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 
28,671 
152 
1,815 
3,634 
7,834 
8,660 
6,576 
percent 
48.3 
0.3 
3.1 
6.1 
13.2 
14.6 
11.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,393,286 
8,155 
104,318 
255,959 
619,364 
772,401 
633,089 
Average size of farm 
acres 
83 
54 
57 
70 
79 
89 
96 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,671 
152 
1,815 
3,634 
7,834 
8,660 
6,576 
$1,000 
866,541 
4,476 
72,478 
130,070 
258,588 
258,385 
142,544 
Average per farm 
dollars 
30,224 
29,446 
39,933 
35,792 
33,008 
29,837 
21,676 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,539 
14 
326 
905 
2,129 
2,331 
1,834 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
3,915 
14 
233 
468 
988 
1,199 
1,013 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,043 
29 
240 
455 
1,061 
1,222 
1,036 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,136 
24 
254 
526 
1,160 
1,189 
983 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
4,446 
37 
314 
583 
1,217 
1,345 
950 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,157 
18 
198 
274 
610 
644 
413 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,219 
9 
120 
203 
358 
364 
165 
$100,000 to $249,999 
698 
1 
80 
134 
169 
203 
111 
$250,000 to $499,999 
273 
6 
23 
55 
68 
87 
34 
$500,000 to $999,999 
154 
_ 
15 
19 
46 
48 
26 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
91 
- 
12 
12 
28 
28 
11 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
67 
- 
12 
9 
20 
19 
7 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
12 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 
2 
$5,000,000 or more 
12 
- 
- 
2 
4 
4 
2 
Total sales 
farms 
28,671 
152 
1,815 
3,634 
7,834 
8,660 
6,576 
$1,000 
844,512 
4,463 
71,581 
127,961 
253,942 
251,547 
135,018 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,851 
59 
590 
850 
1,669 
1,722 
961 
$1,000 
167,835 
2,239 
17,595 
24,316 
46,940 
51,426 
25,320 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
833 
7 
91 
128 
239 
244 
124 
$1,000 
103,923 
1,360 
11,156 
15,335 
28,692 
32,699 
14,681 
Corn 
farms 
5,052 
50 
527 
740 
1,451 
1,491 
793 
$1,000 
113,414 
1,546 
13,147 
16,985 
31,189 
33,550 
16,996 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
523 
3 
61 
77 
155 
151 
76 
$1,000 
58,454 
781 
7,319 
9,002 
15,336 
17,873 
8,143 
Wheat 
farms 
890 
10 
88 
129 
234 
275 
154 
$1,000 
6,920 
143 
473 
736 
1,765 
2,652 
1,151 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
1 
$1,000 
1,410 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
998 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,968 
29 
206 
294 
538 
581 
320 
$1,000 
41,532 
500 
3,575 
6,012 
12,400 
12,707 
6,338 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
179 
3 
15 
29 
49 
54 
29 
$1,000 
18,362 
190 
1,126 
2,383 
5,978 
6,019 
2,665 
Sorghum 
farms 
92 
- 
2 
5 
35 
34 
16 
$1,000 
487 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
103 
289 
72 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Barley 
farms 
424 
2 
45 
50 
123 
145 
59 
$1,000 
2,025 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
378 
988 
254 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,639 
13 
127 
226 
499 
530 
244 
$1,000 
3,457 
(D) 
(D) 
359 
1,106 
1,239 
509 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
91 
_ 
28 
13 
31 
17 
2 
$1,000 
1,798 
- 
(D) 
319 
467 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
5 
3 
- 
$1,000 
579 
- 
375 
204 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,204 
11 
188 
201 
356 
299 
149 
$1,000 
17,559 
84 
1,234 
2,030 
3,516 
8,525 
2,170 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
- 
2 
7 
6 
20 
5 
$1,000 
8,520 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
827 
6,201 
900 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,340 
14 
118 
168 
383 
393 
264 
$1,000 
25,980 
234 
1,600 
1,735 
4,591 
14,380 
3,440 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
84 
3 
4 
8 
20 
32 
17 
$1,000 
17,080 
169 
1,286 
744 
1,900 
1 1 ,352 
1,631 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
799 
6 
38 
90 
210 
277 
178 
$1,000 
22,172 
193 
1,422 
1,432 
3,211 
13,233 
2,681 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
3 
4 
8 
14 
29 
14 
$1,000 
15,791 
169 
1,281 
739 
1,408 
10,870 
1,324 
Berries 
farms 
665 
8 
86 
89 
213 
157 
112 
$1,000 
3,808 
42 
178 
303 
1,380 
1,147 
759 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
6 
5 
3 
$1,000 
1,166 
- 
- 
- 
461 
403 
301 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,104 
6 
93 
130 
292 
373 
210 
$1,000 
133,540 
72 
2,730 
5,324 
31,814 
55,580 
38,021 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
215 
- 
9 
27 
58 
84 
37 
$1,000 
121,413 
- 
1,774 
3,929 
28,215 
51,708 
35,787 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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