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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
494 
4 
22 
94 
162 
151 
61 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
1,024,112 
5,600 
41,326 
89,507 
327,000 
446,241 
114,438 
sold 
farms 
93 
- 
2 
24 
27 
32 
8 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
2,228,720 
(D) 
362,626 
506,298 
1,053,281 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
367 
- 
57 
71 
117 
91 
31 
Farms with- 
number 
99,316,572 
14,498,878 
14,959,447 
28,449,023 
33,449,371 
7,959,853 
1 to 1,999 
135 
- 
18 
36 
45 
28 
8 
2,000 to 59,999 
10 
- 
2 
- 
2 
4 
2 
60,000 to 99,999 
11 
- 
3 
1 
4 
3 
- 
100,000 or more 
211 
- 
34 
34 
66 
56 
21 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
281 
- 
19 
48 
88 
89 
37 
number 
1,812,233 
- 
125,738 
88,012 
402,702 
705,668 
490,113 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
129 
- 
16 
19 
32 
47 
15 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
5,903,304 
490,889 
169,018 
1,796,578 
2,183,828 
1,262,991 
Barley for grain 
farms 
43 
- 
6 
6 
7 
11 
13 
acres 
538 
- 
30 
60 
137 
147 
164 
bushels 
33,263 
- 
1,800 
1,800 
11,300 
7,934 
10,429 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
" 
“ 
“ 
" 
(D) 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
- 
6 
6 
3 
10 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
6 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,527 
14 
103 
208 
404 
470 
328 
acres 
55,915 
843 
3,849 
8,321 
15,368 
14,578 
12,956 
bushels 
5,574,163 
76,905 
397,644 
826,983 
1,477,382 
1,440,511 
1,354,738 
Irrigated 
farms 
87 
3 
1 
7 
19 
27 
30 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,580 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
969 
488 
965 
1 to 24 acres 
1,036 
12 
69 
144 
268 
318 
225 
25 to 99 acres 
361 
- 
28 
46 
104 
111 
72 
1 00 to 249 acres 
95 
- 
4 
9 
22 
35 
25 
250 to 499 acres 
23 
2 
1 
6 
6 
6 
2 
500 acres or more 
12 
- 
1 
3 
4 
- 
4 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
135 
- 
6 
20 
45 
33 
31 
acres 
2,497 
- 
35 
202 
1,085 
757 
418 
tons 
36,085 
- 
665 
2,144 
15,073 
12,429 
5,774 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
" 
“ 
“ 
" 
(D) 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
107 
- 
6 
19 
31 
24 
27 
25 to 99 acres 
23 
- 
- 
1 
11 
7 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Cotton, all 
farms 
175 
_ 
19 
21 
46 
56 
33 
acres 
38,063 
- 
3,993 
3,172 
6,654 
18,156 
6,088 
bales 
71,125 
- 
6,739 
5,469 
13,860 
33,438 
11,619 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
850 
“ 
" 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
26 
- 
3 
2 
7 
9 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
70 
- 
9 
9 
15 
27 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
49 
- 
- 
7 
19 
12 
11 
250 to 499 acres 
11 
- 
5 
1 
2 
2 
1 
500 acres or more 
19 
- 
2 
2 
3 
6 
6 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
cwt 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
141 
_ 
11 
19 
25 
50 
36 
acres 
1,581 
- 
34 
222 
286 
452 
587 
bushels 
73,465 
- 
1,100 
10,464 
14,915 
23,541 
23,445 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
34 
“ 
" 
- 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
126 
- 
11 
18 
21 
47 
29 
25 to 99 acres 
15 
- 
- 
1 
4 
3 
7 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
86 
_ 
7 
9 
33 
25 
12 
acres 
7,612 
- 
256 
334 
3,180 
2,889 
953 
pounds 
28,241,600 
- 
935,378 
1,260,999 
13,041,140 
9,469,063 
3,535,020 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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