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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
96,351 
42,578 
320 
1,995 
3,089 
6,967 
11,015 
19,192 
acres 
26,899,934 
18,528,385 
92,130 
716,991 
1,599,552 
3,694,695 
5,580,802 
6,844,215 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
4,149 
2,017 
18 
140 
224 
410 
555 
670 
acres 
2,058,719 
1,440,715 
13,549 
81,832 
192,719 
299,167 
428,802 
424,646 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
88,713 
38,530 
308 
1,815 
2,742 
6,222 
9,885 
17,558 
acres 
22,127,188 
14,782,212 
79,050 
596,975 
1,259,579 
2,883,590 
4,358,390 
5,604,628 
Partnership 
farms 
5,421 
2,767 
11 
138 
238 
462 
829 
1,089 
acres 
3,169,685 
2,450,798 
10,553 
107,725 
259,296 
473,365 
870,007 
729,852 
Registered under state law 
farms 
3,367 
1,736 
7 
98 
160 
312 
570 
589 
acres 
2,383,286 
1,884,447 
(D) 
(D) 
210,925 
373,217 
701,930 
508,121 
Corporation 
farms 
3,099 
1,806 
5 
81 
158 
400 
494 
668 
acres 
2,410,376 
1,949,153 
(D) 
(D) 
151,358 
496,140 
569,676 
678,292 
Family held 
farms 
2,810 
1,704 
2 
75 
148 
369 
475 
635 
acres 
2,271,927 
1,866,472 
(D) 
(D) 
145,081 
462,743 
555,554 
653,936 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
80 
47 
1 
3 
6 
7 
19 
11 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,730 
1,657 
1 
72 
142 
362 
456 
624 
Other than family held 
farms 
289 
102 
3 
6 
10 
31 
19 
33 
acres 
138,449 
82,681 
1,260 
3,269 
6,277 
33,397 
14,122 
24,356 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
39 
11 
- 
- 
- 
7 
1 
3 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
250 
91 
3 
6 
10 
24 
18 
30 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,938 
685 
2 
25 
51 
91 
170 
346 
acres 
558,888 
273,865 
(D) 
(D) 
21,071 
46,465 
90,442 
110,922 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
20,702 
12,463 
66 
589 
1,039 
2,428 
3,412 
4,929 
workers 
56,543 
36,638 
126 
1,701 
3,853 
9,021 
9,494 
12,443 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
7,725 
5,525 
32 
241 
553 
1,221 
1,654 
1,824 
workers 
18,101 
13,358 
36 
503 
1,673 
3,842 
3,726 
3,578 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
15,932 
9,165 
37 
474 
708 
1,737 
2,392 
3,817 
workers 
38,442 
23,280 
90 
1,198 
2,180 
5,179 
5,768 
8,865 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
198 
138 
7 
10 
30 
38 
53 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
19 
12 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3 
6 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
39,253 
16,780 
95 
769 
1,480 
3,026 
4,350 
7,060 
workers 
89,614 
37,363 
193 
1,788 
4,228 
7,307 
9,201 
14,646 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,544 
1,109 
22 
78 
112 
248 
294 
355 
1 0 to 49 acres 
21,706 
6,259 
53 
400 
555 
1,123 
1,540 
2,588 
50 to 69 acres 
7,104 
2,225 
30 
91 
172 
315 
565 
1,052 
70 to 99 acres 
11,101 
3,916 
29 
163 
261 
570 
981 
1,912 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
10,743 
4,146 
33 
167 
290 
541 
985 
2,130 
140 to 179 acres 
8,065 
3,302 
26 
164 
209 
452 
753 
1,698 
180 to 219 acres 
5,738 
2,601 
15 
103 
182 
341 
592 
1,368 
220 to 259 acres 
4,523 
2,244 
8 
116 
120 
325 
565 
1,110 
260 to 499 acres 
13,040 
7,370 
47 
321 
400 
1,103 
1,827 
3,672 
500 to 999 acres 
7,819 
5,564 
44 
270 
402 
941 
1,621 
2,286 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
3,757 
3,223 
18 
142 
282 
782 
1,021 
978 
2,000 acres or more 
2,031 
1,829 
1 
44 
204 
434 
634 
512 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
18,408 
1 1 ,208 
138 
724 
918 
2,123 
3,132 
4,173 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
648 
347 
4 
38 
73 
81 
71 
80 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
868 
318 
- 
4 
15 
45 
110 
144 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
758 
392 
5 
37 
41 
66 
118 
125 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
24,197 
6,936 
28 
176 
400 
926 
1,674 
3,732 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
11 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
196 
169 
1 
12 
30 
30 
57 
39 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
23,990 
6,762 
27 
164 
369 
895 
1,614 
3,693 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
40,724 
18,694 
117 
684 
1,019 
2,568 
4,754 
9,552 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
730 
447 
7 
24 
34 
69 
114 
199 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1,153 
916 
10 
99 
159 
259 
215 
174 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
689 
391 
1 
28 
66 
122 
104 
70 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
1,645 
988 
5 
73 
183 
287 
210 
230 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
2,086 
729 
5 
46 
98 
132 
197 
251 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
7,265 
2,422 
6 
126 
183 
497 
679 
931 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
53,401 
26,962 
188 
1,249 
1,893 
4,331 
6,956 
12,345 
number 
3,703,120 
2,593,155 
13,234 
130,343 
185,756 
530,085 
734,358 
999,379 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
9,880 
3,114 
30 
184 
295 
531 
739 
1,335 
1 0 to 49 
25,292 
1 1 ,463 
88 
476 
717 
1,561 
2,780 
5,841 
50 to 99 
9,181 
5,569 
33 
266 
392 
869 
1,415 
2,594 
100 to 199 
5,217 
3,670 
23 
161 
267 
683 
1,031 
1,505 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
