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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
8,142 
34 
271 
960 
1,941 
2,664 
2,272 
acres 
7,171,833 
57,063 
114,420 
1,630,928 
1,448,151 
2,099,376 
1,821,895 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
7,226 
19 
279 
812 
1,655 
2,386 
2,075 
acres 
196,504 
49 
3,482 
13,876 
41,792 
66,627 
70,678 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3,766 
11 
146 
423 
916 
1,274 
996 
acres 
247,360 
2,073 
14,134 
35,791 
55,683 
73,114 
66,565 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,710 
5 
106 
313 
671 
910 
705 
acres 
171,828 
361 
10,213 
21,197 
41,113 
51,787 
47,157 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1,790 
7 
67 
216 
430 
621 
449 
acres 
75,532 
1,712 
3,921 
14,594 
14,570 
21,327 
19,408 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
1,947 
1 
46 
113 
298 
593 
896 
acres 
892,251 
(D) 
(D) 
66,448 
131,750 
267,722 
413,384 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
882 
1 
73 
132 
203 
280 
193 
acres 
533,183 
(D) 
(D) 
85,630 
155,259 
138,750 
101,541 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
42 
- 
5 
8 
6 
10 
13 
$1,000 
1,518 
- 
182 
410 
38 
679 
209 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
12,574 
53 
482 
1,422 
2,871 
4,031 
3,715 
$1,000 
11,226,261 
31,740 
266,336 
1,358,819 
2,644,113 
3,279,256 
3,645,997 
Average per farm 
dollars 
892,815 
598,863 
552,563 
955,569 
920,973 
813,509 
981,426 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,025 
502 
1,125 
638 
1,161 
952 
1,303 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1,157 
13 
74 
133 
283 
343 
311 
$50,000 to $99,999 
982 
10 
40 
112 
195 
308 
317 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,898 
8 
64 
204 
429 
623 
570 
$200,000 to $499,999 
4,522 
11 
157 
600 
1,052 
1,412 
1,290 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,189 
2 
91 
213 
498 
762 
623 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
939 
5 
33 
85 
209 
313 
294 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
605 
4 
19 
49 
145 
185 
203 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
147 
- 
3 
11 
34 
42 
57 
$10,000,000 or more 
135 
- 
1 
15 
26 
43 
50 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
12,574 
53 
482 
1,422 
2,871 
4,031 
3,715 
$1,000 
638,654 
2,617 
36,091 
79,017 
156,945 
192,643 
171,342 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,892 
14 
44 
170 
379 
659 
626 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,413 
6 
37 
119 
347 
467 
437 
$10,000 to $19,999 
2,483 
7 
86 
275 
584 
826 
705 
$20,000 to $49,999 
3,383 
10 
137 
377 
752 
1,067 
1,040 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,776 
11 
77 
239 
416 
543 
490 
$100,000 to $199,999 
966 
- 
54 
166 
222 
270 
254 
$200,000 to $499,999 
530 
5 
35 
65 
134 
161 
130 
$500,000 or more 
131 
- 
12 
11 
37 
38 
33 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
8,195 
28 
357 
1,009 
1,971 
2,618 
2,212 
number 
16,187 
60 
746 
2,076 
4,058 
5,100 
4,147 
Tractors, all 
farms 
7,341 
17 
239 
796 
1,737 
2,394 
2,158 
number 
12,784 
31 
439 
1,372 
2,972 
4,166 
3,804 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,346 
8 
65 
290 
712 
1,189 
1,082 
number 
4,181 
8 
70 
372 
856 
1,466 
1,409 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
4,279 
9 
148 
475 
1,044 
1,394 
1,209 
number 
5,505 
11 
201 
616 
1,346 
1,767 
1,564 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
2,098 
8 
112 
263 
526 
635 
554 
number 
3,098 
12 
168 
384 
770 
933 
831 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
673 
1 
45 
95 
172 
191 
169 
number 
774 
(D) 
(D) 
108 
213 
211 
189 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
954 
- 
60 
122 
273 
290 
209 
number 
1,018 
- 
63 
129 
294 
307 
225 
Hay balers 
farms 
2,947 
7 
134 
325 
740 
973 
768 
number 
3,519 
9 
187 
384 
884 
1,154 
901 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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