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. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
235 
174 
_ 
22 
17 
37 
51 
47 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
221 
185 
- 
16 
16 
40 
73 
40 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
114 
105 
- 
7 
6 
27 
40 
25 
250.0 acres or more 
66 
61 
- 
2 
20 
14 
13 
12 
Beans, snap farms 
435 
299 
2 
35 
55 
51 
88 
68 
acres 
8,468 
8,172 
(D) 
(D) 
1,547 
1,607 
3,625 
740 
Harvested for processing farms 
82 
67 
8 
15 
18 
19 
7 
acres 
7,945 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,509 
1,563 
3,408 
680 
Peas, green farms 
137 
118 
_ 
11 
22 
28 
37 
20 
acres 
10,214 
9,393 
- 
958 
2,485 
1,802 
2,377 
1,772 
Harvested for processing farms 
117 
101 
- 
11 
18 
24 
31 
17 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,484 
1,799 
2,376 
1,745 
Potatoes farms 
330 
228 
- 
26 
41 
50 
59 
52 
acres 
7,021 
(D) 
- 
15 
33 
(D) 
(D) 
124 
Harvested for processing farms 
26 
17 
- 
- 
5 
6 
1 
5 
acres 
6,346 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
76 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
317 
217 
- 
26 
39 
47 
56 
49 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
4 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Sweet corn farms 
540 
377 
_ 
26 
41 
82 
130 
98 
acres 
18,227 
15,658 
- 
417 
3,115 
3,071 
5,389 
3,667 
Harvested for processing farms 
157 
122 
- 
2 
10 
29 
49 
32 
acres 
12,956 
10,628 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,222 
3,626 
3,091 
Sweet potatoes farms 
43 
30 
- 
1 
3 
8 
7 
11 
acres 
20 
19 
- 
(D) 
1 
5 
(D) 
2 
Harvested for processing farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open farms 
587 
358 
2 
26 
52 
77 
97 
104 
acres 
702 
576 
(D) 
(D) 
42 
127 
198 
167 
Harvested for processing farms 
47 
27 
4 
9 
4 
10 
acres 
40 
36 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in orchards farms 
926 
418 
_ 
7 
29 
81 
144 
157 
acres 
5,743 
3,806 
- 
22 
149 
534 
800 
2,301 
Irrigated farms 
117 
70 
- 
3 
4 
12 
22 
29 
acres 
713 
503 
- 
6 
1 
49 
94 
353 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
672 
276 
- 
7 
21 
52 
108 
88 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
222 
117 
- 
- 
7 
25 
32 
53 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
28 
21 
- 
- 
1 
4 
3 
13 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Apples farms 
460 
233 
_ 
5 
16 
48 
85 
79 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
2,146 
1,652 
- 
10 
52 
233 
334 
1,024 
Grapes farms 
421 
181 
_ 
5 
18 
36 
52 
70 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,197 
608 
- 
6 
50 
107 
204 
241 
Peaches, all farms 
295 
152 
_ 
6 
13 
27 
60 
46 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,430 
1,193 
- 
6 
33 
181 
97 
876 
Citrus fruit, all farms 
3 
1 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Almonds farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pecans farms 
65 
13 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
5 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
394 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Walnuts, English farms 
39 
12 
- 
- 
- 
2 
7 
3 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
104 
15 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
473 
248 
_ 
19 
24 
57 
67 
81 
acres 
749 
468 
- 
58 
22 
73 
162 
153 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
212 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
