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 
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 
521 
43 
26 
110 
149 
193 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,841 
8 
108 
167 
333 
516 
709 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,374 
4 
63 
113 
221 
407 
566 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,135 
14 
110 
183 
408 
591 
829 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,209 
15 
69 
112 
196 
336 
481 
$50,000 or more 
1,390 
8 
144 
215 
264 
387 
372 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
4,982 
40 
427 
641 
1,067 
1,289 
1,518 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
14,149 
31,793 
19,075 
16,790 
15,287 
13,109 
1 1 ,266 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
528 
47 
60 
95 
145 
181 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,372 
10 
96 
146 
295 
396 
429 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,139 
6 
86 
147 
211 
309 
380 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,362 
- 
106 
196 
331 
309 
420 
$25,000 to $49,999 
369 
14 
61 
41 
90 
89 
74 
$50,000 or more 
212 
10 
31 
51 
45 
41 
34 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
15 
2 
3 
9 
1 
$1,000 
612 
- 
- 
(D) 
204 
175 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
7,696 
30 
446 
732 
1,465 
2,169 
2,854 
$1,000 
117,550 
271 
4,292 
9,099 
18,416 
33,328 
52,143 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
273 
3 
67 
54 
50 
63 
36 
$1,000 
3,204 
23 
705 
812 
455 
594 
616 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
5,484 
10 
146 
407 
923 
1,612 
2,386 
$1,000 
99,233 
82 
1,848 
6,101 
14,039 
28,226 
48,937 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
5 
1 
2 
2 
$1,000 
61 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
69 
10 
19 
15 
25 
$1,000 
358 
- 
- 
75 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
2,792 
8 
243 
332 
647 
781 
781 
$1,000 
3,623 
6 
284 
476 
805 
1,179 
873 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
483 
11 
75 
97 
135 
93 
72 
$1,000 
7,293 
161 
1,107 
1,387 
1,902 
1,848 
888 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
175 
_ 
5 
21 
33 
48 
68 
$1,000 
805 
- 
23 
52 
265 
168 
296 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
378 
25 
49 
97 
126 
81 
$1,000 
2,973 
- 
324 
197 
894 
1,148 
410 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
11,178 
56 
642 
1,126 
2,063 
3,144 
4,147 
acres 
2,811,292 
15,739 
196,853 
339,548 
528,673 
785,876 
944,603 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,706 
50 
491 
725 
1,222 
1,347 
871 
acres 
1,255,119 
12,347 
151,460 
251,369 
306,189 
351,561 
182,193 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
1,587 
14 
78 
242 
455 
466 
332 
50 to 99 acres 
753 
13 
84 
89 
177 
245 
145 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
852 
14 
116 
139 
205 
225 
153 
200 to 499 acres 
853 
6 
124 
126 
219 
233 
145 
500 to 999 acres 
395 
- 
63 
74 
101 
94 
63 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
189 
1 
21 
27 
52 
63 
25 
2,000 acres or more 
77 
2 
5 
28 
13 
21 
8 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
546 
8 
30 
36 
116 
198 
158 
acres 
55,618 
360 
(D) 
(D) 
10,011 
20,393 
18,675 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
381 
6 
28 
38 
112 
104 
93 
acres 
44,499 
240 
3,693 
3,758 
13,182 
12,590 
1 1 ,036 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
7,594 
15 
232 
554 
1,111 
2,148 
3,534 
acres 
1,415,298 
2,792 
37,139 
78,751 
190,441 
389,062 
717,113 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
271 
- 
4 
21 
70 
95 
81 
acres 
40,758 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,850 
12,270 
15,586 
T otal woodland 
farms 
1,358 
10 
78 
159 
291 
403 
417 
acres 
121,924 
953 
3,090 
13,739 
17,436 
48,715 
37,991 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
463 
3 
38 
70 
108 
136 
108 
acres 
42,196 
928 
1,706 
7,969 
7,607 
14,137 
9,849 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
1,014 
7 
48 
99 
210 
304 
346 
acres 
79,728 
25 
1,384 
5,770 
9,829 
34,578 
28,142 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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