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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
2,056 
2 
86 
253 
594 
676 
445 
acres 
34,207 
(D) 
(D) 
3,081 
9,145 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
3,129 
15 
163 
355 
830 
1,006 
760 
acres 
58,952 
124 
1,205 
4,919 
10,709 
15,053 
26,942 
Irrigated land 
farms 
476 
_ 
19 
45 
116 
212 
84 
acres 
4,757 
- 
44 
64 
164 
4,176 
309 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
468 
- 
18 
45 
115 
206 
84 
acres 
4,727 
- 
(D) 
64 
(D) 
4,164 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
9 
- 
1 
- 
1 
6 
1 
acres 
30 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
157 
1 
9 
34 
42 
71 
acres 
8,312 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
821 
1,699 
4,901 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
85 
- 
4 
6 
11 
40 
24 
acres 
7,661 
- 
186 
733 
361 
4,406 
1,975 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
154 
- 
8 
35 
25 
66 
20 
$1,000 
1,394 
- 
56 
314 
202 
617 
205 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
4,209 
21 
199 
455 
1,061 
1,399 
1,074 
$1,000 
1 ,399,220 
12,181 
45,132 
121,592 
323,598 
479,303 
417,413 
Average per farm 
dollars 
332,435 
580,035 
226,794 
267,236 
304,993 
342,604 
388,653 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,457 
3,298 
3,154 
3,899 
2,671 
3,034 
1,731 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
405 
- 
17 
69 
90 
124 
105 
$50,000 to $99,999 
363 
- 
19 
46 
89 
128 
81 
$100,000 to $199,999 
975 
7 
75 
89 
273 
317 
214 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,794 
- 
72 
203 
473 
600 
446 
$500,000 to $999,999 
522 
8 
15 
43 
101 
187 
168 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
109 
6 
_ 
1 
22 
36 
44 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
32 
- 
1 
4 
13 
4 
10 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
$10,000,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
4,208 
21 
199 
455 
1,061 
1,399 
1,073 
$1,000 
180,455 
750 
5,194 
19,568 
37,737 
71,633 
45,574 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
730 
6 
58 
54 
176 
245 
191 
$5,000 to $9,999 
426 
- 
26 
47 
123 
129 
101 
$10,000 to $19,999 
726 
6 
25 
74 
226 
239 
156 
$20,000 to $49,999 
1,287 
6 
63 
164 
281 
457 
316 
$50,000 to $99,999 
677 
- 
15 
74 
183 
206 
199 
$100,000 to $199,999 
256 
3 
11 
29 
51 
91 
71 
$200,000 to $499,999 
92 
- 
1 
10 
21 
25 
35 
$500,000 or more 
14 
- 
- 
3 
- 
7 
4 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
2,791 
15 
119 
295 
722 
943 
697 
number 
4,229 
16 
170 
415 
1,045 
1,531 
1,052 
Tractors, all 
farms 
3,026 
14 
120 
307 
764 
1,033 
788 
number 
5,593 
20 
201 
471 
1,326 
1,968 
1,607 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,951 
7 
75 
178 
493 
679 
519 
number 
2,616 
7 
90 
199 
655 
914 
751 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,705 
6 
71 
173 
437 
579 
439 
number 
2,559 
(D) 
(D) 
225 
622 
894 
719 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
281 
2 
23 
23 
42 
95 
96 
number 
418 
(D) 
(D) 
47 
49 
160 
137 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
42 
_ 
_ 
7 
10 
13 
12 
number 
47 
- 
- 
7 
14 
14 
12 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
42 
- 
1 
- 
10 
18 
13 
number 
50 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
24 
14 
Hay balers 
farms 
948 
6 
29 
60 
280 
309 
264 
number 
1,194 
6 
38 
77 
345 
400 
328 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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