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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,008 
486 
6 
41 
83 
133 
119 
104 
number 
3,897,402 
3,178,261 
1,865 
62,650 
315,876 
1,766,919 
352,621 
678,330 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
152 
101 
2 
7 
16 
22 
39 
15 
number 
6,031,871 
(D) 
(D) 
52,009 
(D) 
1,447,881 
1,858,274 
569,910 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
784 
495 
2 
50 
107 
161 
86 
89 
number 
272,389,497 
234,046,603 
(D) 
(D) 
57,848,346 
88,521,671 
28,115,160 
43,073,138 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
411 
188 
25 
26 
53 
49 
35 
2,000 to 59,999 
18 
13 
- 
- 
6 
6 
- 
1 
60,000 to 99,999 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
100,000 or more 
353 
293 
2 
25 
75 
102 
37 
52 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
885 
510 
2 
34 
102 
133 
145 
94 
number 
7,572,505 
6,290,367 
(D) 
661,962 
1,474,112 
1,904,654 
1,631,020 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
443 
321 
33 
81 
91 
74 
42 
number 
18,568,732 
16,086,389 
- 
1,852,598 
3,515,645 
4,928,286 
3,837,630 
1,952,230 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
53 
41 
3 
6 
15 
4 
13 
acres 
1,236 
1,036 
36 
- 
188 
455 
90 
267 
bushels 
75,257 
64,207 
1,800 
- 
11,354 
25,255 
7,308 
18,490 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
36 
25 
3 
. 
3 
8 
3 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
17 
16 
- 
- 
3 
7 
1 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15,101 
10,387 
106 
704 
975 
2,138 
2,962 
3,502 
acres 
3,302,499 
2,905,572 
15,409 
137,172 
348,357 
721,068 
973,441 
710,125 
bushels 
226,370,607 
204,212,503 
879,050 
8,883,105 
26,573,168 
49,661,504 
70,040,379 
48,175,297 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,156 
1,000 
2 
84 
133 
231 
333 
217 
acres 
327,339 
310,777 
(D) 
(D) 
55,570 
69,962 
105,999 
65,116 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,714 
1,301 
13 
107 
142 
234 
279 
526 
25 to 99 acres 
5,345 
3,100 
39 
239 
207 
508 
775 
1,332 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,231 
2,467 
30 
190 
190 
501 
723 
833 
250 to 499 acres 
1,939 
1,725 
21 
93 
211 
403 
570 
427 
500 acres or more 
1,872 
1,794 
3 
75 
225 
492 
615 
384 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,485 
1,962 
10 
167 
291 
500 
517 
477 
acres 
148,805 
126,900 
568 
8,246 
16,308 
36,174 
38,300 
27,304 
tons 
1,239,611 
1,048,284 
4,271 
62,090 
123,798 
315,030 
302,534 
240,561 
Irrigated 
farms 
50 
41 
- 
1 
8 
12 
15 
5 
acres 
2,252 
1,978 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
288 
1,057 
554 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
958 
677 
67 
119 
146 
170 
175 
25 to 99 acres 
1,099 
904 
9 
76 
129 
253 
233 
204 
1 00 to 249 acres 
345 
306 
- 
21 
40 
77 
83 
85 
250 to 499 acres 
64 
59 
1 
2 
1 
17 
26 
12 
500 acres or more 
19 
16 
- 
1 
2 
7 
5 
1 
Cotton, all 
farms 
409 
367 
1 
33 
60 
77 
114 
82 
acres 
350,782 
333,227 
(D) 
(D) 
57,113 
74,319 
102,320 
82,147 
bales 
721,705 
683,239 
(D) 
(D) 
117,893 
151,594 
208,815 
169,166 
Irrigated 
farms 
309 
278 
1 
24 
47 
57 
84 
65 
acres 
219,595 
206,598 
(□) 
(D) 
35,815 
43,120 
59,308 
54,927 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
43 
32 
- 
5 
2 
6 
9 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
64 
56 
- 
10 
4 
9 
17 
16 
250 to 499 acres 
73 
68 
1 
9 
14 
10 
26 
8 
500 acres or more 
225 
211 
" 
9 
40 
52 
62 
48 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
cwt 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
542 
396 
1 
39 
94 
68 
79 
115 
acres 
8,072 
6,646 
(D) 
(D) 
1,166 
1,154 
1,581 
2,248 
bushels 
417,591 
344,492 
(D) 
(D) 
59,594 
62,926 
85,525 
115,299 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
469 
333 
1 
35 
85 
55 
61 
96 
25 to 99 acres 
66 
56 
- 
3 
8 
12 
16 
17 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7 
7 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
2 
2 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
1 
_ 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
pounds 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
