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 
1,371 
13 
91 
133 
371 
381 
382 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,142 
23 
191 
344 
791 
946 
847 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,923 
7 
123 
232 
480 
619 
462 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,218 
12 
182 
260 
597 
648 
519 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,057 
14 
105 
154 
298 
311 
175 
$50,000 or more 
988 
7 
90 
156 
243 
334 
158 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
17,972 
76 
1,033 
2,355 
5,054 
5,421 
4,033 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
1 1 ,929 
14,729 
12,485 
12,358 
12,668 
11,418 
1 1 ,242 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,602 
14 
59 
184 
419 
490 
436 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,213 
20 
285 
792 
1,589 
2,016 
1,511 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,485 
18 
329 
599 
1,304 
1,320 
915 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,801 
15 
242 
509 
1,172 
1,087 
776 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,226 
- 
82 
203 
376 
313 
252 
$50,000 or more 
645 
9 
36 
68 
194 
195 
143 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
11 
5 
2 
4 
$1,000 
91 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
8,055 
42 
527 
970 
2,164 
2,473 
1,879 
$1,000 
81,798 
275 
4,798 
6,915 
12,581 
31,606 
25,623 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
941 
10 
109 
135 
270 
271 
146 
$1,000 
7,042 
114 
608 
451 
1,181 
3,199 
1,489 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
3,644 
14 
193 
391 
947 
1,130 
969 
$1,000 
12,529 
47 
483 
1,292 
2,743 
4,446 
3,518 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
932 
9 
60 
99 
233 
287 
244 
$1,000 
6,436 
55 
303 
534 
1,676 
2,076 
1,792 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
286 
8 
30 
54 
100 
94 
$1,000 
6,967 
- 
2,022 
330 
393 
1,899 
2,324 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,239 
3 
87 
179 
364 
370 
236 
$1,000 
2,027 
(D) 
(D) 
302 
448 
601 
493 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
302 
24 
40 
83 
99 
56 
$1,000 
3,020 
- 
222 
162 
660 
1,548 
428 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
231 
2 
21 
32 
48 
63 
65 
$1,000 
883 
(D) 
(D) 
241 
115 
366 
123 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,880 
14 
131 
264 
523 
577 
371 
$1,000 
42,893 
54 
944 
3,602 
5,366 
17,472 
15,455 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
23,142 
109 
1,444 
2,794 
6,150 
7,119 
5,526 
acres 
1,053,994 
5,061 
57,487 
126,087 
280,624 
337,472 
247,263 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
18,312 
107 
1,323 
2,367 
5,096 
5,668 
3,751 
acres 
752,547 
5,011 
50,549 
99,637 
211,287 
245,380 
140,683 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
13,761 
75 
989 
1,748 
3,776 
4,265 
2,908 
50 to 99 acres 
2,837 
21 
230 
390 
807 
854 
535 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,220 
8 
59 
149 
400 
369 
235 
200 to 499 acres 
424 
- 
42 
70 
92 
156 
64 
500 to 999 acres 
51 
3 
3 
10 
15 
16 
4 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
15 
- 
- 
- 
6 
4 
5 
2,000 acres or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
2,133 
7 
140 
321 
598 
601 
466 
acres 
42,084 
15 
1,451 
5,676 
1 1 ,823 
13,073 
10,046 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,312 
3 
47 
143 
405 
431 
283 
acres 
20,867 
(D) 
(D) 
1,622 
5,125 
6,722 
7,050 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
6,990 
2 
215 
683 
1,697 
2,162 
2,231 
acres 
225,183 
(D) 
(D) 
17,651 
49,798 
68,430 
84,637 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
751 
41 
80 
175 
254 
201 
acres 
13,313 
- 
507 
1,501 
2,591 
3,867 
4,847 
Total woodland 
farms 
17,897 
66 
827 
2,168 
4,970 
5,650 
4,216 
acres 
799,760 
1,803 
24,493 
68,717 
198,720 
260,501 
245,526 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
3,976 
16 
241 
599 
1,182 
1,156 
782 
acres 
52,141 
(D) 
(D) 
5,157 
15,111 
16,135 
13,760 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
16,178 
53 
725 
1,891 
4,481 
5,143 
3,885 
acres 
747,619 
(D) 
(D) 
63,560 
183,609 
244,366 
231,766 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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