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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
4,578 
4 
91 
372 
1,380 
1,491 
1,240 
percent 
50.5 
(Z) 
1.0 
4.1 
15.2 
16.4 
13.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
197,480 
(D) 
3,048 
(D) 
59,510 
64,533 
56,940 
Average size of farm 
acres 
43 
(D) 
33 
(D) 
43 
43 
46 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
4,578 
4 
91 
372 
1,380 
1,491 
1,240 
$1,000 
135,936 
(D) 
(D) 
6,601 
40,753 
34,867 
48,819 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,693 
(D) 
(D) 
17,744 
29,531 
23,385 
39,370 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,318 
23 
111 
401 
453 
330 
$1,000 to $2,499 
961 
2 
22 
61 
292 
292 
292 
$2,500 to $4,999 
607 
1 
11 
48 
164 
200 
183 
$5,000 to $9,999 
514 
- 
6 
47 
146 
174 
141 
$10,000 to $24,999 
536 
- 
12 
43 
203 
154 
124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
281 
- 
6 
31 
64 
103 
77 
$50,000 to $99,999 
193 
- 
6 
18 
47 
66 
56 
$100,000 to $249,999 
98 
1 
3 
7 
42 
27 
18 
$250,000 to $499,999 
39 
- 
- 
6 
13 
11 
9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
14 
- 
- 
- 
5 
4 
5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
17 
- 
2 
- 
3 
7 
5 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
12 
- 
2 
- 
2 
5 
3 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$5,000,000 or more 
2 
- 
" 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
4,578 
4 
91 
372 
1,380 
1,491 
1,240 
$1,000 
134,763 
(D) 
(D) 
6,451 
40,416 
34,470 
48,553 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
623 
1 
24 
60 
208 
175 
155 
$1,000 
17,980 
(D) 
(D) 
2,249 
6,506 
5,365 
3,339 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
1 
4 
9 
25 
22 
18 
$1,000 
12,763 
(D) 
(D) 
1,767 
4,835 
3,613 
2,151 
Corn 
farms 
376 
1 
17 
49 
129 
102 
78 
$1,000 
9,288 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,243 
2,548 
1,624 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
1 
8 
19 
15 
10 
$1,000 
6,521 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,360 
1,881 
932 
Wheat 
farms 
96 
- 
6 
37 
32 
21 
$1,000 
1,314 
- 
- 
73 
417 
641 
184 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
1 
$1,000 
579 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
365 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
254 
- 
11 
28 
83 
75 
57 
$1,000 
7,167 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,835 
2,112 
1,430 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
- 
3 
8 
10 
6 
$1,000 
4,028 
- 
- 
372 
1,879 
914 
863 
Sorghum 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
3 
1 
8 
4 
$1,000 
70 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
31 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
7 
$1,000 
43 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
26 
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 
48 
. 
1 
8 
9 
16 
14 
$1,000 
99 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
33 
44 
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 
412 
7 
40 
116 
157 
92 
$1,000 
10,473 
- 
38 
528 
3,722 
4,014 
2,171 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
- 
- 
2 
10 
16 
6 
$1,000 
6,606 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,745 
2,656 
(□) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
329 
_ 
5 
25 
93 
128 
78 
$1,000 
17,734 
- 
48 
(D) 
(D) 
1,396 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
7 
7 
8 
$1,000 
15,454 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
605 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
189 
- 
3 
13 
58 
70 
45 
$1,000 
2,186 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
575 
791 
630 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
3 
3 
3 
$1,000 
707 
- 
- 
- 
185 
279 
243 
Berries 
farms 
174 
- 
3 
14 
45 
71 
41 
$1,000 
15,548 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
605 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
- 
4 
4 
5 
$1,000 
14,746 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
326 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
536 
19 
44 
176 
171 
126 
$1,000 
64,285 
- 
3,652 
2,075 
10,277 
14,775 
33,506 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
143 
- 
4 
16 
42 
41 
40 
$1,000 
58,655 
- 
3,480 
1,642 
8,256 
13,142 
32,136 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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