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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
153 
53 
14 
6 
7 
15 
11 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
306 
122 
- 
6 
11 
14 
35 
56 
$5,000 to $9,999 
197 
104 
- 
6 
10 
20 
37 
31 
$10,000 to $24,999 
205 
128 
7 
- 
16 
30 
28 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
128 
102 
- 
6 
11 
34 
17 
34 
$50,000 or more 
222 
178 
- 
9 
23 
48 
63 
35 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
3,180 
1,420 
5 
60 
142 
320 
375 
518 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
19,881 
24,856 
6,858 
23,619 
29,702 
20,464 
38,375 
16,769 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
179 
68 
1 
11 
3 
20 
33 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
692 
284 
- 
13 
19 
78 
61 
113 
$5,000 to $9,999 
815 
310 
3 
12 
25 
49 
73 
148 
$10,000 to $24,999 
946 
423 
1 
22 
35 
116 
101 
148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
310 
175 
- 
2 
24 
46 
56 
47 
$50,000 or more 
238 
160 
- 
11 
28 
28 
64 
29 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,385 
852 
6 
36 
108 
200 
234 
268 
$1,000 
26,777 
20,546 
50 
202 
3,790 
7,333 
5,110 
4,060 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
211 
144 
8 
24 
15 
31 
66 
$1,000 
1,192 
970 
- 
11 
354 
207 
207 
191 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
135 
57 
_ 
1 
_ 
13 
14 
29 
$1,000 
281 
138 
- 
(D) 
- 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
529 
293 
19 
21 
50 
85 
118 
$1,000 
3,792 
2,441 
- 
40 
157 
337 
924 
983 
Agri -tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
190 
120 
8 
21 
35 
33 
23 
$1,000 
3,825 
3,183 
- 
14 
475 
1,117 
818 
759 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
150 
126 
. 
4 
19 
26 
47 
30 
$1,000 
534 
418 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
132 
122 
(D) 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
28 
24 
. 
. 
5 
7 
6 
6 
$1,000 
659 
558 
- 
- 
(D) 
167 
(D) 
231 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
31 
18 
_ 
_ 
6 
_ 
2 
10 
$1,000 
292 
259 
- 
- 
220 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
447 
325 
6 
15 
51 
98 
82 
73 
$1,000 
16,203 
12,580 
50 
133 
2,495 
5,355 
2,811 
1,736 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
2,606 
1,382 
4 
80 
109 
277 
364 
548 
acres 
98,268 
73,835 
(D) 
(D) 
8,154 
19,027 
19,897 
24,167 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,416 
1,312 
4 
80 
104 
258 
350 
516 
acres 
87,382 
66,899 
(D) 
(D) 
7,342 
17,677 
18,083 
21,437 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
2,006 
996 
3 
71 
69 
188 
258 
407 
50 to 99 acres 
186 
124 
1 
2 
2 
26 
37 
56 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
126 
100 
- 
3 
21 
15 
28 
33 
200 to 499 acres 
82 
78 
- 
4 
10 
25 
24 
15 
500 to 999 acres 
14 
12 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3 
5 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
247 
148 
2 
10 
38 
38 
60 
acres 
2,858 
1,661 
- 
(D) 
190 
(D) 
714 
550 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
144 
81 
8 
17 
23 
33 
acres 
2,047 
1,489 
- 
- 
446 
115 
290 
638 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
428 
233 
1 
18 
22 
54 
51 
87 
acres 
5,100 
3,169 
(D) 
210 
(D) 
957 
615 
1,246 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
105 
71 
6 
6 
11 
18 
30 
acres 
881 
617 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
195 
296 
Total woodland 
farms 
3,193 
1,509 
8 
48 
139 
330 
429 
555 
acres 
304,801 
161,087 
383 
4,161 
9,624 
28,159 
54,455 
64,305 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
706 
330 
6 
8 
36 
82 
66 
132 
acres 
12,447 
8,175 
30 
72 
699 
1,232 
2,244 
3,898 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
2,943 
1,395 
8 
48 
121 
301 
407 
510 
acres 
292,354 
152,912 
353 
4,089 
8,925 
26,927 
52,211 
60,407 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 New Hampshire 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
