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 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
63 
32 
- 
- 
- 
3 
13 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
235 
- 
- 
- 
20 
53 
162 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
52 
27 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10 
16 
$1,000 
297 
222 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
162 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
11 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
13 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
17,006 
9,115 
44 
387 
702 
1,590 
2,735 
3,657 
$1,000 
358,532 
291,664 
(D) 
(D) 
29,754 
(D) 
97,043 
79,427 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,252 
1,060 
2 
57 
123 
248 
371 
259 
$1,000 
225,756 
202,532 
(D) 
(D) 
22,660 
51,696 
68,086 
46,780 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
24,361 
14,431 
92 
981 
1,343 
2,669 
4,158 
5,188 
$1,000 
10,153,087 
8,785,826 
7,263 
218,264 
1,431,019 
3,511,536 
2,647,942 
969,802 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,378 
6,064 
28 
365 
666 
1,327 
2,000 
1,678 
$1,000 
9,893,541 
8,633,903 
6,620 
207,471 
1,418,512 
3,487,014 
2,606,832 
907,454 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
478 
426 
1 
57 
47 
134 
117 
70 
$1,000 
482,765 
446,745 
(D) 
(D) 
61,243 
229,674 
(D) 
31,216 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
359 
332 
1 
39 
33 
99 
104 
56 
$1,000 
480,812 
444,984 
(D) 
(D) 
61,108 
228,879 
(D) 
31,007 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
992 
490 
3 
34 
61 
147 
136 
109 
$1,000 
697,020 
683,563 
(D) 
34,079 
(D) 
240,855 
127,176 
257,041 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
191 
174 
1 
8 
9 
49 
70 
37 
$1,000 
693,371 
681,195 
(D) 
33,861 
(D) 
240,268 
126,652 
256,372 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,117 
820 
9 
82 
104 
191 
197 
237 
$1,000 
11,109 
7,014 
20 
765 
1,194 
1,361 
1,872 
1,803 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
21 
- 
2 
3 
2 
7 
7 
$1,000 
3,238 
2,948 
- 
(D) 
797 
(D) 
829 
712 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,443 
1,054 
9 
94 
117 
206 
297 
331 
$1,000 
16,719 
(D) 
22 
325 
2,062 
(D) 
2,386 
1,853 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
20 
- 
- 
2 
2 
10 
6 
$1,000 
4,064 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
865 
397 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,144 
905 
2 
47 
125 
235 
238 
258 
$1,000 
88,403 
86,143 
(D) 
(D) 
1,034 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
27 
3 
4 
6 
11 
3 
$1,000 
86,443 
85,212 
- 
(D) 
943 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
19 
9 
- 
- 
3 
6 
$1,000 
4,997 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
$1,000 
4,920 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
724 
310 
- 
27 
29 
52 
94 
108 
$1,000 
22,472 
19,665 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
391 
12,799 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
19 
- 
1 
2 
2 
7 
7 
$1,000 
19,034 
17,750 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
589 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
42,403 
22,862 
163 
1,312 
1,943 
4,115 
6,502 
8,827 
$1,000 
442,090 
340,549 
1,384 
15,006 
32,237 
73,470 
115,255 
103,196 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
10,643 
8,409 
61 
585 
873 
1,742 
2,779 
2,369 
$1,000 
720,250 
672,157 
1,932 
34,626 
78,094 
171,715 
245,010 
140,780 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,044 
929 
7 
69 
115 
206 
264 
268 
$1,000 
8,957 
6,043 
37 
371 
1,131 
1,212 
1,877 
1,415 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
61,773 
29,857 
219 
1,802 
2,653 
5,335 
8,262 
11,586 
$1,000 
16,726,876 
14,556,155 
30,655 
601,469 
1,998,439 
5,058,009 
4,464,942 
2,402,641 
Average per farm 
dollars 
270,780 
487,529 
139,976 
333,778 
753,275 
948,080 
540,419 
207,374 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
34,859 
21,355 
161 
1,395 
1,902 
3,999 
6,125 
7,773 
$1,000 
1,179,717 
1,050,670 
4,496 
50,678 
110,925 
251,136 
374,950 
258,484 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,689 
5,770 
36 
330 
420 
888 
1,336 
2,760 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,827 
6,386 
68 
541 
521 
1,060 
1,608 
2,588 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,811 
3,186 
32 
238 
301 
599 
964 
1,052 
$50,000 or more 
6,532 
6,013 
25 
286 
660 
1,452 
2,217 
1,373 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
36,820 
22,473 
167 
1,466 
2,008 
4,197 
6,462 
8,173 
$1,000 
703,310 
628,918 
2,965 
30,242 
66,239 
150,581 
229,203 
149,689 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,759 
9,323 
77 
654 
679 
1,425 
2,271 
4,217 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,046 
6,733 
64 
476 
653 
1,221 
1,905 
2,414 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,330 
2,962 
11 
184 
282 
680 
1,029 
776 
$50,000 or more 
3,685 
3,455 
15 
152 
394 
871 
1,257 
766 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
190 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
