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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
14,750 
9,020 
70 
573 
1,007 
2,155 
2,676 
2,539 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads. 
acres 
10,247,184 
8,559,025 
37,153 
576,460 
1,056,162 
2,189,659 
2,564,138 
2,135,453 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
18,925 
1 1 ,229 
104 
699 
1,171 
2,547 
3,482 
3,226 
acres 
1,596,390 
1,206,507 
5,214 
66,447 
130,800 
310,755 
385,074 
308,217 
Irrigated land 
farms 
744 
609 
6 
44 
83 
162 
173 
141 
acres 
218,407 
209,950 
18 
12,777 
34,124 
64,350 
55,494 
43,187 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
729 
609 
6 
44 
83 
162 
173 
141 
acres 
217,057 
209,259 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
64,070 
55,162 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
33 
16 
- 
2 
1 
4 
6 
3 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
1,350 
691 
(D) 
(D) 
280 
332 
(D) 
Programs 
farms 
13,150 
5,792 
26 
226 
576 
1,251 
1,809 
1,904 
acres 
2,163,579 
889,786 
4,422 
22,763 
71,082 
164,751 
250,776 
375,992 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
13,335 
11,421 
167 
1,098 
1,547 
2,914 
3,370 
2,325 
acres 
20,632,487 
19,667,344 
100,218 
1,397,886 
3,124,149 
5,921,305 
6,284,020 
2,839,766 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
118 
96 
- 
4 
6 
25 
49 
12 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
9,754 
8,627 
440 
544 
1,565 
4,713 
1,366 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
30,961 
17,509 
241 
1,468 
2,115 
4,004 
4,951 
4,730 
$1,000 
56,002,289 
49,651,559 
244,254 
3,392,973 
7,592,753 
14,756,241 
15,512,086 
8,153,251 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,808,801 
2,835,774 
1,013,503 
2,311,290 
3,589,954 
3,685,375 
3,133,122 
1 ,723,732 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,426 
1,450 
1,504 
1,474 
1,562 
1,521 
1,450 
1,249 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,938 
849 
27 
56 
100 
143 
216 
307 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,732 
734 
15 
29 
55 
119 
153 
363 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,922 
1,183 
19 
99 
105 
175 
309 
476 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,995 
2,402 
47 
229 
238 
401 
565 
922 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,242 
2,570 
49 
220 
247 
536 
658 
860 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,977 
3,163 
52 
339 
341 
716 
913 
802 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
4,165 
3,740 
26 
329 
564 
986 
1,202 
633 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,971 
1,884 
6 
114 
282 
611 
629 
242 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
1,019 
984 
53 
183 
317 
306 
125 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
30,956 
17,508 
241 
1,468 
2,115 
4,004 
4,951 
4,729 
$1,000 
9,297,134 
8,387,376 
82,815 
693,375 
1,316,067 
2,405,917 
2,625,301 
1 ,263,900 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,590 
647 
12 
33 
45 
98 
177 
282 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,732 
406 
4 
27 
40 
43 
102 
190 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,076 
847 
19 
40 
66 
114 
226 
382 
$20,000 to $49,999 
5,234 
1,658 
37 
102 
154 
253 
359 
753 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,290 
2,050 
26 
154 
184 
406 
517 
763 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,889 
2,747 
63 
292 
265 
599 
744 
784 
$200,000 to $499,999 
4,548 
3,806 
35 
341 
473 
990 
1,156 
811 
$500,000 or more 
5,597 
5,347 
45 
479 
888 
1,501 
1,670 
764 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
23,725 
15,830 
205 
1,338 
1,962 
3,741 
4,569 
4,015 
number 
89,528 
72,472 
560 
4,887 
9,078 
19,725 
22,612 
15,610 
Tractors, all 
farms 
23,700 
15,601 
168 
1,199 
1,916 
3,701 
4,545 
4,072 
number 
84,470 
65,315 
401 
3,907 
7,972 
17,011 
20,575 
15,449 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
8,602 
5,221 
12 
266 
620 
1,130 
1,572 
1,621 
number 
13,685 
8,612 
15 
402 
1,004 
1,823 
2,664 
2,704 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,184 
9,255 
50 
478 
978 
2,241 
2,831 
2,677 
number 
23,106 
15,844 
65 
734 
1,651 
3,842 
4,907 
4,645 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
17,445 
13,477 
146 
1,093 
1,688 
3,403 
4,015 
3,132 
number 
47,679 
40,859 
321 
2,771 
5,317 
1 1 ,346 
13,004 
8,100 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
12,283 
10,730 
122 
923 
1,407 
2,807 
3,233 
2,238 
number 
17,147 
15,192 
164 
1,169 
2,018 
4,165 
4,648 
3,028 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,761 
1,262 
6 
86 
159 
331 
380 
300 
number 
1,994 
1,431 
6 
98 
175 
386 
418 
348 
Hay balers 
farms 
10,191 
7,022 
25 
399 
786 
1,769 
2,154 
1,889 
number 
12,513 
8,559 
26 
473 
949 
2,151 
2,630 
2,330 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
196 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
