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 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 
12,071 
52 
472 
1,370 
2,740 
3,862 
3,575 
acres 
6,931,631 
63,210 
233,884 
618,498 
1,519,886 
2,130,488 
2,365,665 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
676 
2 
29 
98 
140 
185 
222 
acres 
1,111,077 
(D) 
(D) 
107,348 
230,861 
422,458 
330,720 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
10,637 
45 
426 
1,240 
2,432 
3,386 
3,108 
acres 
4,526,334 
15,168 
165,738 
502,609 
1,033,102 
1,269,498 
1,540,219 
Partnership 
farms 
833 
- 
15 
95 
183 
270 
270 
acres 
1,381,591 
- 
26,344 
129,777 
371,214 
481,004 
373,252 
Registered under state law 
farms 
655 
- 
9 
79 
151 
198 
218 
acres 
1,222,727 
- 
9,094 
119,600 
357,343 
438,520 
298,170 
Corporation 
farms 
767 
5 
34 
55 
197 
266 
210 
acres 
1,465,788 
45,730 
43,994 
61,320 
268,251 
475,646 
570,847 
Family held 
farms 
681 
3 
29 
52 
170 
233 
194 
acres 
1,300,330 
(D) 
42,835 
(D) 
240,270 
431,495 
519,441 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
7 
2 
3 
- 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
674 
3 
27 
52 
167 
233 
192 
Other than family held 
farms 
86 
2 
5 
3 
27 
33 
16 
acres 
165,458 
(D) 
1,159 
(D) 
27,981 
44,151 
51,406 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
11 
- 
2 
6 
3 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
75 
2 
5 
3 
25 
27 
13 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
337 
3 
7 
32 
59 
109 
127 
acres 
3,579,051 
2,313 
575 
1,436,438 
605,725 
1,219,099 
314,901 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,791 
8 
43 
185 
386 
590 
579 
workers 
4,596 
21 
142 
738 
933 
1,426 
1,336 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
729 
3 
17 
76 
162 
233 
238 
workers 
1,450 
4 
38 
295 
279 
428 
406 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
1,323 
8 
33 
147 
280 
446 
409 
workers 
3,146 
17 
104 
443 
654 
998 
930 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
51 
. 
1 
3 
7 
24 
16 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
- 
3 
6 
8 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
5,333 
19 
250 
726 
1,320 
1,595 
1,423 
workers 
11,566 
59 
548 
1,703 
3,172 
3,332 
2,752 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,413 
15 
83 
207 
367 
434 
307 
1 0 to 49 acres 
3,597 
4 
122 
458 
879 
1,206 
928 
50 to 69 acres 
584 
4 
21 
63 
103 
232 
161 
70 to 99 acres 
658 
3 
19 
80 
189 
187 
180 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
682 
1 
19 
71 
158 
225 
208 
140 to 1 79 acres 
813 
8 
33 
85 
177 
262 
248 
180 to 219 acres 
372 
- 
4 
23 
93 
132 
120 
220 to 259 acres 
307 
- 
8 
29 
74 
85 
111 
260 to 499 acres 
1,378 
7 
65 
105 
247 
437 
517 
500 to 999 acres 
1,125 
- 
37 
125 
223 
343 
397 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
864 
6 
43 
88 
188 
252 
287 
2,000 acres or more 
781 
5 
28 
88 
173 
236 
251 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
748 
3 
71 
130 
192 
196 
156 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
86 
1 
3 
14 
14 
33 
21 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
164 
- 
2 
17 
28 
46 
71 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
160 
_ 
6 
13 
40 
59 
42 
Other crop farming (1119) 
4,391 
4 
96 
302 
818 
1,426 
1,745 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
4,391 
4 
96 
302 
818 
1,426 
1,745 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
3,098 
35 
198 
416 
822 
958 
669 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
44 
2 
6 
7 
9 
14 
6 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
34 
- 
- 
4 
6 
14 
10 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
62 
- 
3 
14 
25 
13 
7 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
127 
- 
1 
20 
40 
42 
24 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
290 
2 
11 
47 
81 
93 
56 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
3,370 
6 
85 
438 
796 
1,137 
908 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
3,793 
41 
250 
580 
1,040 
1,100 
782 
number 
238,625 
3,215 
10,491 
29,101 
55,187 
70,521 
70,110 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,265 
14 
60 
209 
363 
371 
248 
1 0 to 49 
1,516 
20 
132 
220 
408 
436 
300 
50 to 99 
501 
5 
25 
77 
142 
158 
94 
1 00 to 1 99 
294 
- 
26 
46 
78 
74 
70 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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