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 
15,137 
69 
764 
1,801 
4,363 
4,725 
3,415 
percent 
42.6 
0.2 
2.1 
5.1 
12.3 
13.3 
9.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,645,043 
3,835 
70,358 
175,549 
443,518 
493,932 
457,851 
Average size of farm 
acres 
109 
56 
92 
97 
102 
105 
134 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
15,137 
69 
764 
1,801 
4,363 
4,725 
3,415 
$1,000 
434,953 
1,233 
28,832 
44,815 
123,406 
133,883 
102,784 
Average per farm 
dollars 
28,734 
17,876 
37,738 
24,883 
28,285 
28,335 
30,098 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,588 
15 
184 
495 
1,350 
1,411 
1,133 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,863 
12 
89 
202 
489 
616 
455 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,896 
9 
80 
250 
575 
565 
417 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,093 
9 
130 
238 
568 
707 
441 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,377 
3 
134 
303 
713 
759 
465 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,052 
15 
59 
129 
302 
324 
223 
$50,000 to $99,999 
612 
4 
39 
81 
209 
161 
118 
$100,000 to $249,999 
412 
2 
30 
71 
99 
108 
102 
$250,000 to $499,999 
146 
- 
7 
24 
40 
43 
32 
$500,000 to $999,999 
60 
- 
9 
6 
11 
19 
15 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
38 
- 
3 
2 
7 
12 
14 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
22 
- 
- 
2 
2 
8 
10 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
10 
- 
3 
- 
3 
1 
3 
$5,000,000 or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
15,137 
69 
764 
1,801 
4,363 
4,725 
3,415 
$1,000 
427,976 
1,227 
28,559 
43,701 
121,389 
132,060 
101,041 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,630 
8 
171 
242 
458 
432 
319 
$1,000 
59,411 
176 
5,170 
8,338 
14,323 
17,052 
14,352 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
256 
- 
26 
41 
70 
60 
59 
$1,000 
43,977 
- 
3,636 
6,235 
10,078 
12,861 
11,168 
Corn 
farms 
1,307 
8 
123 
185 
378 
339 
274 
$1,000 
42,688 
131 
3,560 
5,142 
10,132 
12,675 
11,047 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
198 
- 
11 
32 
52 
49 
54 
$1,000 
29,982 
- 
2,189 
3,553 
6,351 
9,352 
8,537 
Wheat 
farms 
116 
- 
13 
18 
34 
23 
28 
$1,000 
1,628 
- 
94 
211 
455 
192 
676 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
691 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
427 
Soybeans 
farms 
463 
6 
74 
77 
129 
99 
78 
$1,000 
13,416 
32 
1,401 
2,740 
3,473 
3,595 
2,175 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
- 
3 
11 
16 
20 
12 
$1,000 
7,306 
- 
415 
1,522 
1,729 
2,381 
1,259 
Sorghum 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
$1,000 
7 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
58 
2 
11 
4 
12 
20 
9 
$1,000 
181 
(D) 
32 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
391 
4 
40 
73 
95 
103 
76 
$1,000 
1,490 
(D) 
82 
(D) 
241 
511 
408 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
" 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
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 
1,094 
6 
85 
152 
361 
314 
176 
$1,000 
34,865 
23 
1,858 
3,273 
6,930 
14,595 
8,186 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
- 
2 
10 
33 
18 
18 
$1,000 
25,546 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,931 
11,923 
6,382 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,002 
2 
46 
115 
287 
337 
215 
$1,000 
36,870 
(D) 
(D) 
3,352 
8,235 
10,585 
13,313 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
146 
5 
21 
39 
53 
28 
$1,000 
28,434 
- 
993 
2,393 
5,780 
7,555 
11,713 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
645 
2 
21 
80 
178 
231 
133 
$1,000 
33,778 
(D) 
(D) 
2,979 
7,412 
9,654 
12,434 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
141 
5 
20 
38 
51 
27 
$1,000 
27,568 
- 
993 
2,303 
5,655 
7,301 
11,316 
Berries 
farms 
426 
- 
25 
45 
132 
130 
94 
$1,000 
3,092 
- 
85 
373 
824 
931 
879 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
778 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
750 
4 
39 
96 
217 
235 
159 
$1,000 
101,134 
253 
9,069 
3,590 
39,208 
23,082 
25,932 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
158 
4 
8 
22 
43 
40 
41 
$1,000 
94,085 
253 
8,820 
2,490 
37,151 
20,948 
24,423 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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