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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
199 
8 
20 
57 
60 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
418 
- 
43 
32 
75 
142 
126 
$5,000 to $9,999 
332 
- 
26 
31 
88 
125 
62 
$10,000 to $24,999 
268 
2 
6 
25 
54 
87 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
107 
- 
1 
16 
31 
28 
31 
$50,000 or more 
89 
- 
1 
10 
16 
29 
33 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
2,796 
19 
114 
321 
740 
928 
674 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
17,793 
3,256 
18,655 
15,538 
8,643 
16,516 
30,936 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
264 
28 
32 
68 
76 
60 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,086 
19 
21 
147 
272 
351 
276 
$5,000 to $9,999 
631 
- 
32 
53 
181 
225 
140 
$10,000 to $24,999 
575 
- 
18 
70 
182 
168 
137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
140 
- 
8 
7 
31 
64 
30 
$50,000 or more 
100 
- 
7 
12 
6 
44 
31 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,256 
8 
51 
148 
290 
399 
360 
$1,000 
9,716 
15 
210 
1,242 
1,973 
3,224 
3,053 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
152 
8 
24 
27 
39 
54 
$1,000 
828 
- 
17 
144 
50 
245 
372 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
222 
2 
1 
22 
35 
70 
92 
$1,000 
1,298 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
125 
747 
400 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
582 
8 
31 
43 
123 
204 
173 
$1,000 
3,021 
(D) 
(D) 
173 
477 
1,124 
1,175 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
118 
5 
7 
43 
49 
14 
$1,000 
715 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
419 
221 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
96 
. 
14 
16 
24 
18 
24 
$1,000 
53 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
10 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
24 
. 
. 
2 
3 
10 
9 
$1,000 
140 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
47 
(D) 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
54 
_ 
4 
5 
3 
23 
19 
$1,000 
183 
- 
3 
20 
11 
93 
56 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
277 
2 
11 
45 
78 
73 
68 
$1,000 
3,477 
(D) 
(D) 
778 
863 
735 
996 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
2,833 
14 
126 
241 
677 
983 
792 
acres 
108,867 
472 
2,939 
7,429 
19,424 
39,959 
38,644 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,473 
9 
99 
213 
589 
888 
675 
acres 
74,253 
174 
1,696 
5,151 
13,860 
29,423 
23,949 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
2,093 
6 
91 
186 
506 
756 
548 
50 to 99 acres 
241 
3 
5 
18 
52 
91 
72 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
96 
- 
2 
6 
28 
24 
36 
200 to 499 acres 
37 
- 
1 
3 
3 
14 
16 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2,000 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
256 
17 
41 
67 
82 
49 
acres 
4,146 
- 
245 
487 
1,131 
1,313 
970 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
186 
7 
12 
22 
42 
70 
33 
acres 
2,367 
190 
12 
75 
580 
751 
759 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
764 
6 
44 
66 
167 
278 
203 
acres 
26,988 
108 
931 
1,712 
3,598 
8,261 
12,378 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
111 
- 
11 
4 
29 
39 
28 
acres 
1,113 
- 
55 
4 
255 
211 
588 
Total woodland 
farms 
2,989 
20 
150 
253 
787 
996 
783 
acres 
367,495 
(D) 
(D) 
15,758 
81,870 
(D) 
(D) 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
591 
27 
72 
199 
161 
132 
acres 
14,765 
- 
(D) 
482 
5,208 
(D) 
(D) 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
2,779 
20 
141 
237 
723 
923 
735 
acres 
352,730 
(D) 
(D) 
15,276 
76,662 
(D) 
160,673 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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