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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,087 
574 
2 
33 
39 
81 
136 
283 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,008 
1,714 
11 
82 
122 
239 
435 
825 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,428 
1,517 
19 
76 
83 
209 
348 
782 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,560 
2,887 
10 
175 
203 
393 
706 
1,400 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,631 
2,792 
20 
233 
211 
390 
709 
1,229 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,820 
9,943 
63 
555 
996 
2,138 
3,170 
3,021 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
26,239 
10,430 
94 
648 
999 
1,885 
2,758 
4,046 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
36,905 
67,246 
27,906 
57,336 
87,676 
98,382 
73,224 
46,123 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,032 
550 
3 
30 
35 
81 
131 
270 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,991 
2,025 
21 
82 
177 
310 
480 
955 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,138 
1,643 
6 
100 
133 
257 
427 
720 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,089 
2,389 
27 
173 
231 
454 
600 
904 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,718 
1,382 
22 
99 
135 
261 
377 
488 
$50,000 or more 
3,271 
2,441 
15 
164 
288 
522 
743 
709 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
245 
190 
25 
21 
43 
50 
51 
$1,000 
8,932 
8,181 
- 
177 
1,289 
2,939 
1,392 
2,385 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
34,214 
19,051 
138 
1,214 
1,589 
3,338 
5,406 
7,366 
$1,000 
968,642 
797,314 
4,454 
47,432 
87,583 
172,087 
279,454 
206,305 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
5,084 
3,849 
46 
446 
484 
883 
1,159 
831 
$1,000 
97,783 
85,376 
877 
10,527 
13,947 
20,398 
26,261 
13,365 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
15,956 
6,976 
24 
190 
388 
906 
1,767 
3,701 
$1,000 
147,773 
79,982 
88 
1,645 
3,867 
10,003 
21,672 
42,707 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
332 
174 
6 
23 
7 
20 
55 
63 
$1,000 
(D) 
612 
(D) 
80 
(D) 
47 
229 
244 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
1,000 
500 
16 
21 
103 
181 
179 
$1,000 
8,271 
5,225 
- 
124 
441 
2,246 
1,372 
1,042 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
16,721 
1 1 ,275 
54 
647 
943 
2,061 
3,410 
4,160 
$1,000 
49,260 
43,128 
47 
1,348 
3,123 
9,308 
16,653 
12,649 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
12,195 
8,919 
93 
719 
876 
1,777 
2,797 
2,657 
$1,000 
633,392 
558,872 
2,840 
32,530 
64,261 
125,965 
204,113 
129,163 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
1,089 
650 
6 
59 
35 
109 
179 
262 
$1,000 
(D) 
3,236 
(D) 
179 
(D) 
850 
780 
1,254 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
2,123 
1,373 
17 
66 
92 
256 
417 
525 
$1,000 
26,463 
20,883 
582 
999 
1,776 
3,270 
8,375 
5,882 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
52,285 
26,686 
178 
1,584 
2,326 
4,783 
7,459 
10,356 
acres 
28,503,265 
23,796,644 
95,604 
1,010,330 
2,409,562 
5,463,031 
8,257,650 
6,560,467 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
41,927 
24,291 
168 
1,487 
2,151 
4,461 
6,906 
9,118 
acres 
21,043,596 
18,402,647 
78,650 
822,912 
1,932,007 
4,296,504 
6,432,859 
4,839,715 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
12,075 
3,789 
15 
194 
310 
598 
911 
1,761 
50 to 99 acres 
5,696 
2,347 
28 
174 
150 
335 
502 
1,158 
100 to 199 acres 
5,738 
2,971 
22 
216 
203 
400 
687 
1,443 
200 to 499 acres 
6,953 
4,818 
55 
360 
392 
800 
1,198 
2,013 
500 to 999 acres 
4,967 
4,277 
22 
307 
417 
823 
1,355 
1,353 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
3,944 
3,644 
19 
167 
403 
855 
1,327 
873 
2,000 acres or more 
2,554 
2,445 
7 
69 
276 
650 
926 
517 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
3,136 
1,624 
12 
93 
137 
293 
443 
646 
acres 
442,258 
311,357 
880 
10,174 
27,610 
70,226 
95,556 
106,911 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
5,082 
3,329 
17 
193 
336 
655 
1,010 
1,118 
acres 
916,068 
754,858 
1,899 
33,426 
97,981 
169,663 
254,264 
197,625 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
19,345 
8,493 
48 
300 
627 
1,460 
2,486 
3,572 
acres 
2,910,105 
1,507,580 
6,957 
40,343 
97,415 
293,609 
438,870 
630,386 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
7,814 
5,691 
37 
272 
484 
1,120 
1,858 
1,920 
acres 
3,191,238 
2,820,202 
7,218 
103,475 
254,549 
633,029 
1,036,101 
785,830 
Total woodland 
farms 
13,109 
5,915 
30 
195 
321 
929 
1,770 
2,670 
acres 
734,382 
423,343 
780 
10,107 
25,836 
80,045 
133,298 
173,277 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
5,691 
2,700 
18 
86 
127 
415 
762 
1,292 
acres 
308,408 
187,364 
468 
5,030 
11,084 
40,661 
53,289 
76,832 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
8,781 
3,915 
16 
126 
217 
621 
1,227 
1,708 
acres 
425,974 
235,979 
312 
5,077 
14,752 
39,384 
80,009 
96,445 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
