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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption 
farms 
140,283 
373 
5,658 
14,858 
37,198 
42,168 
40,028 
acres 
40,270,835 
56,706 
1,231,174 
3,253,165 
8,159,782 
13,067,445 
14,502,563 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
4,418 
10 
164 
458 
1,120 
1,374 
1,292 
acres 
5,686,946 
408 
195,750 
388,649 
745,414 
2,524,161 
1 ,832,564 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
130,483 
358 
5,366 
14,004 
35,030 
39,162 
36,563 
acres 
29,300,866 
47,498 
1,012,547 
2,516,611 
6,425,690 
8,915,953 
10,382,567 
Partnership 
farms 
8,592 
6 
286 
787 
1,883 
2,609 
3,021 
acres 
9,977,577 
1,384 
189,424 
693,344 
1,607,017 
4,024,199 
3,462,209 
Registered under state law 
farms 
5,835 
4 
182 
525 
1,262 
1,828 
2,034 
acres 
8,439,718 
1,300 
162,771 
570,350 
1,386,052 
3,377,936 
2,941,309 
Corporation 
farms 
3,237 
7 
107 
266 
760 
1,038 
1,059 
acres 
3,613,939 
7,668 
109,481 
305,286 
496,845 
1,410,844 
1,283,815 
Family held 
farms 
2,793 
2 
89 
221 
637 
879 
965 
acres 
3,119,896 
(D) 
(D) 
282,507 
449,138 
1,145,007 
1,176,599 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
74 
8 
19 
19 
28 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,719 
2 
89 
213 
618 
860 
937 
Other than family held 
farms 
444 
5 
18 
45 
123 
159 
94 
acres 
494,043 
(D) 
(D) 
22,779 
47,707 
265,837 
107,216 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
30 
2 
3 
3 
11 
11 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
414 
5 
16 
42 
120 
148 
83 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,728 
9 
55 
115 
324 
501 
724 
acres 
879,275 
1,008 
14,922 
58,331 
168,041 
225,608 
411,365 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
25,771 
32 
838 
2,523 
6,299 
7,670 
8,409 
workers 
59,505 
90 
1,779 
5,853 
14,567 
18,632 
18,584 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
9,355 
5 
294 
866 
2,203 
2,783 
3,204 
workers 
18,730 
26 
492 
1,604 
4,237 
6,354 
6,017 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
19,005 
30 
620 
1,859 
4,738 
5,686 
6,072 
workers 
40,775 
64 
1,287 
4,249 
10,330 
12,278 
12,567 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
308 
2 
17 
35 
64 
104 
86 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
183 
- 
12 
19 
32 
59 
61 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
68,444 
169 
2,879 
7,967 
19,299 
20,307 
1 7,823 
workers 
156,550 
462 
6,842 
20,541 
47,121 
44,273 
37,311 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
14,226 
69 
816 
2,083 
4,338 
3,934 
2,986 
1 0 to 49 acres 
47,882 
109 
1,997 
5,824 
14,180 
14,259 
11,513 
50 to 69 acres 
1 1 ,893 
44 
439 
1,174 
3,137 
3,623 
3,476 
70 to 99 acres 
11,818 
34 
427 
1,082 
3,105 
3,558 
3,612 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
12,345 
38 
515 
1,089 
2,973 
3,827 
3,903 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
8,770 
15 
300 
731 
1,959 
2,793 
2,972 
180 to 219 acres 
5,852 
13 
220 
517 
1,359 
1,745 
1,998 
220 to 259 acres 
3,928 
21 
141 
325 
893 
1,193 
1,355 
260 to 499 acres 
12,790 
9 
485 
1,100 
2,860 
3,941 
4,395 
500 to 999 acres 
7,770 
17 
252 
635 
1,803 
2,350 
2,713 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
3,945 
7 
127 
371 
861 
1,217 
1,362 
2,000 acres or more 
2,821 
4 
95 
241 
529 
870 
1,082 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,217 
7 
170 
228 
528 
646 
638 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
624 
- 
11 
63 
173 
218 
159 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
2,736 
5 
55 
179 
602 
925 
970 
production (1114) 
777 
- 
29 
59 
204 
260 
225 
Other crop farming (1119) 
34,382 
70 
1,172 
2,948 
7,720 
9,967 
12,505 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
839 
■ 
72 
71 
201 
256 
239 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
33,543 
70 
1,100 
2,877 
7,519 
9,711 
12,266 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
73,575 
249 
3,195 
8,020 
20,127 
22,371 
19,613 
Cattlefeedlots(112112) 
370 
- 
19 
29 
96 
106 
120 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
133 
- 
10 
25 
37 
38 
23 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
795 
9 
67 
192 
283 
146 
98 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,930 
5 
72 
319 
599 
535 
400 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
9,924 
6 
375 
1,213 
3,034 
2,931 
2,365 
production (1125, 1129) 
16,577 
29 
639 
1,897 
4,594 
5,167 
4,251 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
84,403 
263 
3,837 
9,543 
23,270 
25,637 
21,853 
number 
3,343,997 
5,938 
175,890 
349,096 
844,502 
1,055,278 
913,293 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
32,987 
102 
1,554 
4,155 
9,862 
9,684 
7,630 
1 0 to 49 
40,628 
142 
1,816 
4,331 
10,674 
12,533 
11,132 
50 to 99 
6,536 
9 
276 
642 
1,710 
2,095 
1,804 
100 to 199 
2,690 
8 
131 
255 
662 
883 
751 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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