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 
439 
4 
36 
59 
122 
117 
101 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,214 
3 
123 
174 
250 
395 
269 
$5,000 to $9,999 
941 
- 
62 
110 
212 
280 
277 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,668 
2 
102 
194 
355 
526 
489 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,213 
7 
91 
133 
312 
318 
352 
$50,000 or more 
1,583 
6 
107 
225 
336 
448 
461 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
6,087 
58 
621 
919 
1,611 
1,640 
1,238 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
19,287 
9,763 
17,799 
21,431 
19,477 
18,427 
19,781 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
438 
8 
43 
66 
120 
111 
90 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,635 
12 
122 
256 
428 
492 
325 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,255 
21 
165 
180 
305 
331 
253 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,592 
12 
177 
216 
458 
384 
345 
$25,000 to $49,999 
702 
5 
60 
125 
166 
208 
138 
$50,000 or more 
465 
- 
54 
76 
134 
114 
87 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
23 
3 
2 
1 
3 
10 
4 
$1,000 
1,124 
150 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
233 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
7,166 
26 
588 
869 
1,687 
2,040 
1,956 
$1,000 
157,564 
502 
7,456 
15,136 
32,193 
48,225 
54,052 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
365 
4 
77 
62 
88 
79 
55 
$1,000 
4,492 
(D) 
(D) 
702 
827 
1,382 
670 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
4,425 
2 
199 
375 
1,011 
1,357 
1,481 
$1,000 
102,714 
(D) 
(D) 
6,762 
19,089 
32,176 
42,833 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
25 
_ 
1 
3 
2 
10 
9 
$1,000 
72 
- 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
214 
1 
14 
29 
46 
61 
63 
$1,000 
3,719 
(D) 
(D) 
551 
1,463 
781 
621 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
2,968 
11 
295 
444 
738 
831 
649 
$1,000 
3,401 
10 
222 
392 
839 
1,114 
824 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
1,145 
9 
142 
187 
292 
305 
210 
$1,000 
39,822 
406 
3,468 
6,506 
9,593 
11,381 
8,468 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
134 
- 
7 
8 
23 
45 
51 
$1,000 
507 
- 
(D) 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
339 
5 
53 
54 
80 
77 
70 
$1,000 
2,836 
1 
744 
182 
333 
1,246 
330 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
9,832 
44 
707 
1,218 
2,345 
2,883 
2,635 
acres 
1,949,756 
5,917 
97,577 
278,861 
435,601 
548,632 
583,168 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
6,113 
40 
581 
945 
1,598 
1,807 
1,142 
acres 
1 ,245,033 
5,438 
71,686 
215,909 
286,965 
353,723 
311,312 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
2,729 
11 
258 
410 
769 
827 
454 
50 to 99 acres 
913 
3 
90 
156 
211 
278 
175 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
998 
20 
111 
125 
250 
303 
189 
200 to 499 acres 
930 
6 
109 
176 
212 
254 
173 
500 to 999 acres 
337 
- 
8 
37 
106 
93 
93 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
132 
- 
3 
23 
35 
34 
37 
2,000 acres or more 
74 
- 
2 
18 
15 
18 
21 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
561 
5 
38 
67 
155 
172 
124 
acres 
59,660 
315 
5,910 
3,731 
15,571 
11,281 
22,852 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
806 
5 
49 
112 
179 
261 
200 
acres 
96,639 
164 
4,410 
15,544 
17,226 
31,297 
27,998 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
4,860 
. 
184 
455 
1,032 
1,447 
1,742 
acres 
526,834 
- 
14,735 
41,728 
110,235 
146,876 
213,260 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
207 
- 
15 
23 
55 
69 
45 
acres 
21,590 
- 
836 
1,949 
5,604 
5,455 
7,746 
Total woodland 
farms 
2,018 
1 
134 
244 
558 
631 
450 
acres 
84,683 
(D) 
(D) 
4,046 
12,837 
24,422 
31,916 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
607 
1 
26 
61 
209 
182 
128 
acres 
44,462 
(D) 
(D) 
1,637 
5,673 
10,597 
15,973 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
1,523 
1 
117 
195 
399 
475 
336 
acres 
40,221 
(D) 
(D) 
2,409 
7,164 
13,825 
15,943 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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