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 
42,322 
237 
2,935 
5,902 
12,009 
12,252 
8,987 
percent 
56.1 
0.3 
3.9 
7.8 
15.9 
16.2 
11.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,800,601 
15,154 
207,044 
464,808 
1,120,664 
1,112,519 
880,412 
Average size of farm 
acres 
90 
64 
71 
79 
93 
91 
98 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
42,322 
237 
2,935 
5,902 
12,009 
12,252 
8,987 
$1,000 
1 ,765,426 
9,776 
120,592 
262,540 
563,066 
452,641 
356,812 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,714 
41,247 
41,088 
44,483 
46,887 
36,944 
39,703 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
8,619 
47 
448 
1,098 
2,453 
2,653 
1,920 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
6,905 
18 
432 
996 
1,970 
1,921 
1,568 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,372 
32 
396 
853 
1,773 
1,821 
1,497 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,566 
19 
391 
799 
1,562 
1,600 
1,195 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
5,541 
46 
444 
805 
1,506 
1,577 
1,163 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,224 
34 
310 
440 
863 
928 
649 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,478 
15 
241 
374 
650 
731 
467 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,347 
19 
182 
366 
748 
684 
348 
$250,000 to $499,999 
769 
5 
60 
88 
290 
215 
111 
$500,000 to $999,999 
327 
2 
22 
52 
125 
88 
38 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
174 
- 
9 
31 
69 
34 
31 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
138 
- 
8 
25 
54 
28 
23 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
23 
- 
1 
4 
11 
3 
4 
$5,000,000 or more 
13 
- 
- 
2 
4 
3 
4 
Total sales 
farms 
42,322 
237 
2,935 
5,902 
12,009 
12,252 
8,987 
$1,000 
1,707,959 
9,522 
117,938 
256,059 
547,062 
436,358 
341,019 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
13,366 
118 
1,246 
1,920 
3,775 
3,848 
2,459 
$1,000 
973,720 
6,054 
71,967 
132,914 
325,987 
267,613 
169,185 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,706 
22 
397 
683 
1,462 
1,378 
764 
$1,000 
834,531 
4,189 
57,848 
114,085 
289,335 
227,582 
141,492 
Corn 
farms 
9,433 
69 
883 
1,436 
2,767 
2,671 
1,607 
$1,000 
452,065 
3,415 
37,163 
65,723 
152,714 
116,260 
76,789 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,499 
13 
224 
389 
827 
676 
370 
$1,000 
339,548 
2,323 
26,255 
49,670 
121,072 
83,531 
56,697 
Wheat 
farms 
2,611 
11 
140 
339 
830 
784 
507 
$1,000 
40,875 
86 
1,548 
4,751 
14,173 
12,496 
7,820 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
123 
- 
1 
9 
52 
42 
19 
$1,000 
10,203 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,787 
3,323 
2,325 
Soybeans 
farms 
10,049 
88 
887 
1,399 
2,849 
2,972 
1,854 
$1,000 
476,015 
2,543 
32,807 
61,899 
158,048 
137,753 
82,965 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,776 
11 
198 
407 
926 
825 
409 
$1,000 
348,028 
1,354 
20,368 
44,762 
123,625 
100,019 
57,900 
Sorghum 
farms 
36 
- 
- 
3 
12 
11 
10 
$1,000 
128 
- 
- 
5 
46 
27 
50 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
70 
- 
3 
6 
22 
18 
21 
$1,000 
299 
- 
10 
8 
70 
154 
58 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
908 
8 
87 
157 
255 
237 
164 
$1,000 
4,338 
10 
439 
527 
936 
923 
1,504 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
- 
3 
2 
3 
4 
5 
$1,000 
1,941 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
353 
321 
981 
Tobacco 
farms 
77 
_ 
9 
12 
23 
23 
10 
$1,000 
1,205 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
114 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,030 
2 
116 
206 
292 
280 
134 
$1,000 
7,655 
(D) 
479 
(D) 
3,041 
2,013 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
2 
13 
6 
5 
$1,000 
2,859 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,702 
654 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
742 
_ 
46 
134 
215 
219 
128 
$1,000 
5,375 
- 
240 
510 
1,464 
1,602 
1,559 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
5 
8 
2 
$1,000 
1,541 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
606 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
359 
- 
6 
58 
101 
120 
74 
$1,000 
3,362 
- 
62 
269 
988 
1,045 
998 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
1 
$1,000 
1,092 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
372 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
446 
- 
42 
86 
134 
120 
64 
$1,000 
2,013 
- 
178 
241 
475 
558 
561 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
$1,000 
323 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
765 
2 
50 
101 
226 
254 
132 
$1,000 
87,068 
(D) 
(D) 
19,740 
40,832 
9,454 
16,108 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
195 
2 
8 
22 
64 
50 
49 
$1,000 
80,534 
(D) 
(D) 
18,774 
38,819 
7,117 
15,130 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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