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 BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
43,817 
218 
2,686 
6,127 
11,626 
12,694 
10,466 
acres 
4,642,670 
19,767 
211,101 
551,638 
1,171,943 
1,387,336 
1,300,885 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,359 
7 
67 
163 
360 
378 
384 
acres 
256,345 
1,751 
11,661 
19,575 
52,399 
71,112 
99,847 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
41,486 
216 
2,573 
5,857 
11,053 
12,032 
9,755 
acres 
4,180,074 
(D) 
(D) 
509,680 
1,079,155 
1,247,807 
1,129,732 
Partnership 
farms 
2,278 
2 
106 
279 
537 
642 
712 
acres 
432,795 
(D) 
(D) 
42,568 
96,208 
126,643 
150,110 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,292 
1 
52 
155 
341 
368 
375 
acres 
264,266 
(D) 
(D) 
21,678 
62,958 
75,107 
93,901 
Corporation 
farms 
878 
2 
36 
97 
227 
270 
246 
acres 
175,359 
(D) 
(D) 
17,320 
36,665 
54,940 
62,592 
Family held 
farms 
762 
1 
35 
81 
192 
228 
225 
acres 
149,949 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
31,733 
46,268 
57,132 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
24 
3 
6 
11 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
738 
1 
35 
78 
186 
217 
221 
Other than family held 
farms 
116 
1 
1 
16 
35 
42 
21 
acres 
25,410 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,932 
8,672 
5,460 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
116 
1 
1 
16 
35 
42 
21 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
285 
2 
12 
44 
68 
68 
91 
acres 
43,659 
(D) 
(D) 
9,327 
12,334 
9,222 
12,144 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
9,023 
48 
467 
1,159 
2,373 
2,638 
2,338 
workers 
26,635 
109 
1,625 
3,511 
6,972 
7,778 
6,640 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
2,069 
12 
99 
237 
506 
600 
615 
workers 
5,816 
14 
336 
692 
1,320 
1,686 
1,768 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
7,656 
38 
397 
1,005 
2,031 
2,249 
1,936 
workers 
20,819 
95 
1,289 
2,819 
5,652 
6,092 
4,872 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
261 
2 
22 
41 
68 
59 
69 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
81 
- 
9 
14 
23 
16 
19 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
19,717 
105 
1,310 
3,104 
5,731 
5,374 
4,093 
workers 
46,277 
213 
3,368 
8,121 
14,195 
11,808 
8,572 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,084 
39 
266 
593 
826 
806 
554 
1 0 to 49 acres 
16,369 
79 
1,185 
2,536 
4,494 
4,637 
3,438 
50 to 69 acres 
5,315 
25 
301 
759 
1,374 
1,511 
1,345 
70 to 99 acres 
5,298 
29 
282 
735 
1,380 
1,529 
1,343 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
5,046 
20 
248 
599 
1,329 
1,518 
1,332 
140 to 1 79 acres 
2,792 
8 
151 
305 
679 
840 
809 
180 to 219 acres 
2,029 
8 
110 
214 
511 
627 
559 
220 to 259 acres 
1,221 
3 
40 
104 
325 
405 
344 
260 to 499 acres 
2,610 
4 
116 
299 
675 
817 
699 
500 to 999 acres 
859 
5 
21 
97 
220 
236 
280 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
249 
2 
7 
30 
59 
72 
79 
2,000 acres or more 
55 
- 
- 
6 
13 
14 
22 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3,269 
22 
265 
469 
820 
869 
824 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
714 
2 
73 
136 
169 
211 
123 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
467 
6 
13 
65 
145 
124 
114 
production (1 1 14) 
483 
3 
34 
75 
130 
142 
99 
Other crop farming (1119) 
15,685 
41 
667 
1,741 
3,600 
4,727 
4,909 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
840 
6 
96 
121 
231 
213 
173 
Cotton farming (11192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
" 
" 
“ 
” 
" 
" 
“ 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
14,845 
35 
571 
1,620 
3,369 
4,514 
4,736 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
16,782 
114 
1,174 
2,556 
4,765 
4,752 
3,421 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
241 
- 
24 
31 
50 
78 
58 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
123 
- 
6 
22 
34 
25 
36 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
147 
5 
17 
27 
53 
30 
15 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
756 
5 
48 
151 
264 
209 
79 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
1,193 
11 
113 
258 
387 
277 
147 
production (1125, 1129) 
5,067 
13 
293 
746 
1,468 
1,568 
979 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
20,840 
155 
1,510 
3,263 
5,978 
5,798 
4,136 
number 
754,570 
4,583 
47,555 
107,961 
207,452 
225,312 
161,707 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,792 
55 
500 
1,117 
1,681 
1,450 
989 
10 to 49 
10,943 
79 
759 
1,628 
3,121 
3,087 
2,269 
50 to 99 
2,684 
9 
151 
352 
793 
814 
565 
1 00 to 1 99 
967 
12 
66 
109 
278 
302 
200 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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