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 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 
4,100 
21 
196 
437 
1,030 
1,367 
1,049 
acres 
546,975 
3,693 
14,268 
29,374 
113,961 
150,870 
234,809 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
179 
- 
14 
28 
58 
54 
25 
acres 
44,185 
- 
1,357 
2,445 
19,871 
9,135 
1 1 ,377 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
3,713 
20 
176 
400 
933 
1,237 
947 
acres 
411,636 
(D) 
(D) 
23,275 
101,410 
125,744 
144,332 
Partnership 
farms 
185 
1 
12 
19 
60 
55 
38 
acres 
31,631 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,009 
10,171 
13,415 
Registered under state law 
farms 
100 
1 
8 
9 
33 
35 
14 
acres 
23,056 
(D) 
(D) 
1,682 
3,529 
7,812 
9,273 
Corporation 
farms 
235 
- 
10 
25 
52 
87 
61 
acres 
1 1 1 ,673 
- 
346 
5,084 
9,632 
18,659 
77,952 
Family held 
farms 
180 
- 
8 
19 
33 
72 
48 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
15,876 
75,139 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
177 
- 
8 
19 
33 
71 
46 
Other than family held 
farms 
55 
_ 
2 
6 
19 
15 
13 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,783 
2,813 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
50 
- 
2 
6 
18 
11 
13 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
76 
1 
11 
16 
20 
28 
acres 
14,581 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,097 
3,402 
5,509 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
866 
6 
27 
74 
201 
305 
253 
workers 
3,747 
12 
101 
251 
592 
1,833 
958 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
292 
12 
33 
62 
119 
66 
workers 
1,013 
- 
22 
89 
98 
629 
175 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
723 
6 
27 
59 
168 
248 
215 
workers 
2,734 
12 
79 
162 
494 
1,204 
783 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
21 
. 
2 
1 
6 
12 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
8 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
2,216 
8 
Ill 
284 
636 
714 
463 
workers 
5,505 
43 
278 
718 
1,693 
1,724 
1,049 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
684 
1 
41 
142 
179 
212 
109 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,289 
6 
84 
143 
369 
417 
270 
50 to 69 acres 
340 
- 
7 
23 
75 
137 
98 
70 to 99 acres 
478 
- 
12 
49 
121 
156 
140 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
423 
6 
15 
31 
90 
177 
104 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
248 
- 
13 
26 
57 
75 
77 
180 to 219 acres 
201 
2 
12 
12 
57 
57 
61 
220 to 259 acres 
132 
- 
7 
3 
32 
32 
58 
260 to 499 acres 
256 
6 
7 
19 
46 
90 
88 
500 to 999 acres 
103 
- 
1 
7 
23 
36 
36 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
37 
- 
- 
- 
6 
7 
24 
2,000 acres or more 
18 
- 
- 
- 
6 
3 
9 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
20 
4 
9 
7 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
285 
- 
24 
24 
77 
103 
57 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
370 
6 
14 
25 
77 
120 
128 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
490 
_ 
7 
40 
98 
248 
97 
Other crop farming (1119) 
1,375 
13 
55 
107 
315 
414 
471 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
1,375 
13 
55 
107 
315 
414 
471 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
586 
2 
31 
77 
196 
150 
130 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
7 
- 
- 
- 
5 
1 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
20 
- 
2 
4 
4 
4 
6 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
90 
- 
16 
24 
21 
20 
9 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
110 
- 
- 
24 
41 
22 
23 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
175 
- 
4 
25 
54 
62 
30 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
681 
- 
46 
105 
169 
246 
115 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,162 
2 
59 
152 
359 
321 
269 
number 
17,080 
(D) 
(D) 
1,702 
2,676 
3,520 
8,448 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
870 
47 
122 
262 
248 
191 
1 0 to 49 
259 
2 
11 
27 
95 
61 
63 
50 to 99 
18 
- 
- 
- 
2 
7 
9 
100 to 199 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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