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 
34,030 
182 
2,184 
4,566 
9,361 
9,882 
7,855 
acres 
4,615,504 
14,471 
241,996 
612,316 
1,230,328 
1,364,943 
1,151,450 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,107 
1 
71 
149 
272 
353 
261 
acres 
163,464 
(D) 
(D) 
22,562 
41,427 
45,437 
42,379 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
31,681 
178 
2,071 
4,309 
8,791 
9,187 
7,145 
acres 
4,072,787 
13,751 
227,849 
550,473 
1,088,519 
1,202,186 
990,009 
Partnership 
farms 
1,790 
10 
93 
196 
459 
565 
467 
acres 
418,928 
1,097 
14,448 
46,253 
119,700 
129,555 
107,875 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,236 
4 
72 
124 
330 
400 
306 
acres 
302,148 
241 
11,271 
32,851 
88,036 
95,624 
74,125 
Corporation 
farms 
871 
4 
38 
117 
238 
251 
223 
acres 
206,900 
664 
5,927 
24,261 
58,242 
57,482 
60,324 
Family held 
farms 
718 
4 
35 
95 
183 
208 
193 
acres 
176,330 
664 
4,870 
22,096 
47,419 
45,645 
55,636 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
2 
5 
6 
6 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
699 
4 
35 
93 
178 
202 
187 
Other than family held 
farms 
153 
- 
3 
22 
55 
43 
30 
acres 
30,570 
- 
1,057 
2,165 
10,823 
11,837 
4,688 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
- 
4 
7 
5 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
137 
- 
3 
22 
51 
36 
25 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
777 
- 
24 
86 
146 
187 
334 
acres 
157,985 
- 
1,481 
21,836 
22,761 
55,524 
56,383 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
6,115 
42 
335 
868 
1,747 
1,766 
1,357 
workers 
16,787 
201 
957 
2,370 
4,928 
4,862 
3,469 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
1,504 
8 
80 
197 
455 
434 
330 
workers 
3,377 
15 
150 
347 
1,230 
982 
653 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
5,226 
41 
293 
743 
1,477 
1,519 
1,153 
workers 
13,410 
186 
807 
2,023 
3,698 
3,880 
2,816 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
56 
3 
7 
6 
14 
16 
10 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
12 
- 
2 
1 
4 
1 
4 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
12,954 
78 
876 
1,993 
3,912 
3,452 
2,643 
workers 
29,884 
220 
2,030 
5,253 
9,612 
7,248 
5,521 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,169 
39 
300 
367 
623 
534 
306 
1 0 to 49 acres 
10,628 
56 
648 
1,502 
3,017 
3,143 
2,262 
50 to 69 acres 
2,973 
15 
162 
370 
795 
865 
766 
70 to 99 acres 
4,747 
22 
309 
657 
1,293 
1,303 
1,163 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
3,629 
18 
205 
443 
938 
1,074 
951 
140 to 1 79 acres 
3,284 
19 
201 
402 
867 
947 
848 
180 to 219 acres 
1,883 
6 
121 
205 
529 
573 
449 
220 to 259 acres 
1,391 
3 
62 
184 
387 
416 
339 
260 to 499 acres 
3,053 
13 
160 
385 
833 
932 
730 
500 to 999 acres 
1,021 
1 
54 
141 
261 
304 
260 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
257 
- 
3 
31 
73 
72 
78 
2,000 acres or more 
84 
- 
1 
21 
18 
27 
17 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
10,060 
93 
1,120 
1,702 
2,865 
2,707 
1,573 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
385 
- 
32 
58 
110 
118 
67 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
421 
3 
11 
34 
132 
175 
66 
production (1 1 14) 
441 
- 
13 
38 
123 
157 
110 
Other crop farming (1119) 
14,328 
17 
350 
1,244 
3,264 
4,388 
5,065 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1 1 92) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
“ 
" 
" 
” 
- 
“ 
“ 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
14,328 
17 
350 
1,244 
3,264 
4,388 
5,065 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
4,594 
49 
399 
805 
1,517 
1,272 
552 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
338 
- 
58 
72 
102 
71 
35 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
304 
5 
37 
37 
107 
58 
60 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
295 
3 
37 
71 
106 
65 
13 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
558 
5 
28 
119 
186 
138 
82 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
722 
9 
55 
127 
245 
198 
88 
production (1125, 1129) 
2,673 
8 
86 
401 
877 
843 
458 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
8,786 
87 
836 
1,566 
2,899 
2,373 
1,025 
number 
326,219 
2,182 
37,238 
57,629 
100,923 
87,003 
41,244 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,787 
34 
212 
525 
996 
704 
316 
10 to 49 
4,290 
38 
424 
726 
1,368 
1,228 
506 
50 to 99 
1,015 
13 
102 
169 
344 
274 
113 
1 00 to 1 99 
485 
2 
72 
97 
145 
114 
55 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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