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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
4,209 
21 
199 
455 
1,061 
1,399 
1,074 
percent 
51.5 
0.3 
2.4 
5.6 
13.0 
17.1 
13.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
569,521 
3,693 
14,309 
31,187 
121,148 
157,976 
241,208 
Average size of farm 
acres 
135 
176 
72 
69 
114 
113 
225 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
4,209 
21 
199 
455 
1,061 
1,399 
1,074 
$1,000 
129,587 
61 
2,518 
10,757 
10,559 
72,752 
32,940 
Average per farm 
dollars 
30,788 
2,902 
12,653 
23,641 
9,952 
52,003 
30,670 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,255 
5 
47 
135 
327 
427 
314 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
677 
12 
44 
82 
179 
189 
171 
$2,500 to $4,999 
676 
2 
35 
60 
171 
234 
174 
$5,000 to $9,999 
609 
- 
30 
65 
167 
198 
149 
$10,000 to $24,999 
565 
2 
28 
68 
123 
214 
130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
224 
_ 
6 
23 
61 
71 
63 
$50,000 to $99,999 
112 
- 
5 
12 
19 
38 
38 
$100,000 to $249,999 
47 
- 
3 
1 
8 
14 
21 
$250,000 to $499,999 
25 
- 
- 
3 
6 
7 
9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9 
_ 
1 
4 
_ 
2 
2 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
10 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 
3 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
6 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
2 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
4,209 
21 
199 
455 
1,061 
1,399 
1,074 
$1,000 
127,534 
51 
2,479 
10,507 
10,140 
72,047 
32,310 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
66 
. 
4 
4 
12 
32 
14 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
13 
(D) 
59 
2,984 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
2 
$1,000 
3,060 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
2,828 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
35 
- 
4 
2 
8 
14 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
1,831 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,781 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
31 
. 
. 
2 
6 
18 
5 
$1,000 
1,006 
- 
- 
(D) 
39 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
1 
$1,000 
873 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
532 
34 
71 
116 
213 
98 
$1,000 
25,744 
- 
210 
2,457 
664 
19,561 
2,853 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
- 
- 
4 
1 
12 
4 
$1,000 
22,778 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
18,467 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
524 
6 
14 
53 
122 
192 
137 
$1,000 
10,305 
5 
341 
1,035 
2,038 
2,107 
4,779 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
48 
- 
2 
3 
8 
11 
24 
$1,000 
6,412 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
845 
878 
3,725 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
135 
6 
9 
12 
43 
48 
17 
$1,000 
1,761 
5 
279 
64 
243 
377 
793 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
958 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
434 
- 
5 
42 
92 
171 
124 
$1,000 
8,544 
- 
62 
971 
1,795 
1,730 
3,986 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
- 
- 
3 
8 
10 
23 
$1,000 
5,445 
- 
- 
(D) 
836 
(D) 
3,059 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
417 
17 
55 
93 
177 
75 
$1,000 
43,359 
- 
231 
386 
2,229 
38,783 
1,731 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
- 
4 
1 
5 
13 
11 
$1,000 
40,508 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,738 
37,293 
1,204 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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