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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
7 
3 
4 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
24 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
38 
. 
6 
2 
11 
14 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
30 
- 
- 
7 
12 
7 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
9 
- 
1 
- 
5 
1 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
500 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
107 
- 
9 
19 
21 
23 
35 
acres 
4,556 
- 
477 
231 
614 
806 
2,428 
bushels 
250,584 
- 
29,868 
13,243 
30,635 
48,296 
128,542 
Irrigated 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
acres 
133 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
20 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
60 
. 
3 
17 
14 
10 
16 
25 to 99 acres 
36 
- 
5 
2 
7 
12 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
8 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,902 
21 
155 
242 
450 
592 
442 
acres 
136,451 
1,203 
7,670 
19,708 
34,065 
39,934 
33,871 
bushels 
4,908,923 
35,914 
263,844 
713,305 
1,190,035 
1,381,597 
1,324,228 
Irrigated 
farms 
49 
- 
1 
8 
15 
20 
5 
acres 
2,128 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,086 
467 
420 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
833 
8 
83 
91 
190 
246 
215 
25 to 99 acres 
773 
11 
55 
101 
190 
259 
157 
1 00 to 249 acres 
198 
- 
14 
36 
44 
60 
44 
250 to 499 acres 
54 
2 
1 
8 
12 
20 
11 
500 acres or more 
44 
2 
6 
14 
7 
15 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
17 
- 
1 
- 
6 
3 
7 
acres 
332 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
35 
pounds 
228,630 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
21,000 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
14 
_ 
. 
. 
5 
2 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
181 
_ 
18 
33 
29 
50 
51 
acres 
7,161 
- 
492 
1,040 
1,337 
3,335 
957 
pounds 
15,553,204 
- 
1,185,654 
1,610,539 
3,282,373 
7,410,819 
2,063,819 
Irrigated 
farms 
32 
- 
2 
7 
8 
9 
6 
acres 
983 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
313 
456 
99 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
4 
3 
1 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
24 
- 
- 
4 
4 
6 
10 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
30 
- 
2 
7 
4 
6 
11 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
53 
- 
3 
11 
13 
14 
12 
25.0 acres or more 
57 
- 
10 
11 
7 
19 
10 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
892 
11 
63 
130 
219 
253 
216 
acres 
54,694 
615 
3,081 
7,872 
14,545 
14,737 
13,844 
bushels 
2,792,995 
24,300 
157,967 
435,937 
714,755 
729,766 
730,270 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
- 
1 
1 
12 
12 
10 
acres 
1,137 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
813 
(D) 
154 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
373 
23 
60 
76 
103 
111 
25 to 99 acres 
373 
11 
33 
50 
106 
104 
69 
1 00 to 249 acres 
105 
- 
4 
13 
27 
36 
25 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
- 
3 
4 
7 
10 
6 
500 acres or more 
11 
- 
" 
3 
3 
5 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
9,843 
20 
447 
1,125 
2,384 
3,154 
2,713 
acres 
233,742 
439 
11,400 
26,396 
54,808 
78,912 
61,787 
tons, dry 
477,195 
1,252 
21,965 
52,658 
112,192 
159,574 
129,554 
Irrigated 
farms 
198 
- 
10 
32 
49 
74 
33 
acres 
4,693 
- 
242 
465 
949 
1,824 
1,213 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,894 
12 
321 
785 
1,711 
2,144 
1,921 
25 to 99 acres 
2,652 
8 
105 
315 
605 
907 
712 
1 00 to 249 acres 
270 
- 
19 
23 
65 
89 
74 
250 to 499 acres 
23 
- 
2 
2 
3 
11 
5 
500 acres or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
" 
3 
1 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
307 
_ 
4 
36 
67 
114 
86 
acres 
3,945 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
794 
1,459 
1,144 
tons, dry 
15,553 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,912 
6,609 
4,546 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
4 
- 
acres 
57 
- 
“ 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
8,027 
15 
392 
927 
1,936 
2,579 
2,178 
acres 
193,486 
297 
9,871 
22,651 
45,067 
65,321 
50,279 
tons, dry 
397,543 
980 
19,521 
45,357 
92,488 
132,681 
106,516 
Irrigated 
farms 
159 
- 
10 
24 
38 
60 
27 
acres 
3,915 
- 
242 
315 
707 
1,496 
1,155 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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