Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
44,927 
222 
2,727 
6,277 
11,885 
13,012 
10,804 
percent 
58.3 
0.3 
3.5 
8.1 
15.4 
16.9 
14.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,831,887 
19,848 
215,592 
578,895 
1,224,362 
1,438,612 
1,354,578 
Average size of farm 
acres 
108 
89 
79 
92 
103 
111 
125 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
44,927 
222 
2,727 
6,277 
11,885 
13,012 
10,804 
$1,000 
965,659 
3,688 
57,927 
200,605 
247,635 
272,457 
183,347 
Average per farm 
dollars 
21,494 
16,613 
21,242 
31,959 
20,836 
20,939 
16,970 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
11,265 
41 
650 
1,690 
3,120 
3,296 
2,468 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,835 
35 
440 
1,020 
1,764 
1,958 
1,618 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,625 
35 
384 
897 
1,729 
1,920 
1,660 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,352 
30 
413 
1,001 
1,931 
2,127 
1,850 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,108 
54 
388 
882 
1,849 
2,049 
1,886 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,109 
15 
220 
416 
784 
921 
753 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,502 
4 
141 
183 
394 
427 
353 
$100,000 to $249,999 
751 
7 
70 
129 
206 
204 
135 
$250,000 to $499,999 
203 
- 
10 
32 
58 
62 
41 
$500,000 to $999,999 
87 
1 
5 
8 
25 
26 
22 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
90 
- 
6 
19 
25 
22 
18 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
64 
- 
5 
12 
16 
16 
15 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
17 
- 
1 
3 
7 
3 
3 
$5,000,000 or more 
9 
- 
4 
2 
3 
Total sales 
farms 
44,927 
222 
2,727 
6,277 
11,885 
13,012 
10,804 
$1,000 
904,159 
3,609 
55,770 
195,201 
233,956 
255,096 
160,527 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,861 
40 
423 
714 
1,262 
1,310 
1,112 
$1,000 
158,300 
762 
10,577 
23,979 
41,596 
41,753 
39,633 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
617 
4 
61 
117 
159 
148 
128 
$1,000 
111,920 
317 
6,433 
17,122 
29,678 
29,437 
28,933 
Corn 
farms 
3,487 
32 
327 
505 
922 
938 
763 
$1,000 
67,193 
394 
5,067 
10,827 
16,949 
17,450 
16,506 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
281 
2 
25 
59 
71 
68 
56 
$1,000 
37,911 
(D) 
(D) 
6,081 
9,698 
9,861 
9,934 
Wheat 
farms 
435 
42 
85 
99 
106 
103 
$1,000 
14,161 
- 
499 
1,321 
3,789 
3,642 
4,910 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
- 
2 
7 
13 
12 
12 
$1,000 
9,701 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,498 
2,589 
3,904 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,132 
22 
184 
340 
573 
543 
470 
$1,000 
75,880 
366 
5,004 
11,742 
20,705 
20,277 
17,785 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
347 
- 
24 
64 
93 
94 
72 
$1,000 
49,564 
- 
2,173 
7,878 
13,631 
13,585 
12,297 
Sorghum 
farms 
37 
3 
- 
3 
9 
16 
6 
$1,000 
308 
3 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
245 
36 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Barley 
farms 
25 
- 
3 
8 
3 
2 
9 
$1,000 
326 
- 
(D) 
49 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
41 
. 
2 
9 
11 
5 
14 
$1,000 
432 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,320 
8 
140 
218 
357 
344 
253 
$1,000 
46,550 
222 
4,494 
(D) 
(D) 
12,792 
8,528 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
252 
1 
26 
30 
78 
76 
41 
$1,000 
27,202 
(D) 
2,178 
(D) 
(D) 
8,222 
4,726 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,068 
5 
105 
218 
269 
289 
182 
$1,000 
6,963 
49 
933 
1,495 
1,637 
1,962 
886 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
2 
1 
2 
2 
1 
$1,000 
690 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
569 
9 
19 
81 
179 
155 
126 
$1,000 
3,173 
(D) 
(D) 
354 
1,003 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
451 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
321 
6 
7 
41 
92 
93 
82 
$1,000 
2,210 
10 
19 
205 
721 
690 
565 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
388 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
305 
3 
12 
51 
105 
79 
55 
$1,000 
963 
(D) 
(D) 
149 
282 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
556 
3 
42 
93 
164 
150 
104 
$1,000 
15,440 
18 
644 
1,544 
3,294 
4,935 
5,006 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
- 
1 
5 
16 
19 
18 
$1,000 
9,928 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,682 
3,450 
4,015 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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