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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
593 
11 
44 
162 
184 
128 
64 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
324,684 
(D) 
2,080 
37,706 
99,918 
159,159 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
64 
- 
4 
14 
26 
16 
4 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
464,871 
130 
104,063 
220,698 
139,900 
80 
sold 
farms 
210 
2 
14 
44 
68 
51 
31 
Farms with- 
number 
30,529,968 
(D) 
(D) 
5,727,119 
5,258,321 
16,175,288 
3,368,620 
1 to 1,999 
158 
2 
14 
34 
52 
34 
22 
2,000 to 59,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
51 
" 
- 
10 
15 
17 
9 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
303 
10 
11 
63 
119 
68 
32 
number 
2,329 
43 
69 
747 
604 
697 
169 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
63 
2 
5 
10 
26 
12 
8 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
883 
(D) 
(D) 
123 
152 
414 
101 
Barley for grain 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
118 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
6,302 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
* 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,430 
10 
96 
219 
397 
406 
302 
acres 
102,072 
413 
10,289 
23,480 
20,745 
26,750 
20,395 
bushels 
7,373,519 
34,092 
732,028 
1,713,025 
1,376,194 
2,018,054 
1,500,126 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
- 
1 
3 
11 
10 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,107 
“ 
(D) 
360 
(D) 
602 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
635 
6 
25 
101 
195 
188 
120 
25 to 99 acres 
525 
2 
34 
59 
146 
146 
138 
1 00 to 249 acres 
191 
2 
25 
44 
40 
49 
31 
250 to 499 acres 
54 
- 
10 
5 
12 
19 
8 
500 acres or more 
25 
- 
2 
10 
4 
4 
5 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
188 
2 
10 
40 
54 
47 
35 
acres 
6,710 
(D) 
(D) 
1,058 
1,799 
2,266 
1,180 
tons 
77,779 
(D) 
(D) 
10,436 
20,155 
26,064 
17,211 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
“ 
(D) 
" 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
119 
2 
7 
23 
37 
23 
27 
25 to 99 acres 
50 
- 
2 
16 
11 
16 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
16 
- 
- 
1 
6 
7 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
88 
1 
4 
24 
23 
21 
15 
acres 
21,415 
(D) 
(D) 
3,866 
5,274 
4,406 
6,446 
bales 
38,973 
(D) 
(D) 
6,776 
9,939 
7,207 
12,119 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
" 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
40 
- 
2 
14 
12 
7 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
18 
1 
- 
5 
3 
4 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
14 
- 
1 
1 
5 
6 
1 
500 acres or more 
11 
- 
1 
3 
1 
2 
4 
Oats for grain 
farms 
34 
- 
8 
4 
8 
12 
2 
acres 
350 
- 
88 
(D) 
59 
119 
(D) 
bushels 
23,447 
- 
6,351 
(D) 
5,252 
7,120 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
31 
- 
7 
4 
8 
11 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
9 
_ 
_ 
2 
2 
4 
1 
acres 
9 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
pounds 
15,320 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,220 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
‘ 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
cwt 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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