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 
20,150 
151 
1,708 
2,895 
5,247 
5,729 
4,420 
percent 
40.3 
0.3 
3.4 
5.8 
10.5 
11.5 
8.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,849,823 
20,419 
342,124 
686,400 
1,352,681 
1,717,820 
1,730,379 
Average size of farm 
acres 
290 
135 
200 
237 
258 
300 
391 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
20,150 
151 
1,708 
2,895 
5,247 
5,729 
4,420 
$1,000 
2,766,219 
7,494 
154,761 
444,326 
549,353 
1,166,942 
443,345 
Average per farm 
dollars 
137,281 
49,627 
90,609 
153,480 
104,698 
203,690 
100,304 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
3,657 
14 
240 
517 
1,014 
1,120 
752 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,052 
8 
141 
341 
506 
590 
466 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,047 
10 
137 
286 
550 
558 
506 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,429 
33 
189 
343 
626 
659 
579 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,136 
28 
269 
403 
816 
832 
788 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,967 
18 
198 
267 
459 
565 
460 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,892 
24 
192 
295 
487 
558 
336 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,898 
8 
261 
307 
483 
526 
313 
$250,000 to $499,999 
671 
6 
50 
94 
205 
190 
126 
$500,000 to $999,999 
224 
2 
20 
22 
60 
72 
48 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
177 
- 
11 
20 
41 
59 
46 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
105 
- 
5 
13 
20 
35 
32 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
25 
- 
3 
2 
9 
6 
5 
$5,000,000 or more 
47 
- 
3 
5 
12 
18 
9 
Total sales 
farms 
20,150 
151 
1,708 
2,895 
5,247 
5,729 
4,420 
$1,000 
2,700,690 
7,291 
150,972 
437,281 
534,790 
1,146,267 
424,089 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,900 
54 
658 
829 
1,543 
1,675 
1,141 
$1,000 
709,219 
4,108 
78,224 
87,393 
186,918 
211,528 
141,047 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,981 
20 
369 
439 
781 
836 
536 
$1,000 
658,945 
3,297 
72,394 
80,284 
174,578 
197,688 
130,704 
Corn 
farms 
4,653 
38 
584 
692 
1,206 
1,311 
822 
$1,000 
468,356 
2,869 
52,507 
61,295 
122,833 
134,930 
93,921 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,196 
18 
288 
320 
566 
619 
385 
$1,000 
423,590 
2,463 
46,433 
54,092 
111,621 
122,385 
86,596 
Wheat 
farms 
959 
16 
76 
91 
263 
289 
224 
$1,000 
39,141 
287 
2,400 
3,123 
11,065 
12,633 
9,633 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
209 
2 
7 
25 
55 
67 
53 
$1,000 
26,801 
(D) 
(D) 
2,067 
7,675 
8,827 
6,766 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,501 
16 
371 
488 
954 
1,007 
665 
$1,000 
186,127 
582 
22,414 
22,211 
48,558 
58,019 
34,342 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,159 
5 
131 
160 
303 
345 
215 
$1,000 
142,804 
427 
17,820 
15,688 
36,546 
46,078 
26,246 
Sorghum 
farms 
154 
12 
2 
15 
32 
53 
40 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
608 
(D) 
833 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
1 
7 
3 
$1,000 
1,389 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
246 
Barley 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
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 
218 
2 
27 
29 
47 
71 
42 
$1,000 
12,200 
(D) 
(D) 
526 
3,853 
4,367 
2,318 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
2 
9 
2 
13 
19 
12 
$1,000 
10,600 
(D) 
671 
(D) 
3,495 
3,833 
2,136 
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 
209 
3 
36 
11 
73 
55 
31 
$1,000 
(D) 
18 
152 
75 
(D) 
(D) 
226 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
185 
- 
4 
9 
37 
97 
38 
$1,000 
1,859 
- 
(Z) 
52 
207 
1,223 
376 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
745 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
155 
- 
4 
8 
33 
78 
32 
$1,000 
1,781 
- 
(Z) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,178 
367 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
735 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
38 
- 
- 
1 
4 
24 
9 
$1,000 
78 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
46 
9 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
241 
2 
22 
29 
52 
101 
35 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,205 
1,799 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
5 
9 
29 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
907 
1,152 
(D) 
598 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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