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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
441 
5 
7 
48 
100 
138 
143 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,063 
8 
47 
91 
239 
340 
338 
$5,000 to $9,999 
773 
1 
29 
71 
170 
249 
253 
$10,000 to $24,999 
946 
4 
53 
90 
190 
313 
296 
$25,000 to $49,999 
570 
- 
19 
57 
121 
175 
198 
$50,000 or more 
640 
5 
33 
75 
146 
193 
188 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
8,141 
30 
294 
990 
1,905 
2,623 
2,299 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
17,456 
20,266 
22,801 
19,743 
17,384 
18,193 
14,968 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
688 
4 
32 
62 
126 
245 
219 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,472 
8 
66 
266 
547 
864 
721 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,843 
4 
65 
225 
462 
557 
530 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,966 
4 
60 
274 
520 
595 
513 
$25,000 to $49,999 
718 
7 
32 
104 
161 
217 
197 
$50,000 or more 
454 
3 
39 
59 
89 
145 
119 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
2 
1 
13 
4 
$1,000 
306 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,070 
15 
146 
401 
888 
1,320 
1,300 
$1,000 
57,958 
448 
1,575 
7,275 
17,829 
18,338 
12,493 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
271 
5 
34 
43 
50 
83 
56 
$1,000 
2,099 
231 
150 
513 
310 
556 
339 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
2,194 
8 
39 
174 
400 
725 
848 
$1,000 
33,010 
91 
696 
4,108 
8,443 
10,615 
9,057 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
108 
_ 
_ 
7 
31 
31 
39 
$1,000 
7,158 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
124 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
208 
- 
6 
20 
53 
68 
61 
$1,000 
6,269 
- 
82 
975 
2,151 
2,305 
756 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,366 
1 
53 
172 
323 
461 
356 
$1,000 
1,422 
(D) 
53 
176 
(D) 
492 
402 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
273 
1 
27 
35 
69 
78 
63 
$1,000 
4,652 
(D) 
430 
828 
(D) 
(D) 
999 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
55 
- 
- 
2 
18 
25 
10 
$1,000 
278 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
130 
95 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
438 
4 
15 
48 
113 
138 
120 
$1,000 
3,070 
(D) 
163 
579 
(D) 
750 
721 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
7,740 
13 
285 
783 
1,700 
2,470 
2,489 
acres 
2,245,082 
5,859 
114,081 
236,936 
522,002 
601,238 
764,966 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
5,157 
10 
213 
580 
1,257 
1 ,665 
1,432 
acres 
754,684 
4,311 
55,716 
111,591 
213,146 
192,048 
177,872 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
3,157 
2 
79 
315 
761 
1,068 
932 
50 to 99 acres 
617 
2 
37 
71 
148 
192 
167 
100 to 199 acres 
552 
3 
30 
62 
146 
172 
139 
200 to 499 acres 
472 
2 
28 
68 
124 
141 
109 
500 to 999 acres 
200 
- 
25 
34 
38 
56 
47 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
115 
- 
10 
23 
22 
28 
32 
2,000 acres or more 
44 
1 
4 
7 
18 
8 
6 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
740 
5 
47 
90 
165 
239 
194 
acres 
145,043 
1,100 
16,308 
14,591 
30,118 
36,406 
46,520 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
721 
1 
33 
91 
172 
213 
211 
acres 
94,722 
(D) 
(D) 
10,608 
26,864 
22,384 
29,982 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
2,626 
1 
79 
172 
474 
798 
1,102 
acres 
1,048,715 
(D) 
(D) 
79,341 
185,428 
306,122 
454,120 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
583 
1 
37 
64 
150 
166 
165 
acres 
201,918 
(D) 
(D) 
20,805 
66,446 
44,278 
56,472 
Total woodland 
farms 
1,941 
4 
23 
164 
377 
744 
629 
acres 
1,339,345 
240 
4,668 
248,404 
266,347 
678,006 
141,680 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,241 
4 
13 
114 
232 
518 
360 
acres 
917,290 
240 
2,384 
221,618 
167,675 
442,858 
82,515 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
949 
- 
13 
76 
178 
342 
340 
acres 
422,055 
- 
2,284 
26,786 
98,672 
235,148 
59,165 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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