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 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 
53,773 
300 
3,469 
6,850 
14,462 
15,170 
13,522 
acres 
8,371,549 
30,190 
428,436 
919,753 
2,185,982 
2,402,387 
2,404,801 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,132 
15 
95 
253 
693 
554 
522 
acres 
618,004 
2,116 
38,155 
64,565 
179,185 
162,392 
171,591 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
50,183 
290 
3,324 
6,503 
13,639 
14,161 
12,266 
acres 
7,344,976 
29,117 
396,830 
837,181 
1,925,163 
2,114,637 
2,042,048 
Partnership 
farms 
2,654 
16 
107 
267 
681 
762 
821 
acres 
718,887 
1,332 
24,088 
71,940 
186,331 
209,020 
226,176 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,631 
6 
62 
162 
414 
487 
500 
acres 
498,839 
759 
16,648 
42,461 
131,163 
144,490 
163,318 
Corporation 
farms 
1,293 
2 
51 
146 
351 
378 
365 
acres 
461,223 
(D) 
(D) 
29,731 
155,920 
117,227 
146,907 
Family held 
farms 
1,106 
2 
39 
120 
293 
330 
322 
acres 
405,455 
(D) 
(D) 
23,424 
140,439 
106,163 
129,658 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
33 
2 
3 
5 
5 
12 
6 
10 or less stockholders 
farms 
1,073 
- 
36 
115 
288 
318 
316 
Other than family held 
farms 
187 
- 
12 
26 
58 
48 
43 
acres 
55,768 
- 
5,667 
6,307 
15,481 
11,064 
17,249 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
28 
- 
- 
5 
12 
8 
3 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
159 
12 
21 
46 
40 
40 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,253 
2 
53 
77 
218 
362 
541 
acres 
285,023 
(D) 
(D) 
17,261 
38,797 
101,551 
112,440 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
8,239 
34 
432 
1,014 
2,245 
2,259 
2,255 
workers 
19,905 
96 
900 
2,653 
5,488 
5,518 
5,250 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
2,200 
3 
93 
259 
607 
586 
652 
workers 
4,743 
3 
142 
591 
1,156 
1,475 
1,376 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
6,767 
34 
365 
847 
1,841 
1,854 
1,826 
workers 
15,162 
93 
758 
2,062 
4,332 
4,043 
3,874 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
60 
3 
1 
10 
6 
13 
27 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
22,473 
128 
1,506 
3,315 
6,666 
6,060 
4,798 
workers 
52,251 
287 
3,645 
8,915 
16,273 
13,163 
9,968 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,435 
56 
278 
407 
683 
600 
411 
1 0 to 49 acres 
15,447 
96 
1,173 
2,223 
4,250 
4,254 
3,451 
50 to 69 acres 
4,879 
25 
270 
601 
1,387 
1,382 
1,214 
70 to 99 acres 
7,185 
25 
446 
916 
1,867 
1,999 
1,932 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
6,597 
38 
391 
742 
1,731 
1,915 
1,780 
140 to 1 79 acres 
4,763 
23 
292 
540 
1,270 
1,357 
1,281 
180 to 219 acres 
3,137 
15 
173 
393 
815 
935 
806 
220 to 259 acres 
2,279 
3 
114 
255 
609 
667 
631 
260 to 499 acres 
5,670 
16 
285 
620 
1,499 
1,680 
1,570 
500 to 999 acres 
2,255 
13 
80 
227 
604 
661 
670 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
534 
- 
20 
52 
137 
154 
171 
2,000 acres or more 
202 
- 
13 
17 
37 
59 
76 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7,200 
68 
625 
899 
1,930 
2,061 
1,617 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
301 
6 
24 
54 
90 
83 
44 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
550 
3 
16 
50 
134 
200 
147 
production (1 1 14) 
366 
- 
41 
33 
108 
104 
80 
Other crop farming (1119) 
17,261 
34 
604 
1,540 
3,838 
4,925 
6,320 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
3 
Cotton farming (1 1 1 92) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
27 
- 
2 
4 
7 
9 
5 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
17,228 
34 
602 
1,535 
3,829 
4,916 
6,312 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
22,030 
166 
1,744 
3,266 
6,534 
6,046 
4,274 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
283 
- 
7 
52 
73 
72 
79 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
237 
2 
13 
52 
66 
64 
40 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
298 
2 
32 
52 
107 
74 
31 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
657 
- 
43 
119 
227 
179 
89 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
1,357 
13 
137 
262 
442 
339 
164 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,843 
16 
249 
614 
1,340 
1,516 
1,108 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
26,439 
210 
2,130 
4,021 
7,918 
7,207 
4,953 
number 
1,109,965 
5,115 
77,899 
146,877 
328,407 
324,584 
227,083 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
6,766 
65 
592 
1,110 
2,124 
1,717 
1,158 
10 to 49 
13,829 
115 
1,137 
2,088 
3,983 
3,798 
2,708 
50 to 99 
3,612 
24 
260 
506 
1,128 
1,047 
647 
1 00 to 1 99 
1,547 
6 
106 
224 
494 
436 
281 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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