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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
59,796 
28,861 
217 
1,759 
2,542 
5,121 
7,952 
1 1 ,270 
acres 
43,584,217 
35,251,244 
132,094 
1,435,603 
3,505,145 
8,003,825 
11,765,778 
10,408,799 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,177 
1,066 
5 
56 
156 
231 
279 
339 
acres 
2,598,879 
1,953,109 
3,096 
119,595 
275,635 
490,182 
540,739 
523,862 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
53,387 
25,089 
200 
1,581 
2,197 
4,439 
6,763 
9,909 
acres 
32,757,894 
25,856,044 
121,222 
1,138,567 
2,509,796 
5,996,713 
8,408,349 
7,681,397 
Partnership 
farms 
3,860 
2,173 
11 
98 
238 
384 
677 
765 
acres 
6,853,518 
5,899,618 
8,523 
178,373 
770,128 
1,279,329 
1,974,283 
1,688,982 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,677 
1,523 
10 
58 
192 
300 
478 
485 
acres 
5,399,253 
4,629,517 
8,323 
143,464 
687,303 
952,566 
1,523,104 
1,314,757 
Corporation 
farms 
2,835 
1,981 
8 
111 
189 
419 
670 
584 
acres 
5,422,059 
4,876,306 
3,851 
167,058 
440,904 
1,126,949 
1,885,986 
1,251,558 
Family held 
farms 
2,584 
1,859 
5 
102 
180 
380 
641 
551 
acres 
5,193,969 
4,696,327 
3,245 
157,967 
422,265 
1,074,018 
1,813,956 
1,224,876 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
45 
27 
- 
3 
2 
8 
6 
8 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,539 
1,832 
5 
99 
178 
372 
635 
543 
Other than family held 
farms 
251 
122 
3 
9 
9 
39 
29 
33 
acres 
228,090 
179,979 
606 
9,091 
18,639 
52,931 
72,030 
26,682 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
34 
14 
- 
2 
2 
6 
3 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
217 
108 
3 
7 
7 
33 
26 
32 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,691 
614 
12 
29 
93 
152 
328 
acres 
1,103,824 
737,706 
- 
7,125 
61,761 
134,914 
231,912 
301,994 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
16,943 
11,568 
44 
606 
1,101 
2,382 
3,624 
3,811 
workers 
48,853 
35,299 
86 
1,671 
3,495 
9,092 
10,581 
10,374 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
7,698 
5,937 
16 
302 
576 
1,337 
2,000 
1,706 
workers 
18,972 
15,573 
24 
931 
1,601 
4,592 
4,612 
3,813 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
12,202 
8,143 
39 
383 
792 
1,684 
2,523 
2,722 
workers 
29,881 
19,726 
62 
740 
1,894 
4,500 
5,969 
6,561 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
58 
36 
2 
6 
9 
10 
9 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
15 
11 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
6 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
21,555 
10,035 
50 
602 
1,074 
1,857 
2,816 
3,636 
workers 
46,808 
20,806 
98 
1,303 
2,458 
4,003 
5,580 
7,364 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,975 
579 
16 
43 
65 
97 
160 
198 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,776 
2,551 
14 
112 
254 
431 
666 
1,074 
50 to 69 acres 
2,865 
829 
8 
55 
73 
142 
200 
351 
70 to 99 acres 
5,844 
1,679 
9 
134 
131 
234 
370 
801 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
3,651 
1,119 
17 
55 
74 
176 
268 
529 
140 to 179 acres 
5,567 
1,900 
25 
127 
131 
311 
400 
906 
180 to 219 acres 
2,240 
905 
13 
85 
68 
124 
171 
444 
220 to 259 acres 
2,193 
832 
- 
51 
53 
121 
178 
429 
260 to 499 acres 
8,145 
3,960 
32 
307 
317 
530 
874 
1,900 
500 to 999 acres 
7,208 
4,787 
36 
381 
371 
781 
1,296 
1,922 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
6,098 
5,022 
35 
270 
542 
1,042 
1,546 
1,587 
2,000 acres or more 
6,211 
5,694 
14 
182 
574 
1,346 
2,133 
1,445 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
23,272 
15,737 
125 
974 
1,476 
3,027 
4,603 
5,532 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
232 
111 
3 
6 
7 
28 
28 
39 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
265 
77 
- 
9 
4 
8 
23 
33 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
349 
168 
_ 
2 
8 
34 
58 
66 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
15,611 
4,181 
16 
154 
283 
597 
1,029 
2,102 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
18 
8 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
4 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
15,593 
4,173 
16 
153 
283 
597 
1,026 
2,098 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
15,991 
7,288 
57 
493 
633 
1,166 
1,858 
3,081 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
492 
362 
4 
39 
39 
59 
112 
109 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
398 
337 
1 
52 
36 
105 
82 
61 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
348 
159 
1 
14 
16 
34 
46 
48 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
385 
136 
- 
5 
14 
34 
41 
42 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
946 
284 
1 
18 
42 
77 
56 
90 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
3,484 
1,017 
11 
36 
95 
166 
326 
383 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
27,568 
15,765 
118 
1,084 
1,539 
2,916 
4,483 
5,625 
number 
5,922,187 
5,017,107 
9,857 
197,851 
767,056 
1,675,137 
1,459,623 
907,583 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,385 
1,338 
22 
83 
134 
204 
370 
525 
1 0 to 49 
10,934 
5,082 
51 
345 
401 
783 
1,221 
2,281 
50 to 99 
4,511 
2,906 
13 
295 
240 
458 
804 
1,096 
100 to 199 
3,374 
2,621 
19 
142 
297 
562 
832 
769 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
