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 
14,905 
49 
626 
1,578 
3,523 
4,773 
4,356 
percent 
59.0 
0.2 
2.5 
6.2 
13.9 
18.9 
17.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,968,333 
3,863 
65,920 
203,592 
375,036 
576,108 
743,814 
Average size of farm 
acres 
132 
79 
105 
129 
106 
121 
171 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
14,905 
49 
626 
1,578 
3,523 
4,773 
4,356 
$1,000 
437,040 
315 
30,917 
78,900 
144,381 
113,679 
68,847 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,322 
6,435 
49,389 
50,000 
40,982 
23,817 
15,805 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
5,690 
21 
204 
582 
1,459 
1,817 
1,607 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,488 
4 
80 
237 
532 
847 
788 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,051 
6 
80 
190 
466 
640 
669 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,901 
11 
97 
214 
405 
609 
565 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,475 
1 
78 
165 
353 
461 
417 
$25,000 to $49,999 
597 
6 
29 
87 
128 
182 
165 
$50,000 to $99,999 
334 
- 
17 
48 
77 
121 
71 
$100,000 to $249,999 
145 
- 
17 
16 
29 
45 
38 
$250,000 to $499,999 
67 
- 
8 
11 
28 
14 
6 
$500,000 to $999,999 
45 
- 
6 
3 
13 
10 
13 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
112 
- 
10 
25 
33 
27 
17 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
83 
- 
8 
17 
22 
20 
16 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
23 
- 
2 
7 
7 
6 
1 
$5,000,000 or more 
6 
- 
- 
1 
4 
1 
" 
Total sales 
farms 
14,905 
49 
626 
1,578 
3,523 
4,773 
4,356 
$1,000 
424,311 
293 
30,422 
77,574 
142,368 
110,050 
63,605 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,281 
6 
93 
179 
316 
403 
284 
$1,000 
43,883 
50 
3,252 
6,535 
11,181 
11,296 
11,569 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
198 
- 
20 
27 
57 
50 
44 
$1,000 
33,467 
- 
2,155 
5,156 
8,875 
8,175 
9,106 
Corn 
farms 
945 
5 
65 
128 
227 
319 
201 
$1,000 
23,697 
24 
1,047 
2,885 
5,599 
6,790 
7,351 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
103 
- 
6 
16 
29 
29 
23 
$1,000 
16,854 
- 
474 
2,158 
4,021 
4,391 
5,808 
Wheat 
farms 
307 
- 
41 
54 
68 
89 
55 
$1,000 
5,604 
- 
1,154 
1,102 
1,170 
1,179 
999 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
6 
7 
7 
4 
2 
$1,000 
2,732 
- 
818 
(D) 
559 
498 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
486 
5 
48 
73 
131 
120 
109 
$1,000 
13,318 
(D) 
(D) 
2,320 
4,045 
3,179 
3,003 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
76 
2 
16 
24 
18 
16 
$1,000 
8,102 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,604 
2,007 
1,709 
Sorghum 
farms 
31 
- 
6 
10 
10 
5 
$1,000 
281 
- 
- 
69 
69 
26 
117 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(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 
160 
1 
15 
33 
37 
53 
21 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
159 
297 
122 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
167 
- 
- 
- 
167 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
8 
_ 
2 
_ 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
675 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
597 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
136 
- 
17 
13 
40 
38 
28 
$1,000 
15,960 
- 
812 
1,004 
4,795 
3,578 
5,772 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
66 
- 
11 
7 
17 
16 
15 
$1,000 
14,761 
- 
750 
938 
4,192 
3,310 
5,571 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
635 
2 
32 
64 
151 
229 
157 
$1,000 
21,085 
(D) 
502 
(D) 
(D) 
13,052 
3,065 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
2 
1 
9 
17 
11 
$1,000 
15,840 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,288 
1 1 ,224 
1,964 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
555 
_ 
22 
42 
119 
198 
174 
$1,000 
11,256 
- 
181 
1,037 
5,337 
1,560 
3,141 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
- 
- 
7 
6 
1 
7 
$1,000 
7,368 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,845 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
380 
- 
13 
31 
74 
145 
117 
$1,000 
9,868 
- 
89 
938 
4,927 
1,213 
2,701 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
7 
2 
1 
6 
$1,000 
7,037 
- 
- 
785 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
222 
- 
9 
15 
60 
70 
68 
$1,000 
1,388 
- 
92 
99 
410 
347 
440 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
184 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
334 
17 
23 
81 
123 
90 
$1,000 
27,147 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,336 
11,215 
7,078 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
- 
6 
1 
16 
28 
21 
$1,000 
23,627 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,472 
9,951 
6,206 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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