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 
55,383 
310 
3,535 
6,993 
14,889 
15,663 
13,993 
percent 
55.8 
0.3 
3.6 
7.1 
15.0 
15.8 
14.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,810,109 
30,595 
447,184 
956,113 
2,306,211 
2,542,435 
2,527,571 
Average size of farm 
acres 
159 
99 
127 
137 
155 
162 
181 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
55,383 
310 
3,535 
6,993 
14,889 
15,663 
13,993 
$1,000 
1,468,581 
5,592 
94,532 
174,487 
469,048 
366,325 
358,598 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,517 
18,039 
26,742 
24,952 
31,503 
23,388 
25,627 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
11,316 
54 
585 
1,399 
2,976 
3,320 
2,982 
$1,000 to $2,499 
7,162 
42 
441 
1,000 
1,911 
2,007 
1,761 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,590 
36 
456 
908 
2,062 
2,056 
2,072 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,674 
62 
539 
1,076 
2,214 
2,419 
2,364 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,212 
57 
733 
1,225 
2,719 
2,952 
2,526 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,493 
36 
422 
758 
1,537 
1,502 
1,238 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,874 
15 
207 
380 
863 
837 
572 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,434 
5 
110 
175 
403 
420 
321 
$250,000 to $499,999 
338 
3 
27 
38 
100 
83 
87 
$500,000 to $999,999 
149 
_ 
7 
20 
42 
40 
40 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
141 
- 
8 
14 
62 
27 
30 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
112 
- 
8 
12 
46 
22 
24 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
17 
- 
- 
1 
8 
4 
4 
$5,000,000 or more 
12 
- 
- 
1 
8 
1 
2 
Total sales 
farms 
55,383 
310 
3,535 
6,993 
14,889 
15,663 
13,993 
$1,000 
1,362,469 
5,367 
91,139 
165,920 
444,780 
337,526 
317,737 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
8,860 
78 
794 
1,139 
2,407 
2,501 
1,941 
$1,000 
415,204 
2,927 
33,459 
51,377 
110,432 
115,086 
101,924 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,926 
15 
168 
245 
529 
554 
415 
$1,000 
309,447 
1,863 
24,349 
38,531 
80,764 
83,983 
79,957 
Corn 
farms 
4,890 
45 
458 
609 
1,351 
1,407 
1,020 
$1,000 
149,266 
998 
13,277 
17,582 
39,357 
41,231 
36,821 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
694 
6 
65 
76 
188 
189 
170 
$1,000 
95,426 
636 
7,869 
11,598 
24,152 
25,013 
26,158 
Wheat 
farms 
1,666 
18 
133 
214 
453 
494 
354 
$1,000 
29,572 
165 
1,865 
3,476 
8,211 
7,473 
8,382 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
- 
4 
12 
27 
29 
38 
$1,000 
11,742 
- 
378 
962 
3,254 
2,684 
4,464 
Soybeans 
farms 
6,782 
62 
580 
879 
1,829 
1,938 
1,494 
$1,000 
225,513 
1,731 
17,103 
27,727 
61,233 
65,424 
52,296 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,130 
6 
92 
128 
325 
321 
258 
$1,000 
139,587 
695 
9,898 
16,161 
38,218 
39,838 
34,777 
Sorghum 
farms 
219 
3 
16 
35 
64 
45 
56 
$1,000 
3,394 
33 
274 
356 
768 
620 
1,343 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
1 
- 
2 
3 
3 
$1,000 
1,188 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
260 
663 
Barley 
farms 
12 
- 
1 
6 
5 
- 
$1,000 
44 
- 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
30 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
42 
- 
6 
9 
11 
5 
11 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
933 
(D) 
807 
251 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
- 
3 
3 
7 
2 
7 
$1,000 
6,730 
- 
(D) 
2,018 
734 
(D) 
2,954 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
172 
21 
45 
42 
44 
20 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
57 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
12 
_ 
4 
2 
2 
_ 
4 
$1,000 
272 
- 
21 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
42 
- 
3 
5 
16 
13 
5 
$1,000 
12,653 
- 
(D) 
974 
(D) 
2,568 
2,372 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
- 
2 
3 
9 
5 
5 
$1,000 
12,296 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,717 
(D) 
2,372 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
492 
8 
50 
90 
151 
132 
61 
$1,000 
4,438 
31 
570 
657 
1,399 
1,036 
745 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
- 
4 
2 
3 
$1,000 
1,196 
- 
(D) 
- 
379 
(D) 
241 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
661 
5 
40 
74 
157 
234 
151 
$1,000 
7,344 
(D) 
(D) 
760 
1,962 
2,304 
2,156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
25 
3 
6 
8 
8 
$1,000 
2,650 
- 
- 
364 
787 
620 
878 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
474 
2 
17 
37 
116 
178 
124 
$1,000 
6,545 
(D) 
(D) 
692 
1,737 
2,031 
1,989 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
3 
6 
6 
7 
$1,000 
2,473 
- 
- 
364 
769 
510 
828 
Berries 
farms 
242 
5 
25 
44 
61 
72 
35 
$1,000 
799 
(D) 
(D) 
68 
225 
274 
167 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
423 
2 
59 
52 
121 
116 
73 
$1,000 
17,724 
(D) 
(D) 
3,452 
6,395 
4,171 
2,647 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
69 
4 
17 
20 
12 
16 
$1,000 
13,882 
- 
243 
3,166 
5,242 
3,236 
1,995 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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