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 
41,172 
228 
2,885 
5,753 
11,726 
1 1 ,893 
8,687 
acres 
3,630,839 
13,995 
202,482 
446,946 
1,069,069 
1,057,518 
840,829 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,939 
9 
135 
295 
573 
559 
368 
acres 
290,757 
3,418 
13,858 
36,770 
93,329 
78,505 
64,877 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
38,382 
220 
2,790 
5,404 
11,018 
1 1 ,092 
7,858 
acres 
3,162,951 
13,781 
192,846 
401,941 
945,101 
924,770 
684,512 
Partnership 
farms 
2,093 
11 
101 
267 
525 
660 
529 
acres 
372,523 
1,144 
9,795 
35,708 
113,726 
116,550 
95,600 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,360 
7 
64 
183 
348 
444 
314 
acres 
277,335 
864 
7,685 
27,291 
89,847 
86,533 
65,115 
Corporation 
farms 
1,137 
5 
26 
162 
304 
310 
acres 
185,097 
(D) 
(D) 
19,071 
48,961 
69,142 
Family held 
farms 
993 
3 
19 
130 
281 
277 
283 
acres 
168,992 
(D) 
(D) 
16,945 
38,518 
46,822 
63,950 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
46 
- 
10 
9 
27 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
947 
3 
19 
130 
271 
268 
256 
Other than family held 
farms 
144 
2 
7 
32 
49 
27 
27 
acres 
16,105 
(D) 
(D) 
2,126 
6,443 
2,139 
5,192 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
11 
1 
5 
2 
3 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
133 
2 
7 
31 
44 
25 
24 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
710 
1 
18 
69 
136 
196 
290 
acres 
80,030 
(D) 
(D) 
8,088 
16,876 
22,238 
31,158 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
6,752 
24 
383 
809 
1,876 
2,020 
1,640 
workers 
19,673 
62 
1,036 
2,527 
5,778 
5,531 
4,739 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
1,844 
6 
113 
238 
491 
524 
472 
workers 
4,761 
7 
176 
636 
1,278 
1,299 
1,365 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
5,533 
20 
304 
645 
1,580 
1,669 
1,315 
workers 
14,912 
55 
860 
1,891 
4,500 
4,232 
3,374 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
63 
- 
4 
7 
20 
10 
22 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
4 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
18,130 
100 
1,276 
2,893 
5,599 
4,987 
3,275 
workers 
45,775 
228 
3,211 
8,341 
14,999 
1 1 ,729 
7,267 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,874 
51 
497 
868 
1,489 
1,319 
650 
1 0 to 49 acres 
17,127 
113 
1,241 
2,568 
4,852 
4,885 
3,468 
50 to 69 acres 
4,400 
19 
276 
562 
1,196 
1,259 
1,088 
70 to 99 acres 
4,802 
28 
322 
558 
1,271 
1,434 
1,189 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
3,761 
13 
226 
424 
1,018 
1,144 
936 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
2,236 
- 
107 
303 
602 
661 
563 
180 to 219 acres 
1,439 
- 
74 
178 
420 
465 
302 
220 to 259 acres 
914 
- 
67 
117 
255 
261 
214 
260 to 499 acres 
1,955 
9 
92 
230 
647 
586 
391 
500 to 999 acres 
638 
2 
27 
71 
206 
189 
143 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
142 
2 
5 
21 
41 
44 
29 
2,000 acres or more 
34 
- 
1 
2 
12 
5 
14 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
11,584 
95 
1,081 
1,603 
3,216 
3,390 
2,199 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
545 
2 
50 
111 
147 
152 
83 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
604 
" 
19 
92 
145 
200 
148 
production (1114) 
911 
2 
22 
122 
251 
321 
193 
Other crop farming (1119) 
13,000 
26 
534 
1,417 
3,267 
3,761 
3,995 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
49 
- 
7 
7 
11 
20 
4 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
“ 
■ 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
12,951 
26 
527 
1,410 
3,256 
3,741 
3,991 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
7,024 
47 
562 
1,093 
2,272 
1,911 
1,139 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
248 
2 
25 
30 
77 
77 
37 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
303 
- 
32 
54 
95 
79 
43 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
643 
5 
84 
158 
232 
129 
35 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
832 
6 
51 
173 
279 
240 
83 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
1,541 
25 
155 
340 
469 
389 
163 
production (1125, 1129) 
5,087 
27 
320 
709 
1,559 
1,603 
869 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
12,665 
63 
1,083 
2,143 
4,087 
3,407 
1,882 
number 
279,798 
1,742 
20,040 
50,993 
90,742 
72,916 
43,365 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
6,028 
24 
528 
1,094 
1,999 
1,533 
850 
1 0 to 49 
5,591 
31 
473 
873 
1,733 
1,609 
872 
50 to 99 
661 
2 
47 
111 
228 
173 
100 
100 to 199 
264 
3 
29 
33 
97 
60 
42 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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