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 
39,596 
150 
1,683 
4,870 
10,089 
12,448 
10,356 
percent 
58.2 
0.2 
2.5 
7.2 
14.8 
18.3 
15.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,134,919 
9,606 
142,734 
480,442 
1,026,872 
1,309,566 
1,165,699 
Average size of farm 
acres 
104 
64 
85 
99 
102 
105 
113 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
39,596 
150 
1,683 
4,870 
10,089 
12,448 
10,356 
$1,000 
661,717 
1,179 
26,165 
106,254 
151,931 
224,660 
151,530 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,712 
7,858 
15,547 
21,818 
15,059 
18,048 
14,632 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
13,088 
46 
535 
1,557 
3,356 
4,146 
3,448 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,709 
20 
276 
814 
1,707 
2,061 
1,831 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,596 
24 
227 
658 
1,454 
1,719 
1,514 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,467 
25 
250 
683 
1,330 
1,736 
1,443 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,149 
27 
208 
602 
1,290 
1,672 
1,350 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,031 
5 
86 
291 
553 
636 
460 
$50,000 to $99,999 
785 
1 
57 
132 
208 
231 
156 
$100,000 to $249,999 
395 
2 
30 
60 
94 
132 
77 
$250,000 to $499,999 
197 
- 
7 
45 
46 
66 
33 
$500,000 to $999,999 
107 
_ 
6 
14 
33 
30 
24 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
72 
- 
1 
14 
18 
19 
20 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
54 
- 
1 
9 
18 
9 
17 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
9 
- 
- 
5 
- 
3 
1 
$5,000,000 or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
7 
2 
Total sales 
farms 
39,596 
150 
1,683 
4,870 
10,089 
12,448 
10,356 
$1,000 
641,303 
1,151 
25,620 
104,288 
148,125 
218,477 
143,643 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,103 
16 
130 
312 
556 
590 
499 
$1,000 
114,848 
411 
9,749 
24,736 
21,958 
33,117 
24,877 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
409 
2 
42 
81 
90 
126 
68 
$1,000 
91,923 
(D) 
(D) 
21,632 
16,019 
27,187 
18,614 
Corn 
farms 
1,395 
10 
98 
213 
379 
397 
298 
$1,000 
47,740 
222 
5,046 
11,160 
8,567 
13,485 
9,260 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
213 
2 
32 
49 
35 
67 
28 
$1,000 
33,811 
(D) 
(D) 
9,378 
4,683 
9,958 
5,644 
Wheat 
farms 
284 
9 
20 
57 
66 
79 
53 
$1,000 
8,283 
67 
(D) 
1,708 
(D) 
(D) 
2,002 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
- 
3 
10 
11 
14 
9 
$1,000 
5,023 
- 
215 
1,023 
1,081 
1,171 
1,533 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,124 
8 
84 
166 
288 
314 
264 
$1,000 
58,167 
121 
4,287 
11,809 
1 1 ,403 
17,073 
13,474 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
265 
1 
20 
50 
57 
86 
51 
$1,000 
45,031 
(D) 
(D) 
9,768 
8,050 
13,562 
10,277 
Sorghum 
farms 
14 
2 
4 
4 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
142 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
18 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
12 
. 
2 
3 
1 
6 
. 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
56 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
281 
_ 
14 
39 
80 
79 
69 
$1,000 
19,716 
- 
618 
5,236 
5,655 
3,983 
4,223 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
- 
3 
5 
20 
15 
10 
$1,000 
16,025 
- 
510 
4,464 
4,610 
2,980 
3,461 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
88 
1 
4 
24 
23 
21 
15 
$1,000 
13,590 
(D) 
(D) 
2,392 
2,825 
2,818 
4,393 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
45 
1 
2 
10 
10 
11 
11 
$1,000 
12,446 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,486 
2,614 
4,292 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
522 
4 
44 
81 
131 
162 
100 
$1,000 
20,972 
13 
205 
270 
2,468 
1,945 
16,071 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
6 
$1,000 
19,051 
- 
- 
- 
1,923 
1,402 
15,727 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
295 
_ 
9 
47 
65 
101 
73 
$1,000 
1,655 
- 
10 
201 
229 
467 
748 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
$1,000 
549 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
129 
- 
- 
21 
21 
47 
40 
$1,000 
1,119 
- 
- 
98 
123 
307 
592 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
476 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
194 
- 
9 
36 
48 
59 
42 
$1,000 
535 
- 
10 
103 
105 
160 
156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
458 
25 
69 
123 
151 
90 
$1,000 
37,244 
- 
429 
12,097 
8,462 
8,822 
7,433 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
74 
- 
2 
11 
17 
25 
19 
$1,000 
33,063 
- 
(D) 
11,592 
7,123 
7,551 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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