Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,313 
1,266 
9 
61 
89 
134 
309 
664 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,740 
3,803 
23 
174 
184 
493 
895 
2,034 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,123 
3,085 
29 
94 
175 
360 
722 
1,705 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,854 
4,866 
49 
226 
266 
678 
1,153 
2,494 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,927 
3,572 
29 
209 
221 
561 
827 
1,725 
$50,000 or more 
8,842 
7,115 
42 
396 
780 
1,549 
2,104 
2,244 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
52,372 
20,081 
145 
899 
1,474 
3,400 
5,368 
8,795 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
17,968 
27,468 
21,194 
36,150 
35,765 
34,661 
29,368 
21,353 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,946 
1,510 
4 
56 
106 
191 
360 
793 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,177 
5,155 
40 
179 
311 
767 
1,342 
2,516 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,390 
4,102 
17 
145 
276 
643 
1,104 
1,917 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,064 
4,837 
44 
224 
358 
877 
1,335 
1,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,454 
2,184 
29 
129 
176 
387 
601 
862 
$50,000 or more 
3,341 
2,293 
11 
166 
247 
535 
626 
708 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
444 
391 
4 
15 
36 
101 
132 
103 
$1,000 
81,051 
78,107 
300 
312 
14,045 
17,232 
26,294 
19,924 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
39,119 
20,376 
146 
1,037 
1,431 
3,440 
5,308 
9,014 
$1,000 
790,362 
598,875 
4,049 
36,158 
67,513 
142,111 
183,625 
165,419 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
5,527 
3,740 
38 
310 
391 
814 
1,079 
1,108 
$1,000 
64,552 
51,541 
392 
4,063 
6,148 
13,054 
14,963 
12,920 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
14,395 
5,965 
21 
167 
264 
763 
1,353 
3,397 
$1,000 
170,350 
85,743 
543 
1,944 
4,708 
12,483 
22,880 
43,184 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
2,862 
1,460 
4 
35 
98 
221 
365 
737 
$1,000 
23,972 
13,921 
1 
103 
588 
1,011 
6,827 
5,391 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
844 
387 
3 
16 
21 
67 
118 
162 
$1,000 
10,553 
5,839 
17 
306 
260 
3,253 
1,027 
976 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
16,569 
10,236 
47 
430 
668 
1,692 
2,820 
4,579 
$1,000 
17,022 
14,172 
47 
593 
1,663 
3,330 
3,995 
4,545 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
7,921 
5,472 
83 
389 
502 
1,167 
1,570 
1,761 
$1,000 
466,764 
404,719 
2,883 
27,582 
50,912 
103,731 
127,525 
92,086 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
1,878 
1,089 
10 
64 
78 
169 
273 
495 
$1,000 
10,535 
6,727 
42 
476 
494 
1,157 
1,790 
2,767 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
3,245 
1,731 
15 
105 
173 
324 
482 
632 
$1,000 
26,548 
16,146 
123 
1,091 
2,741 
4,081 
4,618 
3,492 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
76,746 
35,902 
252 
1,668 
2,526 
5,790 
9,382 
16,284 
acres 
15,259,319 
11,741,642 
54,790 
505,253 
1,231,317 
2,567,941 
3,705,739 
3,676,602 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
64,722 
33,032 
232 
1,587 
2,362 
5,377 
8,709 
14,765 
acres 
12,917,688 
10,545,258 
50,093 
476,895 
1,151,393 
2,378,482 
3,392,062 
3,096,333 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
31,035 
11,510 
77 
530 
767 
1,595 
2,801 
5,740 
50 to 99 acres 
12,297 
5,995 
35 
213 
304 
847 
1,470 
3,126 
100 to 199 acres 
8,719 
5,201 
34 
272 
322 
742 
1,289 
2,542 
200 to 499 acres 
6,499 
4,762 
50 
281 
360 
830 
1,319 
1,922 
500 to 999 acres 
3,119 
2,650 
31 
168 
255 
598 
828 
770 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
2,031 
1,931 
5 
93 
217 
530 
649 
437 
2,000 acres or more 
1,022 
983 
- 
30 
137 
235 
353 
228 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
6,973 
3,596 
17 
183 
275 
637 
904 
1,580 
acres 
567,132 
391,544 
766 
11,354 
31,047 
69,075 
108,418 
170,884 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
4,484 
2,294 
20 
143 
154 
479 
607 
891 
acres 
227,680 
138,554 
1,431 
6,775 
8,319 
29,833 
39,025 
53,171 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
19,457 
7,054 
31 
185 
387 
1,095 
1,855 
3,501 
acres 
1,465,513 
610,646 
2,238 
9,905 
36,738 
81,908 
148,015 
331,842 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,411 
790 
10 
13 
53 
110 
193 
411 
acres 
81,306 
55,640 
262 
324 
3,820 
8,643 
18,219 
24,372 
Total woodland 
farms 
57,038 
25,277 
131 
898 
1,544 
3,885 
6,834 
11,985 
acres 
4,551,644 
2,382,378 
7,405 
55,329 
125,146 
364,778 
679,273 
1,150,447 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
29,793 
14,964 
89 
565 
897 
2,288 
3,850 
7,275 
acres 
1,741,089 
1,053,037 
3,862 
24,788 
51,618 
170,646 
290,764 
511,359 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
36,642 
15,286 
57 
517 
941 
2,413 
4,334 
7,024 
acres 
2,810,555 
1,329,341 
3,543 
30,541 
73,528 
194,132 
388,509 
639,088 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
