Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
13,452 
89 
964 
1,457 
2,599 
3,675 
4,668 
percent 
43.4 
0.3 
3.1 
4.7 
8.4 
11.9 
15.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,011,258 
27,581 
354,986 
616,515 
1,022,352 
1,417,205 
1,572,619 
Average size of farm 
acres 
373 
310 
368 
423 
393 
386 
337 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
13,452 
89 
964 
1,457 
2,599 
3,675 
4,668 
$1,000 
601,245 
5,091 
65,245 
110,411 
151,925 
175,663 
92,910 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,696 
57,205 
67,681 
75,780 
58,455 
47,799 
19,904 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,902 
2 
116 
208 
433 
465 
678 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,750 
6 
82 
150 
274 
492 
746 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,257 
15 
101 
213 
349 
691 
888 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,295 
13 
114 
195 
379 
609 
985 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,177 
9 
134 
198 
435 
607 
794 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,098 
19 
117 
138 
258 
297 
269 
$50,000 to $99,999 
799 
14 
132 
135 
170 
205 
143 
$100,000 to $249,999 
646 
8 
111 
104 
158 
164 
101 
$250,000 to $499,999 
364 
1 
45 
73 
102 
102 
41 
$500,000 to $999,999 
109 
2 
6 
29 
27 
26 
19 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
55 
- 
6 
14 
14 
17 
4 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
43 
- 
5 
10 
10 
14 
4 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
7 
- 
1 
4 
1 
1 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
13,452 
89 
964 
1,457 
2,599 
3,675 
4,668 
$1,000 
531,508 
4,741 
61,545 
104,028 
140,594 
156,525 
64,076 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,076 
32 
315 
349 
483 
555 
342 
$1,000 
331,606 
(D) 
43,720 
74,527 
77,632 
90,629 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,186 
18 
180 
232 
285 
294 
177 
$1,000 
314,136 
3,192 
40,436 
71,907 
74,281 
85,904 
38,414 
Corn 
farms 
672 
3 
144 
132 
175 
150 
68 
$1,000 
80,341 
513 
16,404 
16,752 
19,773 
18,958 
7,942 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
373 
3 
80 
78 
94 
80 
38 
$1,000 
74,140 
513 
15,000 
15,652 
18,150 
17,581 
7,244 
Wheat 
farms 
1,215 
24 
158 
201 
287 
329 
216 
$1,000 
101,925 
1,604 
8,949 
22,504 
23,671 
28,627 
16,570 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
540 
8 
51 
114 
134 
144 
89 
$1,000 
87,507 
1,339 
6,451 
20,338 
20,765 
24,750 
13,864 
Soybeans 
farms 
697 
3 
121 
112 
158 
189 
114 
$1,000 
67,931 
83 
9,003 
14,822 
15,923 
19,042 
9,058 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
350 
- 
57 
68 
77 
87 
61 
$1,000 
59,528 
- 
7,243 
13,862 
13,892 
16,637 
7,894 
Sorghum 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
278 
5 
33 
56 
80 
70 
34 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
1,968 
4,332 
2,619 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
2 
11 
21 
21 
29 
8 
$1,000 
13,442 
(D) 
1,344 
3,525 
1,835 
5,788 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
760 
16 
108 
157 
179 
183 
117 
$1,000 
64,679 
852 
7,397 
16,118 
15,647 
17,740 
6,926 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
353 
7 
53 
69 
93 
96 
35 
$1,000 
56,906 
618 
6,373 
14,326 
14,135 
16,252 
5,202 
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 
79 
3 
14 
21 
27 
14 
$1,000 
2,380 
- 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,978 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
37 
_ 
_ 
4 
11 
16 
6 
$1,000 
121 
- 
- 
18 
37 
51 
15 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
2 
8 
11 
2 
$1,000 
52 
- 
- 
(D) 
13 
29 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
2 
5 
7 
4 
$1,000 
69 
- 
- 
(D) 
24 
22 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
39 
8 
9 
20 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
491 
(D) 
570 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
378 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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