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 BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption 
farms 
27,925 
152 
1,754 
3,572 
7,634 
8,426 
6,387 
acres 
2,276,321 
8,155 
93,544 
247,679 
595,342 
729,970 
601,631 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
854 
2 
67 
129 
233 
231 
192 
acres 
91,462 
(D) 
(D) 
13,506 
19,819 
27,181 
23,487 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
25,910 
144 
1,650 
3,337 
7,120 
7,774 
5,885 
acres 
2,007,097 
7,742 
83,218 
219,340 
541 ,846 
630,001 
524,950 
Partnership 
farms 
1,379 
1 
94 
173 
308 
465 
338 
acres 
202,142 
(D) 
(D) 
20,203 
39,755 
70,491 
60,536 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,046 
1 
82 
120 
235 
365 
243 
acres 
159,205 
(D) 
(D) 
14,753 
32,098 
57,014 
45,419 
Corporation 
farms 
916 
7 
45 
75 
280 
297 
212 
acres 
131,957 
(D) 
(D) 
8,390 
21,939 
58,642 
33,546 
Family held 
farms 
800 
7 
33 
71 
242 
253 
194 
acres 
113,362 
(D) 
(D) 
8,139 
19,218 
50,872 
30,163 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
39 
6 
4 
5 
12 
12 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
761 
7 
27 
67 
237 
241 
182 
Other than family held 
farms 
116 
- 
12 
4 
38 
44 
18 
acres 
18,595 
- 
4,470 
251 
2,721 
7,770 
3,383 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
17 
- 
1 
1 
1 
9 
5 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
99 
- 
11 
3 
37 
35 
13 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
466 
- 
26 
49 
126 
124 
141 
acres 
52,090 
- 
916 
8,026 
15,824 
13,267 
14,057 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
4,195 
26 
306 
443 
1,116 
1,321 
983 
workers 
13,401 
144 
827 
1,381 
3,471 
4,536 
3,042 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
1,465 
9 
70 
155 
426 
479 
326 
workers 
3,797 
17 
147 
349 
1,028 
1,379 
877 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
3,293 
19 
262 
335 
854 
1,024 
799 
workers 
9,604 
127 
680 
1,032 
2,443 
3,157 
2,165 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
67 
- 
7 
8 
15 
21 
16 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
20 
- 
4 
8 
8 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
13,997 
61 
943 
1,938 
4,141 
4,074 
2,840 
workers 
36,028 
145 
2,468 
5,802 
1 1 ,358 
9,643 
6,612 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,350 
41 
435 
512 
989 
840 
533 
1 0 to 49 acres 
10,688 
53 
713 
1,475 
2,953 
3,195 
2,299 
50 to 69 acres 
3,369 
15 
160 
419 
919 
1,050 
806 
70 to 99 acres 
3,555 
19 
189 
423 
915 
1,161 
848 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
3,066 
14 
143 
346 
823 
939 
801 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
1,642 
4 
58 
161 
462 
500 
457 
180 to 219 acres 
985 
3 
46 
86 
278 
302 
270 
220 to 259 acres 
581 
- 
23 
59 
183 
175 
141 
260 to 499 acres 
1,070 
- 
43 
121 
238 
358 
310 
500 to 999 acres 
299 
3 
3 
30 
59 
114 
90 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
45 
- 
1 
2 
12 
16 
14 
2,000 acres or more 
21 
- 
1 
- 
3 
10 
7 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3,625 
46 
374 
473 
995 
1,064 
673 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
695 
3 
101 
113 
190 
189 
99 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
1,037 
9 
62 
119 
284 
331 
232 
production (1114) 
1,484 
6 
86 
147 
379 
520 
346 
Other crop farming (1119) 
10,783 
25 
360 
1,038 
2,591 
3,452 
3,317 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
21 
- 
11 
1 
6 
3 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
“ 
■ 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
10,762 
25 
349 
1,037 
2,585 
3,449 
3,317 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
4,210 
17 
323 
662 
1,317 
1,176 
715 
Cattlefeedlots(112112) 
203 
- 
20 
43 
63 
56 
21 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
450 
9 
72 
91 
100 
117 
61 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
293 
4 
52 
74 
83 
63 
17 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
848 
6 
97 
130 
300 
199 
116 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
1,337 
12 
106 
241 
385 
359 
234 
production (1125, 1129) 
3,706 
15 
162 
503 
1,147 
1,134 
745 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
9,339 
59 
839 
1,475 
2,880 
2,600 
1,486 
number 
207,448 
726 
20,355 
34,957 
60,879 
60,923 
29,608 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,317 
35 
399 
713 
1,320 
1,141 
709 
1 0 to 49 
4,098 
24 
341 
607 
1,304 
1,179 
643 
50 to 99 
570 
- 
52 
88 
173 
173 
84 
100 to 199 
249 
- 
30 
47 
57 
74 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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