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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,373 
85 
242 
511 
353 
182 
number 
2,979,989 
- 
1,498 
110,660 
820,234 
252,820 
1,794,777 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
192 
8 
39 
76 
32 
37 
number 
2,027,958 
- 
180,048 
169,788 
976,035 
161,750 
540,337 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
594 
44 
133 
190 
157 
70 
number 
78,185,670 
- 
5,393,215 
18,596,543 
21,206,127 
22,127,223 
10,862,562 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
472 
38 
105 
156 
128 
45 
2,000 to 59,999 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
117 
- 
6 
27 
34 
28 
22 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
772 
2 
55 
107 
265 
224 
119 
number 
432,240 
(D) 
289 
(D) 
2,379 
(D) 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
232 
18 
48 
84 
46 
36 
number 
1,753,121 
- 
121 
(D) 
1,027 
(D) 
(D) 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
20 
1 
3 
5 
11 
acres 
1,165 
- 
- 
(D) 
482 
(D) 
432 
bushels 
23,492 
- 
- 
(D) 
7,480 
(D) 
10,188 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
1 
2 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
743 
2 
54 
75 
196 
213 
203 
acres 
117,160 
(D) 
(D) 
18,750 
27,273 
35,515 
29,503 
bushels 
13,727,838 
(D) 
(D) 
2,839,257 
2,860,445 
3,957,559 
3,405,587 
Irrigated 
farms 
230 
20 
37 
57 
63 
53 
acres 
48,458 
- 
1,304 
12,459 
10,664 
14,679 
9,352 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
165 
17 
16 
36 
48 
48 
25 to 99 acres 
281 
2 
16 
17 
83 
87 
76 
1 00 to 249 acres 
177 
- 
12 
19 
48 
47 
51 
250 to 499 acres 
74 
- 
7 
12 
17 
22 
16 
500 acres or more 
46 
- 
2 
11 
12 
9 
12 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
77 
- 
13 
10 
18 
16 
20 
acres 
13,572 
- 
673 
1,342 
3,035 
4,706 
3,816 
tons 
259,992 
- 
14,026 
20,568 
50,754 
109,675 
64,969 
Irrigated 
farms 
38 
- 
7 
4 
9 
9 
9 
acres 
9,236 
- 
445 
640 
1,996 
3,726 
2,429 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
18 
8 
2 
4 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
19 
- 
3 
- 
7 
5 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
25 
- 
2 
8 
3 
8 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
11 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
8 
500 acres or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
1,144 
_ 
91 
116 
282 
348 
307 
acres 
295,964 
- 
21,613 
25,481 
72,909 
99,990 
75,971 
bales 
341,384 
- 
26,945 
30,641 
87,188 
109,794 
86,816 
Irrigated 
farms 
535 
- 
41 
67 
120 
190 
117 
acres 
113,096 
- 
1 1 ,489 
1 1 ,340 
26,706 
39,167 
24,394 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
97 
12 
9 
18 
32 
26 
25 to 99 acres 
377 
- 
33 
32 
112 
111 
89 
1 00 to 249 acres 
336 
- 
21 
43 
75 
91 
106 
250 to 499 acres 
193 
- 
19 
20 
43 
62 
49 
500 acres or more 
141 
- 
6 
12 
34 
52 
37 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
12 
- 
3 
- 
2 
4 
3 
acres 
293 
- 
156 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
cwt 
4,232 
- 
2,286 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
2 
4 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
252 
- 
9 
16 
47 
94 
86 
acres 
16,454 
- 
424 
1,051 
2,497 
6,476 
6,006 
bushels 
699,962 
- 
18,126 
39,630 
124,537 
271,439 
246,230 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
2 
acres 
520 
- 
- 
- 
165 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
106 
. 
4 
7 
19 
43 
33 
25 to 99 acres 
93 
- 
3 
5 
20 
29 
36 
1 00 to 249 acres 
36 
- 
2 
4 
6 
15 
9 
250 to 499 acres 
15 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
8 
500 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
81 
_ 
7 
7 
22 
26 
19 
acres 
10,696 
- 
1,040 
800 
2,674 
4,955 
1,227 
pounds 
40,629,371 
- 
6,162,300 
1,755,641 
11,553,172 
19,128,068 
2,030,190 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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