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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,429 
12 
108 
278 
605 
707 
719 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,739 
18 
123 
434 
833 
1,136 
1,195 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,795 
15 
71 
194 
393 
565 
557 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,678 
7 
74 
182 
373 
517 
525 
$25,000 to $49,999 
747 
2 
35 
83 
179 
229 
219 
$50,000 or more 
669 
- 
34 
107 
164 
205 
159 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
28,539 
96 
1,238 
3,592 
7,542 
9,089 
6,982 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
8,573 
3,761 
8,420 
9,063 
8,717 
8,660 
8,144 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,282 
13 
125 
337 
769 
1,060 
978 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,085 
59 
487 
1,355 
2,872 
3,482 
2,830 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,570 
19 
288 
838 
1,827 
2,119 
1,479 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,744 
5 
259 
843 
1,558 
1,851 
1,228 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,540 
- 
56 
186 
442 
456 
400 
$50,000 or more 
318 
- 
23 
33 
74 
121 
67 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
29 
1 
- 
8 
7 
7 
6 
$1,000 
1,540 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
10 
593 
488 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
11,046 
29 
492 
1,221 
2,655 
3,531 
3,118 
$1,000 
60,213 
113 
2,456 
6,521 
13,174 
19,029 
18,919 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,133 
5 
79 
158 
316 
347 
228 
$1,000 
3,816 
28 
194 
556 
1,155 
1,195 
688 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
3,703 
9 
121 
285 
807 
1,097 
1,384 
$1,000 
20,649 
33 
357 
993 
4,549 
5,828 
8,888 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,152 
5 
55 
168 
271 
379 
274 
$1,000 
13,238 
31 
404 
1,252 
2,850 
4,640 
4,061 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
300 
1 
10 
29 
86 
90 
84 
$1,000 
3,062 
(D) 
(D) 
674 
474 
658 
1,204 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
4,055 
10 
169 
425 
976 
1,382 
1,093 
$1,000 
1,164 
(D) 
(D) 
98 
297 
370 
343 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
281 
2 
22 
46 
67 
90 
54 
$1,000 
3,824 
(D) 
(D) 
704 
732 
1,228 
696 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
1,031 
2 
62 
160 
287 
348 
172 
$1,000 
3,577 
(D) 
(D) 
543 
985 
1,013 
721 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,293 
- 
70 
148 
327 
430 
318 
$1,000 
10,884 
- 
635 
1,701 
2,132 
4,098 
2,318 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
28,772 
98 
1,125 
3,402 
7,183 
9,141 
7,823 
acres 
1,473,521 
4,125 
58,720 
190,080 
358,010 
446,379 
416,207 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
24,437 
76 
1,016 
3,054 
6,339 
7,877 
6,075 
acres 
1,072,804 
2,885 
51,529 
157,904 
268,586 
331,391 
260,509 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
18,644 
62 
769 
2,272 
4,746 
5,985 
4,810 
50 to 99 acres 
3,639 
7 
111 
454 
1,027 
1,215 
825 
100 to 199 acres 
1,439 
3 
81 
213 
391 
446 
305 
200 to 499 acres 
558 
4 
44 
79 
151 
183 
97 
500 to 999 acres 
110 
- 
9 
23 
14 
42 
22 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
38 
- 
2 
8 
9 
6 
13 
2,000 acres or more 
9 
- 
- 
5 
1 
- 
3 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
3,092 
17 
158 
386 
831 
882 
818 
acres 
173,937 
360 
3,620 
18,126 
44,849 
51,075 
55,907 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
906 
4 
31 
121 
257 
268 
225 
acres 
20,031 
24 
528 
(D) 
(D) 
6,305 
(D) 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
5,663 
23 
131 
486 
1,169 
1,756 
2,098 
acres 
206,479 
856 
3,040 
11,319 
38,251 
57,592 
95,421 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
52 
- 
3 
10 
10 
16 
13 
acres 
270 
- 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
Total woodland 
farms 
24,999 
64 
925 
2,968 
6,534 
8,084 
6,424 
acres 
1,202,192 
2,287 
31,395 
114,541 
293,895 
397,313 
362,761 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
12,460 
31 
494 
1,586 
3,389 
4,074 
2,886 
acres 
347,701 
463 
10,282 
38,828 
91,238 
116,053 
90,837 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
16,861 
42 
605 
1,904 
4,332 
5,444 
4,534 
acres 
854,491 
1,824 
21,113 
75,713 
202,657 
281,260 
271,924 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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