Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
1,589 
8 
75 
197 
432 
462 
415 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,290 
17 
263 
413 
1,093 
1,293 
1,211 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,084 
23 
192 
309 
751 
895 
914 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,213 
38 
345 
537 
1,118 
1,515 
1,660 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,063 
21 
238 
380 
937 
1,184 
1,303 
$50,000 or more 
6,271 
44 
390 
732 
1,472 
1,815 
1,818 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
16,178 
93 
1,220 
2,491 
4,515 
4,511 
3,348 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
17,322 
16,918 
16,442 
17,441 
18,770 
16,902 
16,179 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,568 
8 
84 
199 
413 
464 
400 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,969 
24 
357 
715 
1,377 
1,460 
1,036 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,522 
19 
289 
562 
931 
1,016 
705 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,748 
22 
275 
650 
1,075 
975 
751 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,400 
16 
136 
215 
418 
336 
279 
$50,000 or more 
971 
4 
79 
150 
301 
260 
177 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
247 
18 
28 
69 
99 
33 
$1,000 
10,617 
- 
587 
1,676 
2,848 
4,427 
1,080 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,930 
107 
1,243 
2,256 
4,974 
6,115 
6,235 
$1,000 
494,203 
2,465 
21,050 
42,852 
99,805 
140,942 
187,089 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,698 
26 
229 
324 
499 
400 
220 
$1,000 
17,683 
501 
1,971 
2,565 
5,271 
4,676 
2,698 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
12,021 
25 
291 
862 
2,459 
3,647 
4,737 
$1,000 
352,648 
518 
5,239 
18,906 
58,999 
102,336 
166,651 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
277 
18 
31 
61 
94 
73 
$1,000 
2,350 
- 
118 
180 
386 
1,078 
589 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
113 
6 
15 
18 
44 
30 
$1,000 
1,453 
- 
25 
83 
184 
962 
199 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
7,912 
46 
563 
982 
2,103 
2,347 
1,871 
$1,000 
9,455 
107 
527 
1,231 
2,852 
2,725 
2,012 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
3,606 
39 
427 
610 
986 
993 
551 
$1,000 
98,248 
1,280 
11,785 
17,287 
28,906 
26,497 
12,493 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
408 
_ 
34 
45 
94 
111 
124 
$1,000 
1,969 
- 
342 
243 
400 
343 
640 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,158 
9 
103 
177 
297 
319 
253 
$1,000 
10,397 
58 
1,042 
2,358 
2,806 
2,325 
1,808 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
35,242 
191 
2,145 
4,102 
8,847 
10,235 
9,722 
acres 
3,517,961 
16,960 
212,891 
451,585 
942,159 
1,034,267 
860,099 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
22,111 
163 
1,841 
3,227 
6,032 
6,651 
4,197 
acres 
2,656,533 
15,846 
195,619 
391,316 
758,537 
786,065 
509,150 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
11,405 
78 
851 
1,687 
3,152 
3,470 
2,167 
50 to 99 acres 
3,392 
40 
368 
485 
859 
951 
689 
100 to 199 acres 
3,420 
25 
336 
457 
915 
1,062 
625 
200 to 499 acres 
2,876 
18 
231 
434 
804 
891 
498 
500 to 999 acres 
811 
- 
47 
135 
238 
221 
170 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
172 
2 
8 
26 
54 
43 
39 
2,000 acres or more 
35 
- 
- 
3 
10 
13 
9 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
2,036 
15 
97 
265 
610 
587 
462 
acres 
55,470 
(D) 
(D) 
5,750 
13,565 
18,025 
15,472 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
886 
2 
36 
126 
241 
254 
227 
acres 
16,700 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,900 
(D) 
(D) 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
17,898 
27 
493 
1,402 
4,007 
5,273 
6,696 
acres 
789,142 
927 
14,135 
52,744 
166,157 
224,854 
330,325 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
acres 
116 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Total woodland 
farms 
12,238 
35 
502 
1,436 
3,175 
3,873 
3,217 
acres 
556,173 
611 
13,711 
51,752 
147,345 
182,806 
159,948 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
3,286 
8 
187 
463 
881 
1,010 
737 
acres 
108,226 
109 
4,286 
12,707 
29,390 
32,996 
28,738 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
9,888 
29 
346 
1,083 
2,555 
3,175 
2,700 
acres 
447,947 
502 
9,425 
39,045 
117,955 
149,810 
131,210 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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