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 
13,145 
80 
1,142 
1,814 
3,198 
3,724 
3,187 
percent 
41.1 
0.3 
3.6 
5.7 
10.0 
11.6 
10.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,918,979 
9,781 
261,721 
778,749 
1,155,138 
1 ,848,602 
1 ,864,988 
Average size of farm 
acres 
450 
122 
229 
429 
361 
496 
585 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
13,145 
80 
1,142 
1,814 
3,198 
3,724 
3,187 
$1,000 
834,273 
3,521 
53,863 
136,228 
198,767 
255,436 
186,458 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,467 
44,013 
47,166 
75,098 
62,153 
68,592 
58,506 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,106 
11 
166 
263 
559 
579 
528 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,447 
11 
88 
200 
331 
437 
380 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,595 
5 
124 
199 
376 
461 
430 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,902 
18 
146 
226 
474 
541 
497 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,195 
9 
200 
237 
475 
689 
585 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,277 
8 
138 
218 
321 
347 
245 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,127 
12 
149 
189 
287 
263 
227 
$100,000 to $249,999 
915 
4 
104 
181 
221 
231 
174 
$250,000 to $499,999 
375 
1 
15 
64 
113 
107 
75 
$500,000 to $999,999 
120 
_ 
9 
26 
26 
38 
21 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
86 
1 
3 
11 
15 
31 
25 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
60 
1 
3 
7 
10 
21 
18 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
2 
$5,000,000 or more 
17 
- 
- 
2 
4 
6 
5 
Total sales 
farms 
13,145 
80 
1,142 
1,814 
3,198 
3,724 
3,187 
$1,000 
779,023 
3,273 
51,708 
130,714 
187,169 
239,188 
166,970 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,856 
36 
336 
470 
706 
801 
507 
$1,000 
367,187 
1,506 
23,162 
56,520 
76,224 
119,291 
90,483 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,361 
11 
126 
243 
345 
351 
285 
$1,000 
340,207 
1,038 
19,277 
52,877 
69,807 
1 1 1 ,633 
85,574 
Corn 
farms 
2,222 
26 
275 
377 
545 
607 
392 
$1,000 
192,936 
715 
12,811 
30,094 
41,856 
61,352 
46,107 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
851 
5 
78 
154 
222 
222 
170 
$1,000 
168,736 
435 
9,770 
25,909 
36,012 
55,008 
41,602 
Wheat 
farms 
488 
- 
34 
76 
113 
140 
125 
$1,000 
38,243 
- 
1,403 
4,804 
6,015 
1 1 ,904 
14,117 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
157 
- 
10 
23 
29 
57 
38 
$1,000 
31,925 
- 
1,011 
3,763 
4,459 
10,404 
12,288 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,847 
26 
230 
274 
468 
514 
335 
$1,000 
110,374 
682 
8,390 
16,019 
26,025 
34,164 
25,094 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
595 
2 
47 
93 
157 
168 
128 
$1,000 
86,526 
(D) 
(D) 
12,263 
20,146 
28,064 
20,702 
Sorghum 
farms 
64 
5 
12 
18 
13 
16 
$1,000 
2,624 
- 
309 
(D) 
(D) 
564 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
4 
8 
4 
4 
6 
$1,000 
2,187 
- 
(D) 
580 
(D) 
444 
605 
Barley 
farms 
21 
- 
3 
1 
3 
8 
6 
$1,000 
138 
- 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
33 
(D) 
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 
247 
3 
8 
50 
57 
88 
41 
$1,000 
22,872 
109 
241 
4,937 
2,027 
1 1 ,275 
4,283 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
1 
2 
24 
15 
27 
10 
$1,000 
20,527 
(D) 
(D) 
4,544 
1,331 
10,693 
3,782 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
83 
4 
28 
16 
19 
16 
$1,000 
498 
- 
17 
122 
54 
206 
100 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
51 
_ 
4 
15 
6 
19 
7 
$1,000 
274 
- 
3 
(D) 
23 
(D) 
41 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
40 
- 
3 
8 
6 
18 
5 
$1,000 
257 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
farms 
13 
- 
1 
7 
- 
3 
2 
$1,000 
17 
- 
(D) 
15 
- 
1 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
70 
1 
21 
22 
21 
5 
$1,000 
4,282 
- 
(D) 
1,058 
(D) 
1,934 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
- 
5 
2 
6 
2 
$1,000 
3,564 
- 
- 
964 
(D) 
1,651 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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