Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Other occupations 
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 
61 
_ 
11 
9 
16 
17 
8 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
36 
- 
4 
6 
13 
9 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
250.0 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
1 
Beans, snap 
farms 
136 
_ 
12 
32 
38 
38 
16 
acres 
296 
- 
136 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
15 
- 
3 
4 
3 
4 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
19 
- 
1 
3 
6 
7 
2 
acres 
821 
- 
(D) 
309 
164 
208 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
16 
- 
1 
3 
5 
5 
2 
acres 
821 
- 
(D) 
309 
164 
208 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
102 
- 
8 
14 
36 
34 
10 
acres 
(D) 
- 
2 
4 
17 
(D) 
11 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
100 
- 
8 
14 
36 
33 
9 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
163 
_ 
10 
27 
50 
46 
30 
acres 
2,570 
- 
19 
570 
717 
443 
820 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
35 
- 
1 
6 
11 
9 
8 
acres 
2,327 
- 
(D) 
554 
601 
(D) 
786 
Sweet potatees 
farms 
13 
- 
6 
3 
3 
1 
acres 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
229 
- 
16 
50 
67 
64 
32 
acres 
126 
- 
4 
25 
48 
32 
18 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
3 
4 
9 
4 
acres 
4 
- 
- 
1 
(Z) 
1 
2 
Land in orchards 
farms 
508 
_ 
27 
61 
157 
162 
101 
acres 
1,937 
- 
53 
167 
544 
560 
614 
Irrigated 
farms 
47 
- 
- 
11 
14 
14 
8 
acres 
210 
- 
- 
23 
46 
41 
100 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
396 
- 
23 
55 
124 
125 
69 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
105 
- 
4 
6 
33 
36 
26 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
227 
_ 
9 
37 
70 
67 
44 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
495 
- 
4 
59 
134 
124 
174 
Grapes 
farms 
240 
_ 
11 
23 
81 
78 
47 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
589 
- 
16 
39 
157 
207 
170 
Peaches, all 
farms 
143 
_ 
12 
23 
46 
33 
29 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
237 
- 
6 
25 
96 
48 
61 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Almonds 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Pecans 
farms 
52 
- 
4 
5 
13 
24 
6 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
- 
24 
(D) 
28 
80 
79 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
27 
_ 
_ 
3 
11 
10 
3 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
89 
- 
- 
9 
39 
31 
10 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
225 
_ 
23 
38 
63 
65 
36 
acres 
281 
- 
38 
30 
83 
85 
45 
' Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
^ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Illinois 213 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
