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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
24 
. 
3 
5 
4 
7 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
38 
- 
4 
2 
14 
11 
7 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
10,371 
71 
1,016 
1,483 
2,792 
2,880 
2,129 
acres 
1,025,332 
2,522 
92,046 
142,431 
293,228 
291,731 
203,374 
bushels 
40,780,879 
99,990 
3,675,137 
5,535,191 
11,846,824 
11,546,172 
8,077,565 
Irrigated 
farms 
132 
5 
14 
21 
30 
36 
26 
acres 
9,890 
173 
588 
1,524 
1,845 
2,061 
3,699 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,624 
36 
252 
380 
627 
732 
597 
25 to 99 acres 
4,558 
33 
486 
637 
1,207 
1,238 
957 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,304 
2 
209 
346 
686 
638 
423 
250 to 499 acres 
686 
- 
53 
89 
219 
225 
100 
500 acres or more 
199 
- 
16 
31 
53 
47 
52 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
5 
- 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2 
3 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 
1 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,778 
8 
190 
246 
539 
500 
295 
acres 
77,014 
174 
9,216 
10,407 
22,756 
21,636 
12,825 
bushels 
4,486,176 
8,802 
591,292 
607,720 
1,310,541 
1,265,647 
702,174 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
5 
2 
2 
2 
acres 
361 
- 
- 
234 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
892 
6 
107 
118 
261 
250 
150 
25 to 99 acres 
678 
2 
54 
94 
213 
198 
117 
1 00 to 249 acres 
186 
- 
24 
30 
63 
46 
23 
250 to 499 acres 
20 
- 
5 
4 
2 
6 
3 
500 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
8,393 
49 
517 
1,182 
2,428 
2,498 
1,719 
acres 
156,543 
1,014 
9,355 
20,486 
44,908 
45,068 
35,712 
tons, dry 
326,243 
1,785 
22,544 
42,117 
94,450 
91,021 
74,326 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
- 
4 
6 
15 
8 
3 
acres 
272 
- 
(D) 
33 
30 
189 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,494 
35 
379 
944 
1,877 
1,958 
1,301 
25 to 99 acres 
1,748 
14 
131 
217 
511 
499 
376 
1 00 to 249 acres 
142 
- 
7 
19 
37 
40 
39 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
2 
500 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
4,378 
17 
296 
625 
1,300 
1,315 
825 
acres 
61,737 
287 
4,597 
7,683 
19,250 
17,752 
12,168 
tons, dry 
160,537 
646 
13,851 
17,844 
51,742 
43,220 
33,234 
Irrigated 
farms 
23 
- 
4 
6 
9 
3 
1 
acres 
85 
- 
(D) 
33 
20 
14 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,381 
36 
204 
493 
958 
1,007 
683 
acres 
70,527 
675 
3,872 
9,662 
19,649 
20,005 
16,664 
tons, dry 
123,073 
1,032 
7,170 
18,758 
31,084 
35,655 
29,374 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
11 
- 
2 
4 
1 
1 
3 
acres 
131 
- 
(D) 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
16 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
471 
4 
46 
92 
136 
127 
66 
acres 
6,622 
(Z) 
372 
1,324 
1,325 
2,506 
1,096 
Irrigated 
farms 
136 
25 
38 
35 
29 
9 
acres 
2,595 
- 
194 
785 
97 
1,496 
23 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
360 
4 
31 
74 
105 
97 
49 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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