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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
6,815 
42 
574 
1,069 
1,783 
2,001 
1,346 
acres 
3,540,700 
3,728 
139,544 
463,734 
631,904 
1,180,698 
1,121,092 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
8,329 
28 
688 
1,175 
2,117 
2,400 
1,921 
acres 
343,840 
(D) 
(D) 
32,108 
74,796 
94,850 
128,812 
Irrigated land 
farms 
389 
_ 
39 
61 
108 
107 
74 
acres 
54,884 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
9,716 
15,898 
20,516 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
358 
- 
37 
60 
97 
97 
67 
acres 
51,795 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
15,468 
19,281 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
54 
- 
2 
1 
20 
11 
20 
acres 
3,089 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
430 
1,235 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
4,975 
- 
167 
481 
1,092 
1,500 
1,735 
acres 
479,271 
- 
10,690 
32,941 
104,221 
132,049 
199,370 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,607 
27 
285 
409 
616 
713 
557 
acres 
1,074,230 
4,979 
59,779 
171,630 
233,036 
325,090 
279,716 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
8 
9 
3 
- 
$1,000 
712 
- 
- 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
13,145 
80 
1,142 
1,814 
3,198 
3,724 
3,187 
$1,000 
9,292,046 
26,298 
547,861 
1,205,401 
2,066,411 
2,675,960 
2,770,116 
Average per farm 
dollars 
706,888 
328,724 
479,738 
664,499 
646,157 
718,571 
869,192 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,570 
2,689 
2,093 
1,548 
1,789 
1,448 
1,485 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1,517 
22 
201 
228 
326 
409 
331 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,431 
5 
128 
139 
374 
410 
375 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,365 
24 
213 
308 
578 
674 
568 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,883 
4 
275 
558 
990 
1,141 
915 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,035 
15 
195 
289 
474 
571 
491 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,028 
10 
84 
167 
229 
270 
268 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
685 
- 
42 
109 
187 
180 
167 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
140 
- 
2 
12 
27 
52 
47 
$10,000,000 or more 
61 
- 
2 
4 
13 
17 
25 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
13,143 
80 
1,142 
1,814 
3,196 
3,724 
3,187 
$1,000 
917,230 
3,204 
88,839 
138,789 
230,134 
243,600 
212,663 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,603 
8 
125 
169 
318 
491 
492 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,313 
8 
86 
165 
371 
319 
364 
$10,000 to $19,999 
2,231 
20 
176 
277 
495 
680 
583 
$20,000 to $49,999 
3,437 
18 
327 
450 
876 
984 
782 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,192 
21 
206 
337 
542 
617 
469 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,348 
3 
124 
252 
339 
372 
258 
$200,000 to $499,999 
773 
2 
75 
128 
192 
205 
171 
$500,000 or more 
246 
- 
23 
36 
63 
56 
68 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
8,860 
63 
853 
1,321 
2,284 
2,530 
1,809 
number 
15,964 
81 
1,513 
2,371 
4,139 
4,497 
3,363 
Tractors, all 
farms 
9,069 
53 
717 
1,284 
2,315 
2,673 
2,027 
number 
20,096 
91 
1,466 
2,631 
5,195 
6,072 
4,641 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,549 
20 
203 
450 
905 
1,123 
848 
number 
5,178 
24 
279 
625 
1,349 
1,654 
1,247 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
5,993 
31 
443 
837 
1,529 
1,788 
1,365 
number 
8,669 
41 
595 
1,127 
2,196 
2,685 
2,025 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
3,808 
19 
358 
565 
1,031 
1,058 
777 
number 
6,249 
26 
592 
879 
1,650 
1,733 
1,369 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,340 
6 
142 
187 
352 
382 
271 
number 
1,509 
6 
148 
218 
399 
429 
309 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
472 
- 
37 
67 
138 
144 
86 
number 
495 
- 
37 
72 
148 
150 
88 
Hay balers 
farms 
3,405 
11 
307 
477 
1,015 
964 
631 
number 
4,165 
11 
366 
578 
1,235 
1,208 
767 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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