Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
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 
64,225 
30,270 
186 
1,299 
2,045 
4,871 
7,979 
13,890 
acres 
7,064,563 
4,505,053 
30,317 
168,852 
289,331 
817,779 
1,282,609 
1,916,165 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
63,423 
28,650 
145 
1,162 
1,876 
4,510 
7,563 
13,394 
acres 
1,390,612 
826,956 
2,327 
28,682 
45,510 
149,062 
220,895 
380,480 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3,727 
2,541 
26 
224 
361 
544 
768 
618 
acres 
1,180,886 
1,108,913 
3,251 
63,446 
195,464 
243,209 
351,259 
252,284 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
3,570 
2,486 
26 
221 
353 
531 
745 
610 
acres 
1,174,543 
1,104,950 
3,251 
62,769 
195,329 
242,060 
349,899 
251,642 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
218 
94 
- 
6 
11 
24 
37 
16 
acres 
6,343 
3,963 
- 
677 
135 
1,149 
1,360 
642 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
17,136 
6,376 
22 
140 
310 
982 
1,718 
3,204 
acres 
1,256,796 
508,700 
1,798 
7,159 
17,895 
69,133 
124,601 
288,114 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
14,786 
10,112 
120 
686 
937 
2,069 
2,909 
3,391 
acres 
7,798,065 
6,915,512 
30,137 
337,220 
814,320 
1,702,542 
2,335,189 
1,696,104 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
190 
123 
- 
19 
31 
31 
30 
12 
$1,000 
12,039 
10,807 
5,993 
1,257 
2,345 
989 
223 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
99,171 
43,788 
326 
2,059 
3,189 
7,175 
11,378 
19,661 
$1,000 
78,885,012 
55,791,122 
236,614 
2,241,582 
5,321,363 
11,696,551 
17,431,470 
18,863,542 
Average per farm 
dollars 
795,444 
1,274,119 
725,811 
1,088,675 
1,668,662 
1,630,181 
1,532,033 
959,440 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,791 
2,868 
2,495 
2,957 
3,146 
2,999 
2,960 
2,648 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5,619 
1,721 
32 
123 
166 
302 
419 
679 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,666 
2,278 
30 
123 
178 
394 
505 
1,048 
$100,000 to $199,999 
19,005 
6,129 
62 
318 
428 
959 
1,479 
2,883 
$200,000 to $499,999 
34,168 
13,181 
74 
520 
871 
1,888 
3,266 
6,562 
$500,000 to $999,999 
16,577 
8,497 
47 
392 
526 
1,248 
2,089 
4,195 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
8,206 
5,338 
53 
294 
401 
885 
1,432 
2,273 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
5,421 
4,342 
24 
215 
368 
927 
1,406 
1,402 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,660 
1,512 
3 
49 
161 
395 
497 
407 
$10,000,000 or more 
849 
790 
1 
25 
90 
177 
285 
212 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
99,171 
43,788 
326 
2,059 
3,189 
7,175 
11,378 
19,661 
$1,000 
8,822,239 
6,331,874 
36,950 
326,759 
666,067 
1,383,678 
1,897,868 
2,020,552 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
9,568 
2,852 
36 
127 
193 
464 
653 
1,379 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,930 
3,213 
31 
165 
202 
423 
767 
1,625 
$10,000 to $19,999 
16,165 
5,396 
32 
235 
346 
782 
1,261 
2,740 
$20,000 to $49,999 
27,076 
10,505 
93 
400 
680 
1,454 
2,625 
5,253 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16,726 
7,998 
47 
360 
507 
1,222 
2,057 
3,805 
$100,000 to $199,999 
9,985 
6,021 
35 
363 
424 
1,039 
1,647 
2,513 
$200,000 to $499,999 
6,395 
4,756 
32 
242 
475 
1,019 
1,392 
1,596 
$500,000 or more 
3,326 
3,047 
20 
167 
362 
772 
976 
750 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
76,604 
37,474 
237 
1,651 
2,586 
6,078 
9,903 
17,019 
number 
145,852 
85,199 
447 
3,440 
6,391 
15,820 
24,331 
34,770 
Tractors, all 
farms 
81,077 
38,488 
212 
1,575 
2,549 
6,136 
10,179 
17,837 
number 
179,432 
102,510 
407 
3,509 
6,716 
17,557 
28,443 
45,878 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
31,078 
13,954 
49 
381 
695 
2,065 
3,553 
7,211 
number 
40,506 
19,216 
55 
489 
905 
2,779 
4,883 
10,105 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
59,696 
29,091 
114 
974 
1,774 
4,446 
7,806 
13,977 
number 
92,103 
49,240 
163 
1,416 
2,771 
7,518 
13,262 
24,110 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
24,729 
15,800 
113 
813 
1,334 
3,052 
4,485 
6,003 
number 
46,823 
34,054 
189 
1,604 
3,040 
7,260 
10,298 
11,663 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
14,094 
10,299 
71 
522 
896 
2,119 
3,101 
3,590 
number 
16,191 
1 1 ,963 
75 
589 
1,037 
2,493 
3,643 
4,126 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
363 
337 
- 
29 
57 
76 
110 
65 
number 
496 
465 
- 
43 
73 
103 
144 
102 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,331 
854 
9 
40 
82 
186 
236 
301 
number 
1,432 
925 
9 
52 
87 
195 
251 
331 
Hay balers 
farms 
32,074 
18,141 
79 
598 
1,036 
2,971 
4,920 
8,537 
number 
39,025 
22,252 
94 
698 
1,250 
3,684 
6,106 
10,420 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
