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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
51 
3 
14 
11 
15 
8 
acres 
8,391 
- 
1,370 
635 
991 
1,881 
3,514 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
212 
2 
27 
26 
66 
70 
21 
25 to 99 acres 
729 
13 
127 
106 
164 
194 
125 
1 00 to 249 acres 
574 
11 
64 
96 
143 
147 
113 
250 to 499 acres 
221 
- 
8 
33 
66 
68 
46 
500 acres or more 
111 
- 
4 
13 
29 
35 
30 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
121 
3 
8 
30 
25 
35 
20 
acres 
51,755 
478 
1,388 
21,247 
5,981 
1 1 ,792 
10,869 
pounds 
56,298,705 
(D) 
(D) 
17,632,959 
6,034,486 
16,662,210 
14,632,160 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
3 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
288 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
22 
- 
2 
2 
6 
8 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
39 
3 
6 
4 
9 
12 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
- 
- 
5 
9 
11 
5 
500 acres or more 
29 
- 
- 
19 
1 
4 
5 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
489 
_ 
34 
76 
113 
141 
125 
acres 
117,966 
- 
3,617 
22,027 
19,574 
34,315 
38,433 
bushels 
5,020,011 
- 
187,187 
616,779 
783,057 
1,602,569 
1,830,419 
Irrigated 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
4 
5 
5 
acres 
1,963 
- 
- 
- 
300 
671 
992 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
73 
9 
10 
21 
16 
17 
25 to 99 acres 
178 
- 
13 
30 
42 
52 
41 
1 00 to 249 acres 
126 
- 
9 
17 
23 
35 
42 
250 to 499 acres 
56 
- 
3 
5 
20 
20 
8 
500 acres or more 
56 
- 
- 
14 
7 
18 
17 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
4,367 
12 
344 
641 
1,198 
1,337 
835 
acres 
342,456 
296 
17,190 
54,793 
82,823 
93,375 
93,979 
tons, dry 
425,198 
625 
27,164 
60,878 
100,479 
118,769 
117,283 
Irrigated 
farms 
172 
- 
28 
10 
42 
48 
44 
acres 
10,276 
- 
1,346 
643 
2,453 
1,839 
3,995 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,855 
4 
178 
294 
522 
565 
292 
25 to 99 acres 
1,662 
8 
119 
232 
455 
520 
328 
1 00 to 249 acres 
586 
- 
39 
81 
164 
175 
127 
250 to 499 acres 
170 
- 
6 
21 
37 
56 
50 
500 acres or more 
94 
- 
2 
13 
20 
21 
38 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
2,476 
8 
204 
378 
674 
766 
446 
acres 
179,301 
228 
9,458 
27,999 
44,830 
49,807 
46,979 
tons, dry 
235,666 
564 
16,899 
32,515 
54,793 
64,885 
66,010 
Irrigated 
farms 
143 
- 
27 
10 
36 
35 
35 
acres 
8,568 
- 
1,276 
643 
2,283 
1,308 
3,058 
Other tame hay 
farms 
761 
_ 
59 
99 
212 
225 
166 
acres 
50,587 
- 
3,730 
9,778 
10,036 
10,019 
17,024 
tons, dry 
57,655 
- 
4,436 
8,373 
13,100 
1 1 ,596 
20,150 
Irrigated 
farms 
24 
- 
1 
- 
10 
5 
8 
acres 
909 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
156 
565 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
220 
- 
- 
132 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
85 
- 
4 
30 
16 
19 
16 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
34 
(D) 
83 
30 
Irrigated 
farms 
40 
- 
2 
15 
11 
6 
6 
acres 
53 
- 
(D) 
15 
9 
19 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
75 
. 
4 
29 
16 
12 
14 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
- 
- 
1 
- 
7 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
34 
- 
1 
14 
2 
5 
12 
acres 
4 
- 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
6 
acres 
1 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
41 
- 
3 
11 
8 
7 
12 
acres 
27 
- 
4 
3 
1 
17 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
39 
- 
3 
11 
8 
5 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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