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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
12,284 
57 
893 
1,765 
3,466 
3,632 
2,471 
acres 
512,712 
2,097 
34,640 
65,416 
122,187 
148,599 
139,773 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
26,932 
105 
1,483 
3,218 
7,034 
8,103 
6,989 
acres 
388,441 
852 
11,206 
37,577 
88,757 
126,203 
123,846 
Irrigated land 
farms 
492 
12 
55 
72 
121 
168 
64 
acres 
12,196 
(D) 
634 
(D) 
3,378 
4,108 
2,496 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
463 
10 
52 
71 
117 
156 
57 
acres 
11,897 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,357 
3,968 
2,377 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
35 
2 
3 
2 
6 
14 
8 
acres 
299 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
21 
140 
119 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
18,388 
22 
465 
1,401 
4,146 
5,416 
6,938 
acres 
724,885 
625 
12,581 
45,277 
149,576 
216,680 
300,146 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
11,251 
104 
1,109 
1,721 
3,006 
3,265 
2,046 
acres 
2,097,869 
11,698 
156,388 
325,572 
615,055 
621,186 
367,970 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
125 
- 
15 
19 
42 
35 
14 
$1,000 
4,272 
- 
317 
495 
1,318 
1,890 
252 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
40,688 
244 
2,723 
5,059 
10,318 
11,675 
10,669 
$1,000 
28,181,380 
117,974 
1,661,292 
3,708,598 
7,617,394 
8,512,237 
6,563,886 
Average per farm 
dollars 
692,621 
483,499 
610,096 
733,069 
738,263 
729,100 
615,230 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,664 
5,749 
6,098 
6,116 
5,858 
5,706 
5,113 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,078 
41 
336 
491 
959 
1,055 
1,196 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,051 
29 
249 
464 
958 
1,105 
1,246 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,923 
42 
559 
1,011 
2,012 
2,179 
2,120 
$200,000 to $499,999 
11,805 
70 
691 
1,501 
3,115 
3,449 
2,979 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,940 
29 
433 
693 
1,429 
1,768 
1,588 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,657 
27 
264 
447 
927 
1,120 
872 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,483 
4 
165 
339 
689 
788 
498 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
599 
- 
17 
91 
187 
169 
135 
$10,000,000 or more 
152 
2 
9 
22 
42 
42 
35 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
40,688 
244 
2,723 
5,059 
10,318 
11,675 
10,669 
$1,000 
3,099,069 
26,505 
291,837 
485,762 
809,770 
893,123 
592,072 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,946 
14 
260 
486 
1,077 
1,390 
1,719 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,243 
13 
222 
473 
1,025 
1,171 
1,339 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,827 
39 
338 
796 
1,718 
1,990 
1,946 
$20,000 to $49,999 
10,790 
76 
683 
1,268 
2,706 
3,150 
2,907 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,446 
46 
508 
811 
1,777 
1,848 
1,456 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,716 
23 
349 
556 
986 
1,128 
674 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,643 
13 
228 
467 
750 
726 
459 
$500,000 or more 
1,077 
20 
135 
202 
279 
272 
169 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
25,874 
170 
1,990 
3,607 
6,936 
7,541 
5,630 
number 
39,786 
266 
3,041 
5,652 
10,848 
11,889 
8,090 
Tractors, all 
farms 
28,307 
130 
1,780 
3,625 
7,615 
8,522 
6,635 
number 
64,767 
323 
4,140 
8,110 
17,515 
20,120 
14,559 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
12,054 
32 
564 
1,343 
3,195 
3,778 
3,142 
number 
17,347 
46 
806 
1,851 
4,496 
5,478 
4,670 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
18,685 
74 
1,053 
2,278 
5,031 
5,890 
4,359 
number 
26,979 
118 
1,491 
3,134 
7,179 
8,723 
6,334 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
11,726 
82 
1,033 
1,733 
3,366 
3,379 
2,133 
number 
20,441 
159 
1,843 
3,125 
5,840 
5,919 
3,555 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
6,266 
48 
537 
938 
1,789 
1,864 
1,090 
number 
6,702 
48 
576 
1,004 
1,917 
1,984 
1,173 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
464 
8 
59 
84 
134 
124 
55 
number 
490 
10 
62 
88 
140 
127 
63 
Hay balers 
farms 
7,092 
40 
514 
1,015 
2,147 
2,125 
1,251 
number 
8,398 
43 
601 
1,212 
2,574 
2,524 
1,444 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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