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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Rice - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
4 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
. 
. 
. 
. 
3 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
" 
" 
- 
" 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
2 
4 
6 
4 
acres 
1,001 
- 
- 
(D) 
310 
283 
(D) 
bushels 
65,494 
- 
- 
(D) 
19,456 
(D) 
20,279 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,139 
8 
84 
166 
294 
320 
267 
acres 
118,546 
251 
8,052 
23,634 
24,855 
34,072 
27,682 
bushels 
4,359,951 
9,328 
299,432 
874,162 
873,294 
1,236,018 
1,067,717 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
- 
1 
1 
3 
6 
4 
acres 
2,813 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
320 
554 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
345 
6 
29 
33 
95 
91 
91 
25 to 99 acres 
502 
1 
36 
70 
135 
139 
121 
1 00 to 249 acres 
169 
1 
10 
37 
40 
52 
29 
250 to 499 acres 
70 
- 
3 
13 
17 
26 
11 
500 acres or more 
53 
- 
6 
13 
7 
12 
15 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
281 
_ 
14 
39 
80 
79 
69 
acres 
4,661 
- 
150 
1,559 
1,095 
1,021 
837 
pounds 
9,078,929 
- 
305,200 
2,595,200 
2,539,540 
1,945,112 
1,693,877 
Irrigated 
farms 
37 
- 
3 
10 
9 
8 
7 
acres 
416 
- 
(D) 
52 
(D) 
72 
75 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
10 
. 
2 
1 
4 
3 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
39 
- 
1 
5 
16 
7 
10 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
36 
- 
7 
3 
6 
10 
10 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
67 
- 
- 
8 
16 
23 
20 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
54 
- 
5 
6 
17 
13 
13 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
49 
- 
- 
11 
14 
14 
10 
25.0 acres or more 
26 
- 
1 
4 
10 
8 
3 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
292 
9 
23 
57 
67 
83 
53 
acres 
23,326 
179 
1,056 
5,094 
5,297 
5,872 
5,828 
bushels 
1,322,089 
9,461 
60,007 
292,326 
299,641 
329,483 
331,171 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
acres 
187 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
88 
7 
11 
16 
18 
22 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
129 
2 
8 
25 
32 
37 
25 
100 to 249 acres 
54 
- 
4 
11 
12 
22 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
16 
- 
- 
4 
4 
2 
6 
500 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
" 
3 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
21,998 
57 
874 
2,726 
5,719 
7,140 
5,482 
acres 
785,849 
1,964 
30,813 
99,469 
207,935 
256,705 
188,963 
tons, dry 
1,612,911 
4,459 
60,715 
202,391 
421,297 
528,344 
395,705 
Irrigated 
farms 
125 
2 
5 
13 
31 
44 
30 
acres 
1,055 
(D) 
(D) 
119 
496 
230 
153 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11,623 
27 
485 
1,466 
2,987 
3,717 
2,941 
25 to 99 acres 
8,794 
25 
307 
1,042 
2,303 
2,913 
2,204 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,424 
5 
77 
198 
394 
456 
294 
250 to 499 acres 
146 
- 
5 
19 
34 
51 
37 
500 acres or more 
11 
- 
" 
1 
1 
3 
6 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
573 
_ 
38 
77 
145 
167 
146 
acres 
6,500 
- 
308 
943 
1,588 
1,756 
1,905 
tons, dry 
18,022 
- 
722 
2,794 
4,493 
4,386 
5,627 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
2 
- 
6 
2 
acres 
54 
" 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
17,513 
43 
694 
2,195 
4,574 
5,763 
4,244 
acres 
679,310 
1,612 
26,959 
86,669 
179,677 
224,382 
160,011 
tons, dry 
1,408,529 
3,154 
53,177 
177,344 
368,024 
465,956 
340,874 
Irrigated 
farms 
109 
2 
4 
9 
28 
39 
27 
acres 
955 
(D) 
(D) 
105 
478 
206 
120 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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