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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
8,213 
38 
374 
918 
2,150 
2,649 
2,084 
acres 
300,688 
1,405 
10,909 
31,075 
71,873 
93,212 
92,214 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
9,479 
23 
368 
1,007 
2,341 
3,068 
2,672 
acres 
169,161 
75 
4,131 
28,384 
30,331 
46,573 
59,667 
Irrigated land 
farms 
816 
8 
51 
92 
231 
270 
164 
acres 
21,589 
24 
1,471 
1,838 
3,313 
8,064 
6,879 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
693 
- 
43 
78 
186 
235 
151 
acres 
20,040 
- 
1,416 
1,568 
3,052 
7,496 
6,508 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
146 
8 
8 
21 
50 
42 
17 
acres 
1,549 
24 
55 
270 
261 
568 
371 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
1,817 
3 
22 
101 
248 
517 
926 
acres 
95,513 
129 
1,609 
5,901 
12,731 
24,932 
50,211 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
500 
- 
27 
59 
116 
158 
140 
acres 
88,143 
- 
5,036 
15,020 
21,309 
25,447 
21,331 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
3 
7 
4 
$1,000 
49 
- 
- 
18 
10 
21 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
14,905 
49 
626 
1,578 
3,523 
4,773 
4,356 
$1,000 
6,312,047 
9,061 
205,591 
619,499 
1,344,125 
1,921,858 
2,211,913 
Average per farm 
dollars 
423,485 
184,917 
328,420 
392,585 
381,528 
402,652 
507,785 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,207 
2,346 
3,119 
3,043 
3,584 
3,336 
2,974 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1,697 
11 
94 
185 
417 
533 
457 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,656 
4 
69 
186 
386 
554 
457 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,199 
25 
174 
361 
793 
994 
852 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,030 
6 
178 
566 
1,216 
1,607 
1,457 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,095 
- 
72 
179 
446 
725 
673 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
801 
3 
25 
56 
198 
249 
270 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
335 
- 
14 
32 
51 
89 
149 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
76 
- 
- 
11 
15 
16 
34 
$10,000,000 or more 
16 
- 
" 
2 
1 
6 
7 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
14,905 
49 
626 
1,578 
3,523 
4,773 
4,356 
$1,000 
622,665 
3,534 
31,535 
78,493 
158,572 
190,343 
160,189 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,521 
4 
46 
124 
293 
518 
536 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,704 
4 
62 
113 
393 
528 
604 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,045 
6 
115 
289 
754 
978 
903 
$20,000 to $49,999 
4,923 
11 
222 
519 
1,129 
1,635 
1,407 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,403 
13 
123 
342 
570 
735 
620 
$100,000 to $199,999 
894 
7 
29 
131 
266 
270 
191 
$200,000 to $499,999 
363 
4 
23 
51 
105 
98 
82 
$500,000 or more 
52 
- 
6 
9 
13 
11 
13 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
10,379 
33 
509 
1,185 
2,636 
3,318 
2,698 
number 
16,311 
58 
829 
1,931 
4,191 
5,175 
4,127 
Tractors, all 
farms 
11,931 
29 
523 
1,316 
2,893 
3,881 
3,289 
number 
22,270 
53 
1,042 
2,395 
5,238 
7,300 
6,242 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
6,424 
15 
268 
684 
1,572 
2,138 
1,747 
number 
8,355 
18 
351 
842 
1,989 
2,808 
2,347 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
8,030 
21 
366 
906 
1,905 
2,555 
2,277 
number 
11,772 
31 
547 
1,275 
2,764 
3,801 
3,354 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
1,531 
3 
112 
199 
343 
494 
380 
number 
2,143 
4 
144 
278 
485 
691 
541 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
626 
5 
55 
89 
157 
158 
162 
number 
689 
5 
58 
98 
173 
169 
186 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
108 
- 
17 
9 
30 
31 
21 
number 
134 
- 
17 
9 
39 
41 
28 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
130 
- 
5 
16 
25 
40 
44 
number 
162 
- 
10 
27 
31 
45 
49 
Hay balers 
farms 
2,744 
9 
148 
338 
674 
898 
677 
number 
3,455 
9 
169 
434 
854 
1,128 
861 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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