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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
12,574 
53 
482 
1,422 
2,871 
4,031 
3,715 
percent 
44.9 
0.2 
1.7 
5.1 
10.3 
14.4 
13.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,952,764 
63,211 
236,651 
2,130,144 
2,278,292 
3,445,247 
2,799,219 
Average size of farm 
acres 
871 
1,193 
491 
1,498 
794 
855 
753 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
12,574 
53 
482 
1,422 
2,871 
4,031 
3,715 
$1,000 
369,054 
1,960 
20,483 
46,348 
86,668 
106,417 
107,178 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,351 
36,988 
42,496 
32,594 
30,187 
26,400 
28,850 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,137 
8 
86 
490 
912 
1,383 
1,258 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,472 
8 
61 
156 
333 
442 
472 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,331 
12 
49 
126 
296 
445 
403 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,561 
5 
62 
152 
383 
492 
467 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,662 
13 
73 
179 
380 
531 
486 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,044 
4 
60 
109 
244 
325 
302 
$50,000 to $99,999 
655 
- 
47 
97 
141 
211 
159 
$100,000 to $249,999 
432 
- 
25 
79 
107 
121 
100 
$250,000 to $499,999 
177 
2 
11 
21 
50 
51 
42 
$500,000 to $999,999 
69 
1 
8 
10 
16 
21 
13 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
34 
- 
- 
3 
9 
9 
13 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
29 
- 
- 
2 
9 
8 
10 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
$5,000,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
12,574 
53 
482 
1,422 
2,871 
4,031 
3,715 
$1,000 
328,772 
1,885 
18,942 
42,758 
79,233 
94,234 
91,720 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
941 
3 
82 
157 
241 
255 
203 
$1,000 
95,570 
(D) 
(D) 
17,467 
27,419 
21,778 
19,023 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
382 
1 
41 
79 
94 
98 
69 
$1,000 
85,163 
(D) 
(D) 
15,646 
24,809 
18,783 
16,894 
Corn 
farms 
51 
4 
12 
10 
11 
14 
$1,000 
5,703 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
311 
(D) 
3,218 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
- 
2 
1 
3 
6 
6 
$1,000 
5,062 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
230 
1,227 
3,041 
Wheat 
farms 
747 
3 
78 
118 
178 
206 
164 
$1,000 
71,078 
(D) 
(D) 
12,561 
20,856 
16,565 
13,268 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
323 
1 
41 
61 
84 
79 
57 
$1,000 
62,872 
(D) 
(D) 
11,250 
19,081 
14,022 
1 1 ,447 
Soybeans 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
256 
- 
15 
45 
78 
61 
57 
$1,000 
10,430 
- 
931 
2,593 
3,377 
1,995 
1,534 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
56 
- 
5 
15 
17 
11 
8 
$1,000 
7,396 
- 
783 
1,979 
2,484 
1,249 
900 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
147 
1 
14 
30 
38 
45 
19 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,875 
1,860 
1,004 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
1 
5 
13 
15 
8 
5 
$1,000 
6,874 
(D) 
(D) 
1,639 
2,578 
1,301 
862 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
118 
1 
4 
22 
21 
43 
27 
$1,000 
698 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
72 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
190 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
162 
- 
4 
18 
29 
47 
64 
$1,000 
1,685 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
583 
468 
504 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
3 
1 
- 
$1,000 
485 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
143 
- 
2 
13 
26 
41 
61 
$1,000 
1,660 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
576 
(D) 
502 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
3 
1 
- 
$1,000 
485 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
farms 
27 
- 
2 
6 
4 
7 
8 
$1,000 
25 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
2 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
176 
8 
10 
52 
65 
41 
$1,000 
8,687 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,419 
3,731 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
- 
2 
4 
12 
8 
3 
$1,000 
7,421 
- 
(D) 
911 
2,143 
3,210 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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