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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
30 
1 
6 
6 
6 
11 
acres 
9,918 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,031 
2,072 
(D) 
3,084 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
2,060 
1,880 
18 
187 
292 
508 
577 
298 
acres 
849,274 
811,929 
3,177 
70,645 
121,625 
251,110 
260,978 
104,394 
pounds 
1,413,089,090 
1 ,355,331 ,952 
3,778,384 
117,112,203 
209,094,304 
418,571,496 
434,529,968 
172,245,597 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
14 
- 
1 
- 
6 
3 
4 
acres 
1,227 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
385 
(D) 
292 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
34 
19 
. 
3 
1 
. 
9 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
269 
239 
14 
25 
36 
42 
68 
54 
1 00 to 249 acres 
638 
542 
- 
54 
88 
145 
148 
107 
250 to 499 acres 
555 
530 
- 
58 
83 
148 
177 
64 
500 acres or more 
564 
550 
4 
47 
84 
173 
175 
67 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
10,370 
9,155 
95 
751 
1,203 
2,386 
2,750 
1,970 
acres 
7,767,484 
7,396,139 
29,713 
476,534 
1,095,871 
2,039,155 
2,470,916 
1,283,950 
bushels 
328,269,437 
314,930,287 
1,258,388 
20,765,347 
48,331,873 
88,537,543 
104,323,611 
51,713,525 
Irrigated 
farms 
113 
98 
- 
4 
14 
25 
26 
29 
acres 
1 7,479 
16,093 
- 
1,230 
1,585 
4,260 
5,132 
3,886 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
200 
130 
7 
10 
36 
23 
54 
25 to 99 acres 
1,100 
748 
11 
58 
73 
170 
198 
238 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,084 
1,711 
33 
160 
234 
399 
411 
474 
250 to 499 acres 
2,151 
1,941 
37 
207 
196 
524 
557 
420 
500 acres or more 
4,835 
4,625 
14 
319 
690 
1,257 
1,561 
784 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
10,141 
6,980 
50 
350 
780 
1,728 
2,170 
1,902 
acres 
2,172,738 
1,820,741 
6,356 
86,703 
221,474 
522,777 
600,366 
383,065 
tons, dry 
3,139,320 
2,676,393 
9,857 
140,698 
327,288 
755,801 
892,628 
550,121 
Irrigated 
farms 
186 
159 
6 
5 
15 
29 
53 
51 
acres 
13,412 
12,409 
18 
826 
855 
2,569 
3,855 
4,286 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,538 
653 
23 
26 
68 
108 
170 
258 
25 to 99 acres 
2,905 
1,714 
7 
85 
162 
355 
511 
594 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,891 
2,180 
10 
123 
237 
545 
676 
589 
250 to 499 acres 
1,660 
1,387 
9 
66 
187 
395 
450 
280 
500 acres or more 
1,147 
1,046 
1 
50 
126 
325 
363 
181 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
7,417 
5,363 
34 
255 
602 
1,348 
1,737 
1,387 
acres 
1,213,345 
1,025,959 
2,404 
42,596 
117,151 
302,865 
345,603 
215,340 
tons, dry 
1,753,031 
1,504,363 
3,454 
66,715 
169,833 
431 ,938 
521,369 
311,054 
Irrigated 
farms 
154 
136 
6 
5 
9 
27 
44 
45 
acres 
10,872 
10,205 
18 
826 
674 
2,187 
2,926 
3,574 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,431 
1,844 
3 
84 
208 
485 
630 
434 
acres 
380,665 
319,088 
204 
16,516 
37,672 
88,351 
103,857 
72,488 
tons, dry 
522,956 
438,536 
63 
26,805 
54,792 
115,932 
149,004 
91,940 
Irrigated 
farms 
30 
24 
- 
- 
4 
2 
10 
8 
acres 
1,030 
955 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
281 
538 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
230 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
262 
186 
- 
12 
20 
64 
56 
34 
acres 
88,741 
87,350 
- 
2,618 
6,258 
35,625 
23,750 
19,099 
Irrigated 
farms 
73 
51 
- 
3 
3 
18 
19 
8 
acres 
25,344 
25,316 
- 
(D) 
11 
10,803 
8,165 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
119 
49 
3 
4 
17 
14 
11 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
17 
15 
- 
2 
3 
3 
5 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
16 
15 
- 
1 
1 
4 
3 
6 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
21 
19 
- 
3 
4 
7 
4 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
89 
88 
- 
3 
8 
33 
30 
14 
Beans, snap 
farms 
49 
28 
_ 
6 
4 
4 
7 
7 
acres 
12 
7 
- 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
8 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
42 
19 
- 
3 
4 
4 
5 
3 
acres 
11 
5 
- 
(D) 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
189 
145 
- 
11 
16 
45 
46 
27 
acres 
85,844 
84,534 
- 
2,551 
6,237 
33,215 
23,565 
18,967 
Harvested tor processing 
farms 
82 
73 
- 
3 
7 
24 
27 
12 
acres 
58,720 
57,500 
- 
1,477 
3,235 
23,356 
15,308 
14,125 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
66 
28 
5 
3 
5 
7 
8 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
9 
8 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
21 
19 
- 
3 
4 
7 
4 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
87 
86 
- 
3 
8 
31 
30 
14 
Sweet corn 
farms 
69 
37 
_ 
6 
2 
7 
11 
11 
acres 
129 
105 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
23 
46 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
208 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
