Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
100,775 
242 
3,949 
10,490 
26,887 
30,925 
28,282 
acres 
30,889,882 
28,613 
868,313 
2,474,670 
5,920,886 
10,719,038 
10,878,362 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
77,126 
155 
2,979 
8,602 
21,058 
23,423 
20,909 
acres 
1,184,054 
1,078 
45,884 
94,677 
276,190 
345,002 
421,223 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6,882 
16 
296 
812 
1,857 
2,253 
1,648 
acres 
485,830 
231 
31,498 
62,634 
111,621 
150,790 
129,056 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
5,122 
14 
240 
540 
1,344 
1,699 
1,285 
acres 
379,977 
(D) 
(D) 
46,067 
86,648 
127,802 
92,763 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
2,165 
2 
66 
311 
648 
687 
451 
acres 
105,853 
(D) 
(D) 
16,567 
24,973 
22,988 
36,293 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
8,299 
8 
191 
494 
1,261 
2,070 
4,275 
acres 
1,839,778 
1,267 
32,707 
109,496 
243,91 1 
417,394 
1,035,003 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
6,145 
11 
369 
556 
1,467 
1,832 
1,910 
acres 
3,435,823 
4,103 
133,078 
316,319 
775,456 
1,154,483 
1 ,052,384 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
70 
- 
3 
11 
13 
29 
14 
$1,000 
8,266 
- 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
409 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
144,040 
380 
5,814 
15,172 
37,997 
43,310 
41,367 
$1,000 
87,147,193 
158,898 
3,265,746 
7,841,597 
20,780,491 
27,402,619 
27,697,841 
Average per farm 
dollars 
605,021 
418,154 
561,704 
516,847 
546,898 
632,709 
669,564 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,991 
2,761 
2,462 
2,194 
2,389 
1,880 
1,782 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
14,578 
85 
637 
1,521 
3,862 
4,026 
4,447 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16,808 
58 
770 
1,927 
4,459 
4,849 
4,745 
$100,000 to $199,999 
29,663 
74 
1,277 
3,345 
8,149 
8,748 
8,070 
$200,000 to $499,999 
45,453 
90 
1,868 
5,012 
12,264 
13,879 
12,340 
$500,000 to $999,999 
19,979 
32 
706 
1,825 
5,197 
6,222 
5,997 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
10,043 
33 
290 
934 
2,378 
3,265 
3,143 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
5,504 
6 
202 
431 
1,239 
1,737 
1,889 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,316 
- 
40 
130 
284 
390 
472 
$10,000,000 or more 
696 
2 
24 
47 
165 
194 
264 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
144,026 
380 
5,814 
15,172 
37,988 
43,307 
41,365 
$1,000 
6,687,798 
15,180 
302,534 
733,417 
1,717,799 
2,078,648 
1 ,840,220 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
15,680 
29 
588 
1,473 
3,821 
4,469 
5,300 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15,758 
37 
571 
1,508 
4,136 
4,565 
4,941 
$10,000 to $19,999 
26,981 
69 
946 
2,819 
7,113 
8,002 
8,032 
$20,000 to $49,999 
45,529 
159 
1,791 
4,788 
12,391 
13,806 
12,594 
$50,000 to $99,999 
24,083 
53 
1,124 
2,714 
6,461 
7,477 
6,254 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10,657 
29 
558 
1,303 
2,717 
3,342 
2,708 
$200,000 to $499,999 
4,697 
2 
204 
504 
1,209 
1,429 
1,349 
$500,000 or more 
641 
2 
32 
63 
140 
217 
187 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
96,107 
245 
4,098 
10,556 
26,146 
29,359 
25,703 
number 
138,778 
364 
5,995 
15,424 
37,610 
42,599 
36,786 
Tractors, all 
farms 
106,694 
211 
3,747 
10,868 
28,847 
33,365 
29,656 
number 
168,803 
331 
5,790 
16,094 
44,331 
53,524 
48,733 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
46,026 
89 
1,348 
4,295 
12,424 
14,262 
13,608 
number 
54,264 
105 
1,616 
4,927 
14,370 
16,704 
16,542 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
70,028 
145 
2,383 
7,149 
18,794 
22,515 
19,042 
number 
89,731 
181 
2,986 
8,796 
23,633 
29,095 
25,040 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
18,446 
37 
880 
1,807 
4,807 
5,672 
5,243 
number 
24,808 
45 
1,188 
2,371 
6,328 
7,725 
7,151 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,849 
_ 
82 
185 
499 
544 
539 
number 
2,115 
- 
89 
211 
545 
634 
636 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
830 
- 
46 
64 
207 
268 
245 
number 
1,010 
- 
53 
80 
263 
318 
296 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,117 
2 
36 
141 
379 
307 
252 
number 
1,359 
(D) 
(D) 
163 
461 
397 
296 
Hay balers 
farms 
17,694 
49 
710 
1,927 
5,146 
5,424 
4,438 
number 
21,488 
64 
858 
2,329 
6,241 
6,689 
5,307 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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