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 AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
624 
3 
32 
67 
220 
146 
156 
percent 
50.2 
0.2 
2.6 
5.4 
17.7 
11.7 
12.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,529 
(D) 
754 
(D) 
12,347 
(D) 
6,895 
Average size of farm 
acres 
49 
(D) 
24 
(D) 
56 
(D) 
44 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
624 
3 
32 
67 
220 
146 
156 
$1,000 
18,347 
29 
954 
1,127 
7,261 
5,308 
3,668 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,402 
9,699 
29,811 
16,822 
33,002 
36,357 
23,512 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
171 
1 
16 
51 
33 
70 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
60 
- 
- 
6 
24 
16 
14 
$2,500 to $4,999 
101 
- 
10 
5 
45 
23 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
99 
3 
9 
11 
29 
29 
18 
$10,000 to $24,999 
103 
- 
4 
13 
43 
26 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
_ 
2 
8 
11 
6 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
22 
- 
5 
8 
7 
2 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
14 
- 
- 
- 
6 
5 
3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
7 
- 
_ 
_ 
2 
2 
3 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
624 
3 
32 
67 
220 
146 
156 
$1,000 
17,123 
29 
914 
668 
6,908 
5,169 
3,435 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5 
. 
. 
1 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
210 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
210 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
99 
3 
9 
23 
20 
22 
22 
$1,000 
1,208 
24 
79 
138 
178 
173 
617 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
57 
3 
2 
6 
15 
13 
18 
$1,000 
816 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
151 
112 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
- 
11 
7 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
107 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
40 
3 
2 
6 
9 
7 
13 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
109 
. 
10 
18 
33 
21 
27 
$1,000 
9,762 
- 
546 
381 
4,449 
3,010 
1,377 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
5 
2 
9 
7 
3 
$1,000 
8,809 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,245 
2,860 
1,066 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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