Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
692 
171 
9 
7 
9 
15 
40 
91 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,434 
593 
- 
31 
50 
95 
140 
277 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,912 
538 
5 
22 
56 
80 
132 
243 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,508 
1,373 
30 
88 
113 
242 
358 
542 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,535 
1,326 
37 
104 
113 
222 
328 
522 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,705 
10,315 
113 
967 
1,375 
2,703 
3,078 
2,079 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
8,175 
3,193 
47 
249 
399 
647 
875 
976 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
33,495 
63,680 
26,988 
62,082 
101,617 
85,365 
64,491 
35,244 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
691 
163 
2 
13 
14 
27 
53 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,934 
562 
10 
26 
65 
86 
153 
222 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,633 
494 
- 
41 
45 
104 
120 
184 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,129 
767 
22 
56 
94 
140 
197 
258 
$25,000 to $49,999 
730 
361 
7 
35 
29 
88 
113 
89 
$50,000 or more 
1,058 
846 
6 
78 
152 
202 
239 
169 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
....farms 
272 
257 
4 
58 
24 
53 
88 
30 
$1,000 
32,954 
32,343 
252 
7,348 
2,365 
8,889 
9,709 
3,780 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
.... farms 
20,393 
12,697 
152 
1,049 
1,543 
2,842 
3,587 
3,524 
$1,000 
518,967 
401,417 
3,149 
26,155 
57,149 
98,125 
121,392 
95,447 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
....farms 
2,152 
1,879 
59 
288 
362 
472 
464 
234 
$1,000 
52,342 
49,138 
904 
5,858 
8,904 
14,631 
15,072 
3,769 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
....farms 
10,608 
5,124 
18 
146 
402 
915 
1,458 
2,185 
$1,000 
211,202 
1 1 1 ,969 
180 
1,944 
8,908 
17,239 
27,771 
55,927 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
.... farms 
22 
17 
2 
3 
2 
10 
$1,000 
114 
53 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
39 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
....farms 
167 
98 
7 
11 
33 
26 
21 
$1,000 
1,110 
752 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
248 
112 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
....farms 
1 1 ,938 
9,146 
91 
797 
1,184 
2,191 
2,670 
2,213 
$1,000 
66,853 
63,231 
191 
3,239 
9,788 
17,099 
22,117 
10,798 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
.... farms 
4,268 
3,785 
48 
408 
588 
1,006 
1,126 
609 
$1 ,000 
151,617 
144,324 
1,786 
12,942 
26,449 
40,017 
43,820 
19,310 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
.... farms 
427 
252 
4 
24 
27 
49 
83 
65 
$1,000 
3,242 
2,438 
6 
142 
448 
524 
871 
447 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
....farms 
1,775 
1,397 
10 
71 
153 
336 
437 
390 
$1,000 
32,486 
29,512 
83 
1,924 
2,605 
8,361 
1 1 ,494 
5,045 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
.... farms 
27,440 
16,262 
204 
1,355 
1,962 
3,740 
4,681 
4,320 
acres 
27,147,240 
24,335,948 
119,832 
1,653,789 
3,656,320 
7,169,014 
7,698,516 
4,038,477 
Harvested cropland 
.... farms 
19,391 
14,685 
195 
1,287 
1,873 
3,578 
4,276 
3,476 
acres 
23,469,816 
22,214,697 
1 1 1 ,783 
1 ,583,470 
3,444,763 
6,673,058 
7,030,396 
3,371,227 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
2,481 
894 
20 
46 
88 
138 
222 
380 
50 to 99 acres 
1,410 
657 
12 
45 
67 
105 
126 
302 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,991 
1,139 
4 
94 
120 
193 
278 
450 
200 to 499 acres 
3,072 
2,219 
75 
189 
223 
461 
581 
690 
500 to 999 acres 
2,942 
2,547 
56 
324 
263 
570 
718 
616 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
3,451 
3,262 
25 
345 
412 
873 
1,085 
522 
2,000 acres or more 
4,044 
3,967 
3 
244 
700 
1,238 
1,266 
516 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
1,549 
1,003 
13 
49 
107 
236 
309 
289 
acres 
321,936 
266,318 
3,178 
5,936 
27,151 
61,144 
97,907 
71,002 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
.... farms 
1,823 
1,442 
10 
94 
131 
344 
499 
364 
acres 
377,660 
333,161 
714 
1 1 ,729 
34,936 
100,964 
119,114 
65,704 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
....farms 
13,494 
5,900 
35 
278 
550 
1,242 
1,832 
1,963 
acres 
2,665,385 
1,250,087 
3,913 
43,913 
118,097 
265,291 
362,791 
456,082 
In cultivated summer fallow 
....farms 
1,603 
1,332 
10 
59 
102 
303 
429 
429 
acres 
312,443 
271,685 
244 
8,741 
31,373 
68,557 
88,308 
74,462 
Total woodland 
....farms 
2,851 
1,493 
9 
73 
127 
331 
499 
454 
acres 
271 ,799 
149,875 
237 
4,644 
19,037 
29,781 
50,793 
45,383 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
1,088 
625 
3 
28 
58 
125 
206 
205 
acres 
125,002 
82,806 
15 
2,944 
8,614 
15,972 
28,668 
26,593 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
2,017 
1,003 
6 
45 
82 
234 
347 
289 
acres 
146,797 
67,069 
222 
1,700 
10,423 
13,809 
22,125 
18,790 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
