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 
14,962 
62 
673 
1,886 
3,776 
4,787 
3,778 
acres 
415,997 
2,119 
16,785 
46,311 
94,765 
140,259 
115,758 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
16,669 
48 
652 
1,836 
4,055 
5,427 
4,651 
acres 
167,702 
210 
3,852 
16,405 
33,418 
55,132 
58,685 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,577 
9 
52 
201 
466 
544 
305 
acres 
21,912 
40 
669 
2,131 
7,379 
6,903 
4,790 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,508 
9 
49 
188 
445 
523 
294 
acres 
19,343 
40 
652 
1,369 
6,914 
6,093 
4,275 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
119 
- 
4 
25 
40 
35 
15 
acres 
2,569 
- 
17 
762 
465 
810 
515 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,052 
3 
27 
96 
286 
668 
972 
acres 
68,963 
144 
709 
2,543 
7,270 
22,974 
35,323 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
1,095 
10 
88 
153 
281 
331 
232 
acres 
172,283 
1,780 
9,644 
26,487 
49,604 
46,186 
38,582 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
59 
- 
5 
7 
22 
19 
6 
$1,000 
1,181 
- 
4 
948 
134 
79 
16 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
25,644 
102 
1,153 
2,996 
6,138 
8,165 
7,090 
$1,000 
10,642,168 
53,574 
374,472 
1,064,478 
2,489,145 
3,541,070 
3,119,429 
Average per farm 
dollars 
414,996 
525,238 
324,780 
355,300 
405,530 
433,689 
439,976 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,956 
8,029 
5,140 
5,472 
5,530 
4,918 
4,437 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,519 
19 
145 
312 
574 
768 
701 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,724 
20 
146 
342 
654 
878 
684 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,223 
18 
261 
675 
1,253 
1,635 
1,381 
$200,000 to $499,999 
9,260 
20 
387 
1,112 
2,285 
2,903 
2,553 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,021 
16 
155 
401 
933 
1,325 
1,191 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,270 
3 
43 
108 
300 
446 
370 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
534 
6 
15 
39 
114 
180 
180 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
69 
- 
1 
5 
21 
21 
21 
$10,000,000 or more 
24 
- 
" 
2 
4 
9 
9 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
25,642 
102 
1,153 
2,996 
6,138 
8,165 
7,088 
$1,000 
1,139,908 
3,838 
63,773 
139,790 
292,177 
360,495 
279,836 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,926 
23 
86 
271 
565 
955 
1,026 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,976 
- 
76 
286 
660 
968 
986 
$10,000 to $19,999 
5,014 
16 
196 
531 
1,206 
1,610 
1,455 
$20,000 to $49,999 
8,310 
33 
423 
1,006 
2,061 
2,669 
2,118 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,142 
22 
210 
603 
1,030 
1,294 
983 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,529 
8 
111 
210 
405 
450 
345 
$200,000 to $499,999 
611 
- 
43 
74 
173 
181 
140 
$500,000 or more 
134 
- 
8 
15 
38 
38 
35 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
18,754 
75 
922 
2,343 
4,748 
5,938 
4,728 
number 
30,740 
134 
1,562 
3,880 
7,886 
9,881 
7,397 
Tractors, all 
farms 
20,886 
74 
932 
2,432 
5,157 
6,746 
5,545 
number 
39,742 
134 
1,705 
4,408 
9,608 
13,042 
10,845 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
11,729 
46 
408 
1,240 
2,916 
3,819 
3,300 
number 
15,861 
65 
528 
1,630 
3,840 
5,131 
4,667 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,094 
48 
691 
1,695 
3,436 
4,589 
3,635 
number 
20,822 
55 
982 
2,396 
5,030 
6,932 
5,427 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
2,085 
14 
134 
252 
490 
667 
528 
number 
3,059 
14 
195 
382 
738 
979 
751 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,137 
14 
91 
143 
287 
333 
269 
number 
1,225 
14 
97 
157 
300 
365 
292 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
125 
- 
17 
14 
36 
31 
27 
number 
150 
- 
24 
17 
40 
36 
33 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
234 
1 
28 
40 
47 
63 
55 
number 
259 
(D) 
(D) 
46 
52 
73 
58 
Hay balers 
farms 
6,708 
19 
335 
809 
1,621 
2,180 
1,744 
number 
8,376 
30 
427 
1,032 
2,041 
2,742 
2,104 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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