Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[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 AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
4,391 
2,107 
12 
101 
219 
473 
570 
732 
percent 
100.0 
48.0 
0.3 
2.3 
5.0 
10.8 
13.0 
16.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
474,065 
273,262 
652 
7,286 
21,035 
56,492 
84,954 
102,843 
Average size of farm 
acres 
108 
130 
54 
72 
96 
119 
149 
140 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
4,391 
2,107 
12 
101 
219 
473 
570 
732 
$1,000 
194,379 
138,230 
109 
4,517 
13,972 
33,813 
43,692 
42,126 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,268 
65,605 
9,117 
44,721 
63,801 
71,487 
76,652 
57,550 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,417 
630 
27 
78 
186 
163 
176 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
616 
192 
3 
22 
7 
40 
52 
68 
$2,500 to $4,999 
602 
213 
- 
6 
26 
28 
55 
98 
$5,000 to $9,999 
548 
260 
7 
- 
33 
53 
52 
115 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
516 
286 
1 
14 
15 
45 
75 
136 
$25,000 to $49,999 
255 
166 
1 
12 
14 
32 
52 
55 
$50,000 to $99,999 
173 
131 
- 
8 
17 
36 
40 
30 
$100,000 to $249,999 
115 
95 
- 
8 
12 
17 
29 
29 
$250,000 to $499,999 
89 
83 
- 
4 
10 
25 
33 
11 
$500,000 to $999,999 
29 
26 
_ 
_ 
4 
7 
9 
6 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
31 
25 
- 
- 
3 
4 
10 
8 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
23 
20 
- 
- 
3 
2 
10 
5 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
$5,000,000 or more 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
4,391 
2,107 
12 
101 
219 
473 
570 
732 
$1,000 
190,907 
135,823 
(D) 
(D) 
13,658 
33,137 
42,868 
41,600 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
101 
87 
12 
20 
26 
29 
$1,000 
5,068 
4,390 
- 
- 
358 
2,405 
972 
655 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
11 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
3,518 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
738 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
83 
72 
- 
- 
5 
20 
20 
27 
$1,000 
5,039 
4,365 
- 
- 
344 
2,405 
968 
648 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
11 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
3 
$1,000 
4,035 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
738 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
7 
7 
- 
- 
7 
- 
$1,000 
6 
6 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(Z) 
(Z) 
- 
- 
(Z) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
19 
16 
. 
7 
. 
5 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
8 
- 
(D) 
7 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
. 
_ 
_ 
. 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
665 
446 
2 
61 
48 
110 
127 
98 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,397 
(D) 
(D) 
4,775 
5,469 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
53 
9 
7 
13 
15 
9 
$1,000 
13,418 
12,737 
- 
1,571 
(D) 
(D) 
3,753 
4,564 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
428 
245 
1 
15 
13 
51 
68 
97 
$1,000 
10,777 
9,066 
(D) 
579 
(D) 
1,899 
2,607 
3,435 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
33 
3 
2 
8 
11 
9 
$1,000 
8,721 
(D) 
- 
540 
(D) 
1,587 
2,203 
2,894 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
138 
83 
- 
5 
4 
21 
27 
26 
$1,000 
6,865 
5,566 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
747 
1,845 
2,206 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
25 
- 
3 
2 
5 
9 
6 
$1,000 
6,044 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,641 
2,016 
Berries 
farms 
347 
201 
1 
15 
12 
41 
53 
79 
$1,000 
3,913 
3,500 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,152 
762 
1,229 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
11 
1 
2 
5 
3 
$1,000 
2,312 
2,312 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
525 
795 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
529 
350 
22 
36 
72 
103 
117 
$1,000 
49,892 
(D) 
- 
435 
(D) 
2,439 
10,781 
11,810 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
93 
72 
- 
2 
9 
10 
33 
18 
$1,000 
45,059 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,563 
9,683 
10,622 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
186 New Hampshire 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
