122 
244 
686 
1,004 
1,370 
acres 
183,880 
113,353 
537 
4,186 
8,282 
23,671 
30,168 
46,509 
tons, dry 
358,838 
235,765 
648 
9,580 
17,255 
52,937 
62,860 
92,485 
Irrigated 
farms 
22 
18 
- 
1 
3 
3 
4 
7 
acres 
388 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
159 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
16 
5 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
332 
201 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,370 
899 
2 
76 
117 
193 
273 
238 
acres 
69,847 
63,225 
(D) 
(D) 
13,527 
13,371 
22,004 
10,836 
Irrigated 
farms 
495 
359 
2 
48 
60 
79 
96 
74 
acres 
27,853 
25,259 
(D) 
(D) 
3,966 
6,568 
9,575 
3,275 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
734 
374 
2 
29 
58 
75 
96 
114 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
210 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
