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. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,061 
950 
5 
54 
108 
253 
325 
205 
acres 
142,608 
132,515 
1,123 
8,902 
12,238 
38,275 
44,519 
27,458 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
735 
399 
1 
39 
30 
43 
106 
180 
25 to 99 acres 
2,839 
1,927 
19 
142 
213 
357 
504 
692 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,741 
2,267 
23 
135 
232 
491 
732 
654 
250 to 499 acres 
1,458 
1,312 
15 
81 
143 
314 
455 
304 
500 acres or more 
1,120 
1,047 
- 
59 
120 
289 
387 
192 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
15,448 
11,074 
79 
700 
1,069 
2,171 
3,329 
3,726 
acres 
3,802,588 
3,328,396 
16,445 
150,485 
373,527 
788,892 
1,111,118 
887,929 
bushels 
83,696,476 
74,539,755 
350,852 
3,306,068 
8,413,131 
17,508,056 
25,405,890 
19,555,758 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,258 
2,004 
16 
109 
203 
494 
692 
490 
acres 
398,105 
370,990 
3,025 
15,062 
36,411 
86,867 
137,528 
92,097 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,500 
593 
36 
36 
97 
144 
280 
25 to 99 acres 
5,119 
2,969 
32 
249 
242 
425 
742 
1,279 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,109 
3,208 
25 
216 
311 
636 
924 
1,096 
250 to 499 acres 
2,560 
2,282 
10 
117 
244 
502 
805 
604 
500 acres or more 
2,160 
2,022 
12 
82 
236 
511 
714 
467 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
362 
317 
_ 
6 
54 
76 
105 
76 
acres 
80,179 
74,874 
- 
824 
15,191 
15,083 
25,974 
17,802 
pounds 
111,263,316 
106,494,945 
- 
578,808 
21,129,538 
19,228,157 
37,028,023 
28,530,419 
Irrigated 
farms 
95 
82 
- 
1 
16 
21 
31 
13 
acres 
17,175 
15,115 
- 
(D) 
3,029 
5,076 
4,975 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
13 
2 
4 
3 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
116 
93 
- 
1 
17 
23 
23 
29 
1 00 to 249 acres 
133 
119 
- 
2 
18 
30 
46 
23 
250 to 499 acres 
69 
65 
- 
1 
13 
14 
23 
14 
500 acres or more 
28 
27 
- 
- 
6 
5 
10 
6 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
21,528 
15,607 
98 
966 
1,489 
2,991 
4,699 
5,364 
acres 
9,009,535 
7,989,709 
32,282 
339,741 
772,896 
1,787,221 
2,848,515 
2,209,054 
bushels 
359,484,644 
320,182,194 
1,230,823 
13,851,072 
31,374,337 
72,235,468 
113,411,483 
88,079,011 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,388 
2,119 
10 
111 
214 
511 
753 
520 
acres 
618,741 
586,903 
929 
25,797 
48,029 
140,322 
231,783 
140,043 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,662 
758 
15 
70 
63 
93 
177 
340 
25 to 99 acres 
5,079 
2,770 
13 
239 
252 
424 
657 
1,185 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5,014 
3,430 
29 
239 
337 
585 
914 
1,326 
250 to 499 acres 
4,014 
3,348 
25 
212 
303 
659 
1,012 
1,137 
500 acres or more 
5,759 
5,301 
16 
206 
534 
1,230 
1,939 
1,376 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
25,710 
14,215 
70 
724 
1,186 
2,552 
4,177 
5,506 
acres 
2,468,996 
1,844,877 
6,494 
87,963 
183,987 
391,198 
608,462 
566,773 
tons, dry 
4,336,148 
3,471,228 
10,251 
166,757 
371,055 
791,788 
1,149,540 
981,837 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,415 
1,177 
- 
64 
134 
271 
429 
279 
acres 
218,205 
197,833 
- 
10,414 
25,441 
50,005 
66,026 
45,947 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7,738 
2,848 
19 
168 
214 
456 
707 
1,284 
25 to 99 acres 
11,025 
5,953 
29 
308 
466 
1,007 
1,607 
2,536 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,873 
3,619 
19 
173 
286 
696 
1,237 
1,208 
250 to 499 acres 
1,458 
1,248 
2 
52 
144 
260 
442 
348 
500 acres or more 
616 
547 
1 
23 
76 
133 
184 
130 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
7,391 
5,446 
32 
337 
530 
1,128 
1,740 
1,679 
acres 
583,282 
503,831 
1,188 
30,780 
55,121 
118,437 
165,423 
132,882 
tons, dry 
1,633,838 
1,459,886 
3,212 
86,590 
174,015 
371,175 
473,905 
350,989 
Irrigated 
farms 
871 
745 
- 
44 
89 
170 
270 
172 
acres 
148,385 
136,685 
- 
8,252 
17,139 
37,086 
42,239 
31,969 
Other tame hay 
farms 
13,536 
7,438 
36 
338 
603 
1,318 
2,248 
2,895 
acres 
958,345 
673,215 
2,824 
24,064 
73,111 
132,427 
223,236 
217,553 
tons, dry 
1,447,999 
1,050,482 
4,990 
35,255 
112,694 
219,992 
347,292 
330,259 
Irrigated 
farms 
435 
370 
- 
25 
39 
80 
138 
88 
acres 
25,480 
23,453 
" 
1,462 
4,025 
4,834 
7,954 
5,178 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
83 
50 
- 
2 
4 
15 
14 
15 
acres 
5,477 
4,241 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
917 
903 
1,556 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
1 
3 
- 
acres 
347 
347 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
“ 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
441 
237 
7 
10 
30 
47 
63 
80 
acres 
7,074 
5,807 
11 
24 
222 
812 
2,982 
1,757 
Irrigated 
farms 
213 
120 
6 
8 
16 
26 
32 
32 
acres 
5,529 
4,641 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,815 
914 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
357 
174 
7 
8 
23 
35 
44 
57 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
57 
43 
- 
2 
6 
9 
11 
15 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
15 
10 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
8 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
Beans, snap 
farms 
129 
75 
5 
6 
13 
13 
18 
20 
acres 
53 
43 
1 
1 
3 
6 
6 
26 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
18 
8 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
3 
acres 
3 
2 
" 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(Z) 
Peas, green 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
