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 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
31 
- 
- 
5 
10 
10 
6 
acres 
1,374 
- 
- 
379 
264 
164 
567 
bushels 
46,490 
- 
- 
10,620 
8,969 
5,629 
21,272 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
18 
. 
. 
3 
5 
9 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
486 
5 
48 
73 
131 
120 
109 
acres 
36,077 
275 
2,468 
6,296 
11,034 
9,463 
6,541 
bushels 
1,051,559 
945 
62,707 
181,461 
317,646 
259,351 
229,449 
Irrigated 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
2 
8 
7 
2 
acres 
1,793 
- 
- 
(D) 
531 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
168 
. 
13 
33 
48 
37 
37 
25 to 99 acres 
214 
5 
31 
24 
47 
57 
50 
1 00 to 249 acres 
76 
- 
4 
9 
27 
18 
18 
250 to 499 acres 
21 
- 
- 
4 
7 
6 
4 
500 acres or more 
7 
- 
3 
2 
2 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
28 
- 
- 
10 
7 
11 
- 
acres 
414 
- 
- 
42 
133 
239 
- 
pounds 
126,350 
- 
- 
13,100 
92,650 
20,600 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
7 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
24 
. 
. 
10 
5 
9 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
8 
- 
2 
- 
2 
2 
2 
acres 
142 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
361,844 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
4 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
308 
- 
41 
54 
68 
90 
55 
acres 
20,253 
- 
3,548 
4,438 
4,110 
4,455 
3,702 
bushels 
878,952 
- 
179,445 
172,639 
189,026 
181,315 
156,527 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
3 
6 
4 
2 
acres 
1,666 
- 
- 
(D) 
394 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
110 
12 
23 
21 
41 
13 
25 to 99 acres 
142 
- 
17 
20 
36 
41 
28 
1 00 to 249 acres 
35 
- 
6 
4 
8 
5 
12 
250 to 499 acres 
20 
- 
6 
6 
3 
3 
2 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
1 
" 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
4,409 
15 
218 
522 
1,048 
1,421 
1,185 
acres 
147,772 
613 
8,332 
19,776 
30,195 
45,480 
43,376 
tons, dry 
277,008 
1,571 
18,593 
37,332 
54,821 
80,334 
84,357 
Irrigated 
farms 
77 
- 
9 
12 
21 
18 
17 
acres 
1,321 
- 
237 
341 
206 
265 
272 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,640 
11 
123 
304 
643 
878 
681 
25 to 99 acres 
1,464 
- 
70 
152 
350 
456 
436 
1 00 to 249 acres 
267 
4 
21 
60 
53 
75 
54 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
- 
4 
6 
2 
9 
9 
500 acres or more 
8 
- 
- 
3 
5 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
66 
- 
6 
16 
11 
12 
21 
acres 
924 
- 
58 
261 
91 
216 
298 
tons, dry 
1,670 
- 
68 
646 
137 
566 
253 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
“ 
" 
" 
“ 
“ 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,508 
7 
173 
416 
855 
1,135 
922 
acres 
119,023 
113 
7,439 
15,016 
24,984 
35,658 
35,813 
tons, dry 
235,008 
324 
17,322 
31,677 
47,037 
66,187 
72,461 
Irrigated 
farms 
60 
- 
4 
12 
16 
14 
14 
acres 
1,166 
214 
341 
180 
205 
226 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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